The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-21
UNIVERSITY HEADS
TO D0GE ISSUE
Conference Presidents Have
no Intention of Taking
Athletic Responsibility
nv c. A. shannon !,

.(By c. A. Shannon.)
Chlcago. March 21.--Presidents of
the universities belonging to the vest
ern intercollegiate conference will not
n responsibility of deciding
the issues now confronting the "Bir
Eight" themselves. According TO the
program adopted by the presidents
when they me at the university club
here last night. il any definite policy is
decided upon as being best suited to
n needs OF h conference, the uni
Nersity heads will refer the whole mat.
ter back to their various faculties.
In consequence of this decision
many of Minnesota's best track men.
who recently confessed to receiving 50
n 20 cent prizes for foot races when
they were small. in order to receive
the promised Immunity bath will re.
main athletically .unclean" and UNI
less the conference eligibility commit
tee can be persuaded to take action it,
self will be barred from the annual in.
door meet al Northwestern university
March 30.
All But Ono President Present.
An OF the conference presidents.
with the exception of President Byron
OF Indiana. are in attendance at the
meeting here. The head of the
Hoosier institution was kept away on
account OF the illness of Mrs. Byron,
put he was represented by Dean II. c.
Hoffman. The others in attendancc
We're: Presidents A. w. Harris of
northwestern. Harry Pratt Judson Of
Chicago. George Edgar Vincent of
Minnesota. Charles r. Van Hisc of
Wisconsin. Edmund j. James Of IL
ltnois. John G. Bowman of Iowa and
W.. II. Stone of Purdue.
chicago newspapers are expecting
drastic action on the part of the presi-
derts. but with tho known tendencies
of all the presidents leaning toward
amateurism. 1t is almost sure that the
only action approaching the drastic
quality will be the result to Minnesota
through the probable refusal to adopt
the scholarship basis of eligibility and
the conservative adherence to an am
ateur standard at all cost.
Ono thing seems assured, however,
and that is that despite the recent re-
fusal of the University of Chicago
faculty to approve the two measures
providing for an Immunity bath in
the case of minor infractions before
an athlete enters college and a white
wash for similar offenscs committed
after the athlete m~articulates, the
Immunity bath" will go through if
the presidents have anything TO say
about 1t.
vi tliNCSI tdSOtS IL.
President Harris OF Northwestern,
one of the strongest adhercnts TO the
amateur standard said this afternoon:
The enforcement of the amateur rule
to the limit at Minnesota. has worked
a hardship on that institution. in the
case OF her present track athletes.
believe that the immunity bath
should be provided for those cases up
to a certain time before he enters col
Lore II yf1frh< h& ~11o.l .--- -
Ihe discussion today was entirely
informal. but covered several aspects
of the question of intercollegiate ath-
leitcs. The intramural system was
contrasted with the intercollegiate and
advantages pointed out for both, but
It was the consensus of opinion that
the best educational results are OBJ
tanned from combining the two sys-
tens. as Minnesota is successfully at
of eligibility as contrasted with the
amateur. was discussed but when
President James of Illinois became
somewhat heated in his defense of the
scholarship code. the subject was dcft-
ly shifted to other channels. and the
final discussion was left until tomor.
row.
The presidents will meet at 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning and he in
session until 1890 when they are
scheduled to lunch with the graduate
committee Of the conference at the
University club. 1t is expected that
the work will be concluded late in the
afternoon.
No Faculty Delegates Meeting Today.
Contrary to the general expectation
among the students of the University
of Minnesota and to the opinions of
several Of the university presidents
who will meet here to discuss the
problems p%erplexing the Big Eight"
conference. the faculty delegates will
not meet here.
Director Ehler. according to Repre-
sentative Wilson of Northwestern, has
tried to force the call of a meeting on
Chairman Johnston of Indiana. Mr..
Ehler wrote to the various delegates
date. and as the date of the second
Gay on the presidents session seemed
acceptable to all. it was understood
that the meeting would be held here
today.
Presidents Vincent of Minnesota,
Judson of Chicago and Harris of
Northwestern say they expected to be
ca lled into session with the faculty,
delegates some time tomorrow. Prof.
Johnston had v really sent out an
official call. He believes the report
gained ground through Director En-
ler's activity in attempting to have 4
meeting called.
Prof. James Paige of Minnesota
hourly expected the summons. but to-
day gave up the idea that a regular
meeting OF the conference was to be
called.
This means that whatever the Big
Eight" presidents did today and do
tomorrow will be mostly in the Way of
recommendations although their de-
cision annot fail to be q paramount
factor in determining the final policy
of the conference.
MINISTERS TRY
TO.STOP BOUT
, Kenosha, Wis. March 21.-Minis.