The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-19
SAYS NEBRASKA
INSERTED A WORD
DIR. WILLIAMS FINAL STATE
MENT IN FOOTBALL TROUBLE.
He Says There Will Be no Wrangle as
the Original Contract Is Clear and
Still Stands, Tho There Has Been an
Evident Attempt to Dodge.

DR.. H. L. Williams, coach Of the Min
nesota football team today issued a
final statement of Minnesota s position
in the Minnesota Nebraska discussion,
showing that Nebraska signed con,
tract TO ia game by which they agreed
rules and that consequently they are
barred from playing freshmen IN the
game Of Nov. Is. Dr.. Williams state
ment follows:
- have seen the interview with Dr..
Clapp of Nebraska and am certainly
surprised at the position taken: There
will be no wrangle between Nebraska
and Minnesota oyer this matter: MN
nesota's position is clearly defined. Ar
tract is as follows:
"EThe rules of eligibility as adopted
by the western conference, OF winch
Minnesota. is member, are hereby ac-
cepted and agreed to by thC athletic;
board of the University of Nebraska
"'The wording of this article IS just
the same as that in previous contracts.
This contract was agreed to by letter
of DR.. Clapp, and the formal contract
with the Minnesota signature attached
was sent on by Manager Reed of Min
nesota on May / last. The contract
with the Nebraska signatures attached
! was not returned until late in June or
early in July. Tt was then seen that
Nebraska had introduced" the. word
/ spresent' into the contract-maklng it
read the present rules Of eligibility,
| etc. This was evidently put in to
enable them to dodge the rules in re-
gard to the eligibility of freshmen,
which was passed by the conference on
June 2, the day before the intercol,
legiate meet at Chicago. On receipt Of
this, contract, the, Minnesota manage
l. +lot In oh cro
made in the contract could not be &C
cepted. = =. /. - 4 1872,
| That the change made. had altered
! the contract and that. therefore, there
was no contract at that time existing
Our manager explained by letter thai
we would not agree to a game will
Nebraska unless they would agree. tt
be governed by the same laws of eligi
bility by which we were governed. A
tract to Dr. Clapp, duplicate of tn
original, with the word present lief
out, and stated at the same time tina
unless this contract was returned t.
US with Nebraska's signature attached
by Sept. 1, we should conclude tina
they did not care to take on the gam
under those conditions and that W
should consider the date open and max
. other arrangements.
This contract was returned TO u
about the last of August with the sig
, natures Of DR.. Clapp and Mr.~Lee, pres
ident of the Nebraska board, attached
The case is a perfectly clear one. Ne
braska is bound by the contract to b
Z governed by the conference rules O.
1 eligibility in the game with Minnesot
0 on Nov. is. The conference rule whic
y binds Minnesota, Chicago, Wisconsi
a and the other conference colleges thi
t fall declares all men ineligible who hav
q not been already in attendance at tn
y university one full semester. If NJ
l. braska plays Minnesota this fall it wi
be under these same conditions 9
. agreed to in the contract" st.. g..