Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-03
MICHIGAN'S ALUMNI
VOICES ITS APPROVAL
"cRADs" THINK WITHDRAWAL
WAS ONLY COURSE
Former Ann Arbor Students Agree
That Wolverines Field
is in the
West
Special to The Herald.

Special TO Inc Herald.
CHICAGO, Feb. Representative
alumni of the University of Michigan
in Chicago are inclined to the opinion
that the board of control at Ann Arbor
did the proper thing in withdrawing
the name of Michigan from the western
college confidence.
Michigan grads" regret that the con-
dition arose which forced Michigan to
take such a radical move in it's ath-
letic policy, but in weighing the ques-
ton over the majority of them say it
was the only thing to do under the
circumstances.
Few deny that Michigan's proper field
is in the west. But not under the con-
ditions that have obtained since the
stand Of the conference was reVersed
in it's last few meetings.
Out of the twenty-five Michigan men
asked for opinions on the subject nj
teen upheld the board of control in its
action, eight took the other end or the
proposition and two wouldn't commit
themselves.
That Michigan is going to have rather
hard shedding outside the conference
was the fear of most OF those inter-
viewed. The general view was that the
spoiled for all concerned.
No Interest Any More
Michigan on the outside, say the OLD
graduates, will have some trouble IN
arranging suitable schedules, and Chi
cage. Wisconsin and Minnesota on the
inside will miss the old interest that
used to attach to their games, when
they were playing the wolverines.
In other words, the Michigan people
see nothing for the future but unln-
teresting football seasons without any
CHAMPIONSHIPS decided and consequent
Iy little in the way of excitement that
used to grip the solid west when final
championship contest was on the bill.
Some of the expressions of opinion py
members Of the Michigan Alumni asso-
citation are as follows:
JOHN d. HIBBARD president Chicago Alumni
Observation-Disclosures natural opponents are
IN the west There is nothing for them to
gain by going east for games. and within TWO
years they will be back looking Tor games
with Chicago,
PHILLIP. q. INSTRUMENTATION did the
right thing in getting out of the conference
as long as the hve-game rule remained on
the books. If football is worth playing at all
it should be gone into in a sensible manner.
Under proper conditions Mtchigan's activities
should be confined to the west.
MORGAN l.. DAVIES-Michigan can't have
any hope Of gaining glory or anything else In
the east. Harvard, Yale and Princeton are
in such q combine that whatever glory there
is floating around is gobbled up by one of
the big three.
DAVID X. COCHRANE-Michigan was Justi-
fed in pulling out of the big nine. 1t was
the only sensible, self-respecting thing she
could do.
''HERBF GRAVER-It was good thing under
the circumstances Michigan can get along
without the west much better than the west
can get along without Michigan There
hasn't been western athletic event Of any
kind since Michigan quit the big nine that
held the general interest of western college
followers.
F. w JOB-Michigan never looked for any
thing more than a square deal and the only
way she could get it in this conference tan
gle was to withdraw entirely.