The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-19
FAULT LIES WITH
The NEBRASKANS.
Delay Over Acting on Conference
Rule Smacks of
Trickery.
BY O'LoughIIn.

The effort of Nebraska to force Minnesota to
permit the playing Of freshmen in the game
among football rooters of Minneapolis today.
Minnesota has taken firm stand on the ques-
ton and unless Nebraska comes to time the
game be cancelled.
No little disappointment is expressed over
Nebraska's action among the followers Of the
game Booth and his football team have gained
a prestige where they are looked upon as fur
nishing one of the big games Of the year in
Minneapolis Their work has put them out of
the minor college class. and in Minneapolis at
least Nebraska is ranked as one of the
big teams of the west. Booth has wealth
of material at Lincoln-sufficient material from
which to build team without attempting to
win by taking advantage of another team thru
the fact that Nebraska is not bound by con-
ference rule.
The whole affair smacks too much of trickery.
After the conference adopted the one-semester
rule Minnesota lost time in putting the mat
ter I'D to Nebraska. long before the teams
thought Of assembling and for some reason the
western governors did not see fit to get togethers
until this week to pass upon the rule. If the
team is crippled bv such action the fault lies
at Lincoln. Neb.. and not in Minneapolis. Ne
braska cannot say anything unfavorable about
the action Of Minnesota. it taken early
enough to permit Booth to handle his team as
he saw fit. The long delay, the dickering over
the contracts. the insertion of word In the
original draft Of the contract, all look bad from
the Minnesota standpoint
No Reason for Concession.
Nebraska is IN class WIN minnesota ana MICH
igan. and the followers Of Nebraska football
have made strong claims for their team. Min
nesota would not permit Wisconsin even Iowa
to play freshmen while the gophers were de-
MED the same privilege. There is reason
why Nebraska should be given the privi-
lese. The Nebraskans sportsmen should not
ask unfair advantage. If they can observe
the conference rule and defeat Minnesota well
and good-the credit will be all the greater.
There would be deep disappointment in Mime
aDolts If the Nebraska game should be can
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the circumstances. Michigan is to play the corn
that the wolverines will permit the Lincoln team
to use their freshmen. A dispatch from Ann
Arbor this morning that the matter has
been referred to the faculty board and as
Professor Pettingll is that board and also
Michigan's representative in the conference,
there may be something for the cornhuskers
to think about when they reach Ann Arbor
IT,. Evasion Not Liked
1t does not appear that Nebraska has acted
An good faith in the matter by waiting until
the middle of October before acting upon the
conference rule and then taking it up in sick
stand the question. and under the circum.
stances the gopher position is thoroly justified
Even the warmest friends of Nebraska in the
city expresses the opinion that the Lincoln gov
errors have made mistake. one which they
should rectig~ without loss of time.
The seat sale for the Iowa game is now II
n7oeress and large attendance is the out
look. The hawkeyes bringing band and
300 rooters for the game. The varsity is prac
dcing up On its yelling, and warm time /.
expected Saturday afternoon