The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
INrBRSCHOLASfIC SPORT
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COM
!NITTEE rs EATING
For the Report % the intercollegiate
Body-m the New YOEk srhSois Play
% WIN Ne Under the sUpervisieo 90
pa On Mag n.


The monthly meeting of the high schools
games committee 81 the Public schools
! Athletic League last week vas the one
which has been awaited with no little In
tere-t for upWa Of two months. for the
reason that u wss announced that the
March session would be devoted almost
exclusively To- the discussion VI the foot
ball situation when the date for the con
ference was set ~ the beginning Of the
wear ~ was supposed that the intercollegiate
rules committee would have something
tangible nv that time and that definite
action could he taken. The committee
did thrash ont football very thoroughly
and adopted some resolutions Nhich give
a pretty fni' idea ~ What iis poli,y - going
TO b.
The football committee which vas APP
pointed some time ago TO Keep In touch
with things and suggest Nhat might he
done brought in a report which embodied
several interesting features. II suggested
10 begin with that football In the public
high schools he supervised by the r. = A. L..
Just a. baseball aud basketball arc nov.
and IN fact. more exclusively than are
ihnAa sports There IL no LITTLE pro0a-
bilitv that this state Of Anairs will even
tially take place. for n the Board OF Edu-
cation does PER-, " football under the new
rules 70 10 aluos' sure to insist upon some
such aCtlon. There IL not likely IN be any
opposition in the schools either. itis pointed
out. because they see that the COMMITTEES
IL working with them and willing to
ACCEPT its jurisdiction.
The most important development Of the
session was n rule that all football schedules
mu-t b. submitted to the Comniitt=e before
April IS and that games bevord the Ntty
limits must receive special sanction IL
IL clearly Indicated that there will be no
attempt to form football league. The
games simpiy will have &c be passed on
by the = y 4. L. u was hinted that this
restriction would not he made disagree
able
The suggestions witch are now In the
hanCs Of the interC Ollegiate rules committee
were brought up in ~ome detail. u ~
rrAli,rd, however. that TOO mu' stock an
rules COMMITTEES itself is very undeCided
IA regard to them Ne whole they we're
very fayorably received The = l..
committee will not take any further steps
until the intercollegiate body ha- Completed
It, business IL the new rules are not
entisSly 'H 'S,n ~, ~,
shape The Hoard 81 kduo alton Will not
he Ts,i'ioned until the committee has some
msnis There u no doubt 20 lar a. the com.
mitteemen are concerned that toOtball
will he PLAYED A. extensively this year - Y
Wa last and that the resolution which
caused 80 much disturbance NA- purpo~eIv
framed with enough elasticity TO make
the game possible neat fall
Asopy ~ 'he proposed rules was received
from the direytor Of phvsi"al training OF
the kansas City High Sshool
Tie hiah school outdoor Ghampionshtp
game-. in'tuding the same ten noNtC -
evsnfs that we're held iast year. will take
place ON the afternoon Of Nav - For the
purpose Of ahhrevaiing the meet four relay
races will h., held on Friday afternoon.
June ,, instead Of A. the time n the cham.
pionshipS They are the IN and 100 pound
Cls.- chsmp,on- hip rae and ne GniLai, .sS
The place os holding the games Wa left 10
the track committee
several members Of the elementary schools
games committee made an effort az the last
meeting to have = handicap impo@ed uDo n
- hoOls OF the intermediate grade, that h.
those having only pupils 81 the last two
grades Public Schools ~ and - Of Man
haitian, vhich belong 10 this 'lae~. have
within The last year and ~ NGs coniended
that they had an unfair advantage The
motion was lost
Another proposal whirh also failed 10
meet with approval v a. one which Ausss-'ed
'rAck events IL Was objected that some
rragk sprtnfer might enter the field events
Ia The how're meet and make an eNsy sweep
Al proiests IN regard GO athletlc consests
four hour after the occurrence % the game
The 50 tiOnAl -erte- ~ the indoor baseball
tournament i approac hing conclusion.
with the quito ono quite certain In some
.ip~ between Public S~hOol- - and ~. Whis h
have aon rerpAs lively four and three games
Public - hool - has good lead IN lower
Manhattan and Publ" = hool iS2 leads in
BROOKLYN The BronN tournament may
schools -. = OF n" standing ~ The
cams T.