Topics in Chronicling America - The 1905 Movement to Reform Football

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Important Dates:

• October 9, 1905: Roosevelt meets with college officials in an attempt to curb unsportsmanlike conduct in football.
• November 15 1906: Columbia University suspends its football program due to the high number of deaths and injuries.
• December 28, 1905: Representatives of 62 Colleges and Universities meet to appoint a rules committee for Intercollegiate football.
• January 12, 1906: Rules committe meets.
• March 31, 1906: Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) formally established.

Suggested Search Terms:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Football, Roosevelt, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Henry MacCracken, Walter Camp.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Teddy Roosevelt Jr. Hurt on Football Field," The Salt Lake Herald, 15 October 1905, Last Edition, Section One, Page 4, Image 4, Col 2.
• "Nineteen Killed on Gridiron," The San Francisco Call, 27 November 1905, Page 1, Image 1, Col 3.
• "Columbia Bars Football,",New-York Tribune, 29 November 1905, Page 1, Image 1, Col 5.
• "Football Friends Rally,",New-York Tribune, 30 November 1905, Page 7, Image 7, Col 3.
• "Football Not Target," New-York Tribune, 2 December 1905, Page 7, Image 7, Col 3.
• "For Reform of Football," New-York Tribune, 13 December 1905, Page 11, Image 11, Col 1.
• "Fate of Football Hangs in the Balance," The San Francisco Call, 5 December 1905, Page 10, Image 10, Col 5.
• "Yale for Football," New-York tribune, 20 January 1906, Page 9, Image 9, Col 1.
• "Rational Football Talk from Handely," The Times Dispatch, 28 January 1906, Page 1, Image 1, Col 1.
• "Football Rules Made at Last," The Salt Lake Herald, 2 April 1906, Page 7, Image 7, Col 1.
• "How to Play Football Under the New Rules," New-York Tribune, 23 September 1906, Page 8, Image 52, Col 1.