The Washington times., 1911-12-18
FORWARD PASS WILL /
! GO ON GRILL WHEN
CONVENTION MEETS
New Play Will Be Widely
Discussed Next
Week.
HAS ITS ADVOCATES
AND MANY ENEMIES
Foes Prefer Line-Smashing Game
to Modern Open
"A Play.


forward pass and other proposed foot
ball rule changes will be decided at the
sixth annual meeting Of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association to be
held at the Hotel Astor on December
70.
Forty-two colleges. representing near
ly all Of the big institutions east Of Col
orado and as far South as Texas, are
members Of the National Collegiate Ath-
letic Association. Yale. Princeton.
Michigan and st. Louis are four of the
larger universities that are not MEM
bers. The Ohio and Missouri Confer
ence elevens as well as the "Big Eight"
teams in the West are members.
At the convention members OF all the
committees will be elected for 1912 and
also a new football rules committee
will be chosen. The conference this
year will extend over three sessions,
morning. afternoon and evening.
Capt. Palmer e. Pierce, Of the
United States Army and president of
the National Collegiate Athletic Assoc
citation, Is down to give the opening adj
dress in the morning on The Associa-
tion.''
college Athletics From the Viewpoint
subject chosen by Chancellor McCor-
mick, of the University of Pittsburgh.
"The Influence Of College Athletics
Upon Preparatory Schools" Is the SUBJ
ject upon which Principal Myron Scud-
School, will talk.
The big address of the morning session
will be delivered by Maj. Gen. Leon
I'D ot,t y,.tx,
States Army. on THE Military Value
of Athletics to the Nation"
In the afternoon the real business Of
the meeting will be transacted. Reports
from the district representatives, the
football rules committee. central board
OF football ofcials, basketball rules COM
mittee and the track rules committee
will be given.
Football Rule Changes.
At the evening session the discussion
will center on college amateurisin and
the question of professional coaching.
The association has Influenced the foot
tan rule makers very largely in their
work ever since 1905.
Non-prOfessonal coaching is now I'M
der way. Yale has abolished he pro-
I fessional system in crew and baseball,
as well as football.
Walter Camp will have s,nie one in
troduce his proposed changes in the
football rules at the meeting. He has
stated in the Yale Daily News that he
favors 'i'."r allowing four downs to
gain ten yards. or shortening tho Ills.
lance TO be gained in three downs to
seven or eight yards.
He believes that the Officiating should
be simplified. Three changes that Camp
BE- suggests arc:
First-To sive somewhat more free
4 dom to the running attack by some
EiiGht changes IN tine proportion Of
downs to the distance to be gained.
Second-To simplify the now too COM
lhird-Whiie accompiishing these two
ends to forestall or prevent return to
ANYTHING like heavy mass plays.
The suggestions vary greatly, he says
seem to be either to allow four dow ms
and. IL lecessary, in .rease tie dis.
lance so that here shall be no danger
OF the return of The too close pluneins
game), or to lessen the yards g., be
gained in thee downs 10. say, eight
Many of the closer students Of the game
believe that Camps changes may pos
Ebly be worked out at the evening open
discussion session. Coaches at Harvard,
Pennsylvania, and Chicago have made
known their wants in college football
for 1912. and lively discussion 10 ex-
Dected to ensue.
Hot Shot for Baseball.
SIS baseball beneficial to our UNIVERSE
ttes?" will be one Of the most important
questions to re decided at the evening
session. Lively discussions are bound
to ensue, and in anticipation Of this the
following questions relative to college
baseball have been sent to all members
of the association:
lin your opinion, Is college baseball
as now played. benefit to your institu.
tion:
2-In what way may college baseball
be improved?
s--i,o You, enforce the amateur law in
baseball?
Ais the conduct of the student spec,
tatcrs satisfactory and spcrtsmanlike:
5-Do you consider baseball TO have
been professionalism at your instttu-
tlonc
6-What percentage of the student,
have taken part n any way In this
sport?
lilo YOU believe it possible to abolish
gate receipts IN, all collegiate contests
Please give your reason.
S-If YOU believe that gate receipts
:. l9-1s Il professional baseball coach EN-
iployed 1T your Institution? If so. are
n You IN favor of II?
! 10-Do you believe some of the powers
of the baseball coach should be removed
by not permitting him to sit on tn,
players bench and direct the game?