The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-07
GIVEN ICY HAND"
Washburn Not Admitted to Mis-
souri, Valley Conference.
But Will Observe Rules as for
Past Seasons.
AGGIES HELD OUT.
HELD OUT.
No Thanksgiving Games for Con.
ference Schools.
Professional Coach Rule Is Ap.
prOved-NO Summer Ball.

While washburn college was not
granted entrance into the Missouri val
ley athletic conference at Des Moines
Friday, the school will play under Mis-
souri, valley rules the coming season.
The Kansas Agricultural college at
Manhattan, which was confident of adj
mission, probably will do the same.
That was the popular student and
team prediction last fall.
Because she had met the Missouri
valley requirements for the past two
seasons, Washburn thought she should
be permitted to compete for the con-
ference championship. It is the strict
enforcement and high standard of the
conference rules which make them
sought as regulation. There is wide
spread confidence that a team playing
under them tolerates no professional
studies. They are hard to meet in
entrance and scholarship requiem ents
but the local college has been doing SO
for years past.
Prof. I. D. Cardiff, faculty repre-
sentative on the Waohburn athletic
board and eligibility censor, attended
the Des Moines meeting summoned by
the valley conference. 1t was thought
one school would be admitted and
Washburn seemed to be the most like
ly one.
Before going to the meeting Pro-
fessor Cardiff said: whether Wash
burn is taken into the conference or
not, we will play under those rules.
We have always met them in our game
with Kansas university and have built
our teams on that basis. That gave
many smaller teams, who do and can
not meet the requirements, an advant-
age over us on the gridiron. But we
have contended that in the end it is
a good sacrifice of strength for a time
Eventually We will be included in the
conference, L think, and that is the
class the college is trying to main
tain"
"I believe Washburn ought to play
under the Missouri valley rules" said
w. L. Driver, physical director at the
college, and a former famous Tiger
end eve meet the requirements and
might as we'll be included in the con-
ference SO that we could contest for
the valley championship and play with
conference officials and censored e1igi-
bility lists"
The most drastic action character
lied the conference meeting. A sweep
ing rule resulted on every question
brought before the tribunal. Many
had been thrashed out during the sea-
son and since.
The present rules are given an Q. K
There will be no more Thanksgiving
games.
Games VIII all be played on college
grounds.
No short term professional coaches.
No summer baseball where admis-
sion is charged.
Not a college was granted admis-
sion.
The Thanksgiving game rule finally
settles the question whether Missouri
and Kansas will play. in Kansas City.
There are some exceptions to the
In he MninpS
report.
It is not expected either Washburn
or Manhattan would observe other
than the eligibility and entrance rules,
but will play on Thanksgiving and on
any grounds selected.
The Stand Pat Meeting.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 7.-"Standins
pat'' on the football reform rulel
adopted by them one year ago, with
question Of summer baseball, with one
exception, the members of the Mis-
souri, Valley Athletic conference con-
Guided their annual meeting here last
evening. I. Ross Hill, president of
Missouri university, was chosen chair
man of the meeting which will be held
at Lincoln next year. E. W. Stan
ton of the Iowa Agricultural college
was chosen secretary.
As the result Of the practical pass
Ing out or control to FACULTY repre-
sentatives today, football will be ta-
hood on Thanksgiving day in the Mis-
souri, valley, with the exception of the
game between Drake university of Des
Moines and the Iowa State college at
Ames, which schools are under con-
tract to play one more Thanksgiving
day game. All college games in the
future must be played upon college
grounds, preventing the meeting of
Kansas and Missouri universities at
Kansas City.
The University of Iowa was given a
years reprieve in the question Of short
term professional coaches. members of
the board of education appearing be-
fore the conference and stating that
coach already had been employed
for the coming fall.
Faculty representatives also stood pat
on the question of summer baseball,
with the exception that it was agreed
that a college man may play baseball
in games to which no admission is
charged.
The members of the conference also
voted to incorporate the Missouri Val
ley. conference and to make changes
in the eligibility blanks used in certi-
flying eligibility. The petitions of
! Kansas Agricultural college at Man
haitian and Washburn college at To-
peka, for admission to the conference
were discussed, but 1t was decided
best to admit no other schools at the
present time.