The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-04
MUST
OBEY The RULES
No Gopher Cornhusker Football
Game if They Refuse to
Do So.

Unless the University of Nebraska
athletic authorities accept the confer
ence rule forbidding the playing Of
freshmen on football teams, and so no
tify Minnesota by Sept. l, the date ate
Schedule viii BE be declared open. Ne.
braska has evidently tried little
sharp practice on Minnesota in this
matter, but has been called to atten-
tion in quick order.
) At present there is no contract for
game between the teams Of the uni
versities and there will be no game
this year unless Nebraska agrees to
with conference schools. Nebraska has
been denied admission to the confer
ence on several occasions and her ath-
letes are now defending their position
with the statement that as they are
not a part Of the conference, they are
not compelled to play under conference
rules.
AS Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois,
three of the universities on the Nebras-
ence it is likely that the cornhuskers
will see the wisdom Of waving their
present position. Conference rules de-
mand that when schools in the organiza-
ton play with outside schools that the
rules of the big nine be observed by
the outsider as to the eligibility Of
players. ~
DR.. Williams Statement.
1T noted with interest," said H. L.
Williams, director of athletics at the
University of Minnesota, in morning
paper statement from Captain Berg
OF Nebraska, that they had contract
so worded that Nebraska would be ex-
the games this fall with Minnesota,
Michigan and Illinois. AS far as Min
nesota is concerned, Captain Berg is
misinformed as to the facts.
At the present time there is no con-
tract whatever for game between Ne
braska and Minnesota for this coming
follows: The Minnesota board last
spring authorized renewal Of the old
contract with Nebraska, the only
change to be made being slight alter.
alton Of the financial arrangement
In, his preliminary. correspondence, Mr.
Clapp, director Of athletics, accepted
the agreement on behalf of Nebraska
Mr.. Reed sent on to Nebraska this
contract; ,typewritten, and duly signed
May. In this contract was section
an exact reproduction Of that in the
previous contract, stating that Ne
braska agreed to adopt and play under
! the rules OF the conf erence in the game
with Minnesota Nebraska did no
return this contract with their sigma
7. ture until the end of June.
Inserted In Contract.
ION its arrival it was seen that tn
/ Nebraska authorities had inserted il
writing the word present making
read That Nebraska agreed to play b.
4 the present rules of the conference. A
the date at the head Of the contrac
was in May, this would make the new
4 rules passed by the conference meetin
in Chicago at the end Of May, on tn
face of it, not apply in Nebraska. Thi
4 contract was turned over to me by MI
Reed on July 81.
eve talked the matter. over an
wrote Mr.. Clapp ON that date that Mir
nesota would not agree to the change i
the contract which he had introduce
by inserting the word present.
On receiving letter from Mr.. Clap
: on July 25, written before he had r
ceived ours Of the 21st, explaining thu
the introduction of the word "pre
:, ent' freed Nebraska from being boun
by the new one-year rule, we aga1
| wrote him on July 25, stating that tt
!. word "present' was not a part Of tt
: contract which we had signed; that
} changed the contract which we hs
/ offered, and that we did not accept tt
, change which he had introduced. Their
= fore, the contract was null and vo
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