The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
WORKING on FOOTBALL RULEs
Report mat CommIttee Rsns Dectacd 60
Retain the Forward Pass.


PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April .p.-Although
the football rule. committee In session at
the 7 niVorsity club got along swtmmingly
to-day and apparently has an hut decided
upon the rules that shall govern she game
hereafter there was no oflcial infoTms tion
20 he given c'it tonight = Secretary q. X
Hall Ut the committee. Who has been its
spokesman a. all the Conferences this
winter. said tonight that the COMMITTEES
surely would give out all ice new rulings
Tomorrow that these we're practically
decidel upon. hun that this evenings and
Tomorrow mornings sessions would he
necessary To frame the rulss n appropriate
text
Nj dav To-day the COMMITTEES vas In
session NJ the University club. the member.
,orN~uinE early In tho morning and hnally
sdiourniug only when midnight Vas APP
pr"a, hing. The entire COMMITTEES vas
present. together With several aIternate~
aud The dts u-s,on Of new rules began only
after various reports from fhe various
colleges That have held real foot hall prac
toe ~tn'e he meeting of the committee
last uaonth had been re- etved,
The committeeman today we're not a.
a''r.-ti,'C a. they were az The New York
ms"'inEs. and the .no'hins doing s,En was
hung o1t after each adjournment for lunch
~ dinner However. u may be said that
ihc NO greet quest ions that acre bctae
,urc and what means should be taken 10
hiring about more open plsy without de-
stIoying present nrinctple- 81 the game.
tonight the report was spread that the for;
ward pass surely would be retained and
however. this QUESTION had no, been finally
agreed upon. Practically all Of the early
part of the evening WAS given over TO dis
II the forward passes and in striving To
acre" upon conditions q hat would be accep-
tanls TOW ard hTinRing about this end.
he fFfafs haen
divided on the forward pass question, for
Tins feature OF football Is one that acts az q
style ~ play that shalt be adopted The
adNO"ais< 81 the forward pas desire to
h..p ne presen, rule. about as they srs:
the men hat would throw out the forward
pt-- altogether have other schemes that
open and Will make for q lesser opportunity
Tor injury ~ the players.
There yer" two -ch"mes advanced az
NOR" o."n play, each 1T these regulating
th' pNSi ~'n~ of IN" players on the defensive.
Tho experiment. tried this spring did not
serve 20 make the committsemen anani-
nous Tor either one tdea or he other that
;. whether the defensive teams position
should 10 regulated Nv that Of the Offensive
team or whether q definitely stated lateral
zone should H. allowed for the defensive
plav"rs a. they stand across the neid IN
fault found with both q, theSe plans
wss that The plays we're simply race. tow
tmpo. -inlc for the defensive players 10 pre-
vent htg gains except 20 push the man
T, ,. inE ~" ball o., to The sds Of The neld
Witch player. for the last Ic~ seasons have
been tremendously handicapped
one proposed amendment is that ave
men be- REQUIRED on the defensive rush
line but that all other players may he sts- |
icast Ave- yards back Of tbs, line OF scrim-
nage ihi- suggestion = adopted to,
all sg-thsT from the game except behind !
The ~criinmage line
No change are likely 10 bc made in the |
half dorm rules adopted In March, the en- !
tire discussion a. present being on the for /
" ard pass. the position Of the player and /
has de-ided to make dive tackles illegal |
hut whst a dive taskle ~ remains 10 ~ /
determined. THIS !. another point that Is |
To-days meeting Was the FIRST az which |
81 ~ the regular mem hers Of the COMMITTEES |
~" , tenn eTe T P, p ne e, hSS
" ho heretofore has been reDresented nv |
Lieut. BerTien ~ the navy. The Western I
-sid thai they oo1ia not cosus TO another |
-7ferenre, each ai&A u n them appeared /
az me nl{ersity tiuo TODAY.
penni-. 'oTnelL chairman. Z v Hall, Dart
mouth, secretary Janleu kabhttt, Haver-
rii. sdeS. Hazard wsissr Camp. IsIe; "
J. dudley. Nanderntf Paul bAshtel An
lisctelt. Wesi Point ~. " 4 i.ambetR.
NirCtuis \ StsEg. Ahicago. &. W Saw
q -. ObeTln. and " l. Williams. Minne-Ota.
herr acre present during a part or whole
" the sessions Percy ID HsuEhron, HaT-
,a3d.s bead .oach Coach Roper % Prince
Ion. 80 Be~c ham % the ARMY CaTl " illiams
ni PeutSyivanta ana Lieut. Berrten OF
Anuapolis sol MetNger. a former I Of y
aptaln and head Coach. with John Minds
l-o -reni some time to-day with the other
foot ball men
S~cr~tsry Hall s,As III late tonight that
ha report 81 the COMMITTEES would be ready
~ noon Tomorrow.