Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-28
REVIEW OF TH[ SPORTS
State College Conference Com
mittee Makes Important
Changes in the Rules
ALLOWS SUMMER BASE: BALL
College Men May Play With Profess
sionaI Teams During Vacation Pro-
vided Consent is secured-Extension
of A. A. w. = Tho Cans Herman
Fisht-caspar Whitney's Eleven.

Fight-Caspar Whitney's Eleven.
Important changes in the rules gov
erning the athletics of the colleges OF
Iowa were made at a meeting held in
important actions taken was regarding
the playing OF base ball during the
summer by college students 1t was de-
cided that permission may be granted
by the chairman of the eligibility COM
mittee Of each college to students who
wish to play during the summer time.
A record of all such permits are to be
placed on file with the secretary OF the
conference.
All academy men are barred from
participation in intercollegiate athlet-
les Formerly academy men could
compete, and under terms that made
two years count as only one out Of the
four which they were allowed to play.
and one year counting as nothing at
all. Other changes were the limiting
of the number of years in which stu
dent is allowed to take part In inter-
collegiate athletics from four, as It
now stands, to three, and the barring
Of all post graduates from participa-
ton. The new rules will become eff
fective in all the colleges of the state
with the opening of the September
term in 1907. Anes, Coe, Drake, Grim
nell, Cornell, Iowa Wesleyan, Luther.
Normal and Leander Clark colleges
were represented at the conference.
Professor Freer Of Cornell was re-
elected chairman and Prof. Frank Al
my Of Grinnell was chosen again as
secretary.
The move for the extension of the
Amateur Athletic Union by President
James e. Sullivan of New York City,
now being made in the west is a most
commendable one. The object is tbs
expansion Of the A. A. w. and the at
filiation of colleges, high and gram
mer schools and outside clubs. The
tour is to include Iowa, Missouri. IL
linois and Iowa.
In the December number Of the Out
ing Caspar whitney, dts editor, has
named his all-American eleven. His
placing Dillon, Of Princeton, in the
quarterback place, instead Of Ecker
sail, will be surprise to western
readers. The team chosen by Whitney
is as follows: Wister, Princeton, end;
Biglow, Yale, tackle; Burr, Harvard,
guard; Newman, Cornell, center;
Ziegler, Pennsylvania, guard: Osborne.
Harvard. tackle; Forbes. Yale, end;
e. Dillon, Princeton, captain and quar-
ter-back; Knox, Yale, half-back; Hol-
lenbach, Pennsylvania, half-back;
Eckersall, Chicago. full-back.
The North Division, Chicago. high
school foot ball team is on its way to
Seattle to play the high school team Of
that city and the one of Portland.
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The Horse Review Publishing Com
pany eclipsed all previous efforts In
the production Of its this years Christ
mas number. The issue is an immense
one profusely illustrated with Dick
ey's drawings and photographs, and is
a dream" to horsemen, and those in
terested in the horse. The Christmas
Horse Review is a credit to its pub
fishers.
Walter Mueller, of Lacrosse, Wis,
former pitcher for the Milwaukee
brewers, who failed to make good with
the Chicago cubs last year, has signed
for 1907 with Baltimore OF lthe East
ern League.
VA new professional base ball league
has been organized in the far north
west under the name of the Western
Canada league of professional base
ball clubs It comprises four-club
circuit, consisting Of the following cit
les: Edmonton, Calgary, Lethbridge,
and Medicine Hat. A constitution has
been adopted and sent to Secretary
Farrell for approval, and application
made for protection in the National as
ISOLATION under class D. The salary
limit has been fixed at $1,000 for the
sea son. The playing season Is to open
about May 20 and close on Labor day.
Bruce Robinson of Calgary was elect
ed president, secretary and treasurer.
and A. q. Humphrey OF Lethbridge
vice president. Medicine Hat is figur-
ing on Lefty Sporer for playing man
ager and Lethbridge undoubtedly will
secure some eastern man for that po-
sition. Calgary and Edmonton seem to
be exceptionally sweet" on coast play
ers. Already some of the Northwest
ern leaguers have secured berths with
these towns.
In the fighting world the Gans-Her-
man match at Tonopah, New, sched-
uled for January i, is attracting all the
Both are training hard but
the negro is experiencing a little diff
f1culty in getting down to the weight.
He eventually believes he can make 1t.
The odds on Cans have gone up to
2 to 1 with plenty Of Cans money in
sight.
Another Victim.
Of an accident. Ben. Pool, Of Threet,
Ala. was cured Of his wounds by
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Try it. rs
cents. Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Special Holiday Excursion.
The Chicago Great Western Railway
will sell round trip tickets to all points