The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-28


and physical directors from 1913 col
legcs and universities met al the Hotel
Aston to-day for the annual confer
~nce OF the National Collegiate Ath-
!etis Association Practically every
collegiate institution from Canada to
III. Guif and east u the Rockies Wa,
represented, and tho college athletic
wear was reviewed and dissected u
the sessions. which began carly in inc
afternoon and ran through until md
night
Football and the rules governing the
game held the centre OF the stage for
the greatest part OF the time. and IL
was the consensus OF opinion that
The game as 4; was PLAYED last fail.
was the safest and most desirable from
the point Of view % both spectator
and player that has Yet been devised.
and one on which few Improvements
can be made Basketball. track and
soccer. which. In part. also are under
the direction Of the association. were
discussed. and The reports from the
various district representatives, indi-
Gated that IN the last named sport
there vas genuine enthusiasm IN al
most every section OF the country
Glen Warner athletic coach at Car
Isle. declared during to-nights discus
sion that baseball In colleges should
be abolished
Makes Buns OF Wen.
our experience At Carlisle has con-
WINGED US tina. instead or baseoaii
making men OF Indians. y was more
ant 10 make buns OF them SPEAK
not Of baseball in colleges. bit The
professional game the student gets 'nto
after leaving college So we aoollsh@o
baseball at Carlisle. We substituted
for baseball t>e game Of lacrosse
really believe the only solution Of the
baseball evil IN our colleges IS 20 sun
stltute p game that is not so pro-
fessiOnaL"
The indictment Of baseball resulted
in The appointment Of a comm 'ttee OF
three. TO take up the baseball matter
Ia the absence Of Captain Palmer J.
Pierce. who was elected president. but
forced - resign the ONCE during the
wear. Dean Lebanon Z. BigSs. OF Har
ward. p-esi5ed At both the morning
and afternoon sessions. and was later
elected president Of the association
for the forthcoming year.
DR.. Henry L. Williams ~ tho INT
yorsitv Of Minnesota. and member of
thu. football rules committee. made
etsrrirg report on the game as piay"s
in 1912 IN II. Williams's opinion.
foothaI this year is the bes; game
INA, has yet been PLAYED in the Amer
icau colleges.
Dr. George ". Ehle-. director OF attn
Ietics p. the University OF Wisconsin
was scheduled 10 make a report on
the fatslities attending football dur
in ;he season just closed. ana mis- -
what he said;
No Fatalities in Colleges
"Gentlemen. there were no deaths
NJ. fatal injuries among college play
ers in the season of 1912. and conse-
cs.ently my committee has no report
10 submit"
II was the b-iefest report and the
best received report barring posi-
biz that ~ Dr. Williams. OF the en-
tire dav.
Clemson College n North Carolina.
and the MasSac hgsetts Agricultural Col
lege were admitted TO membership IN +!
the association. and tho roll 81 mem
be- was increased from loi 90 ioS A.,
During the year eight institutions
sought and were admitted TO member 4
snip and enc cropped out
william r. Garcelon. representative
Of the association in the FIRST district. ,
that comprising the New bnsiano
states. reported that interest in atm I
ict,cs had Increased wonderfully dur /
ing tho year. partly tccsuse OF tho I
fact that the Olympic tryouts were D.
held in Boston and also because the
colleges have forgotten many % their /
traditional discussions. and are now .
working IN harmony with each other
lie laid particular emphasis on the !
relations % the college and the Ana
tcur Athletic Union
Dr. James g. Rabbit. chairman ~ The
central board 81 football officials
showed how the work for the board
nad grown during the past year Ia
reoort that was htghiy Interesting
further he urged on the association
tina; II the eoard wac TO continue 20
40 lts work properly 10 should be
equipped with better facilities. In TIRE
1919 season ISL officials were appointed
for asa college games. Forty-nine
colleges relied on the central board 20
.upplv orcsais for every game On
their sehedule, and thirty-fv- looke1
to the central board for oreiais Tor
their graJor games. The MAXIMUM
zee charged ny officials recomfueroea
bv the central board for hlg games
vas 500 and the minimum tss, while
FOR games among the smaller colleges
ne rates varisd between sis and 80.
CfSaisIs at school ganss rsssivsd
from 90 % e3k These raass verst