Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-03
RULES ARE REVISED
REVELATIONS GOVERNING cot.
LEGE ATHLETICS CHANGED.

Chicago, Nov, IN. Representa-,
iiNes OF the 5oyca leading unlversllles
OF the west met nj the Chicago Beacn
hotel yesterday 10 consider the rules
ter the governments vi athletics. they
we're In session all day and hul a
stormy time of It, The principal bus
moss transacted was the lougthrnIng
OF the SIX momtns' rule IN regard 10
students entering one school from
another 10 one ycar and the prolonging
of the ehgibihty ut players on an attn
lctiC team from -four years to six. the
last two providing Ion The post -gludu-
ate or professional cculse.
FaC universities with their eprea on,
tatiNcS wore: 1t W. Eenton. MINNIE.
sota, J, G. knowlon, Michigan, A.
a, Stagg, Chicago, w t.. stone Pul-
due; Dr, +, \ Rrg, Wisconsin, tt,
H. Everett, Illinois; J Scott clark.
Northwestern.
The forenoon session was spent In
II general discus IoE OF the work OF
,he season In tho afternoon the
real hight begun. II came up
through motion made by the Mich
igan representative 10 change rule OF
the February agreement which reads
ms follows
No one shall participate IN any IN
tercOllegiato game or athletic sport
unless he he bona tde student doing
fun work IN regular on special
course aH defined in the curriculum OF
his college, and no person shall par
ticipate In amy match game ls u mem
Der Of any college team until he has
been a mantrCulant In such college
above six months. The restrictions
to the above shall apply to students,
who, having been graduated nj ONE
college, shall enter ut another Tor
professional or graduate study
II was moved thai the slX-montns'
rule be heightened to one year, thus
including football, baseball ana track
tea,is IN its six months clause,
til hiking that 1t covered the object Ut
which IL was aimed. II WnB passed,
however, and the new sentence In tho
rule quoted above came up and again
the time limit was the question IN
yoIycd Michigan and Minnesota
held together throughout and adyocat-
ed a removal of time entirely from
the post graduate and professional de-
partment Purdue agreed TO this on
a final vote and the whole rule az
changed was passed. Wisconsin ana
Illinois voting against It.
The formation OF league among
the western colleges for football
championship contests was decided not
to be feasible ut present
II Belongs to the Badgers.
The scramble for the western foot
ball championship ~ hotter than ever.
With the developments Of Thursday
the controversy 10 still further compli-
Gated The plot thickens as claims
come in Coach Stage still holds TO
his claim that the University OF Chi
cago players are entitled TO the honor.
because OF their defeat OF Michigan
and because they played more games
than any OF the other colleges. Wis
eonsin's players Think that they have
more valid claim because they have
bes,ten Chicago, and though they have
twice been tied, have not been actu-
ally beaten. The Northwestern
makes no claim to the championship.
but holds that Northwest men
have clearer title to the honor han
have Stages. They declare that no
team can Justly cl lin the peHnant ana
that Wisconsin. Nor hwestern, Mich
igan and Chicago stard on about
nallal grounds Michigan makes no
claims, but does not acknow edge Chi
cago's light To the championship. fne
opinion Of the Michigan players seems
TO be that II any award can I've made
| to any team Wiect nsin has the
/ cleanest record.