The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-06
FOOTBALL SEASON
WARNS UP TODAY
GOPHER COACH
REACHES HOME
Says Rules Discussion at Chi
j cago Was an Interesting
Affair.

Most Of the leading colleges in the east havo
football competitions scheduled for today, but,
as is customary in the early games of the sea-
son, the big teams meet weaker opponents, the
matches being virtually practice games for the
heavier contests few weeks later. Harvard
meets the University Of Maine at Cambridge,
Syracuse goes to New Haven to meet Yale,
Princeton plays Washington and Jefferson at
Princeton, North Carolina meets Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia, Cornell and Oberlin play at Ithaca
West Point and Trinity at West Point and Dick
inson lines up against the naval cadets at An
napoliS. other contests scheduled Tor the DAY are
Dartmouth and Massachusetts, aggies at Hano-
yer Carlisle Indians and Pennsylvania State
college at Williamsport, Swarthmore and VILLA
nova at Swarthmore, Colgate and Rochester at
Rochester, Lehigh and George Washington at
South Bethlehem, Brown and Wesleyan at Prov1-
dence and Franklin and Marshall and Lebanon at
Lancaster, Pa.
Today also marks the virtual opening Of the
football season among the southern colleges.
Vanderbilt and Kentucky State meet at Nash
Vile, Oak Ridge and Davidson at Davidson,
Clemson and Welsh Neck at Clemson University
of Tennessee and American Union at Knoxville
and Virginia Polytechnic and William and Mary
at Roanoke.
Teams in the middle west have several tmpor-
tant games down the schedule for decision
today. Chief among them Is the Nebraska South
Dakota contest at Lincoln Other games are
those between Indiana and Wabash at Craw-
louisville, Missouri and Warrensburg at Colum-
ba, Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenburg at Spring
field and Washburn and Fort Riley at Topeka.
In each and every one Of these contests In
the east and in the west the ''big school, should
win. If they do not it will be due to those form
reversals which frequently upset tho calcula-
lions In early season football.
DR.. II. L. Williams, director Of athletics at
. Minnesota, and member of the football rules
committee, returned this morning after the
conference Of the rules makers and coaches at
Chicago. 1.-THE meeting very satisfactory
in all respects" said he. 1--WE delved into the
rules and their Interpretation for several hours.
Mr.. Camp read his report, which was followed
by general discussion of the points which
there might be any misunderstanding
At a meeting of the university council yester-
day afternoon the Interpretation Of the confer
ence rules regarding the scholarship require
Ments Of players taken under consideration.
1t was decided that player, to be eligible for
football this season, must have complied with
the following regulations:
First-Al1 entrance requirements must have
been passed.
second-He must have been a resident stu
dent at least ono year. '~ -
Third-He must be a regular, not a special
student.
Fourth-Must have failures conditions
Fifth-Must be making full work at the time
Of participation.
sixth-sIust not be delinquent in any subjec
Of past semester.
No action was taken by the council concerning
the application Of these rules to individual play
ers. This matter referred to the el1g1b1l1t.
committee Of the faculty council.
It was decided that all conditions Of football
men must be passed off before Oct. 20 If the!
ara to be eligible.
Professor West Resigns.
Professor Willis NJ. West, Of the facult
members Of the committee eligibility i
football, has resigned his position in that bod
and has been succeeded by Dean George +
James Of the college of education. This chang
was announced today by President Cyrus North