New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27

was TOO dangerous 10 hold. and thar a shor'
rest IN THE middle q The old Two periods
would make rho game less exhaustlng auG
close the doors perhaps 70 many injuries
Provision No. .. which provides against
tho pushing or pulling ~ tne PLAYER carry
iug The bail and the limitations as 20 me use
% hands hy his team mates Is bound 10
make Tor good In freeing The game from a
dangerous feature. T. was felt that The
chief danger lay in the speed. soiidity and
pers.stency = the attack. bat under Tie new
rule mo runner must depend more on his
individual eforf. and consequently can Pee
more easily STOPPED.
b limiting tire use ~ the hands by tealr
mates as nov applied 70 opponents. n VIII
. necessary 30 keen rhe arms az tls sides
I'D prevent the locking ~ arms D., two or
tree men ana tho hurting ~ -le combined
Veiglt ~ rhree OF four players AGAINST one
~ fWo. 7 Will be p1ss DIE under the pre-
posed rule for tv0 or three men 20 Q~e.=t.a
The runner through the line 20 open . u.y.
t-t The man with r-e bah cannot rou BE- a
part ~ a human carap4lt. aut must follow
through The opening practically InasSistt1
IN rris Vay ofside interference Viii De
modified and limited ro larEe extent rs
Il Viii boz broken ur and less c.upae. tlsa
before II may PEE said that .FSide inter
ference was opeu 20 q strong attack. as lis
abolition has been urged ly many s1-caI-eG
ref0rmers. Who considered II Tie most dan
gerous element ~ the game. The conn t--e
feIt. however. that it was one ~ tile Isadlrg
characteristics ~ TIE American college
anne. and studied 20 modify and n0t abolish.
Provision So. g. Whicl calls for a modl-
0cstion Il lie onside Kick rs providing that
scrimmage vii tend 10 bring The secondarv
line ~ defence closer 10 tre Inc. 70 support
and protect the tackles. Tho lse % tre for
ward pass and onside kick in tEe 'as- two
or three wears has made IL necessary for the
secondary line Il defence 70 play 50 far l.ac',
,hat the tackles positions have proved 10 be
ne weak points In the lire which enrolr-
aged the use o. mass PLAYS az The point %
least resistance.
Under the new ruling there vi. 30 'rss
fear ~ the ouside kick as tie defending
backs can come up and stiU have "a better
chance Of securing The BAN than tle at
"a e,sing side This viii strengthen tie de-
fence without making IL cutie So strong as
f was before fte rules Were revised in 1905
The lse ~ t.e sra ght arm IN Warding
of opposing rackiers which ofreuflu1es
amounts 20 n blow with the heel ~ TIE
hand was nor barred n fact according 20
Mr Han. rhIs important question was nor
seriously considered. 7 was suggested
however. ttat @ player who had been re-
moved from d game for some slight injury
u .ght return is-er ~ a captain or c0aca
should 90 ele-r.
n was pointed oar that There HAD been .
tendency in the past % Keep some strong
PLAYER ln tho game after a slight injury. in
,he hope thar be- would r-cgperafe. This
opened tee WAY 10 more serious injuries.
which uish- have been avoided r. tFe play
er had been removed from Tho game for r.
time. several members 90 Tho erfnwiftee
were in favor ~ q rule along t1e~s Iinse
and one may boz adopted 40 The resf m--.-
inE
It seemed f1 DO fie general l-sli~r a-
much was accomplished ana it Is rraleh.
that after a Iractl.al t-sf p me proposed
rules d. made ar the leading colleges the
memRers - the committee affI 10 in = po-
sition % complete tEelr work in revising
tre code ar the next meeting
Philadelphia Was a. -l1ed ou a. the place
gor the meeting o4t - consideration fsr
some ~ The Western msInlers ~ tfa COM
,nittee. " ho Will come East f-r tho annual
relay carnival ~ the University q Penn
sylvania. on April 81.
The ron committee was on har9 yester-
day. 49, follows Professor T.. ~ Denis q
Cornell chairman; r. r.. Han. Dartmouth
secretary. Walter camp. Yale, Park@ a.
Davis. Princeton. Professor ora afford Bing-
den Harvard; A.ouzo A Stasg University
OF Chicago. Dr carl Williams. Penas.I-
rsnia. Lieutenan' D. %. Bcu.-u. TIMED
states Naval Academy. Dr Hau5 D.. VIII
inns. University of Minnesota. Or james
Rabbit HaVerford. Lieutenant n p
Frsekert. Ir.ted states Military Academy.
Dr Is l. DUDLEY, NsnaerhiIt University.
Dr IS A Lambeth. University q Virginia.
ana Professor e.. "a savage. Oberl.u