Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-21
BIC NINE ACTS ON FOOT BALL
Radical Change, Intended I. Stamp Ont
PrOf.ssiOnslism.
PAID COACHES ARE ABOLISHED
Players Must Garry Full Number OF
Reeitations-Gate Fees and Num-
her of intercollegiate Game,
Limited.

CHICAGO, Jan. O.-College foot ball was
dealt staggering blow by the representa-
lives OF the faculties of the Big Nine"
western colleges. who at the conclusion OF
n two days conference, tonight recon-
mended more decided changes in the con-
duct OF foot ball and other sports. The aim
OF the professors apparently Is to curb as
far as possible all tendencies toward pro-
fessionalism in the different universities and
the various recommendations announced
after the meeting adjourned have this idea
uppermost.
1t was recommended that the game Of foot
nall. as played at present. be abolished az
an intercollegiate and collegiate contest in
the conference colleges; that the conference
await from the American foot ball rules
committee such notifications OF the pla ying
rules as will free the game from brutality
and unnecessary danger: that In the event
such alterations are net sufficient, the con-
ference will delegate committee 10 draw
up rifles OF It's own and that IL a satisfac-
tor game can thus be established the rec
concentrations established by today's con-
ference shall apply TO it's conduct and man
agement
The money end OF foot ball was strongly
condemned in a set of resolutions. and in
the future the faculty will have charge OF
the gate receipts.
Players Must He students.
One OF the new rules will compel foot ball
players TO have as many Rotations during
the foot ball season as at any other time of
the year. and at the end OF the school year
he must be able 20 show a clean record to
be eligible for the team during the next
playing season. Any man who has received
his bachelor degree or other academic de-
gree will not be eligible to play on a foot
h ball team, no matter by what institutions
that degree has been conferred This rtIle
will bar graduate students entirely and the
game will be played by undergraduate
teams. Hereafter the athletic associations
will have nothing to do with the securing OF
coaches, that duty being left in the hands
OF the trustees of the colleges. and there
will be no foot ball training before college
orens. The first time the uniforms may be
donned will be the opening day OF college
work.
In the future the coach of any OF the
foot ball teams belonging to the big Nine
colleges must be member OF the faculty;
the purely professional paid coach Il not tc
be employed.
The adoption OF the so-called six months
rules has proved 80 much of a success that
the professors resolved TO advise that 1t bt
extended to one year. This means that higt
school boys who enter college in the fall OF
at any other time will have TO forego par,
ticipation In athletics for full year in
stead Of six months. The rule also applies
to students coming from one college to an
other.
other Drastic Recon- m ndations.
Among the other recommendations madt
were the following:
The number of intercollegiate game'
played by each university team shall b'
limited 10 five.
The admission To all athletic meets shall
be limited 20 50 cents for students.
No training table shall be maintained 70
the athletes. --- ------.----
That no one may play for more than thre'
years I'm the aggregate in any intercollegiate
sport and that this participation be confines
to undergraduates.
That no team consisting in whole or II
part of college students shall play witt
high schools academies or independent pro
feesional schools.
THAT it Is recommended 10 the colleg
conference that its rule which allows tn
three first games OF the season to be IN
counted IN participation be eliminated.
That freshmen teams and second eleven
shall play only with teams from their owl