Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-11-27
HUGHES GIVES
RIP0N'S VIEWS
COLLEGE PRESIDENT DECLARE,
FIGHT WITH LAWRENCE -
FOR PRINCIPLE.
HAS QUOTED AUTHORIZES,
Says Appleton School Stands Aim. !.
UNFOLDING Bowen, Indian Font.
ball Player.
HAS QUOTED AUTHORIZES,
WILL GIVE BANQUET TO 1F.v

RIPON, Wis, Nov. 21.-[Spec,n
Ripon has broken off oil athlete 49,,
tons with Lawrence pending tba a, W."
Ing of some rules which the AnnIa,,'
school will abide by. Bowen, tba WV
isle Indian, is the cause of the r,r,n'
and from the present outlook it Is MY
likely that an agreement will he roo,L uy
between the colleges for some time n
come. '
1T was not Bowen, nor Iovror,,
that we were fighting, but If w roa'S
principle; q fight to end at onca w5,s
might develop into q constant cSus mus
irritation among the colleges of Wisco w.
sin," declared President r. G, HncSn
of Ripon. Carlisle has been nIscs
upon plane with the colleges and mi.
versities of the country in athletics h,
the action Of the eastern and western
intercollegiate conferences. Lawrence
standing out alone, declared that Can
Isle athlete might come there and Az.
pect to compete four more years in CoI.
Iege athletics and simply because Law.
renee says he is eligible. We brought
forward the opinions and stands taken
by some of the greatest football and atb,
letic authorities in the east and west
and against them Lawrence refused ID
be convinced.
Might Bring Others. 7
eff we receded from our stand tbev
would play Bowen for four years against
all college and university teams, and
there Is no telling how many more Car,
Isle men might be brought in during
that time. True, the case Of Carlisle
athlete coming in was not covered in
the recent conference for it was under.
stood that Carlisle was considered
conference college for athletic purposes
1--WE gave way to Lawrence, agreeing
to play the game under the rules Of 1905
that they might play three men wD
would be ineligible under the new rules
The action taken by the Milwaukee CON
ference was accepted by Lawrence as
well as by Carroll and Northwestern, Be-
lott and Marquette following the result
of the rulings declined to sign them
withdrawing.
when the Bowen case first came up |
telephoned President Plantz of Law
renee, giving him all the proof we had
on the matter. He looked the question
up and before leaving not only gave me
his word over the telephone that Bowen
would not be played unless unQuesuon
able evidence was procured as to his chg.
Utility, but also confirmed it by letter !
considered the question settled ultl
further information from Lawrence IN
formed me that they intended playing
Bowen against us.
Want Clean Sports,
eve have taken a stand against this
kind of athletics and have strlyen
keep clean the sports of the colleges
Pending some advances by Lawrence
and the signing of set Of rules which
they will agree to abide by we VIII
have nothing further to do with them
in an athletic way"
Although q large crowd of disappOl9r
ed rooters had gathered in Ripo0n fG
the game, old students, grads" ana
friends. there is a general sentiment o.
satisfaction over the stand taken BY Lh
Hughes Of Ripon. Two hundred stu 3i
dents dressed as Indians paTaaea
through the town last night rouSIs
everybody from their beds with ms
clang of the tom toms and the EI I
whoops. The team broke training i%
lowing the announcement that the sSI NV
was off. Tonight a big banquet VIII u u,
rendered the team and Coach Lueni y
at the college commons, for which hei i..
400 tickets have been sold. The stuasn
body look upon the team as the S tas,
college champions because OF the uei''
of Lawrence by Northwestern