The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-11-27
HOW MICHIGAN
VIEWS BIG g.
WOULD LIKE GAME
WITH GoPHERS BUT WILL
NOT RETURN TO THE
CONFERENCE.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 27.-Inquiry
.cs to the stand that will be taken by
the members of the board of control
of athletics at Michigan as to the Min
.ncsota and conference questions has
shown that the board is unanimously
in favor of a game with the Gophers
if such a thing is possible However,
as this can only be secured i'm the
event of the withdrawal of Minnesota
from the Western organization or the
resembling Of the rule passed last year
prohibiting members of the conference
from playing with Michigan and East
crn institutions or i'm the return Of the
Wolverines into the fold, the matter is
entirely up To the authorities of Min
ncsota. Michigan will not return to
the conference, at least as long as the
present board is in control. Prof.
Whitney, the chairman of the board
says:
Il am heartily in favor OF our sched-
uling a game with Minnesota, If such
a thing is possible, and | am certain
the entire board feels the way / do
i'm the matter. But as conditions are
now, l am just as strongly i'm favor of
our remaining out of the western con-
ference. We played Cornell at football
before some of the institutions i'm the
conference were in existence and can
see no advantage in belonging to an
organization that will not permit us
to have affiliations with our friends in
the east as well as with our nearer
rivals i'm the middle west"
Can Add Minnesota Game.
All of the eight games on the 1911
schedule with the exception of the one
with Cornell were either played on the
one-year contract plan or were played
MS the second of a series of two, so
that in the event of chance to play
the Gophers could well be
added to the schedule. No action will
be taken by the local board until some
overture is made by Minnesota, which
could happen only in the event of the
of the Gophers from the |
1t was with a deal of regret that |
he word was received here that Min |
lesota did not take any definite action |
1t the mass meeting held lest week. |
The feeling here is strongly i'm favor |
IF n game with the Gophers but there |
$ little sentiment looking for a return
o the conference.
The Michigan Daily Saturday dis
'ussed the situation editorially as fol-
ows:
we want the athletic authorities to
clect our opponents not alone for the
number of people who will flock to see
he attraction at So a head nor To Sc
ure spectacle that will make a Ro-
nan holiday but from the standpoint
# clean sportsmanship as we'll as keen
There is no doubt that our
thletlc relations with Pennsylvania
ave taken a strong hold and met with
opular approval. We trust that they II
nay be of the type that will warrant
Last year II was current rumor on
he Harvard campus that the Crimson
ad offered Michigan n game. Students /,
'ell posted insisted that IL was so, and
hat Michigan refused Harvard's offer
ecause her sched~'~ wGs fun. We
ave hopes of a l.lAceton game. Min /,
esota is taking steps looking toward {,
he resumption of relations. Let us
Dnsider a while. Aren't we big enough :
} meet only the best and broad enough
} go without some of the others for %
time II necessary"
This will be taken TO mean but one !,
ling by the student body here tomor- q
w. They feel that there is apt to
; a big shift i'm the schedule for 1912 :,
I'd they are hoping that I'm place OF !,
lie of the present schools Minnesota
i'll be there and that the rivalry for
e White jug can go on again. Till
e two great universities are together :
ere will never be n satisfied studentIt'
alumnus of the Wolverine institu- {,
n, If the sentiment here and the e