Show NO CHANGES IN fOOTBALL CODE LIKELY Rules Will Get Annual Combing Out Friday and Saturday NEW YORK Fob 1 The t.-The Tho football rules will come up for their at annual nual combing combing- out on Friday and Saturday of this week when tho the rules committee meets here bere It is probable that few changes will bo be made The revision of last year was a a. thorough going ono one and tho the policy this year IB is likely to be bo one of let well wen enough alone Tho The main object of ot tho the radical changes in the tho rules last year yer was fairly well acc accomplished the the reduction of injuries on the gridiron There Isnow is isnow isnow now no sweeping public demand for further alterations and there aro are no threatening cries of abolishing the gamo such as s spurred the tho rule rolo makers to action at timo Many of the coaches of the teams at atthe atthe the Jar larger er universities d do not approve of the forward pass This was shown b b. bits its infrequent use in n the tho larger games ames last Jast fal fall The They refused to encourage encourage en en- courage it b because ause at best it was s a speculation where it could be played successfully Their influence may be bo felt at the meeting Harvard led tho the forward pass contingent nt at last years year's meeting and won b by a small vote vote Princeton and Yale are not enthusiastic advocates ad of it E. E K Hall hail of Dartmouth the secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary of the committee favors ors some arrangement arrangement ar arran ran ement whereby R a team will have a better chance of gaining kainin the required distance of advancing the tho ball in four downs He lie favors a rule requiring a again again gain ain of fifteen yards in five thc downs or three yards ards for each down Tho The new v four period rule will be freely discussed The intermission bet between een periods has come come comein in lD for some sonic criticism hut but there is is gen general general gen gen- en eral favor for changes of goal because because be be- cause it equalizes tho advantage of wind and sun S The Tho rules committee is is made mado up of W Walter lter Camp Yale Park H. H Davis Princeton on Crawford Blagdon Harvard Har liar yard vard Alonzo A. A Stagg Stag Chicago Professor Pro Pro- fessor L. L L. L M. M Dennis Cornell Cornell- Dr Carl I Williams Pennsylvania Lieutenant Barrien Annap Annapolis S. S 0 O. Williams I Iowa Lieutenant V V. W. W Cooper West WestPoint WestPoint Point Dr Harry Harrr L. L Williams Minnesota Minne rinne- I sota Dr W. W L L Dudley Vanderbilt I C. C W. W Sa a Savage o Dr James A A. A Babbitt Haverford and E. E K Hall lIall i Dartmouth I |