TheIntercollegiate andQuebec Unions refused the Burnside Rules. For championship games, theCRU ruled the teams would use QRFU rules for the first half and the intercollegiate rules for the second half.[3]
QRFU moved to four 15-minute quarters; Tries worth five points and Goals from Tries worth one point. CIRFU adopted 10-yard rule for three downs and theORFU gave captains the option of playing four 15-minute quarters. Goals from the Field were increased to three points and the Fair Catch rule was replaced by a three-yard Punt Return rule.[citation needed]
The Toronto Football Club merged with theToronto Argonauts in 1905, withW. A. Hewitt serving as manager.[4] He also served as vice-president of the ORFU for the 1905 and 1906 seasons,[5][6] and sought for uniform rules of play with the CRU, with a preference for thesnap-back system of play used in Ontario.[7]
;Sullivan, Jack (December 8, 1953)."Sportsmen Honour W. A. (Billy) Hewitt at Dinner Tonight".The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario.The Canadian Press. p. 11.