The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-28
sible pressure to bear on their variou.
faculties / o further the movement.
GOpllcr Authorities ApnrOYc.

siblc pressure to bear on their variou.
faculties TO further the movement.
Gopher Authorities Approve.
Minnesota has always been in favor
of bringing Michigan back into the
conference. The faculty Is kown to
favor the Ann Arbor institution and
while President Vincent has made no
public declaration Of his own position,
his conduct has lead friends to believe
thai he at least would not oppose the
faculty's desire in this respect. That
the Minnesota students are keenly
tions with Michigan has been attested
at every football mass meeting and
celebration during the last two years
by the repeated outburst of that song,
We Want to Go Sack to Michigan"
Wisconsin. according to dispatches
last night. is wildly enthusiastic over
the possibility of Michigan's return.
Petitions were circulated at Madison
yesterday asking the faculty to CO.
operate in bringing the Yost school
into the fold again.
Can Get Around Training Table.
The training table dispute-the
chief bone of contention between the
smaller schools of the Big Nine" and
Michigan-can be settled by the for
nation Of student cooperative clubs.
it is felt at Minnesota. in such a way
that the athletes will get the benefit
OF eating carefully cooked food and
eating together. without the danger of
having some athletic association car
rying the expense of those players
who, knowing their value to h team.
refuse to pay their buls-as Is said to
the training table.
The big schools of the conference
want Michigan. Minnesota. Wiscon-
sin and Ohio state are known to favor
her return. Iowa has favored on
Citation in past meetings Of h con-
ference, while Chicago has been m
what or the fence. The Maroons are
said now. however, to favor resump-
ton of athletics with the Wolverines.
Illinois, it is believed. will work with
Minnesota to this end. So, despite any
opposition that may be furnished by
Northwestern. Purdue and possibly
Indiana. the Ann Arbor authorities
will have strong friends in conference
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meeting. Indiana. 100, probably could
have been swung into line had the late
Prof. tombstone. Hoosier representa-
tive, continued to live. The tenden-
cies of the new delegate are not
known here.
One bar to Michigan's return. how
cd. Michigan will have to give up
something in return for what her
friends in the conference are trying to
get for the Ann Arbor institution.
Faculty control of athletics is one Of
the strongest requisites to membership
in The western conference. At present
athletics are governed at Michigan by
an athletic board composed of stu
dents and alumni. which Is responsible
directly to the board of regents.
When those rock-ribbed delegates
gather in Chicago they will be willing
to concede a lot to Michigan. but when
her admission gets to be Il matter of
licensing a system contrary to their
own interests it is extremely doubtful
whether they will continue to favor
the measure. Neither does an un.
bending policy on the part Of Michi-
gan aid her conference friends in
bringing about the reunion. Minne-
sofa. al least, wants to met met half
WAY.