New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-30
No Good Reason for Any
Material Change, Is
Opinion of Camp.
PRESENT GAME IS
SATISFACTORY TO ALL
Weight Below Head No Longer
indispensable Quality for
Player, Says HaughtOn.

Chicago, Dec 29-There is little
likelihood Of any important change
being made in the football rules for
next season, according TO the opinion
expressed here to-day at the ninth an
nual convention of the Collegiate Ath-
letic Association.
Minor changes in football rules
made last year were included m the
report Of the football committee, pre-
scented by DR.. IT. L. Williams, of Min
nesota, but no suggestion Of material
change in the rules next year was
made, and the general belief Of the
many college men present was that
no important changes would be made
when the college football rules COM
mittee meets next February.
Walter Camp, of Yale. attended the
conference and discounted any idea Of
material change in the football rules
"The present rules have developed q
game which allows full scope for in
dividual excellence in the player" he
said. "They are well understood by the
public. they are thoroughly understood
by the players, and the sporting
writer's nave grasped their every de
tail. Under these circumstances there
seems to me TO be no good reason for
any material change"
The report Of the committee on foot
ball fatalities, showing that only
one Of the thirteen deaths
accredited 10 football during the
last wear was Of a trained college
player, was accepted. but the recon-
mpndation OF the committee that It be
discharged from further consideration
was disrcgarded, and, instead, the eN-
ccutiye committee was empowered 20
consider the advisability Of extend
ing the work Of the fatalities commit
tee 20 include deaths from all forms
Of sports, including hunting, canoeing,
swimming. baseball and skating, so
that a definite defence might be made
20 the charge that football IS brutal
sport
o. the thirteen players reported 70
have died during 1914 from the re-
suits Of participation in football games
or practice. Dr. Ehlcr said that only
three OF these were college men and
that only one was member OF regu-
lgr varsity team. All other deaths
r.portcd. he said, we're of boys under
twenty years Of age who played on
t.gh school, athletic club and irregu-
lar teams. A.
"Onc % these deaths among me
bcys." Dr.. Ehler said, occurred as the
result Of blood poisoning from
scratcb on the arm suffered in a game.
S. far as can be learned, this boy was
the only well trained and ~ athlete
o. the Ten nou-collcge men VINO nave
died from football.
"Tbe results OF last season only
er,pbasize that which all college men
40 insisted upon from the first
mat no one should participate IN foot
hail who is not physically iit IN every
rcepcct. aud then only after he mas
sd propcr training and has learned to
sdiust himself % the conditions arls-
Ing from the game
Dr Eblcr said that il was cardi-
mai priuciplc 200 college athletics that
20 st,tdeut should be permitted TO par
.,.tc IN football or any other com
ncf,ivc athletics without PrcIIInl,
-. medical examination 10 protect
,h, Individual against unsupported or
peoo,te from the basketball and
- rules committees we're read, ana
I, was decided 60 publish basketball