The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-23
COLLEGES DRAFT
ATHLETIC RULES
THREE STATES JOIN IN PLAN TO
PLACE COLLEGE SPORTS ON A
PURELY AMATEUR BAsIs-WILL
BE THIRTEEN INSTITUTIONS
REPRESENTED.

I The ST. Paul Pioneer Press had the
following account Of the Tri-State
Athletic Conference:
Representatives OF thirteen universe
ties and colleges in Minnesota North
and South Dakota met at the Ryan
hotel In an all-day session yesterday
for the purpose of discussing athletics
and after an exceedingly harmonious
meeting unanimously recommended a
! code Of minimum eligibility require
merits which were suggested and acted
upon during the meeting.
/ The idea of the meeting was not to
/ formulate a close organization, but
! principally to get together and form
set Of rules under which all the col
leges represented may compete. It was
really a voluntary move for reform
and to place athletics on a much firmer
basis
Twelve Of the institutions represent
ed are four-year schools and the other.
st. Thomas. is a two-year college.
/ Complete harmony marked the pro-
ceedings, and. while there were some
interesting arguments on various
points suggested, the delegates were of
one mind when IT came to acting upon
the rules which were put to vote.
To Submit Code.
During the session several important
points came up, but all were accepted
az part of the code, which is to be
submitted. after being polished up by
a committee of three. one from each
state, to the different institutions of
the three states to he ratified.
Following are the representatives
who attended the meeting: Fred r.
Hill, M. A. Kent Carleton; T. P Boyer,
Hamlin; President T. M Hodgman,
Prof Alexander. Manchester: Prof. c.
A. Melby, St Olaf: Father John Dun
ply, st, Thomas all of Minnesota;
Prof G.. d. Hardy, Dakota Wesleyan;
President c. Fl. French, Huron college;
| ]. NJ. Sanderson, South Dakota agricul-
tural college; A. II. Whittemore, Uni
versity Of South Dakota; j. A. Roberts,
Yankton college; B. w. Brown, Fargo
college: f. S. Keene, North Dakota
agricultural college; f. F. Chandler,
University of North Dakota.
Following are the rules as drawn up
yesterday:
Every student competing in any
branch of athletic sports must carry at
least twelve hours recitation work
weekly, or the equivalent thereof.
| Members Of intercollegiate teams
who. after the close of the season leave
college without completing their scho-
lastic work of that term or semester
shall not be eligible to the following
year until the conditions or omissions
have been made up.
On Migration of Athletes.
| II students who have been on any
intercollegiate team migrate to another
college they shall not be eligible in that
branch of athletics until after an at
tendance of one complete term or Sc
mester.
Any student who has played on In
Intercollegiate teams in one branch OF
athletics for four years shall not be
eligible in that branch after the spring
of 1910. If a student has played
through the whole of one intercollegi-
ate game or event, or any part Of two
games, he shall be considered as hav-
ing played a year on the team.
| Participants in intercollegiate con-
tests must have regular standings as
defined by each faculty.
No athlete may receive any gift, re-
Enumeration or compensation either
from the college or from any other
source, for his sercises on the team,
except that there shall be allowed:
F'irst-Traveling expenses of teams
to and from games.
Second-Necessary athletic uniforms
and shoes, etc.
Third-Medical expenses connected