The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-09

Iiyeliesf meeting held for several wears
The matter causing the Increased activity
versiIy should be expelled from the asso-
citation not. The vote taken was tie,
leaving Butler member This was not . ac-
sity. and that institution resigned her MEM
bership in the association. What effect
such acton will have on the association sjs
unknown but a number of the prominent
college men were predicting last night that
the , life OF the ASSOCIATION = limited 10
fore the meeting yesterday afternoon, and
when the meeting was called to order
about o'clock feeling in the matter was
running high. The association consists OF
eight of the colleges|in the State.
DePauw opened the meeting with mo-
ton that Butler University be suspended
from the association until June ]. Then
the discussion opened. The facts in the
case seemed TO be about as follows; Last
Thanksgiving day Butler played a game of
football with the team OF the indianapolis
Light Artillery in this city, whlcn was
claimed to be contrary to the constitution
of the association as Purdue and DePauw
were scheduled TO play here on that day.
teams one season shall play the Thanks
giving day game in indianapolis the follow
ing year, but failed TO state that other
teams of the association should not play
on that day. The prospect OF an opposition
game on that day aroused the anger OF
AGAINST the the Butier.Artillery game, claim
ing it to be against the constitution. The
Butler management, however, could see
nothing WTOHg III their dttiOH anu tuC SdAiiC
was played greatly injuring the attend
ance at the Purfue-DePauw game. For al
most three hours the collegians discussed
the question pro and con- being about
equally divided on the motion.
Finally a vote was called Tor, ana proved
Rose Polvtechnfc institute and Butler vot-
ing TO keep Butler in the association, While
Hanover. Earlham. Purdue ana DePauw
victory. But the association felt that But
Ter should be punished to some degree, and
it was decided that she should be censured
for her action, and committee composed
of Harry Ream. D.. p. Jones and II. q.
Allen was appointed TO draw up resolu-
This. however. was not satisfactory to
DePauw for she had her mead set on nav
ing Butler ruled out. and consequently e ;
resignation of DePauw University as a
member of the association This was sur
prise for all present as it was not thought
the matter would be carried so Tar. Tne
resignation was not accepted, as II was
claimed that MI 6nnren nav ot i,,u DEE
clared that he was authorized to take such
action but the resignation was nevertheless
W. o. Allen. Of Wabash presented a set
of resolutions censuring the College Pres-
dents Association for its stand IN ne mat mat,
adopted by the Wabash College Athletic
Association. The intention was to have the
State association adopt the same, but the
feeling was strong against SUCH acton
that the matter was Withdrawn. On the
contrary, the association fully indorsed the
action of the presidents, and in line with
such action adopted the following amend
ments to the constitutions:
mo student shall play indany game I'M
der an assumed name. All games shall be
played on grounds either owned or con-
troiled by one or the other colleges taking
part in the game. College teams shall not
engage in play with any professional team
representing so-called, athletic associa-
TONS
An application for membership in the as
ISOLATION was received from the Indiana
State Normal and was accepted
The final work Of the association was the
arrangement of the following schedule for
the baseball season: April 49,, Butler at
Purdue; April 20, Rose Polytechnic at In
diana state Normal, Wabash at Butler;
April "a: Wabash at Indiana University,
Rose Polytechnic Institute at Butler, In
diana State Normal at Purdue; May 8, Rose
Polytechnic at Hanover; May 4. Purdue at
Wabash, Indiana University at Butler. May
TO- Hanover at Indiana University; May 10.
Hanover at Wabash: May Il. Hanover at
Purdue; May IS. Rose Polytechnic at Indiana
University Butler at Indiana State Normal;
May 25 Indiana University at Purdue, Wa
bash at Rose Polytechnic: May 30, Butler
at Hanover; June s, Indiana State Normal
hoe