The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-19
STATE CONFERENCE
ON ATHLETICS
Great Interest Shown in the An.
nual Meeting at North
field.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Mortified, MIMI, Dec. 19.-The annual meet
ing of the Minnesota college conference on ath-
letics was held at Carleton college yesterday
following the custom of meeting with the col
lege which wins the championship for the year.
About twenty delegates were present, includ-
ing the committee, Professors Funk OF Macales-
ter, Drew Of Hamline, Doyle Of st. Thomas,
Newhall Of Shattuck school and Clancy of Garlic
ton. -
After dinner at Gridley hall mass meeting
Of students and friends was held In the chapel
when the trophy was presented to the winning
team Professor Funk as president OF the con-
ference made the presentation In few words
which were fttingly responded to by Captain
Lee. President Sallman, in welcoming the dele
gates, spoke of the fire Of criticism thru which
the game of football Is passing, and declared
himself in favor of the retention of the game
with some notifications which would contribute
to safety, and to restoration Of those ele-
ments which made it spectacular and interesting
to the uninitiated spectators.
He said that much Of the current criticism
was not applicable to the conditions in the
smaller colleges. They are fairly free from the
evils Of professionalism, larger number of
students in proportion to the attendance have a
larger institutions, there being three teams al
work on the Carleton field this year, while the
charges of unfair and of unduly rough play
could not be brought against the colleges of the
conference, there being no players ruled Out
during the season..
President Sallman is opposed to the game being
played by high-school and academy students
among whom he thinks occurs the majority OF
accidents and deaths. He criticized the ten
dency east and west Of the game degeneratins
into a business, saying that the budget Of ex
penses in certain institutions for the four week
preceding Thanksgiving exceeded the entire ex
! pense of western college for year.
He deplored the widespread betting and gam
| bling which accompanies the larger games, add
| ing that he did not charge football with origt
nat ting these evils, for they were in existence
| before the game played. These poison the
| springs of character in student life, and mus
be eliminated if the game Is to be rehabilitatet
| in public favor.
! Morning and afternoon sessions of the commit
| tee were held at which the managers arranged
| their schedules for the next season. The fol
lowing votes were passed: First-That 1t
not desirable to admit to this conference insti
| tutions located outside of Minnesota; second
that the committee approve any effort Of TIT
| managers to make arrangements with Mort
Dakota Agricultural college; third, that stu
dent transferring from one conference fnstitu
| ton to another shall be ineligible to athleti
| teams for one year; fourth, that the conferenc
track meet be held Laird athletic field o.
Monday, May %; fifth. that basketball AM
tennis be included in the sports recognized b.
| the conference; sixth, that a committee, cor
sstng Of Professors CLANCY of Carleton an
Doyle of st. Thomas, formulate the position o
the conference regarding professionalism.
| The officers reelected were: Professor II.
Funk Of Manchester, president, and Professc
| L. W. Clancy Of Carleton, secretary.