The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11
WITH The COLLEGE ATHLETES
DOI\GS rHE FIELD Of SPOkT
N FtST AND 70 EST.
The Conference Cleans House anu
Michigan .. csiisiri ale ~erhs
Gans~S at Nespe of Grew bsratinSs'
Cambridge o. Where In looh'

Cambridge d where Ia Lo"@.
b The chief thing done hy the Western con
ference ~ IL recent meeting ia chicago
/ Was Ia decide that me- C0nt"TcnC" lnHtlth-
! tiun should meet IN athletic sports any
university that has Withdrawn from ih"
conference or shah hereafter leave that
organization That resolution was aimed
clearly at Michigan AMI Il makes impossible
"A continuance Ot thu Minnesota Michigan
football games II th" Goph"rs remain in
thu conference. which seems most likely.
II Vas iN"d. tn". that these colleges should
meet ia as.ball and oothall middl.west"rn
colleges onlv except a. to existing CON.
tracts THIS means an end at .'y.ac't-'--
Illinois and Ihica gn-t ornell games after
newt season The recommendation was
mad. al-n that each college m III" CON
I f.r"nC. arrang. tu meet four other con
I fer.nc. colleges AT football annually.
/ u NAV IL. only u coincidence. hut follow
: ing the adoption of the rub that puts an end
! 10 m. NInns-ota Michigan contests the
track and field championship meet Tor 1871
! was awarded Ia Minnesota I, Will be held
ou June \ This ~ tn. first tim" that the
meet has been held at Minneapolis.
he supporters 81 rugby had hearing
and a C"mmitte" was appointed Ia look into
the merits OF the game Wisconsin Is to
try rugby ~ an intramural sport next sea
son and there some talk that in 1871.
~ might become IN" regular gam" NJ Mndt-
sou Bv that time. too. IN. COMMITTEES of
investigation may report in favor nj u being
taken up generally ny the conference.
In" tangled track athletic situation In
'he West came up for discussion. The
disqualification of tn. Notre Dame men
and also III IA" one performer from Wash
ington state Wa ratified and now tracers
will lie, cent after tho men who got fourth
places IN the events IN which thes. men
~ will h. po~sibl, Ia figure out no has won
tn" championships ~ present m" com
putation - that Notra Dame and Leland
stamford arc tied for IA" title
The scoring Of places a. meets in tho
middle Nest will hereafter conform tn the
! &. A A. 4 \ standard. -Four places
will he counted and points will h. :. o.
and /. a. in tho East. Formerly only three
places counted. u was furthermore de
rided that the athletic records 81 all non
conference performers shall he furnished
! tu the committee. u plan IN" events Of thu
lat -"ason hay. proved wi.s thns:
! should do their best 70 punish students who
bet an athletic events: ms. ~ ~ ~aid, has
been "a had feature of coniercnc" competI-
~in.rhe course II the.recent football season
! Minnesota had - practice scrimniage with
/ 81 Thomas Coli-g. This was objected
| to by another member III the conference
a. a violation OF the rui" limiting teahs Ia
, seven games So the conference passed a
B ruling thar NO -criHnagc or pracice gaines
should be listed by members OF the organi-
fati"n hi- Mas construed ar rehuke nj
D sports iO Minnesota
rather rrm4rkahle set of regulations
was pas" dealing WIN -p"r,Snanahip .nh
.Hplr~ that most college men consider right.
hnr which htth"rt" hav" not been generally
considered a. being ia need "f codihcsston.
. Ih,, regulations call FOR these things:
FAIRNESS and -pnrt-manNhip in king the
: date and hours Of games
h.- comfort aud "onvenIneCe OF the
Thr hest possible PLAYING field
! Guarding against friction In the selection
~ "io! sls AMI "a the direction OF the game
/ Upon ia" H-ld
aS matters OF confidence between the in
: situations concerned
/ Permission tn send repre<entafives 10
game r.larr,i nv others bar di-counienanc-
Ing all .",re' mrnn- "i securing information
( ewing a dinner 10y the home team 10
T the VISITING team ON he puing preceding
each game. with all po-rtbl" facilities Tor
the ndiul->ion Of faculty members. alumni
aud students
F,-rr effort must hc made 10 avoid
ION r"N"r-v over Ithi.,ic- and to encourage
ri"h' feelings and Conretots relations.
fh"r" has been some inquiry and puzzle
went -, ale IL late over the compelling
. cau<. 81 continued defeat OF the crews
Earlier IN tho. .'as"n capt. FROST Of the var
-itv crew explained by means Of tables
nal h CHI weight Tot many SEASONS that II.
lIgh' weight ~ compared With Tho average
81 Harvard crews. vas what did n ~ he
figured ~ out III" dee irahl. men. Averaged
IN weigh, something moro than he did him
-alf. ~ has been suggested since that he
might even withdraw from the crew unless
he believed that his presence would be help
tai
Sirr" then cam Waterman. an oar-mRn
~ about seven or eiRh, wears back. comes
10 N" front with another explanation.
lie believes that men have Preferred OF late
wears to play loo. ball aud get he lettsr that
wIv. rat her than to adopt rowing. a much
mor,. wearing sport lie says ~ may h.
fTu" that hight weight had something to de-
with It, bat he points out ~" example of
Freddie Briggs aud others ~ sign that an
"Hr-mnn needs not Weight ~ prime reau.
-ita
They. j. - conflict 1T authorities there
for" IA the ! ale rowing camp. \ proni
n.ut coach ~ another college says =
wish | COULD E"f ia" iate CastOns. Id
maze - crew our a. them that would trim
Harvard That --cm- {" reflect slightly
upon 'h. abi,ltv of the coach ~ ale. The
Blue insists ON h..li-ving THAT John kennedy
IL ~ good - coach IT, ever he was and ~
looking Tor the fault "l>-u here.
Perhaps IN" be-r place, n" look for reasons
for ale recent defeats on the water Is
,Imbridg" ~ u 81 b" remembered that
Harvard has been following very good
system 81 row Ing Tor several YEAR, and has
hni NUIug man a. 'purt "a bD seems 10 Dp
- pretty keen tudI. of rowing material
harvard believes too that not u ii'tl. % IL
-uc""-- i du" to The prc-.'r"" in m" Crimson
quarters Ut - doctor TO lOuh after 1he we'll
b-Ing III the men. II t-u I the policy Ia
other I'M .r-itl-- 80 hdN" a doctor about
because. ordinarily III" coach IL good
Judge ~ ""ncit,On and h"ip- 10 keep the
Urn ~
harvard i~nt getting ANY better men han
usual. Roth universities Tor wears hAy.
had a wealth 81 rowing ma -rIai. stun that
any coach should b.' al" ID turn INTO a good
crew but Harvard hIs he'nm. con ftdrnt
now IN rowing Rnd hH~ built up, a. said
a very strong ny-tsfu. IL .. likely that ~
thu. ,OUrs. IL few --a-On- Vale viii re-
cover from fhr stump MO which -h~ has
fallen II .-I . ,N-c 81 lack of material
or weight o. i merely being Ia n bad -pos
for thc lime being and not having good
enough coaching
The coach ~: the niVrTrity Of Pitts
burg football team said RECENTLY az = han
quot thar hr believed his team was the host
conditioned NJ the country IN tho course
nI the season because the men TefTsinsd
from 'iEIrrit" smoking and didn I indulge
"a any OIhsr IorIn- OF di--IpatIon. IL l. ~