The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-19
|CORNHUSKERS IN
EXCELLENT TRIM
Expect to do Things at Ann
Arbor-stand Pat on Fresh.
man Decision.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 19-Booth's cornhuskers
not going to Ann Arbor next Saturday to
face Vests wolverines with th4 determination
to merely force the Michigan eleven to play foot
ball upon the assumption that Yosts pupils
predestined to win. Instead, the Nebraska
team is fired with the zeal of victory its own
account. Booth Is not Boosting. but he is con-
WINGED that the cornhuskers have at least a
chance for the honors.
The departure of the cornhuskers for
day night, and instead of two days lay
over in Detroit Booths men will go direct to
Ann Arbor, reaching there Friday afternoon.
The change in the time Of departure from
Wednesday, previously I1anned, was
occasioned by the continued wet weather in
lincoln, which has convinced Booth that his
pupils will need every bit Of scrt manage prac-
tice obtainable ~ -.-
The opinion of the student body at Nebraska
and in athletic circles in the corhhusker camp
Is that the freshmen-rule question has been
solved by the Nebraska athletic board in the
most diplomatic manner possible There was
considerable opposition to the adoption of the
rule by Nebraska on the ground that the evils
aimed at by the conference seldom exist here
hand also that Nebraska, while generally strong
er athletically than most of the ''big nine
schools has been persbtent1y turned down in its
| ambition to membership within the conference
circle. E,4
This however. did not swerve the board in
deciding to adopt the tule with the proviso that
| If any freshman had previously established his
| availability auu nau plS!eu In any OF Ile games
this season he would MT be barred. All sports
| in the future however, will be governed by the
conference rule. DIR. C1app, secretary Of the Ne
braska board explains the boards decision In
| the following: ~
'Nebraska's affirmation Of the freshman rule
| is identical with the acton of the conference
itself. The rule was formally adopted by the
conference on June 2 Of tbs year but the con-
ference voted that it woult not be made retro
active, result Of which It was decided that
the legislation should lot take effect until
| Oct /. On June 8 the Conference field meet
was held in Chicago and Freshmen athletes were
! permitted to take part. The same was true as
to several baseball games, which were played
in June after the adoption Of the rule.
'The athletic board at Nebraska held its
last regular monthly meeting in May, and
| therefore had chance to consider the ques-
ton of revising its eligibilit. rules until the
October meeting. The bylaws of the board do
not permit any such changes Except at regu-
lar monthly meeting.
? .'In the interim the school ear opened and
football practice was begun, 4 II month elaps-
ing before our board could consder the fresh
men question.
'To have barred freshmen frog the football
team this year would have been attractive leg
+ islation, and therefore unfair I'd the players
q and to ourselves, the conferete could not
' rightfuly ask expect us to gofurther than
, itself had done.
. ST notice that Missouri and Colombo UNIVERSE
ties still oppose the rule, and there was a dis
position at Nebraska to take the sale position.
but the board here did not wish tdbe out of
I harmony with the conference ruleA and has
5 therefore adopted them in their entirty..