Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-30
PLEASED WITH RULES
intercollegiate Association In
dorSeS New Foot Ball.
| OPINIONS FAVOR GAME
Experts Say the Sport Is Compare
lively Safe and Reasonably
Free From Danger.
OPINIONS FAVOR GAME

NEW YORK, December 3O.-FOot ball
as played last season received last night
the Endorsement of the intercollegiate
Athletic Association. gathered in this city
for its annual meeting. The association
was instrumental in bringing about
drastic revision of rules. and, with the
adoption Of the report presented by Its
committee on foot ball rules, went on rec
ord as we'll pleased with the results OBJ
tanned.
ION all Sides" declared Chairman H. l..
williams of the committee, Opinions
seem to agree that the game under the
new rules has been made comparatively
safe and reasonably free from danger.
THAT all possibility of injuries what
ever can be eliminated is not to be ex-
pected any more than that it can be elm
mated from other manly and virile sports.
But the excessive dangers which pre-
viously existed and to which the public
and those interested in the welfare OF
college and schoolboy players rightfuily
objected have been overcome"
Changes Name.
dent of the association, reported that
its membership had increased from
thirty-five in 1906 to eighty-one this year
Because Of this growth he favors chans'
of name to the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association. This was voted
OF the new foot ball Capt. Pierce said
that though great progress had been
made last year, the rules as they now
stand could not be considered perfect
I'VE hope to see the work perfected be-
fore another season. he added.
Prof. A. A. Stage of the University OF
Chicago, chairman of the track rules
committee, recommended the appoint
ment OF special committee to supervise
this branch of athletics, pass on records
modify rules. etc. His committee was
empowered to carry out the plan.
Army on Rules Committee.
Lieut.. v. w. Cooper of West Point wa
elected a member Of the committee OF
foot ball rules, giving the Military Acad
envy it's first representation on tina
committee. The six other members elect
ed are DR.. H. L. Williams, University o
Minnesota; DR.. James "A. Rabbit Haver
ford College; E. X. Hall, Dartmouth
Prof w. l.. Dudley, Vanderbilt Uni
versity; Prof. c. w. Savage, Oberlin, ant
s. C. Williams, Iowa State University.
Three independent nominations were de
feated-Glenn s. Warner Of Carlisle. DR.
J. H. McCurdy, International Y. M. G. A
Training School, Springfield. Mass, ant
s. d. Newton, University Of Missouri
The members were chosen for the has
ket ball rules committee as follows: A
H. Sharpe. Yale: Ralph Morgan. Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; II; A. Fisher
| University Of Colorado; Lieut.. P.
Glassford, West Point; DR.. j. A. Ray
croft, University of Chicago: DR.. Jane
Naismith, University of Kansas. and Os
wald Tower, Williams College.
These officers were elected: President
Capt Palmer E.. Pierce, West Point IRE
elected; vice president, Prof. A. G. Smith
Iowa State College; secretary and treas
urer. Prof. F. w: Nicolson: Wesleya!
University; executive committee, Prol
H. G. Chase, Tufts; Prof. George L. Hay
Ian, Columbia University; Prof. w. {
Riddick, North Carolina College of Agri
culture; Prof. George E. Ehler, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, and Prof. Georg
Norlin, University Of Colorado.