The Washington herald., 1910-01-06

Charlottesville, Va. Jan. 5.-Anent the
subject of football reform DR.. Lambeth
has Just received letter from Mr.. Wal
ter Camp. OF Yale. IN which he suggests
that experiments be made by the uni
versity team to test the feasibility OF
proposed new features. DR.. Lambeth will
probably telegraph Mr. Camp II the con-
dition OF the grounds should justify his
coming to the university to conduct the
said experiment. When the plan was sug-
gested to Yancey, he heartily approved
and declared that the team would will
ingly help in the test demonstration.
Mr.. Camp is the father of football in
America and is probably more in touch
with football conditions than any man
in the country He proposes to make
the experiment IN question by way Of
finding some plan 10 lay before the
rules committee, which will meet in New
York in tho course Of the Hext two weeks.
Both DR.. Alderman and DR.. Lambeth
have recently returned from New York.
where they attended the deliberations
of the American Intercollegiate Athletic
Association. The meeting expressed itself
as strongly in favor Of such reforms as
would tend to eliminate peril of injury
or death, and passed resolutions IN
structing the rules committee to devise
plans for carrying out this purpose.
EIectrtaeS Convention.
The speech OF DR.. Alderman in favor
OF a revision OF the rules is said 10
have set the convention on fire. He
did not wish to see the game abandoned,
because he realized its possibilities for
character and physical development, but
Is did most earnestly enjoin the commit
sse 70 have the dangerous element in the
game eliminated. DR.. Alderman recalled
the recent tragedy, so fresh il the minds
and hearts OF the university community.
and dwelt upon its appalling significance.
His address really struck the keynote Of
the convention in thus advocating that
tie game be retained with the needed Te-
vision.
Mr. Camps Proposed Change.
L seems particularly appropriate that
the university should have a share IN
determining the probable revision Of
the game, and it may be that the exper-
iments made on Lambeth Field will
establish the future status OF American
football Relative to Mr.. Camps prob
able visit and his suggestions Cor a re-
vision of football rules. DR.. Lambeth
made the following statement:
Walter Camp has written that he
would like to get the aid Of the Vir-
ginia first and second teams to try out
some proposed changes IN the football
rules. If the weather continues open
il is very likely that Mr.. Camp will
visit the university in the next few days.
If he does so It IS TO be desired that the
teams and coaches will cooperate with
Mr. Camp in the experiments for the use
of the rules committee.
Mr.. Camp is of the opinion that mass
play has increased during the year be-
cause Of the necessity for bringing the
secondary men back to defend against
forward passes and 'on-side kicks He
proposes to narrow the line Of scrimmage
and increase the distance 10 be gained
ir order to Offset this necessity"
The results OF the test games and its
immediate influence upon the changes 10
be devised by the rules committee viii
be awaited with peculiar interest at the
university
DR.. Lambeth, who is the Virginia rep
resentative in the committee. declares
that he believes there viii be radical
changes in the present rules Of the
game.