Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-18
MUST GET AWAY FROM ONE
Manager Eager Talks Of Iowa Con-
ference Situation.
DETRIMENTAL 10 LEAGUE NOW
Hawkeyea Keep Missouri waller Body
from GOING Ahead Because they
Are Misfit wheel IN Ma
cbinery 81 Progress.

1T certainly looks az though Iowa should
cut loose from the Missouri valley con-
ference"
Thus Manager Earl o. Eager Of the Ne
braska university athletic teams spoke hts
opinion Of the Iowa conference situation
when he was IN Omaha Friday.
The Hawkeyes." explained the Corn
husker authority. have been engaged in
few contests with other teams Of the valley
league for the last three years. II you will
glance at their schedule for this spring and
next fall you will see that they do not have
a single base ball, basket ball track. or
foot ball engagement with Missouri, Kan
sas. Nebraska or Washington. Remember.
too. that Nebraska. Kansas and Missouri
are considered among the leading schools
OF this section
"Ths Iowa teams. OF course. will meet
Drake and Ames in a few contests. but
believe Ames has but one or two base ball
contests booked with the Iowa City players
for the next year Drake has had trouble
with the Ifawkeyes over the foot ball battle
for next fall and may not meet the state
players.
Prefer "BiE Eight"
'It appears that Iowa would rather meet
schools OF the Western or Chicago confer
ence II has four foot ball contests dated
with the big Eight" eevens for next fall
It Is also scheduled with the Western con-
ference allies for basket bail. track and
base ball contests
with matters standing as they are Iowa
IL a real mlsfit in the Missouri Valley con-
ference II ought to cut away from either
the Chicago or the local league. Iowa stu
dents favor getting into the larger body
exclusively, 50 that is what the Iowa City
mentors should do.
IF the Missouri valley conference s to
prosper II must be composed OF schools
that will confine most Of their contests TO
teams in the same league. This body can
not be made up OF schools that hold mem
bership in two leagues. 1t Is impossible
for one school to have relations with a
variety OF institutions, as Iowa must do,
being in the two leagues. When say i'm
possible I mean that the school cannot do
Justice to one of the organizations. and,
perhaps, cannot do justice to either
Iowa ls e weak school in athletics and
belongs In the Missouri valley conference.
II in any The Big Eight company Is too
fast for such schools as Iowa"
UnaniniIty of Opinion.
As the Iowa situation grows on the
other schools OF the valley 1t is noticeable
that there is almost unanimity Of opinion
az TO the course the Hawkeyes should pur-
sue. II II agreed that they should cut Mis-
souri, valley ties.
The Lincoln News in speaking OF lowR's
position In the athletic circles OF this sec
tion and IN commenting on what the Hawk
ewes should do, expresses the sentiment OF
many OF the papers Of this region in the
following terms
The 'misfit Missouri Valley conference
fifty describes the situatlon-mlsfit because
Iowa holds membership therein The daS
when Iowa decides to cut loose and re
turns to it's Chicago conference doll rags
win be moro than welcome TO the other
institutions IN the valley organization. But
what pitiful spectacle the Hawkeyes will
present IN seeking TO compete. athletically
with Minnesota, Wisconsin, Chicago and
Illinois"
The Lincoln News also takes occasion
TO commend the course OF The Bee with
the following expression;
THE affable young man who Is doinl
the sports stunt for The Omaha Bee 4
engaged in a most commendable under
taking-he Is trying to convince Iowa uni
versity that It should get out OF the Mis-
souri, Valley conference OF colleges"