The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-31
: zs saa. IN THE SPORTING HIPPODROME
CONFERENCE OF
COLLEGES OF N. ".
BIG MEETING OF COLLEGES or
NORTHWEST ENDED = RULING
WILL AFFECT A. C. GRID
IRON WARRloRs-RuLEs ARE
CHANGED.

Prof. E. S. Keene returned home yes
terday from Minneapolis where he has
BEEN attending the conference of a
number of colleges Of the northwest,
| which was held for the betterment Of
the athletic relations between different
institutions.
One of the most important rulings
. that was changed by the result of the
meeting, was the time limit of players.
some of the college athletes who are
now attending many of the schools
represented will be affected by the
change and particularly we'll known
athlete of the North Dakota Agri
cultural college.
BY the new ruling a man who is
taking preparatory work in any
school may play on the college team
one year during his academic career
In other words a student can play on
an athletic team i've years, if he
plays one of these as a preparatory
department scholar.
Heretofore the limit of PLAYERS
time has been four years, and no men
ton was made of the preparatory work
done, whatsoever.
AS a result of the new ruling, big
Haskins, of the A. c., will be allowed
to don the mole skin next year.
Haskins has played four years of
football at the A. C. and could not play
this last year, because of the quartet
year ruling. However, since ne play
ed one of these four years when he
was taking preparatory work. he will
now be allowed to represent the yell
low and green another year on the
gridiron. He is a tower of strength
on the line, and during his career has
always held the pivot line job with re-
markable steadiness, speed and ability.
The conference members thoroughly
discussed the rules of the organization
Many of these were changed so that
they would readmore intelligently,
but aside from this, little was accom-
plished
The main questions which were up
for discussion were an organization
somewhat similar to the Big Eeight
1t was the consensus Of opinion that
the colleges need uniform rules Of ELI
gihitify and amateur standing of their
athletics.
The forming Of schedule so as to
weld the schools closer together was
also discussed informally and it is
thought by several of the delegates
that the games Of the future will bring
together colleges that have never met
before and will eliminate the hard
ships that some of the schools have
had in the making UP of football
schedule.
Four Minnesota colleges, three Of
North Dakota and five of South Da'
kota were represented at the confer
ence. Both of the universities of the
Dakotas were represented.
The colleges from Minnesota were
Hamline, ST Thomas, Manchester and
Carleton. From North Dakota Fargt
college, North Dakota Agriculture
college, North Dakota university. From
South Dakota, Huron college, Dakots
Wesleyan, Yankton college, South Da
kota university and Northern indus
trial
The schools are now at least wei
started upon the way toward wha
should ultimately prove not only ath
letically better i'm all respects, blu
should also serve to bring the school
into closer and more pleasant rela
tions which should bring about re
suits far reaching in all their effects
Professor Warner of Fargo college
AMI Professor Keene Of A. c., repre-
scented the local institutions.
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