A committee from the British Foot-ball Club of New York, composed of Charles Clapperton, captain; James Rankine, C. Harvey, O. D. Inman, E. H. Moeran, and F. S. Watts, met representatives of the American colleges at Delmonico's Friday night to consider the methods of playing the game. Princeton was represented by E. C. Pierce, Captain, and J. S. Harlan; Yale by Walter Camp, Captain, and Emmet Williams, and Harvard by H. M. Manning, Captain, and H. G. Leavitt. A resolution, presented by Mr. Rankine, was adopted that the Inter-collegiate Foot-ball Association should be asked to take into consideration the rules of the game and see what changes were necessary. The Americans said they first played under the Rugby rules, and made the changes that appeared necessary to them. Mr. Moeran, who presided, said that he had only seen two games in this country, and if those were a sample of the way in which the games were to be played it would be better to crush foot-ball in its infancy. He asked the Americans to adopt the Rugby rules, but the Americans, speaking from practical experience, disagreed with him. Mr. Moeran admitted that the American rule of not tackling a man below the waist was an excellent one, but he did not like to see the ball kicked backward. The Americans thought the latter move was a good part of the game. Mr. Manning spoke of a proposed rule that had found favor to oblige the half-backs who received the ball to stand at a certain distance so as to prevent block games. The British committee concurred in this. - [New York Times.