The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Committee Expectedt0
Clarity Football Code
Rules Are Still Deficient But Session Will Be Called
In New York Next Tuesday to Make
All Points Simple.

NEW YORK, Doc 22-whcn the foot
ball rules committee meets here next
! tuesday. the council table viii be piled
| high with suggestions, not only iol
| minor changes in the rules but also
dciinitions oil unusual plays not covered
! by the rules, which cropped out durlhs
Athc games OF the past season.
The one important amendment 10 tne
| rules which the committee VIII con-
| slider Is q rule making 1t compulsory Io'
the players of ali teams to wear mum
| bers. 1t Is expected that the ma1oLi.g
| Of the fourteen members will FAVOR tllc
new rule, put strong opposition IL 0 ch
pccted from Harvard's represcntaLNe;
coach. While numerous former iiat
/ ward captains, including Charley Brlhch,
| ley ana Dan Hurley are in favor oa
numbering the players, the authorltles
at Cambridge have been strongly op
posed to it, 1t Is now a question whctn
or the graduates influence, which @ has
been brought to bear. can pcrsuaoc .tnr
esate Hauslhton, to favor the 'no'S''o''
! " hilc Walter Camp. secretary Oh tne
committee. and IaIc's Representative,
has expressed himself in favor oil tno
number system, opposition at new
Haven. among the present staff OF
coaches and Captain Wilson OF 1o iaIt
Years eleven, was so strong that la'c
agreed with Harvard aud rG.HsS4 ,wara l"
adopt the numbering of the PiaEers'
made up as follows:
l.. K Hall. Dartmouth, chairman :
Walter Camp, Vale. HccIGt"IS ,norr; nr;
Williams. Pennsylvania perc! tauPh-
ton, Harvard; Paul J. Dashiei; AAnano-
lis: Harris @. Cope. 'nlNc'sity OF tnc
south; Parke II Da'is; h: Prlnce'%Wn' Cap!: Sn":
age, Obcrlin: Clyde Williams. low
State College; A. A. Stags. CHICAGO; ;
DR.. Harry l.. Williams. Minr9So ota' ana
Ermund W. Butler. Cornell,
In an Interview yesterday Scort" Eos;
ter sanford. the old Yale player ana
coach OF the Rutg"rs team. GNnrcssSI
an opinion, which is seconded hA many
former pla aycrs. thai tho rulcs r9mmit :
tee desist from ChHn4ir" the rul,s f"r
a fcw seasrns and give IN" TrlGiton
game n chance. to becomc standardized
There has lecn too much mussinS
with the rules during the pat few set set
sons" said Mr.. Sanford. and TIC code
should be allowed to remain as 1t iHr
while urtil football becomes stanc-
ardzed. Tho rules have l"cn "h1n""d
80 often that tho n'0rltN or INC spec
tators do not EnCw What II Is All about
, when an official penalties tehm a
, few wards vou hear ono spectator ask
ing another. What waf lhat 70! ~.
BODY can toll him. ''hc Spectators are
in the dark about mech '"a' n""pe"S
on the field.
"If they lot the rules alone AMI MA X"
he officials civ" more attention I" IN,
forming tTr spectators OF III" plays ana
tho nenalties. by means of the - re-
board. in fcw seasons ~" public
,vonld become familiar win every plaN
Of the came. think that II should No
the duty rf tn" neadiinc"n'ah g. nnd
and IN some wav rive :hi> Know.o't"r TO
the scorcboard nanipulato;s as that ~"
spe etator can Glancc II? at the onao I'aod =
md read, FOR inStRrCC. " a!o Dcnal,Heh
nfteen wards for holding bv No - u
m. spectators we're Informed Cf "a. N
plav is this way everybody would very
'oCu b, familiar with the pla|s. J'.st 80
, ;reN arc in baseball
y Coach Sanford also believes that this
plan woulC tend to imnroN" IN" work OF
plicated system. l. is difficult /" to-
whether m official ~ justified - in
l. ficting penaltio&. because /. "i,"r
c impossible to tell why J." makes ni'
D rulings. II the spectators welr in
: formed lust why each penalty was
- nadc. thcv could soon learn whethcr ho
w2s a eoCd or, bad official u,,,o,s, -
prcsent-day officials. and he doesn
8 believe II is fair for the spectators .
d CritiCise an official for lnfilctnE pen
= atty for what. to them, looked IKE
+, certain infringement Of the ruIcs
y when. in reality. nc was intiictlnG ~
e penalty for another violation, aoou
which they kn"" nothing.
n Other football coaches and official
n do not agree with Sanford in pcrml.
B ting the rules to rest until the gam
is standar ardiZcd. They think teat IN
V rules committee should keep on clari
- tying the code until there can he n
| doubt in the minds OF the official
about the ruling on every play. y
manr OF the officials during the las
season have disagreed on in" 1n'cr
Drctation OF some Of the ruioS. ,th"E s
t in favor Of having these donatiil de
l. tails cleared w.
? One point in question relates to tn
Interpretation of the rule Which pro
hibts ''roughing" nunter. IF, in tn
= onirior oc the official. the punt i
l. "roughcd' by a forward and knocKe
= off his feet tho penalty is fifteen yards
Some OF the officials think this Is sc
- :. =.