The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-12-05
Came Termed Too Commercial and
viii be Abolished in 1917
Vote Was Six to
Three.
FACULTIES HAVE SAY
! Will Pass on Matter at Meeting to be
Held Next June-Summer
Baseball Rule Is
Retained.

resentatives of the middle west con
ference athletic association compris
Ing the "big nine colleges" this aft
ernoon voted six to three to abolish
entirely intercollegiate baseball The
matter now rests with the faculties OF
the nine schools. 1t will take the
vote of only one OF the nine faculties
REPRESENTED to retain the sport.
The conference colleges will play
their regular schedule next spring re-
\ CARELESS of what action the facul
4 ties of the respective colleges take On
Z the vote of their representatives this
afternoon. The next meeting, at
which the vote of the respective facul-
ties is cast, will not be held until June
at which time most Of the colleges will
already have played most of their 1916
games. II the faculty vote is unani-
nous to eliminate intercollegiate
baseball as voted this afternoon. the
rule goes into effect in 1917.
Just before the session adjourned.
A. w. Small, Chicago University, was
elected chairman, and 7. F. Moran,
Purdue, was reelected secretary for
the ensuing year.
To rescind the vote OF today abol-
fishing baseball, any one of the nine
within sixty days from today.
Too Commercial.
The vote of baseball was taken only
after acriminous debate, during which
the game was termed too commercial
to be worthy of being major college
sport, and game that was the cause
of rs per cent of all the cases OF
ineligibility among college athletes.
Debate on the question started with
the Introduction Of resolution that
looked innocuous on its face, but
which contained a bite In 1t. The
resolution. in effect, read:
Be it resolved, that eligibility OF a
student shall depend upon his stand
ing in scholarship and one year resi-.
dence at the college he represents.
There was nothing said for mo-
ment and then two delegates jumped
to their feet to say:
~That means a man could play
summer baseball. It would make hin.
eligible to represent his school re-
CARELESS of his amateur standing. The
motion was rushed to- a vote and beat
en- six to three. The slaughter Of col
lege baseball followed.
No Action Taken.
No action was taken on the sugges.
ton that golf and soccer football be
included as major sports, on the
ground that too little interest has been
shown in. the matter since resolu-
ton was introduced but tabled year
ago, urging their adoption.
A fight was made On resolution
forbidding more than two days secret
football practice week, and COM
promise was effected on rule re-
quiring open practice at least one day
in seven.
Professor Teeters of Iowa, Dean
Goodnow. of Illinois, and A. w.
Small, Of Chicago, were named COM
rnittee of three to investigate reports
that the rule prohibiting football prac'
tice before September 20 is being dis
regarded.
It was voted to add the javelin
throw to the events in outdoor inter
collegiate championship meets.
Profs. French, of Ohio. Pyre, OF
Wisconsin, and Pooley. OF Northwest
ern, were named committee OF three
to investigate charges that the cross
country for freshmen is too strenuous
A. w. Small, of Chicago, was ap
pointed delegate to represent the con
ference at the meeting OF the ma
tional intercollegiate athletic associa
ton in New York on December 2S