The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-21
|. U. To PLAY ILLINOIS
GAME SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE
OF PURDUE DATE.
Halne Discusses Attitude Of Purdue
In Refusing to Play Indiana-May
Play I'm This City.

''The only chance for Indiana and Purdue
to get together on the football question"
said Athletic Director Horne, of the State
University. last night. lis to enter into a
contract providing for one game to be
played every season in Indianapolis. be-
lieve that it will be possible to effect a per-
manent arrangement of this kind.
There is no prospect of our getting to-
gether for a game this coming season, un-
less the record of both teams should be
such that it would be especially desirable
to bring them together, and in that event
a post-season game may be arranged, to be
played in this city. / should be glad of
course to have this brought about, as
there is more State interest In a football
game between Indiana and Purdue than in
any other contest.
purdue has insisted that she will not
play in Bloomington this season unless we
guarantee that Purdues share Of the re-
ceipts will be as large as our share of the
receipts for last years game al Lafayette
We cannot do this, for we cannot count on
as large crowd in Bloomington as can be
brought out In Lafayette. We feel that
Purdue is altogether wrong in this. 1t is
directly opposite to the attitude of all the
Chicago and Michigan alternate their
games and always divide the receipts. vet
Chicago has never objected because the re-
ceipts OF the Chicago game are always two
or three times as large as those of the Ann
Arbor game. The same obtains in the
Wisconsin and Minnesota games Mime
sofa always has twice the crowd on her
grounds that Wisconsin gets on hers. In
diana played at Lafayette last fall. and we
expected Purdue to come to Bloomington
this season. Purdue has kicked out of the
agreement, and under the circumstances
haxrn
said, post-season contest on neutral ter
ritory Is arranged. II Indiana and Purdue
should both defeat Notre Dame this fall, a
contest between them would be exceed
ingly desirable, and it would doubtless
draw great crowd in Indianapolis.
'.Since it has been definitely decided that
have scheduled game with Illinois, to be
played at Bloomington Nov. Z. We had
not expected to play Illinois, as the Suck
ers' are little bit heavy for US. but we had
the best team possible for the game on the
home grounds.
at think that our prospects for the COM
ing season are good. We shall have all
our old men back except the ends and then
Smith and Highley, the 1901 tackles will be
back. In addition to this there is new ma
terial in sight, even at this early date, that
promises a strong team. / think some of
the members of last seasons team will find
it very hard to hold their positions this
year. We are going to get to work earlier
than ever, and nave arranged to take the
candidates to Lake Maxinkuckee Sept. 10.
This will be three weeks earlier than we
got to work last fall. and 1t ought to have
a good result"
Mr.. Horne was in the city last night TO
attend the athletic meet at Tomlinson Hall,
and in addition TO talking football he dis
cussed the baseball situation. 1--WE are
after a coach for our baseball squad" he
said, land we are trying TO get Phil O'NeaI,
of Anderson. the old Notre Dame catcher
Indiana Is not counting much on her base
ball team this season, as there has been
no chance for indoor work, and the list of
candidates is not a large one. However.
we'll have team, and We have some good
games scheduled"
Indiana will have at least one game In
Indianapolis the coming season. the In
diana-Notre Dame game being scheduled
for this city. Oct. 81. II has not been de-
played.