Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-10
Sporting Nevs Of tie World

ers in the west are strongly in favor
Illinois and A. A. Stagg Of Chicago.
In a way they have led opposing
camps in the "big nine," splitting on
the summer baseball question, but
they are of one mind regarding the
proposed benefit game. #.
Its a great idea" wired Director
Stage -
President James today addressed
kilograms to all the presidents OF the
big nine schools, as follows:
"Would you favor post.season
game between the winning team in
the present conference series Of foot
ball games and the winning team Of
the Princet ton arvard-Yale series, in
the largest stadium in the country,
November %, for the benefit of the
Belgian refugees, to be administered
by the Red Cross or some other agen-
cy to be agreed on. The special con.
sent Of the conference colleges will
be necessary for the game"
' ~ Would Show Spirit.
President James is very anxious
for the success of the plan. He be-
lieves that it is the best way the
American colleges can show their
sympathy, at the same time not VIC.
lating neutrality. With seats selling
from 81 TO IS the financial return
would be great
From the sport standpoint the COM
bat would decisively settle for the
first time the national football cham
pionship. Prospects are excellent for
a clean.cut winner in the west. The
Illini are pulling hard for the post
season conflict, but they realize that
either Chicago or Wisconsin may win
the honor.
Providing the plan is carried
through it will lend an interest never
possessed by the western campaign
before. The teams will be fighting
for the greatest honor ever accorded
a western eleven.
Badgers o. X. Expected.
The machinery necessary in the
west is to secure the consent Of the !
board and of the UNIVERSE
ties likely to have the champion. With |
Illinois and Chicago already commit
ted, it is believed thai Wisconsin will |
quickly join hands.
Coach Zuppke of Illinois quickly put
his o. X. on the idea, although it
meant another arduous week at the
close Of the championship campaign
provided his team was lucky enough
% BE- crowned champion.
Sponsored by President James and
MS colleagues, it is believed that the
proposition will carry through as far
as the west is concerned, and then it
will be up to the east. The eastern
leans may hesitate at prolonging the
season, but the idea is so big that DR..
James believes that it will be ap-
proved. The plan is TO have the sta
dunn selected and machinery for dis
tributing tickets all ready. AS soon
as the winners are known on Novem-
Der 81 they will be given instruc-
lions. The championship teams will
be paid only their expenses, the rest
going TO the Red Cross.
Chance to Prove Claims.
1t is believed that all the confer
ence coaches will be strongly in favor
of the contest. 1t will give them
chance to demonstrate their asser-
lions that the conference leaders
could better have represented the
west than the outsiders who battled
in the east this season.
Either Chicago, Wisconsin or ILL
nois, it is argued, will be a fitting
representative of the "big nine"
President James is eagerly await
ing responses from his colleagues. He
has urged immediate action, 1t is be-
lieved by the first of next week the
proposition will be in such shape as
70 be submitted to Harvard, Yale and
Princeton.