The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
SPORTING NEWS.
Haskell Indians Football Eleven
May Quit.
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Object to Conference Rules Of
Four Year Men.
LIKE TOPEKA RULES.
That Would Give a Player at
Least Six Years.
n. u. Talks Of Losing Money
the Last Season.
LIKE TOPEKA RULES.

Lawrence, Kas., Jan. 13.-"If these
schools playing under the Chicago
conference rules insist that Haskell
adopt the rule allowing our football
players only four years on the team"
said Supt. H. B. PEARS of Haskell in
stitute, I'VE will simply give up the
football business.
1T is unjust" he continued, 'to
make us limit our men to four years
of playing; Kansas gets men with
three or four years of good high
must take Indians right out of the
blanket. We are holding all football
arrangements until we find whether
the Big Nine teams will hold US to
this rule. Hernstefn has had a good
offer from Purdue and from other col
leges, but if we have a team he will
probably coach it. I don't believe he
has signed anything with Purdue. He
is too good a coach for US to lose.'
Kansas has received a letter from
Haskell, in answer to the JayhaWkerS,
statement that they would refuse to
adopted the four-year rule. In this let
ter Supt. PEARS states that Haskell
will not adopt the rule. This prac-
tically cancels the Kansas Haskell
in the Big Nine. There are good
prospects that they will schedule two
of these teams, probably Iowa and
either Wisconsin or Michigan. Car
Isle will also play their western op-
ponents; but" Supt. PEARS says
when we play Carlisle we will play
the team that plays the eastern teams
not a collection of Indian coaches -
There seems to be also a possibility of
a game with Nebraska, although the
Cornhuskers stated that they would
not play the red men next season. All
these are prospects very likely to come
n these h
out making Haskell adopt the new
rule.
will have just as good a schedule, so We
may get just as good games as we would
If this discussion had never appeared.
might play under the Topeka conference
rules. that would give a player six years
to play, but what, we ought to have Is
eight years limit
Manager u. S. G. Plank of Kansas uni
versity, who was for many years disciple
marian and physical director at Haskell,
says that the Indians are bluffing-
If you knew PEARS as well as do
team next year and call it a. four-year
so much about the four year rule, but we
would like Haskell's salary list decreased,
if we refuse to play, but if we are go
ing to get beaten We would like to be
put under by an amateur team
while was at Haskell I found out
enough about Salaried players to manage
a professional baseball team. Too many
of their stars are receiving pay in the
harness and wagon making departments
for work which they never do They hold
government jobs and don't like TO do the
work the position demands
Manager Plank is no doubt well quail
ned to make such statements and if these
charges can be proven they would ruin
Haskell's prospects. He claims that he
has taken baseball teams out in the sum-
mer and the proceeds from the trips have
gone to the players. 1t has been said that
Haskell was going to arrange a post sea-
son schedule for the benefit OF the play
ers. The Chanute "Co-Devils'' and Linds-
borg were to have been played. The Co
Devils" were played but it is not definite
ly known that the players got the pro-
ceedS-
Kansas may break with Washburn. The
JayhaWkerS demanded that the COngre-
gationalists adopt the Chicago conference
rules. No official word has been received
but it is believed that Washburn will re-
fuse to limit their players to four years
playing. The Topeka conference rules al
low six years to school with preparatory
departn ents.
If Kansas loses these two games a des-
perate struggle will Probably be made
at least university sentiment demands it
to schedule Nebraska. A big nine team
may also be scheduled.
Kansas has had hard luck this season
in a financial way. Last year the football
season put the management 81, 900 to the
good. while this year, leaves them greatly
in the hole. thew fa fa1