Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-03
REVIEW OF THE SPORTS
Big Nine Conference Commit
tees Ruling Will Prove
Hardship to Schools,
ITS EFFECT IN IOWA SCHOOLS

Tho Daily lowan's AIl-State Team,
Iowa City Players Not Included -
Deaths of tho Hunting Season in
Wisconsin State University Ath-
lctic Association is Out of Debt
The ruling OF the Big Nine confer
committee. which has been adopted,
and which excludes freshmen from
taking part In any athletics until they
shall have been "a member of their
school for at least one semester, will
work hardship at the State Universe
ty. IL the other colleges of Iowa agree
to the rule, and In that way be eligi-
bic to continue on the State Univer-
sity's schedule Of games. 1t will
effect them In similar maner. II they
do not agree to 1t they cannot contest
with teams representing schools be-
longing to the conference. Should
Ames. Drake. Grinnell, Cornell and the
other colleges refuse to fall in line
Iowa City Will be compelled to drop
them. The ruling Is direct stroke
at the common practice, which is one
phase Of professionalism, of schools
| exerting undue influence over. and
holding out unusual inducements to
high school graduates who give spec
ial promise of becoming good athletic
timber. While this will still be pos
sible the ruling will have tendency
to do away with 1t, owing to the length
of time students will have to attend
school before being eligible to any OF
the teams. Iowa University is hit es-
pecially hard owing to the fact that the
school was counting on a number OF
promising high school graduates who
were expected to enter the University
next year.
The Daily Iowan, of the State Uni
versity, this week published the an
Iowa state foot ball team selected by
Frank r. Wilson. In the selections the
state University has not been consid-
cred. The team Is as follows
Jordan, Drake. ...............L e1t eho
Jorgensen, Ames. .Leit tachie
Hoffman, Drake. ....... .Lelt guaru
Wright, Normal. Cehtei
bremen, Ames. .Rlght suaru
Damon. Drake. Right tackle
Iones Ames. Right end
Rail- coe. Quarterback
r.. Jones, Normal Captain. Right hali
Burcham, Drake. ..LeIl nan
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The deer hunting season which con-
t,nuea for twenty days In Wisconsin
closed with Dec. !, and with IL aiso eis
slaughter Of hunters. Inc Ase VI
casualties due to careiessness ana &C
cidental discharge of weapons Is aPpai-
ling. Some were cases where persons
were taken for deer, others were oue
TO stray bullets and still others "ere
chargeable to the premature dlscnarse
OF firearms. The list totals s1xty-siA.
November IA, was the bloodlest oay Oh
the month, and Is filled with the report
OF no less than seven deaths due 10 the
sport. Those persons who are so &C
tive in denouncing football as brutal
and deadly sport, should peruse stats-
ties and turn their attention toward
the hunting game. Three times the
number were killed hunting IN the
twenty days than were killed during
the entire football season.
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Tim Hurley Of Susquenna, Pa, and
Jack Carey, of Chicago, founght ten
rounds to draw before crowd OF
1 200 In Ottumwa this week. Ottumwa
ia becoming the Mecca of second rate
pugilists and scrappers this being the
second fight in few weeks which mas
been pulled off there.
For the first time in years the State
University athletic association has
passed thru the season with flying
colors financially. There now remains
in the treasury about $4,000, which VIII
be used to settle up old accounts in
CURED during past years when the
end Of the season found the association
without funds with which to meet IT'S
obligations.
Patrick Beacon, Of Sheldon, was
chosen this week captain of the Notre
Dame foot ball team for 1905. Nathan
Silver, of Chicago, was the only other
aspirant for the honor.
One of the largest and most impor-
tant meetings Of the magnates OF the
American Base Ball League Will be
held In Chicago on Dec. Z. There are
a number of important matters con-
corning players rules, etc. which VIII
come up for settlement.