The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-04
Most Drastic Action Ever Taken BY
College Conference, Will Revo-
utionize the Game
Schedules.
TO LOOK UP RUGBY
Betting on the Result Of Contests is
Also Discussed by the Wise
Men Who Were
Present.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-The most dras-
tic action ever taken by meeting Of
the western conference colleges re-
suited here tonight when it was ruled
that hereafter the members of the
big Eight shall not hold athletic
relations with universities OF colleges
that have been members of the CON
ference, but have withdrawn, and that
conference colleges will sever all
baseball and football relations with
colleges outside of the middle west
as soon as existing contracts expire.
This action means that Michigan
| is barred from the schedule of all
big eight schools, so that Minneso-
ia and Michigan, which have for the
past two years put up the battles of
the season on the gridiron have met
for the last time. Illinois has met
Syracuse for the last time and after
filling next years contracts, Cornell
will sever relations with the Ithaca
school.
Michigan may continue to meet the
eastern colleges, not being a member
of the conference.
The resolution which results in the
changes in football conditions in the
central west was framed by conlr
mittee composed of representatives
from Illinois. Chicago, Wisconsin. Min
nesota and Iowa The windup of the
! sessions of the conference committee
came late today after session earl
Ter in the day marked by the adoption
of a resolution callins, 70: the appoint
ment of committee to investigate
and. study Rugby football with a view
of determining its value as a substi-
tute for foot ball as now played Wis
consin will send two representatives
to the Pacific coast next fall to in
vestigate the game as played there.
A recommendation that all college
faculties legislate toward Furnishing
students found gambling on the result
OF COLLEGE contest, was also made
and it was agreed that all schools
shonld co-onerate in preventing this
The meeting as whole resulted in
some of the most sweeping changes
ever made by the conference, and al
though the track, acquatic, basket.
ball and minor supporting relations
with outside schools are not affected,
the football and baseball sections are
revolutionized.
On the invitation Of Northwestern
University it was decided that on
March % and indorsement confined
N 1,n A1J -
Evanston. The annual conference
track and field meet will be held at
Minneapolis June 8, Minnesota hav.
ing extended the invitation for the
meet to be held there.
In dealing with the track work no
decision was reached as to the schools
which may be officially considered
the winner of this years big meet
The action of the graduate committee.
however, in finding Dimmick and
Filbrook of Notre Dame inelegiable
was applauded and the action of the
Catholic school denied AS result
of action taken today colleges par
ticipating in the conference meet win
pick five men for each event instead
of three, and four places will be given
in each event, instead of threc as
previously. The points scored win
be tailed as ) for first. three for sec.
ond, two for third and ono for fourth
c. A. Goodenough of Illinois. was
elected president of the conference
commit ee for the coming year with
G. w Fpler. Wisconsin, secretary.