The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28
LARGE ENOUGH NOW
"Big Nine" Conference Turns Down
Applications Of Nebraska
= and Notre Dame.
Long Discussion Over Plan to Check
Z Evil of Recruiting High
School Athletes.

Chicago, Nov. 2s.-The first days
session of the annual conference of
the faculty representatives Of the 'big
nine' colleges was taken UP chiefly
with the consideration Of Superfntend-
ent Coeley's communication regarding
high school athletes and with discus
sion of the application of Nebraska
and Notre Dame for admission into
the conference.
The application Of both colleges was
refused. Nebraska's for the second
time, on the grounds previously taken
in 1899 and last spring, that admis-
sion of other colleges would make the
conference unwteldy and that it ought
to stick to it's original number, leav-
ing other colleges to form similar
groups. The conferees stated explicit
ly that the matter was not decided
on the basis of the merit Of either
applicant, that question not being
brought up at all.
Superintendent CooIey's communi-
cation occupied the attention of the
conference during the morning, but
no specific action was taken, the COM.
mlttee, however, expressing It's desire,
+ to cooperate in every way toward
helping the high schools keep up a.
high standard among their athletes.
Chairman Jones Of Minnesota said:
| 1--WE agree with Superintendent Coo
| ley, that the things he complains Of
should be abolished, but we do not
know just what we can do in the mat
ter. We are willing to do everything
we can and will use our influence with
| the colleges.
|"The college faculties have sole <ju-
risdiction over college entrance re-
| quirements, and we are pOwerless to
| do more than make certain recon-
| mendations, which we will do. The
request practically amounts to insist
Ling upon two college entrance require
ments, one for candidates with ath-
| Ietic abilities and another for those
without ability
The conference committee agreed
/ to recommend to the colleges that in
| the interscholastic meets held under
their auspices, high school ability and
requirements should be enforced The
application for reinstatement of Earl
Schreiber Of Wisconsin, who was dis
qualified two years ago, was taken I'M
der advisement, to be decided to-day.
| 1t was learned at the meeting that
| the University Of Illinois will next
year try the plan Of alumni coaching,
so popular in the east, and abandon
the individual coach for football work.
| woodruff of Pennsylvania, NWho
coached the'Illnois team this year. will
! be released. 49,.
It was learned that the Michigan
team would take another trip to the
coast during the Christmas vacation.
Coach Yost and Captain Redden will
return soon from the east and the
team will be kept. in condition for the
games to be played with California
and Stanford. The Michigan men do
,, not regard these as post-season games,
I but merely as exhibition contests.
! Professor A. H. Pettingin said pos
! itively no post-season. game with Min
nesota would be played. It was also
common talk among. the athletic men
| at the Chicago Beach hotel that Fiat
ty" King would not coach Indiana next
year. Horne, the present director of
1 athletics, will probably have charge.