The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-04
BAYARD
DECLARED
Eligible
Case Submitted to Arbitration
This Morning
Minnesota and Chicago Also
Wage Bitter War
Other Great Games Are Being
Played Today

Fargo college and the A. C. are bat
Ting at Athletic park today for SUI
premacy and Bayard is playing. An
arbitration committee decided the Bay
ard case this morning.
Owing to the misunderstanding be-
tween the A. C. and Fargo college. the
officials that were previously agreed
upon to oficiate in this game. were
notified Of the state Of affairs at that
time and their engagements were can
celIed.
The football mentors Of the two coll
leges held a short meeting this morn
ing and agreed on the following men
to take charge OF the game: Geo. j.
comstock, a Harvard graduate and ex
football player on that tenn. will act as
referee; z. w. Robertson, assistant
coach on the Fargo high school eleven,
viii umpires f. f. Cane, sporting ed
tor Of The Forum, will act as field
Judge; and Fl. s. Lansing, physical di-
rector OF the Y. M. c. A.. viii act as
head linesman.
5syard Is Eligible.
Owing to the dispute between the
athletic committee of both schools as
10 the eligibility OF Walter Bayard, the
star fullback OF Fargo college, there
was some doubt for a time as h.
whether the game would be played
1t was decided by an arbitration
es1lfnittee this morning ia Judge Eny
gerld's ONCE iii tho federal building
that Bayard was eligible to play, ana
re ts participating in the game shss
afternoon The cominittes that made
the ruling consisted Of Judge Anaidon.
Judge Edward Engerud and ~. Il
Young, president of the hoard Of trus-
tees OF the University OF North Da-
kota.
The committee was divided in their
opinion, Judge Engerud and Judge
Amidon being in favor Of Bayard play
ing and Judge Young dissenting.
Other Big Games.
Chicago, Nov. 4-NearIy ali the
leading university football teams az
the middle west were scheduled to
play today and 1t was expected that
those eligible to the big eight confer
ence championship might be narrowed
by results.
The most interest among the CON
ference universities was displayed IN
the game between Chicago and Min
nesota at Minneapolis. The Mime
sofas are superior in weight The
prestige OF last years championship
and the abundance OF good substitutes
inspired the confidence in the gopher
adherents. The Chicagoans based
their hopes on variety Of brilliant
new plays said to have been evolved
by Coach Stagg and learned to per-
lection by fast team, which has
plenty og kicking talent.
Wisconsin, victorious last week over
Northwestern, who Ii the only con-
ference team idle today, felt confident
OF further victory in its game with
Iowa at Madison.
Another game between conference
elevens, that Of Illinois and Purdue at
Urbana, was expected to show Just
how the Illinois stand.
West Of the conference belt, main
interest conferred on games between
Missouri and Oklahoma, while east
ward the leading game was that bring
ing together Michigan and Syracuse.
Harvard Was Confident.
Princeton. N. j.. Nov. 4.-Princeton
and Harvard are playing football for
the first time in ten years. In ali,
Harvard has met Princeton sixteen
times on the gridiron and OF these
games has won only three. Princeton
capturing twelve. while one was .
tie.
Princeton Is anxious to maintaim
her old supremacy while the Cam
bridge team has come to town con
fident that 1t will reap ample revenge
for mast defeats.