New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28

played regular college football to So VINO
played soccer.
Dr. Rabbit, also member az the soc
Ger committee reported that the game
was prosperinG around Philadelphia. New
York, Boston and st Louis. ana that II
was fast spreading To other centres.
Mr. Garcelou again was named as chair
man Of the committee. with the power To
select his own associates, and he vas APP
plauded for the work he had done iu stim-
ulatinG interest in this sport AT Harvard
and among the schoOlboys OF Boston.
Only one change was made IN the foot
ball rules committee. Lieutenant n. NJ.
Nelly being substituted for Lieutenant
Cooper, who is now stationed in the West
as the representative Of West Point. Tie
other members are as follows: Dr. II. l..
Williams, of Minnesota r.. Is. Hall. of
Dartmouth: In. James \. Rabbit, OF
Haverford: Professor ". l.. Dudley, Of
Vanderbilt; Professor &. ". Savage. OF
Oberlin. and Professor s. g. Williams. OF
Iowa.
Other standing committees are named
as follows
Basketball Or. James Naismcth, Kan
sas; Dr. Raycroft. Princeton; Ralph
Morgan, PENNSYLVANIA; Harry 4 Fisher.
Columbia. Oswald Tower Dr. Louis j.
Cooke. Minnesota. l.. ". St John. ohio.
Track and field Professor r.
". Marvel. Brown; Or. william \. Lam
beth, Virginia, and DR.. Frank Cassel-
man. OF Colorado.
The reports Of the various district rep
resentatives showed clearly that much Is
being done to place athletics on plane
in keeping with the high principles Of
education William r. Garcelon OF iar-
ward. in covering the first district. made
ND largely Of New England colleges, said
in part
There Is am Increased interest iu ath-
letics in New England. There is an inn
prOycment in administration. particularly
IN the preparatory schools. Largely
through tine Influence OF the colleges there
has been great progress In good sports
manship. The Increased activity Of the
faculty in schools and colleges has pre-
vented many unnecessary dissensiOns
The Lchavior of teams on the baseball
field during the last year was much better
than heretofore There was less OF the so
called "yapping' by the players on the
field. \ little more publicity. putting forth
the opposition To this annoying custom,
should almost eliminate II. From sports
mans standpoint. perhaps tn" worst evil
connected with the game is the direction
Of the game by coaches on the bench.
When player at the bat keeps one eye
on the ball and the other on the coach,
and when every detail OF the game is di-
rccted by signals from the coach, IL seems
To many that q college game is not Il
game between the boys from two colleges,
but rather between two coaches. Some
agreement should bc reached between the
colleges providing for the removal OF every
bench, and for the complete direction of
the game by the undergraduate captains
Sooner or later the question of the re-
lations between the Amateur Athletic
Union and the colleges is bound to arise.
There are many high-minded men inter
ested IN the work Of the Amateur Attn
letlc Union, and such an organization rs
"A necessity. The line Of demarcation be-
tween The authority of the union and the
exclusive authority of the colleges is very
indstinct. There has been. and will con
tinue TO be. much friction between local
authorities Of the Amateur Athletic Union
and college athletes until the authority
Of the union is more definitely defined and
better understood The remedy seems &C.
he for more college men TO take an inter
est In the union and to assist IN framing
rules that will not impose foolish restr1c.
tons upon competition by college men.
Fully hundred and fifty delegates ana
visiting delegates were in attendance dur
ing the day.