The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-01

their o"h pcst interests ana demand
a return to the conference organiza
ton.
Prompted by Old Rivalry.
Taking stand that the student
body is the final court of resort and
that the issue is likely to be cloud
ed by the faculties and boards the
'Illini," speaking. it says. because of
old friendships for Michigan and i'm
the interests of true sport, without
authority or inspiration from the To-
cal athletic "big guns" publishes an
article that is certain to be read with
deep interest at Ann Arbor and in
every other western rooters' camp.
Athletics are conducted primarily
for the student body, says the "Illini. /"
1t is the student body whose wishes
should be consulted for the final de-
cision in such matters as the choosing
of athletic rivals. We have never
met a Michigan student who did not
proclaim a desire to see his school
back in the conference. Perhaps this
is not universal, but 1t cannot be denied
that Undergraduate sentiment at Mich
igan, according to all reports. would
declare for a return.
No board of managers can over
ride the desire of a student body. If
the students of the University of
Michigan really desire to return. il
is in their power to compel action.
Eastern Foe Scorns West.
1T is in the winds that your game
with Minnesota must be given UP.
The daily Him cannot speak from
authority. If il be true. are you to be
satisfied with battles i'm the east-en-
gagements at the condescension of an |
eastern foe, which down in its heart |
scorns the west? Syracuse means |
nothing to you. Pennsylvania is a |
worthy foe, it is granted, but what of
Princeton, Yale and Harvard? The |
teams that are the Minnesotas. the |
Chicagos,, the Illini OF the east? VIII
they play you.
The history of intersectional ath-
letics has always been that the west
will get the worst of the deal. It is
natural. The east has naught to gain
and all to lose.
Not in Total Sympathy.
word about the conference. We at
Illinois do not proclaim as ideal all
the dictum of that body but we bowed
our head. Remember, paste in your
hat this one thing: the western con-
ference saved foot ball from annlhila-
ticn.
To secure your biggest game--with
draw all players ineligible by confer
ence regulations.
Your most frequent argument is:
Stagg runs the conference" We beg
to differ. If anything. you are playing
INTO the hands of Mr.. StagC be re-
moving for competition one of the
teams that he was most forced to
dread.
Means Sacrifice for lIlni.
Illinois realizes that your return
would mean a harder struggle i'm every
branch of athletics in which we met.
We sorrowed because our undefeated,
football eleven could not
'et'tiNh WIN Nbui N'siils lie
We mourn that the 1911 base ball var
sity cannot meet you here and at Ann
Arbor as in days of Deacon" Miller ,
ana Jerry Utley of Michigan and
Harvey McCullum and Carl Lundgren,
of Illinois, when the Illinois Michigan ,
series was the classic of the west We ,
ament that the stong football team !
nat Illinois will more than likely Of ,
er I'm 1911 cannot contend with the
leXt product of the genius of Yost.
Judge us not presumptuous. This
IS written in the interests of true ,
workmanship and of the west. One
'annot conceive that an impressive de-
nand from such a student body as
ours could be turned down with con- +,
empt. We have spoken.