The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08
MARO0NS TO PLAY
WITH Il The GOPHERS
Football Games Arranged Be
tween the Two Great West
ern Teams.

football this fall, and the contract by which
shey meet this year will, when complete, call
for series of annual games between the teams
OF the two institutions.
The arrangement for game is a result Of the
lahors OF DR.. II. L. Williams athletic director
ut the University, of Minnesota and A. A.
Stagg, athletic director of the University of
Chicago. The gophers have mot played Chicago
for about five years, altho Minnesota has been
on Ch1eagos waiting list for several years.
In the past Chicago has always declined to play
minnesota upon the ground of too heavy sched-
ule..
When the Chicago track team came to North
rop field for the dual track meet, Coach Stagg
came with them. While in the city he was en-
tertained by DR.. Williams. This pair were in
Yale athletics together, and collaborated in the
puhlica tion of one Of the textbooks on football.
They talked over old days, grew chummier and
finally decided that It would be the proper thing
to have their football teams meet in friendly
rivalry this fall. 74 I-s.
/. There was one great obstacle in the way, tho,
and that was the refusal of the Chicago ~
senate to sanction a game with the gophers.
The wizard Of the midway" and the gopher
put their heads together and formulated
agreement which stands alone In its kind In
athletics. This agreement was submitted to the
authorities ut Minnesota and Chicago. and
well had the work been done that 1t went thru
without a protest on either side, and the game
is now certainty, with only few minor de-
tails to be settled. The first game will be
played in Chicago, probably Nov. IT.
The big nine conference, in forbiddtng games
| which established western championship, did
SO on the ground that 1t brought about an un-
healthy rivalry and stirred up improper spirit
| between the big educational institutions. The
EWnliams-Stagg agreement was aimed to do
away with this sort of thing and still leave a
big football game. =.
8. In. the fiji st place the teams are to meet upon
a friendly basis. The night before the game the
players and athletic governors are to sit down
together at banquet and everything possible
will be done to promote good fellowship and
friendship. -. -.
! Each team is to accept the others players
without question to eligibility, the honor
system prevailing. When Chicago plays in Min
neapols the gophers will have charge of all
| financial arrangements and Chicago after the
game, accepts the gopher statement and part of
l the money without question. In Chicago the
gophers have nothing to do with the financial
4 end. accepting the maroon statement in the
same manner. Neither team is to send spies to
the camp Of the othcr. 1t Is putting football
upon high plane-the first time in America
that such thing has been attempted "
When these conditions were laid down before
the Chicago and Minnesota governors there was
never question raised. Both sides ratified the
! agreement without a auibble. The action will
probably become q standard for American inter-
collegiate athletic agreements and Is distinct
4 step in. advance in ssportsmanshfp.
This, with the Carlisle game, gives the 60
piers two splendid contests for the fall of 1905
Other arrangements are pending for games ant
viii be announced in short time. s :
Minneapolis. Mimi, May g, 1906,--In tn
event of football relations between tn
= University Of Minnesota and the Universit;
of Chicago, the persons in charge of the conduc
Of football and athletics at these universities
including faculty committees, student commit
tees, alumni committees, athletic directors, man
ayers, coaches and assistant coaches and train
ers, governing the athletic policies and prac
tices, the eligibility of players or the fnancia
interests Of athletics and Of football in particu
lar at these respective" universities, do hereb
agree that these games shall be arranged !fo
and prepared for and played in the spirit of fai
: play, which 9charaeterizest true sporsmen an
gentlemen. y. ..,,..,1.. .te,cxy = =
All contracts shall be drawn up, in bushes
FORM but in the spirit of fairness to the inter
9 est Of both universities, and the home unive,
stty becomes sponsor for the financial intsres
: Of the visiting university. The home univeTsit
= = shall manage the game and .render q complet
statementscf the same to the visiting universit.
and the financial settlement shall be made 0
/ the basis of this statement h ,
The arrangements for the playing Of th
games shall be made in the spirit of fairnes
and good sportsmanship. First, in the settle
ment-of dates and hour of games, etc. secone
. lin the provision for the comfort and convenienc
Y of the visiting team and it's friends. Thirt
0 in the presentation of the best possible playin
- feld.~-Fourth, In the development Of plan.
: avoid aIl friction regarding the selection of io
1cials for the game. and all other points wheI
a lfriction might arise.
The conference, rules and the Interpretation pr
4 npon them by the conference shall be the bas
al of eligibility. All questions where there. migt
difference ofaopinion shall be submitted I
E an arbitrator To avoid giving the snewspape,
i and students chance to become infamed, q
9 negotiations shall .be treated confdentially.
d 1t lis agreed Ito treat one another as goc
sportsmen all of the time Each university ma
d send representatives to any games played by tt
other, but spying and securing information r
garding the play Of one another by other meal
we absolutely discountenance. - - ...-
,e AS aid to good craftsmanship and right r
8 lationship it is agreed that the home team sha
IS give banquet to the visiting team on the eve
70 ing preceding the game, which. shall be open
a the faculty, students and, alumni of each ur
70 versity, the same being held in the univers
20 commons. ...r ,.~ : -,
80 1t is further agreed that each university
q; everything in Its power to avoid all chance
| controversy and that We. pledge ourselves to e
Ecourage right feeling and courteous relationsh
! between the teams and the student bodies of O
respective universities. g TC ffGIt. N}
- It is further agreed, that when either unive
sity feels that 1t cannot live uD to the spir
p of the above agreement, or when one 'Suniversi
8 becomes convinced that the other university
not fulfilling the spirit of this agreement, al
III existing contract for games contests beyo
that particular college year, shall become n,
= and void. II