Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17


crusade that has been started by the Corn
huskers That Il wll result IN the accom-
piishment " the Nebraska boards aim
seems certain. but certain only AZ a great
sacrifice TO the local school and It's base
ball team.
Nebraska could have gone on as IN past
years certifying 10 the amateur standing
" its players under the conference rules
and Il probably would have done 20 had
the anti.summer bali regulation been re-
garded az a dead letter. But the rule r.
looked upon as live one. and Nebraska
intends 10 obey ali rules that are made by
the conference.
But Nebraska's action In refusing 10 play
Kansas under the terms Of the ant summer
ball clause has brought the question up
In the Missouri valley conference and the
proposition Will have 10 come to an issue.
The rule is just as obnoxious to Kansas
and most OF the other schools IN the con-
ference as II Il TO Nebraska and II should
be rescinded with li,ue trouble.
President McClung OF the, Kansas board
has practically pledged the support OF the
Jayhawkers IN the fight against the rule.
In his letter TO the Nebraska board this
week he said kansas felt Obliged to live
up 10 the rule and that II could not accept
Nebraska's players unless they were certi-
fled to. Kansas stood ready, he said, to
aid Nebraska In getting rid OF the rule,
and that would help when the matter came
to the conference meeting.
Yet IN this same letter, McCung said
he thought every Kansas player was eiigi-
bic under the summer ball rule. and he
even hinted that he thought the same
about Nebraska's players. II Nebraska had
A..
Kansas team he would be pleased to have
It. In fact ne urged that Nebraska send
any information that was rumored about
the local campus.
Now that Kansas has solicited Nebras-
ka's interference In its base ban to the
extent OF telling about its professionals It
may expect some aid from the cornhusk-
era. Some OF the Nebraska players are
personally acquainted with Jayhawkers
who played ball last summer, and the
names OF these men win be sent to Law
renee.
The names OF the men on the team at
present will not be published until the
Kansas board has consented to the same.
Meeting In Kansas city.
A meeting of the presidents OF the Mis-
souri, valley conference colleges win be
held in Kansas City Tuesday 10 discuss
the question Of retaining American foot
ball In the conference schools. This meet
ing is primarily for the college heads and
regents. but representatives from the va
rious athletic boards have been asked to
attend, Nebraska Is sending the president
Of It's board and Is trying to get the other
schools to send their athletic delegates so
that the question OF summer base ball
may be discussed.
Nebraska representatives have been in
structed to try to get the anti-summer bali
rule abrogated. As this meeting Kansas
City is not regular conference meeting
ana as all the delegates may not attend,
It will probably be Impossible to get def
mite action regarding the legislation and
the matter may have to be postponVd until
the June meeting Of the conference repre-
sentatives.
In case the matter is postponed the Corn
husker ball team will abandon It's present
schedule for this spring The conference
schools cannot be played. and 1t is hardly
probable that other games can be arranged
although an attempt may be made to plan
. trip into Colorado and Wyoming
A faculty member of the athletic board
has suggested that the Cornhusker team
play all the schools In Colorado and even
journey farther west The schools in that
section OF the country do not pay any at
tention to the summer bali regulations and
probably would be willing to meet Me-
brasha without considering the eligibility
proposition This proposed trip will not
receive much consideration until It has
been deeided whether the games already
booked viii have to be cancelled.