Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-11
CHANCE FOR MICHIGAN CAME
Edict Of Big Eight" Bars Minnesota
from Playing Yostites.
LATTER MAY TAKE ON NEBRASKA
Athletic Director at Wolverine school
Promises Eager First Favor IL
order sticks as Indications
Are 1t VIII.

LINCOLN, Jan. r0.-(special)-Talk Of a
foot ball game between Nebraska and
Michigan next fall has been revived by
the announcement from Chicago, the center
Of the western conferences publicity bu-
reau, hat the big Eight will not permit
Minnesota to play it's scheduled game with
the wolverines unless the Ann Arbor collie
CLANS agree to live up to the conference
rulings.
Minnesota is bound to Michigan by a
two years contract, 1910 being the final
season, and is booked to meet the VOL.
verines in Ann Arbor next November.
Michigan incurred the wrath of the ma
joritS leaders of the big Eight" how
ever, by refusing to re-enteT the western
conference fold, and the leagues leaders,
to get revenge on the Ann Arborites, is
sued an edict to Minnesota last week to
the effect that the Gophers would have to
cut Michigan off their schedule or be ostra-
cised from big Eight" society.
To be ''cut cold" by the Big Eight
would mean to Minnesota the loss of both
Chicago and Wisconsin from it's foot ball
schedule for this year. Without these two
schools the Gopher schedule would be any
thing but an Attractive one. Then, too, 1t
probably would-be a failure financially.
So it is plain that Minnesota cannot afford
to miss the chance of playing Chicago and
Wisconsin,. even If the alternative be a
game with the famous Wolverine band;
and the only wise course for the northern
school to follow will be to let Michigan
drop for this year.
This action has been advised by the
Gopher board OF control and it is likely
to be accepted by the foot ball manage
49, "a 49, ,ortharn unhnn The ahganCp
OF Minnesota from the Michigan schedule
will give the Ann Arbor school an open
date that partly has been promised to the
Cornhuskers and that is pretty certain to
be offered to them again.
Michigan Offers Game.
Early last fall the Michigan management
informed Manager Eager that Nebraska
might be given a place on the 1910 VOL
VERNE schedule. and the Cornhuskers were
strongly considered until the Ann Arbor
athletic board signed up with Pennsylvania
for another year, Then the Michigan
schedule was filled, unless Minnesota should
have to abandon its game.
Manager Eager made a special trip to
Chicago during the Christmas recess to
see Athletic Director Bartelme of Mlchi-
gan regarding a 1910 gimme with the VOL
verines and was told at that time that
the Cornhuskers would have to wait at
least another year for a chance to meet
the Michigan players, unless Minnesota
refused to play. II was then known that
the big Eight" was considering some ac-
ton that might prevent Minnesota's carry
ing out its contract with Yost's eleven.
Director Bartelme, in nc uncertain terms,
told Manager Eager that Nebraska would
have the first chance at a game with
Michigan In case Minnesota had to back
out OF it's agreement.
Now, since the big Eight has served
its mandatory notice on the Gophers, Ne
braska's chances of getting the much de
sired contest with the Wolverines are
thought to be excellent. There has beer
no official move by Minnesota toward tell
ing Michigan that II cannot be played next
fall. but this notice will have to be given
soon, and then the Cornhuskers may ex.
pect 70 hear from Director Bartelme.
Manager Eager said today. that he fell
sure Michigan would accept Nebraska
offer as soon as Minnesota notified th'
Ann Arbor management Of the proposition
against which the Gophers have beer
forced by their colleagues in the confer
ence.