Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-01-28
OFFER FOOTBALL GAME
TO U. OF WASHINGTON
Athletic Council Willing TO Make
Place on Schedule for Contest
in Pullman

in Pullman
As a result of the athletic council
meeting Friday afternoon a football
game viii be offered the University
Of Washington team by the State Col
lege management and efforts will be
made to secure a renewal of the an
nual contests between the two
elevens The council decided to
keep secret the terms offered the uni
versity management, but in the offer
they will provide that the game is
to be played on Rogers field.
The annual football games be-
tween the teams from the two insti-
buttons were suspended following the
1914 game because OF disagree
N ent as to the meeting place. In
that season a three-year contract
between the schools expired, and in
a. much as the three games provided
by the contract had been played in
Seattle the Washington State Col
lege management insisted on the
next contest being staged at Pull
man. While the university manage
ment was willing to continue play
ing under the some provisions as
under the contract they would not
agree to play in Pullman. The rec
ords show that of the last eight
games played between the two teams
only one has been played in Pull
man.
Insist ON Freshman Rule
Following the disagreement, which
prevented a contest in 1915, the uni
versity Joined the new Pacific Coast
conference and adopted the Fresh
man rule, w. S. c. remaining out of
the conference on account of the rul-
ing. Shortly after the formation of
the new conference the athletic coun-
ell at the university voted to play no
teams which did not bar the first
year players. The action aroused
the fear here that the U. of W. man
ayers would cancel the basketball
and baseball games already sched-
uled.
No definite action regarding the
-tg 10 he IN
of the athletic council was held Fri
day in addition to the offer for the
football game the council will take
steps to have the contests scheduled
for the second semester played ac-
cording to schedule. Members of
the council decline to state whether
they took any action on the Fresh
man rule for the U. of w. contests,
but it is known definitely that the
first-year players will not be barred
from the other games and meets
Loud Demand for Game
The failure of the two football
teams to get together during the
past season was a great disappoint-
ment to fans throughout the North
west Washington State put into the
field perhaps the greatest eleven
that ever staged a game here, the
team going through the season with
out a defeat and winning from the
U. of o. % to 3; o. A. c., 20 to o.;
Idaho Al to O; Montana University,
q to Z, Whitman, II to 0; Gonzaga,
As to 0; and Brown University of
Providence R. L., A to O.. The team
scored total of 204 points to 10
for their opponents.
The U. of w. eleven completed it's
eighth year without a defeat, but it
can not be said that her opponents
were worthy of much consideration.
The Seattle men played but one con-
ference team, Whitman, and for her
only big games took on California,
which played the American game for
the first time, and Colorado. which
was defeated by practically every
academy team in the Rocky Noun
tain states Undoubtedly the Seat
tie team was a strong one and the
game between the two Washington
elevens should have been a world
beater, but the policy of the uni
yersity led to frequent claims that
the managers were hedging.
Despite the constant clam oring on
the part of Northwest fans for a
game between the two teams the sea-
son went past without witnessing a
contest.
Offer October % Date
The athletic council on Friday
voted to offer the university a date
on October 2S, the contest to be
! played in Pullman The university