The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-10
CONFERENCE IS
STILL RADICAL
Big Nine Academies Revel in a
Saturnalia of Fool Rule
Making.

/. Chicago, March 1O.-Western colleges are to
have football this year, altho the state Of
the game will be modified SO that brutality
will be eliminated. This was the decision
reached here last night by faculty representa-
tvcs at the reform" meeting called by Presi-
dent Angel of Michigan.
The recommendations which chiefly OBJ
jected to We're the abolition Of the professional
coach and the training table, and the three
year rule The professional coach Is to re-
main only as long existing contracts are
in force. This means that Indiana and Micht-
gan will be the only colleges in the organiza-
ton this year which will have the services OF
seven universities will be either taught the
game by members of the faculty Or will use
the graduate coach system. Stage and Will
lams, being faculty members, will coach Chi
cago and Minnesota.
The training table, one of the principal ad-
juncts of football establishment, is a thing
Of the past An effort was made by some of
the colleges to have this rule rescnded, but
the sentiment In favor of its adjustment.
Will Pass on Rules.
In regard to the style of game to be played,
a committee was appointed with authority to
pass Judgment on the rules adopted by the
American rules committee: If these rules are
| found to be, unsatisfactory, the committee is
vested with power to frame rules of its own
Heretofore the football season has lasted
until Thanksgiving day, but in the future the
last game will be decided the Saturday
before Thanksgiving.
The three-yeaf rule was changed SO tnaC All
students who have taken part in athletics for
only three years will be eligible for another
year. At the end Of 1906 however, the rule
will be put in force so that 1t will include
all athletes.
| The regular intercollegiate conference is
meeting here today to take, final action on
the recommendations made last night It is
| believed that all the recommendations will be
adopted as they now stand.
| The following are the principal regulations
which Will be placed before today s meeting
That no student may participate in athletics
until he shall have been In residence one year
that student may participate in athletics
| for more than three years In the aggregate, ex.
| cept those who members of last years
to undergraduates. That no team consisting
| in whole in part Of college students shall
play with high schools, academies or indie
pendent professional schools. That No more
| than five intercollegiate games Of football shall
be played each season. That freshmen teams
and second elevens play only with the teams
from their own institutions. That the price
members Of the university be not more thar
so cents, including reserved Seats That NJ
training table be maintained; that to be eligible
entrance requirements. all intervening work b!
taking full work in the current semester; tina
hereafter there shall be coaching excep
by regular members of the Institutional staff
Amounted by the trustees on the recommends
ton Of the faculty and that the salary attach
ing to the position shall be no more than tina
paid to other members, OF the faculty OF tn
same rank. This rule to be enforced just =,
soon as existing contracts have run thei
course; that there shall be no preliminary train
ing prior to the opening of the universities.
The acts of the conference
Rule 1-One-year eligibility rule reaffirmed
to 90 into effect with the beginning Of the mex
fall semester.
Rule divided into two parts; (a) No stu
dent shall participate in intercollegiate athletic
for more than three years in the aggregate
(b) Participation shall be confined to student
who have not graduated from any department Q
a college university. = 81 ..5.e7. --5...
- This rule shall 90 into effect on Sept 1, 19ot
except for students who participated in intel
| collegiate athletics in the years 1905 and 1901
, For these it shall 80 into effect Dec. t. 1906.
| Rule Exchanged to bar only football team
from competing with high-school and academ
teams, and otherwise reafirmed; effective Sep
l. 1905 $50
Rule Admitting intercollegiate football Sc.
son to five games reaffirmed; effective Sept.
1905 -.
Rule 5-Rescinding old rule by which the fir:
three football games of the season do not cour
, as intercollegiate contests; reanirmed.
| Rule 6-Prohibit1ng freshmen football team
and second elevens from playing with any team
+ not from their own institution; reaffirmed: e
: fective Sept. 1, 1905. 49,.
9 Rule Regulating the price of admissio,
reaffirmed.
e Rule s-Changed to read: There shall be I
q training table training quarters for any att
y letic team; effective Sept. 1, 1906.
. . Rule "a competent university officer sha
! state in his certificate Of eligibility ~ III,
= the student has passed all his entrance requir
e ments; (2) that he has passed all intervenir
work as regularly required in each universal
for the period involved; (8) that he is takir
s full work in the current semester.
8 Rule 1o-Refers to the professional coach.
$ Rule 11-Prohibiting preliminary training; r
J.. affirmed; effective Sept. L. 1906.
t pluses and expenses; reaffirmed; effective Sep
I, 1906. - .r