Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
MUST HAWKEYES BE GONGl
Students Ask How the Iowa City
School Win Act.
DOING LTTTLE M sECOND BODY
foot Bau seheduIe shows n Has
Practically Cot Out Missouri val
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70 "Btg Eight"

Practically Cot OCT Missouri VAL
ley Teams AID g. stiekinG
to "Big Eight"
Iowa has almost come to the parting Of
the ways-come to the place In It's athletic
history where Il must choose one OF two
ccurses-chooss whether TO remain IN the
Missouri Valley conference and drop out Of
the Western conference. OF decide TO drop
its name from the Missouri Valley league
and confine It's activities 20 the Big
Eight" This expression Is the opinion Of
the alumni Of the University Of Nebraska
who 1--we in Omaha.
For four years now Iowa has retained
membership in the two college leagues.
During this period its heart has been with
the older body. Its function in the younger
organization has been chiefly as trouble
understanding obnoxious rulings upon the
| other schools and aroUsing their ire upon
many occasions.
II wns Iowa who brought about the
adjustment OF the training table; II was
Iowa who forced the conferences 70 draft
rule which prevents schools from playing
on grounds not under their controls (this
measure killed the Nissouri-Kansas foot
ball game on Thanksgiving day and II now
prevents Nebraska from playing Michigan
in Omaha next fslD; It was Iowa that
made the law which. II q student played in
one basket ball game IN the season he Is
rated as having played an entire year OF
athletics end IL barred from participation
in any branch after two more years OF par
ticipatlon
Ioyva Led the Others.
Iowa was instrumental in having the Mis-
souri, Valley conference formed for reasons
| ttat .rors e.. er,.r. nlfrtsfrffo rlofora 1907
the Hawkeyes were In the big Eight
and were playing a majority OF their foot
ball and other games with teams not in
cluded in this organization. Ames. Drake,
I Nebraska Missouri and Kansas were on
its list. Repeatedly these schools licked
the Hawkeyes. It occurred to some Of the
sage professors at Iowa City that II would
be an excellent idea 70 make restrictions
for the Missouri Valley conference schools.
Maybe Iowa could win a few victories
then.
SO the Hawkeye tutors forthwith started
bout 20 enlist a group Of schools in sec
ondary conference body in which Iowa
should have membership. Kansas, Drake.
Ames, Washington and Missouri fell" for
this plan on the instance. Nebraska,
whose board Of control was then governed
by men Of wisdom and foresight, protected
against letting the Cornhuskers into this
body A meeting was held in Kansas City
and Nebraska had no representative. The
league was then composed OF Iowa, Ames
Drake. Missouri. Washington and Kansas.
year later, however. the personnel OF the
Nebraska athletic board OF control was
changed TO a purity status through an up
heaval created by sentimental students
and Nebraska meekly entered the confer
ence. Now the whole valley realizes the
~ Nofn NIB ~
against letting the Cornhuskers enter this
conference were far wiser than certain
other individuals who since have come intS
control.
Forced Obnoxioua Rulings.
AS soon as Iowa secured the formation
OF the Missouri valley conference It begai
forcing upon it's members the rules tina
regulated the sports OF the Chicago con
ference. First there came a limitation OF
the number Of foot ball contests. Thei
eligibility measures were sprung. Thu
undertaking table law was defeated sew
eral times. as also was the anti-Thanks
giving day rule But finally all these rule
were accepted by the second conference
{ body and today Missouri valley athletic
I are hampered by more restrictions thai
! the older organization. Nebraskans poin
! 10 Iowa as the cause
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did not desert the older organization
: where II had been and sHll il one OF tn
4 weakest schools athletically. No. Iowa be
y gan trying 10 get more games with tn
4 Chicago conference teams, and the Zoe
n ball schedule for next fan shows that onl
a two Missouri valley conference school
Il have places on a. These are Drake an
d Anles. colleges with which It ID forced
X compete for the state championship. b.
" even Drake Is not certain OF a date wit
ts the Hawkeyes. for II Is now rumored tins
d Iowa wants TO favor Purdue, a Chicas
"a conferences team, and shift dates.
Is But the important feature OF the Tow
IS foot ball schedule for next fall Is that II
bookings do not show single game wit
the stronger schools OF the league--R,
se braska, Missouri and Kansas. Nebrask
lg dropped the Hawkeyes a year ago last fa
IS because the manager Of athletics at Low
Re city wanted to force an obnoxious dai
I'd upon the Cornhuskers that Purdue migl
ht be favored on the schedule OF the Hawi
IN eyes.A Iowa. however. dropped both Mi
be souri, and Kansas.
n. Missouri was played last fall BY low
Is This winter the mentors at Iowa City al
An nounced they would not meet Nilsson
at next year because Missouri would not !
'ir Alexander. a negro tackle. play in u
er proposed game. Iowa never had broug
a. forth this point before in games with I<a
81 sas, Nebraska or Missouri. Probably ne
III fall Alexander win be a member OF Il
~ Honey Boy Evans mlnstrels. Who G.
Us tell? Nebraska alumni ask, Wasn't a
. alexander deal q subterfuge?" The WOO
IN murmur something Do you get 1T
~ stayed out of League.
Iowa, however, has shown its partisi
leanings on other occasions. 1t refused
'ill be a member Of the Missouri Valley co
ne ference basket ball league in 1909 and 10
nd preferring to arrange its dates with 4
Us big Eight"
zee The Missouri Valley conference schOC
his are jealous OF Iowa. The Hawkeyes a
ity not In a class with Missouri, Kansas a
mt Nebraska athleuoaiiy. Il Is necessary
is go back into the middle ages OF foot b.
cts IN order 70 find a date on which Iowa 4
ms feated Nebraska at foot ball The sal
er, thing IL true Of Kansas Iowa relation
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