Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26

of the rain and Won
. r. W MAXWELL der what was going
an. Even Bob Folwell, coach of the Uni
varsity of Pennsylvania football team, was
dsnIed admlttance to the star chamber
session.
Finally. the scrbes-meaning the com.
mon or garden variety and not those EN-.
pInyed BY yuCiicatcs--mustered up cOur.
4 ,re and boldly advanced to room 1877 to
4 discover, If possible, If a meeting really
was being held. A watchman carrying a
searchlght peered closely into their faces
and led the way to the guarded room.
Mystery Solved
Then--and not until then-did the secret
come out. There was football meeting
o. some kind. Put It was a secret, oh,
yes deep secret and the common re-
porters should be happy that they were
not in the cold cruel world lodging the
fain
But something happened behind the
closed portals Rules were discussed
Some of them were gone over carefully
and, perhaps they might be reworded.
other things came up and here is the
list:
lit was decided not to change the
fundamental principles of the playing
code for 1916.
2-Many rules were interpreted in
clearer language to aid the officials
next fall.
s-Percy Haughton's forward pass
rulings were ruined by an avalanche
Of protests. Stages scheme to elmi-
nate try for goal after a touchdown,
= II the score was made by recovering
tumble, was killed and the numbering
Of players was not discussed.
4-No one was hurt.
5-Few of the delegates pass off
into slumber before the meeting adj
iourned at midnight
u 6-The regular work Will be done
today and perhaps the newspaper men
will be allowed to share the secrets.
Just why they made the session
closed-shop affair has not yet been deter
mined. Perhaps a German spy was on
the job to get some stuff to pull in the
battle of Verdun and it was thought best
10 save the Allies from further humilia-
ton
Nothing Doing
p. K. Hall, of Dartmouth, who had been
reelected chairman, talked to the news
paper men before the meeting ended and
admitted that there was nothing doing.
You can safely say that no radical
changes will be made" he continued. and
the rules will be virtually the same as last
year. All we have done was to discuss
she list of questions submitted by officials
from New York and Philadelphia, and this
VIII be resumed tomorrow. We nope TO
have everything completed by noon, and
then statement will be given out to the
press"
Many radical changes were suggested.
however, and stormy session Is looked
Tor today. Percy Haughton advocated
lhe changing of the ruling on forward
Msses, allowing but two men, the ends
: % catch the ball. Another is to declare
forward pass blocked behind the goal
line tumble, and allow 1t to remain In
play, while third would give the ball to
the opponents on the spot where the ball
was passed, If it goes out of bounds
This was shelved temporarily last night
but will come up again today.
Bob Folwell also has some ideas which
ne will lay before the committee today
The principal one Is the abolishment OF
the Intention at tumble. that is, man
sliding the ball along the ground to an
other member of his team after he mad
been tackled
Same Old Game
Outside of these few things, 1t is safe
% say that the game next year VIII be
played between teams composed OF IL
men on a side, it will be played out OF
doors and officials will be selected to act
N the game
rosa
+. X. Hall, Dartmouth chairmani Pro-
lessor Corwin, Yale; Parke IL. Davis
trlnceton; Percy d. Haughton, Harvard
pF Carl Williams. Pennsylvania Ed
mnnd W. Butler, Cornell; Dr. Harry L.
williams, Minnesota; A, A. Stage Chl-
easoi Clyde Williams, Iowa state Col-