The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Farmers Can Now
Play All Teams With
out DiscOrd

EAST LANSING. Mich. Nov. -
The Aggie football! season OF 1915
has passed into history with The
meeting between the Primers and
the Marquette university eieven' and
along with the game wen; the four
year rule at VI a C. Henceforth
the powers that DC in East Lansing
lave dictated that men who partici
pate in varsity sports FOR the col
lege must pun IN ~ least three uli
college terms before they win be
eligible TO play, and may not play
more than three years alter they
have attained eligibility.
Technically. the ihr,e-yedr cons IL
tuition adopted by The athletic asso-
citation does not 80 .nto effect. until
Jan. /, but inasinnch a. ,Hcre VII Do
no more varsity sports this faIl tire
rule, 10 all intents and purposes l.
operative now.
Followers of the Formers view the
coming experiment With some con
Germ for elimination OF the IRE shmen
from the rank and t'e OF men HNo
may be drawn upon FOR college
teams has practicalt car Jhe mum
Der of students .n halt from mo
standpoint OF the coacbes At pres
ent there are apprp1 ma els L5uu
regular students eDrcilcd al ST. a G..
Three hundred ga 90 .hese a.e CO
eds. or the remaining l..-o, 400 OF
the men are frp shutn. leaving only
between zoo and SEQ men from whom
teams for next season must be re-
culited
Just AT present there Is material
enough on hand o keep Aggie teams
up 10 TIE standard which they have
maintained during ID, past several
years. bur every year there die
number OF men whC drop ont for
one reason or another II is these
men who are he cause for uncer-
iainty in NJ A. c. athletic quarters.
Heretofore their places have been
blled from among the freshmen. but
this viii. be impossible in the future
n the iunicrs, suphomores and
freshmen now participating in var
sity athletics respond to the call for
football men next fall. the Aggies
viii tnrn out team that viii a.
east lie equal OF that OF the present
season, for in addition TO the fresh
men there are a string OF reserves
IN Macklin's camp who promise we'll.
This is particularly true of,men for
he line. for among these is Chapel.
coryell. PattisoL. DeGrah and Don.
ildson. All OF them have in them
he makings OF good football men.
Outside of football. the coming
hree-year rule is provoking bat little
oss of sleep among the Aggies, for
'eeruits for basketball. baseball and
rack are apparently sufficient IN
lumber and ability 10 keep VI. A c.
IN the athletic map.
The question has arisen az TO
'hNh@ANb VI AAVN hAEh ~ nave
played on varsity teams for three
years prior to the new rule viii be
.ligible next fall 1t has generally
,een interpreted thar men who were
members Of teams before the new
was adopted will be en-
tiled TO play. This means that
ienning and Blacklock viii be
ligible a year hence.
Prospects, by the way. are that the
hree-year rule. will stick this time.
some years ago an attempt was
made 10 place the rule ia effect. but
I was found impossible al that time
or the college 10 maintain its posi-
ion and bar freshmen Indications
low. however, are that the college
yill maintain the new eligibility
-ules in the future. yin or lose.