The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-14
MAY PLAY IN THIS CITY
INDIANA AND NOTRE DAME FAVOR
NEUTRAL GROUNDS.
Collegiate Athletic Board Decides to
Hold Track Meet mt Bloomington
Minor Colleges Meet.

Indianapolis football enthusiasts will
probably be given an opportunity 10 see
some good games n KIT fall. Negotiations
were opened yesterday between Coach ].
III. Horne, of Indiana University, and B.
M. DAILY. representing the athletic board OF
Notre Dame, that may lead to a contract
whereby the football games between these
two schools will be played in this city for
the next two years.
Coach Horne announced in an interview
in the Journal Friday morning that he was
prepared to make Notre Dame a PROPOSE
ton for two years contract, the games
to be played in Indianapolis, and after the
meeting of the Indiana intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association at the Denison yesterday
afternoon he laid the matter before Mr..
DAILY. The deal was not closed. but Mr..
DAILY intimated that he favored the idea
Notre Dame played at Bloomington this
year and the game next fall would go to
Notre Dame according 10 the present
Horne and Mr.. Daily, however. recognize
the advantages that would result IL the
games were played on neutral territory I'm
Indianapolis. From a financial standpoint
one game here would undoubtedly be worth
three at Bloomington or at Notre Dame
and this is an important consideration with
the athletic boards of both institutions.
Indiana and Notre Dame each has hundreds
of loyal supporters in this city who would
welcome an opportunity TO turn out to a
game between the football teams and I'm
addition TO this students from both schools
would be able TO attend in large numbers.
Under the present arrangement the at
tendance at the games is all one-sided.
Notre Dame cannot take a large crowd
of rooters to Bloomington and on the other
hand Indiana students cannot go to Notre
Dame, because of. the distance, expense and
time required to make the trip.
Mr.. DAILY. in discussing the proposed con-
tract for games here, said that Notre Dame
would not agree TO bring next years con-
test to this city unless the contract is made
for two more years. He said that he
would favor an arrangement that would
bring Indiana and Notre Dame together i'm
indianapolis for one game every season,
and believed that such a contract could
be closed. He himself was not empowered
at this time to close the deal. however
THE ATHLETIC MEETING
There were eight men present at the
meeting of the Indiana intercollegiate Ath-
letic Associations. II. Horne. Indiana; J.
p. Kimmel State Normal; Charles c. Nc
Cormick Rose Polytechnic: ]. F. c. Miller,
Purdue; B. NJ. Daily. Notre Dame: Charles
Sartain. De PAW; w. G. Alice. Earlham.
and Harry Eller. Wabash The delegates
organized by electing Kimmel president.
Miller vice president, Mccormick secretary
and DAILY treasurer.
Committee on records-Daly. Horne. Nc
Cormick; finance committee - Sartain.
Horne: committee ON new constitution
Miller, DAILY, Eller.
The committee on records will make an
official set OF State records in track and
field events. and will formulate rules TO
determine future records The committee
on a new constitution will prepare the rules
for baseball and football games.
IL was decided that the State track meet
should be held at Bloomington on the
Saturday following the conference meet In
Chicago.
The association was reported TO be in
good financial shape. with a substantial
sum in the treasury and all obligations
paid The next meeting will be held one
year from yesterday.
In the forenoon there was another ath-
letic meeting at the Denson, at which
representatives OF the secondary colleges
in Indiana formed the Indiana College Ath-
letic League and arranged football sched-
ule for next season. The schols repre-
scented and the men present were r. w.
Newton, of Hanover: III. +. Tincher. OF
Franklin: Harry Eller OF Wabash. and
Ben Graves. of Esrlham. IL was decided
to include Rose Polytechnic as one OF the
charter memberr OF the league but the
University OF indianapolis and DE Pauw
were not considered. They may be asked
TO join later.
A constitution submitted by Graves. OF
Earlham. was adopted. but officers were
not elected. This will be done at meeting
10 be held In the near future, when the
organization will be completed.
The following football schedule was ar
ranged. the dates 10 be determined later:
Earlham and Franklin Will play at Wa
bash: Franklin and Wabash at Hanover:
Rose and Earlham at Franklin. and Wa
bash and Hanover at Rose Polytechnic