The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-31
MICHIGAN NOT
IN GOOD HUMOR
$500 s4s VS. u -
Planning to Kick 0,er Confer
ence Rules Regarding the
Officials.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
/ Chicago Oct 31.-The University of Michi-
,a,ittee officials The committee assigns the
referee and umpire that the wolverines they
viii be accepted&s H not the men, Afichisa " I'LL
reject them. This statement of the stand OF
the Michigan athletic authorities is made by
man close to the athletic authorities at the Ann
Arbor school. - t:sySss sss4Eai5s
Two umpires are NOT wanted, and will not
be had for Michigan games. The new rules
provide for two umpires, but leave it optional
whether the double system is used, and Michi
gan has availed itselfAof this option and has
declined to even try the double system.
Everts Wrenn of Harvard has been the umpire
In each of Michigans games this season. He
has been chose nfor sthis work by Manager
Baird, it is said, because he refuses to work
with another umpire desiring to do;san of that
work alone. :AItchigant does not recognize the
authority of the conference committee on rules"
said this informant But the school is willing
and glad to do anything in It's power to help
the committee in selecting officials for other
institutions, If its assistance is desired But no
help from gthe committee is wanted in Ann
| Arbor Notions OF what is wanted in tie way
Of officiating are held by the management, and
they are bound to stick to them. For instance,
the double-umpire system provided by the new
! rules does not meet with the appreciation Of the
maize and blue management. Hence in all
games played to date only one umpire has been
used. Wrenn,@I am inforced refuses to accept
the assistance of any other umpire, believing he
can see all the fouls committed by either tea NJ
and needs no one to help him. Hetis the ideal
umpire for Michigan; and has been in each Of
the games is5kt,. ~
The conference committee on officials, which
has selected and announced the names of the
| referees urlpires and lnesnien for all the rest
Of the conference games. In t1e!s2nlfddle west
Is composedgof Dr.: J. 3 E: Raycroft Chicago,
ehairmani;,.P Professor Moran, Purdue; Professor
Smith, Iowa. M + y 81 wv
"1f the contestant with Michigan makes nc
objection, 1t is not obligatory On Michigan tt
accept two umpires," said DR.. Raycroft wher
| asked about: Michigan's attitude on this rule
| but If the other team demands two umpires
Michigan must accept them. Besides that, il
| the opponent of the Michigan eleven wants thu
| officials appointed by the committee they mus
| be accepted there would probably be NJ
game AS long as the two colleges agree OF
| officials it is not the province of the committe
| 60 insist on appropriating other men to act
we want harmony, and that is what we ar
striving to attain. So if one school wants
certain man to officiate and the other objects
we are here for the purpose of straightenin
i out the tangle. But If they can't agree, GU
Il appointments are official, as made by bod
Icfeateds pysthe conference, and every conference
d member must abide tby that ruling =
IT. AT chicago the sentiment is all opposed t
q the stand taken by Michigan of limiting th
i onic1als to one umpire. Coach Stagg, who Ia
4 'ceen one OF the leaders in the changes MAD
d IN the rules this season, is enthusiastic owe
a the double-umpire system and he has been care
4 full to use it in both of his games. Tn th
PURDUE battle Mccormack of Dartmouth AM
4 Haaden OF Michigan were the umpires In til
lhulana game they were Goagland Of Princeto
and Snow of Michigan -. -.1A'~N.