Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-05

self Yosts men are able to get enough
foot ball games, and good ones, outside the
conference colleges As for base ball, per-
haps the games that can be played will not
count for championships. but the great de-
light OF the middle western colleges is to
figure titles on comparative scores. In track
athletics what with dual meets which may
be arranged against the combined state
colleges and the Pennsylvania relay games
and the intercollegiate championships In
this section, the Wolverine track athletes
have all that they care to undertake. Michi-
gan never entered into basket ball with the
conference colleges and gymuastic teams
are not of great Importance In that section.
Michigan could get along without the con-
ference rather than that the conference
could get along without Michigan, And If
that is the case the conference will likely
have to back down.
Where Michigan Figures.
The Big Four agreement has slipped one
cog The plan to bind the Michigan team
to the middle west so that under the con-
ference rules the athletes from Ann Arbor
could not compete with the east was
spoiled. The idea seemed to be that If
Michigan held to the conference rule of a
limited schedule and played two or three
really big games under the Big Four agree
ment each fall, what with a couple of
practice games. there would be no chance
to go far afeld. Furthermore, under the
rules proposed by the conference the VOL
verines were hampered by lack of material
for their teams probably more than any
other of the conference colleges. 1t has
been suggested by many persons that in
the end Michigan would have done the
more sportsmanlike thing to stick to the
conference until the teams were restored
to their normal fitness. Michigan men,
however, argue that the conference rules
were aimed against Ann Arbor only and
that they were devices of the enemies of
Michigan, who are the chiefest rivals Of
the maize and blue in the section.
No matter what has been done by Michi-
gan, It does not seem likely that there
would have been peace 1t is considered
that after all II was the best thing for
Michigan to do to withdraw With the
Wolverines out and Chicago the cock OF
the walk in the mangled conference, at
! least the Maroons will be quiet That is
a condition which never could have existed
with Yost and stagg pitted against each
other Now at least whatever argument
is to be done will be on the subject OF
/ pntblplulleb- WIN 50 ana 50 Oh MlCnlBdU
who was not In the race what would have
happened? And could Chicago have cut
/ through the Michigan line as through Ne
braska, or Purdue, or what not? All In
all, that is better than constant pickering
and reerimination, even though it leads
nowhere.
! Japanese Jumper.
II is going TO be very interesting when
Minoru Fulfil, the University OF Toxic ath-
/ lete, visits this country, as has been prom
Used, either this year or In 1903. Fulfil is
/ the creator OF two remarkable records
which. while certified TO By the president
OF his university and the director OF ath-
letics. have not been placed on the books
/ of the Amateur Athletic union as world
records His performance in running 1OC
metres in faster time than the record for
100 yards is so extraordinary that It is
practically unbelievable. But his pole
vaulting record is not so far from posi-
bllity. He has leaped. II the statements
made on his behalf are true. l2 feet 954
inches The recent record-breaking per
Torrance Of flanagan of Leland Stanford
recalls that pole vault mark
The Pacific coast. which always has re-
/ jOiced IN good vaulters-as witness the
Doles and the withdrawals another
now In flanagan The younger brother OF
the foot ball coach. in the recent Stanford
| California dual meet. cleared u feet 4
inches With a slight mistake apparent
/