The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-27
LITTLE FELLOWS
HAVE The SWAY
big Nine and big Six" Dele
gates Not at Football Dorcas
Society.
JoArnal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Dec. 27.-The football conference
Of universities and colleges which is to meet
on Thursday at the Murray Hill hotel, will
manifesuy deserve the name of national. which
appears on its letterheads. There will be dele
gates from at least eighteen states of the union
Bile colleges and universities which may be called
active in athletics. 1t will be the most thoroly
representative meeting of colleges ever seen In
convention.
appointed delegates, with the name Of each
delegate that has reported SO far heard from,
beginning with those at the greatest! dstance:
From the west: State University OF Nebraska,
Professor James II. Lees; Creighton college,
John T. Smith; Colorado college, Dean Florian
KaJori; State University Of Colorado, Professor
William Duane; Leland Stanford university,
Dakota, Professor Alex Bell.
From the middle west: State University of
Missouri. Professor of Physical Training Clark
W. Hetherington; St Louis university, dele
gate; Carlton college, Northfeld,i Mimi, l.. N.
Wood; Beloit college, Professor 3. G. Smith;
Butler college, Indiana E. R.. Wingard. No less
than eight universities and colleges in Ohio send
delegates. r. nEsl ~
- Big Schools Are Out.
From the seven universities and colleges which
are claimed by the existing committee on rules
no acceptsnces have been received. The greatest
interest in the conference has been shown by
Harvard. Chairman White Of the Harvard COM
they deem 1t inexped1ent to send delegate,
adds the following: .'- -. !.
'sMay add personally that this, action does
not imply any lack OF sympathy with the move
ward, however, taking I'D and working 1t out in
It's own way, and Tor this reason At seems mad.
visable to be actively involved in other similar
President Eliot in writing that the invita-
ton had been received to the common athletic
sports, says: II avail myself Of this opportunity
to tell you, that my own belief Is that inter-
collegiate football should be stopped for one
year, SO that the Individual. colleges may de-
monstrate In practice, each on its own grounds,
a reasonable game of football. There seems to
be well nigh universal consent that the present
game is intolerable, and surely this is a great
Improvement in the public sentiment. For my
self, I find it impossible to believe that the
committees, coaches and umpires who have
ruined the game are to be trusted with Its
reform or replacement.
Slap at Experts.
''The experts In the ruined game are not the
persons should select to advise about the selec
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bad spirit in which it is played. To get rid OF
this vicious spirit I think we must stop inter
collegiate football for time. "a
ION the whole. therefore. I favor separate
action by the individual colleges and not icon
| ferences and conventions Or other attempts tt
continue. intercollegiate football under new regu
latjons.' -, .,r
| The president Of the State University Of lows
| writes that that university is member of {
| college conference" along with eight others IL
| the middle west. and adds: "We are under
pact to comply with the rules of this conference
It would not be honorable for us to make othel
! alliances while holding to this" ~ i
| 1t may be added that acceptance has beer
received from any Of the eight other member
of this conference. Dean Judson of the Univer
sity of Chicago writes: ST am not prepared
| to say at this time whether we can be repre-
scented or not Weare considering the subjec
of improvements in the section concerning inter
collegiate football We have not yet, however
reached final ground Of action. I shall motif.
YOU later as to what the university is prepare,
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