The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-30
PLEA FOR BETTER
ATHLETIC SPIRIT
Coach TObin Thinks Utah
Schools Should Get together
and Formulate Rules.
BY JOHN T. TOBIN.

In recent years there has been a
great deal of adverse criticism as re-
CARDS the game of football and its ef-
fects on the schools Immediately con-
cerned as we'll as on the public in gen
eraL. Some of the criticism is warrant
ed and must be reckoned with
Inc rules committee, in formulating
the new rules, was seeking to satisfy
| a general clamor for a more open and
/ less dangerous game. Thatit succeed
ed remains to be seen. But there is
another feature which in many re-
spects is as important as the rules
governing the play namely. the reIa-
tons and conduct of the rival institu-
tons. There has been altogether too
much Wrangling, too much ungentle-
manly conduct, and too little real
sportsmanship. The spirit to win
which IS. of course, a worthy one. has
too often led the representatives of
institutions Of high standing to resort
TO acts that would be frowned upon in
relations OF a non-athletic nature
There is no valid reason why contests
cannot be just as strenuously played
under buSineSS-like and sportsman
IKE arrangements as under a system
which produces petty disputes and ill
| feeling between spectators as well as
participants. In order to bring about
a better condition of affairs a step has
been taken by two of the great schools
OF the middle west at the suggestion
OF Professor a. A Stagg of the Uni
Versity of Chicago. The following
agreement. entered into by the Uni
Verslty OF Minnesota and the UNIVERSE
" OF chicago, speaks for itself:
Model Set of Rules.
An agreement regarding athletics
10 mi
and Chicago.
In the event of the esta bliShment OF
| football relations between the Univer-
sity. of Minnesota and the University
OF Chicago, the persons i'm charge of
| the conduct of football and other ath-
| letics, including faculty committees.
student committees alumni commit
tees. athletic directors managers.
coaches and assistant coaches and
| trainers. governing the athletic policies
and practices, the eligibility OF players
or the financial interests of athletics
and of football in particular at these
universities. TO the end that these
games shall be arranged, prepared for
and played in the spirit of fair play
which characterizes gentlemen do
hereby agree that:
i. All contracts shall be drawn up
| in business form, but i'm the spirit of
entire fairness to both universities, and
the home university shall become re-
sponsible for the financial interests Of
the visiting university. The home uni
versity shall manage the game and
render a complete statement to the
visiting university, and the financial
settlement shall be made on the basis
of this statement
2. All arrangements for the playing
of the games shall be made in the spirit
OF fairness and good craftsmanship:
(2) in the settlement Of dates and
hours of games. etc; OBJ in provision
for the comfort and convenience of the
visiting team and it's friends: (c( in
the presentation of the best possible
playing field; Cd in arrangements
which shall guard against all friction
especially in the selection of officials
for the game, and in the actual direc-
ton of the games upon the field.
30. The conference rules and the in
depreciation put upon them by the con-
ference shall be the basis of eligibility
All questions involving differences of
opinion shall be submitted to an arbi-
traitor: and all negotiations shall be
treated confidentially.
A. Each university may send repre-
sentatives TO any games played by the
other, but spying and securing infor-
nation regarding the play of one an
other by other means, shall be alto
gether discountenanced.
%. In furtheranCe of good sports
manship and kindly relations. the
home team shall give 3 banquet in the
university commons to the visiting
team on the evening preceding the
game, which shall be open to the ia
Guilty, students and alumni of each
university.
6. Each university shall do every
thing to avoid controversy and shall
encourage by every possible means
right feelings and courteous relations
between the teams and the student bo-
dies of the respective universities.
~. If either university shall con-
clude that it can no longer live up to |
the spirit of the above agreement, or
if one university becomes convinced
that the other university is not full
filling the spirit of this agreement.
any existing contract for games or
contests beyond that particular year
shall, upon proper notification, become
null and void"
An additional article to this agree
ment has been adopted by the board
of physical culture and athletics of the
University of Chicago and recommend !
ed to the University of Minnesota.
Each university shall be sole Judge
on all questions relating TO the eligibil- |
ity of any member of its teams. 1t is |
understood by this to be the policy of
the two institutions that neither under |
any circumstances shall enter a pro-
test against any member of a team OF |
the other institution. But either side |
will welcome any information regard |
ing the qualifications of it's own team |
conveyed through the athletic director
or its board of athletic control"
If some such arrangement as the |
above. modified to comply with differ
ent conditions. were adopted by rival |
schools many of the Objectionable fea-
lures connected with athletic contests |
would be removed. and the non-com- |
peting public would support athletics !
more enthusiastically than in the past !
ANOTHER FIGHTER KILLED.
\ Everett. Wash. Sept. 29.-Johnnie y |