The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-19
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College Athletics Receives a
Shock on Saturday.
List of professionally on
School Teams Is Read.
BAKER At THE HEAD.
Charged That Four Members
We're in Prescribed Glass.
Freshman Rule viii Apply to
Part of Schools Only.
AT THE HEAD.

At the secret meeting Of the pro
fessors from the colleges of the state,
held Saturday afternoon at the Cope
land hotel, for the purpose of discuss
ing the athletic association, sensation
was produced by the presentation to
the assembly of a long list Of names Of
college students who had played pro-
fessionaI baseball last summer, and
who are now expecting to play anna
teur ball during the coming college
season.
Included in this list were the names
of four or five of the crack ball players
who were on the Baker university team
last year. and several from K. U. and
other schools. One Washburn man
was on the list This one was White,
the captain of the team.
The list caused a great deal Of dis
cussion at the meeting, and 1t is said
that some of the professors became
considerably excited in defending their
own players. Baker university was
very much put out by the charge that
its team, which won so many games
last year, was composed largely Of pro-
fessionals.
AS a result of the discussion, It was
decided by the college authorities that
after one year, 1t shall be considered
sufficient to disQualify q player for
amateur ball if he participates in more
than three games with a professional
team, where gate receipts are charged,
whether he receives pay for his ser
vices or not. In the past a player has
been allowed to play with professional
teams, provided ne got nothing for his
services, and this is the technicality
upon which the college ball players
have been able to eSca pc the penalties
for professionalism. The new rule will
make it impossible for a college boy.
who expects to retain his right TO play
on college teams, to play with a pro-
fessional team. even for pra ctfce.
The Washburn player, White, is un-
doubtedly one Of the best shortstops in
the state, on a college team. Last sum-
mer he played a number of games with
the kingman semiprofessional team OF
the Kansas State league. Ernest Quig
ley. director of the ST Mary's college
athletic department, was manager of
that team. At the meeting he made the
statement that he himself made the ar
rangement for White to play with King
man, and that White played wholly for
practice, and did not receive a cent for
his services. Others at the meeting
claimed to have evidence that White re-
ceived some sort of compensation for
his services.
The most interest however, was crea-
ted by the charges against Baker
Baker is supposed to be a sort Of holy
city so far as athletics are concerned.
I It absolutely prohibits football, and has
done so for the past ten years. But It
has been devoting considerable atten-
ton to baseball, and last year had a
team which cleaned up nearly every
thing in the state The strong showing
made by Baker was a good deal Of a
| surprise.
Freshman Rule Almost Knocked Out.
Another important action of the con-
/ ference Saturday was the practical
elimination of the rule prohibiting the
/ playing of Freshmen in football games.
( BY the narrow margin of one majority,
I it was voted that the anti-Freshman
J rule shall apply only to schools havint
( an attendance of over 400 students This
practically does away with the rule so
| far as games played in Kansas Is con-
/ cerned, for none Of the schools feel IN
I der obligations to observe the Freshman
/ rule when playing against teams which
/ do not observe it.
/ There are only six schools in the state
/ which have over 400 attendance. These
are Kansas university Washburn,
! State Normal. State Agricultural Linds-
borg and Baker, and Baker does not
play football
The schools which will under the
modifca ton of the rule, be allowed to
use Freshmen IN All eontsts are Sl-
/ Mary's, Emporia college, Ottawa, Fair
mount, Friends. Salina Wesleyan, Mid
! land and numerous smaller schools.
Thu. probable effect of the elimination
of the nti-Freshman rule, so far as
/ these schools are concerned, is that all
l-of the ringers and star players Wnc
want to get into the game for one sea
son. and then quit, viii drift to the
] small schools, and materially Strengthen
[ them on the football field.
When the conference commenced It's
deliberations the discussion resulted IL
reamrning the FRESHMAN rule, ana Il
was only a the last minute, when tne
meeting was about to adjourn, that the
motion to exempt the smaller schools
was made and carried