Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-01-01
CHANGES IN INTER-
COLLEGIATE RULES
Athletic Conference of "Big
Six" Met in Seattle.

The Pacific Northwest intercollegi-
ate conference, including representa-
tiVes from the 'big six" institutions.
the State College. Whitman College,
Oregon Agricultural College, and and
the Universities of Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho. met in annual session
at Seattle this week, and formulated
rules and regulations for the guidance
of the six institutions in athletics the
coming year.
The representatives of the State
College were Prof. Carpenter of the
faculty, and Student McDaniels. Prof.
Carpenter presided over the conference.
Principal among the changes made
in the rules is the passage of regula-
tion requiring that any student who
had participated in any Intercollegiate
sport in one college can not partici-
pate for another college until he has
been in residence at the latter institu-
tion for a year. The new regulation
is a restriction, but that the policy
of the conference was not entirely
restrictive is evidenced by the change
made in the four-year rule. Under
the new ruling the athlete is allowed
to compete in four years of any sport,
providing his whole period of COM
petion does not extend over five years.
Thus he may play in but one sport
during his freshman year, but he will
still have four years of competition
in others.
Among the important action taken
was the defining of the term "partici-
patton" to mean actual playing, if
only for a moment.
The state college will receive a jolt
in the football belt, as Deaner, the
star football tackle. will have his
career in the northwest materially
curtailed by the rule rigidIy defining
intercollegiate participation. Deaner
was played against Washington and
not used again during the season. but
that one game will cost him year
of football. If the contention of Pull
mans rival is correct, that Deaner
also participated at Illinois and Colo
RADIO, he has one year more to shine
among the gridiron stars.
The conference, just before adjourn
ment, accepted the resignation of Sec
retary Loren Grinstead of Washington
and named George W. Hug of Oregon
to succeed him.
Probably the most important change
was the passing of freshman rule,
or rather an amendment to the exist
ing rule, regarding the collegiate
standing of an athlete. 1t was the
aim of the conference to do away with
the playing of ''preps, " and this is
practically accomplished by the form
alton of rule declaring that no stu
dent shall be eligible for athletic COM
petition until he is credited with II
Carnegie standard units of high school
work. This puts the student within
one year of college standing by the
most severe requirements.
The status of the student changing
college either as preparatory or full
fledged student was more closely de-
fined. The old ruling allowed pre-
paratory student to change institu-
tions, entering his new alma mater at
the beginning of his college course
and legibly form mediate competition
in athletics. The new rule will debar
such student from participation for
a year.
This is designed to prevent "jump-
ing and should it be inforced next
year ought to prevent the strife be-
tween colleges that arose during the
recent football season.