Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-10
BIG NINE TO PLAY FOOT BALL
Faculty Representatives Meet at Chicago to
Amend Reform" Rules,
TRAINING TABLE TO BE ABOLISHED
~ IL Also Proposed to Drop
Professional Coaches when
Present Contracts
Expire

CHICAGO, March 9.-Western colleges
are to have foot ball this year, although
the style Of game will be modified to such
an extent that all brutality and unneces-
sary danger will be eliminated. This was
the decision reached here tonight by fac
ulty representatives Of the big Nine" col
leges who were called together in a second
reform" conference by President Angel
Of the University Of Michigan. Today's
meeting was called for the purpose OF re-
considering the recommendations OF re
form adopted at the first conference as
several of the universities we're dissatis-
fed with some of the rules adopted at
that meeting. The recommenda tons
chiefly objected to were the adjustment OF
the professional coach the training table
and the three-year rule. The professional
coach Is to remain only as long as ex-
isting contracts are in force. This means
that Indiana and Michigan will be the
only colleges in the organization this year
that will have the services Of the profess
sonaI coach The teams OF the seven
other universities either will be coached by
members Of the faculty or will use the
graduate coach system.
Training Table Abolished.
The training table, one OF the principal
-
Of the past An effort was made by some
Of the colleges to have this rule rescinded,
but the sentiment was in favor Of its
adjustment and no change was made in
the recommendation on this subject at the
first conf srence.
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 unsatisfac-
tory the committee is vested with power
TO frame regulations of their own The
members of this committee are Profs.
Sampson Of Indiana, Smith OF Iowa and
Moran of Purdue.
The foot ball season will close on the
Saturday before Thanksgiving.
The three-year rule was changed so that
all students who have taken part in attn
letics for three years will be eligible for
another year. but that at the end of 1905
the three-year rule will be put in force
so that it will include all athletics.
The regular intercollegiate conference
will meet here tomorrow to take final
action on the recommendations made at
tonight's conference. As the majority OF
the representatives at tonights meeting
will take part in tomorrow's conference II
is believed that all the recommendations
will be adopted as they now stand.
List of Proposed Regulations.
The following are the principal regula-
lions decided upon at the special confer
ences and which will be placed before TO-
morrow's meeting for approval:
That no student may participate In attn
letics until he shall have been In residence
one year. That student may partcl
pate IN athletics for more than tnree YEAR
members of last years team, ana tha'
participation shall be confined TO under
graduates That no team consisting ~
whoie or in part of college students shal
play with high schools, academies or lnde'
pendent professional schools. That no more
than nve intercollegiate games OF foot bal
shall be played each season. Ihat lresl'
Hnen teams and second elevens play only
with the teams from their own institutions
That the price of admission 10 intercoi
legiate contests for members OF the uni
Versity be not more than ~ cents, includ
ing reserved seats. That no training table
be maintained. That to be eligible for ath
letics, the student must have passed al
entrance requirements, that all intervening
work has been passed and that the student
is taking full work in the present semester
That hereafter there shall be no coachlnG
except by regular members OF the lnstruc
tiona stan appointed by the trustees OF
the recommendation of the faculty anC
that the salary attaching TO the position
shall be no more than that paid To othel
members of the faculty of the same rank
This rule to be enforced just as soon az
existing contracts have run their course
that there shall be no preliminary training
prior to the beginning OF instruction. Tina
the foot ball season end the Saturday De
fore Thanksgiving,