Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
FAIL TO ADOPT CHANGES
FOOT BALL COMMITTEE CAN'T
AGREE ON RULES.
Ten Recommendations Are Submit
ted Covering Important Sugges-
lions for Scholastic Games.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 30.-The
national intercollegiate foot ball rules
committee, after wrestling all day with
the forward pass and the various plays
connected with it. found too many prob
lens still unsolved when evening came,
and instead of making public the entire
list OF amendments, as Secretary E. K.
Hall had expected to do at the close OF
the afternoon session, had to announce
that no definite alton had yet been
taken.
During the afternoon a subcommittee
Of five members was appointed to take
the rules on which the committee had
agreed and codify them. It was the ex-
pectation of all concerned that this would
be accomplished early in the evening
but the subcommittee found so many
difficulties in its way that it reported to
the main committee tonight its inability
to finish its labors in the time scheduled
Consequently the entire committee was
called into session to ascertain whether
or not some agreement could be reached
so that the entire list OF amendments
could be announced later in the evening
Failure to do this means that the COM
mittee will adjourn until the subcommit-
zee is able to report.
The only definite action which the COM
mittee announced was the report Of the
subcommittee, composed Of A. A. Stage
Of Chicago. DR.. w. L. Dudley of Wander
bilt and c. w. Savage Of Oberlin. ap-
pointed to suggest a plan to control the
excuses and eliminate the dangers Incl
dent to scholastic foot ball The COM
mittee came to the conclusion that most
OF the injuries and fatalities which oc-
CURED in foot ball were the result of lack
~ Ion htyc nhn fcr tsn-
and games between teams not properly
matched. The report of this committee.
with its ten recommendations, follows:
What Is Recommended.
''It has come to be generally recog-
nized- that any game of foot ball will
have in 1t certain elements Of roughness
and danger, which cannot be completely
eliminated. The rules of play should not
be held responsible for injuries to un-
trained players and for injuries in games
between overnatched, unsound and i'm
mature contestants. During contests
where there is keen rivalry between the
teams, the game should be under the ST.
pervision of elder people in authority, es-
pecially where such teams are composed
of boys representing secondary schools.
In many InterscholdStic games there is
not that supervision. and the rules COM
mittee feels that it is the duty of the
principals and faculties Of all schools to
take charge of all interscholastic con-
tests. For this purpose We urge that the
following points be observed:
THAT schedules should be made with
the help and supervision of the faculty.
"2That contests be limited to one
game a week
'3-That no game be allowed unless
the players have spent at least two weeks
in conditioning themselves.
+That as far as possible the ages
and Weights Of competing teams should
be equal.
''o-That all games should be under
the immediate supervision of some men
or committee of the faculty with full
authority to act Cor the physical and
moral welfare of the payers.
.'6-That a player should be removed
from the game AZ soon as, In the opinion
of the faculty representative, he Is be-
ing physically overtaxed or incapacitated
Limit the Halves.
TT is the sense Of the rules commit
tee that all interscholastic games and
games between immature players or be-
tween unframed teams be limited to two
halves, twenty minutes or less, with
fifteen minutes intermission, each half to
be divided into two periods Of ten min
utes each or less. with five minutes in
Permission.
'S-The rules committee Is strongly
opposed to contests between colleges and
preparatory schools
'DeThe rules committee strongly urges
upon the authorities of all schools and
colleges the necessity Of proper ply
steal examination of all pupils before
they be allowed to participate in any
kind of athletic sports.
'10-We recognize and indorse the work
being done by the moral education board
in instructing the youth of our country
In the proper ideals of true sportsman
ship in all athletic games"