The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-03
ATHLETICS MADE
PULSORY FOR
kids" IN TRI-
STATE COLLEGES
Conference Heeds Need Of
Physically Trained Men
For War
ANNUAL MEET AT
HURON CALLED OFF
Davis, of N. D. Aggies,
Elected Head Of Official
Committee

Minneapolis, Mimi. Dec. 3,--Nearly
1000 students in the colleges of Min
nesota and the Dakotas will take part
in athletic competition that will be
compulsory. This was the decision Of
the Tri-State college conference at
the annual meeting at the Andrews
hotel Saturday. The new rule will
make every student in the colleges
represent or try to represent the
school in some branch of sport.
The decision is the result OF the call
for physically trained mentor war
service, brought about since the
United States entered the war. Ac-
Cording to Coach Ewing, of South Da-
kota State, the demand for men Of
football experience in the various
training camps has made 1t essential
for the smaller colleges to give their
students this training.
Multitude OF Athletes.
South Dakota State will furnish $50
men to athletics, North Dakota $50.
Gustavus AdoIphus 1876, st. Olaf Csc,
North Dakota Aggies 1875. Fargo col
lege IS, Carleton 175, Luther college
75, Manchester $50, Hamline $50, St.
Thomas 1875, Stout institute at Me-
nomonie, Wis, 4b.
ued during the war as long as there
are enough men to take part. This
was the decision of the conference
delegates. The need of physically
trained men as Wei as SCnOlaSLlcally
educated students was shown in re-
ports from members of the confer
ence.
Freshmen Can Play.
No action was taken in regard to
the freshman rule, and the frst-year
men will continue to play as long as
the war lasts. The Minnesota confer
ence rule, passed last year TO keep
freshmen from competing in intercol-
legiate athletics, has been laid aside
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the smaller colleges using younger
men, and the effort to have all men
take part in athletics was the reason
for this action.
annually at Huron, S. D., has been
called off for this year. The reason
for this action is that most of the col
leges will close before the date OF tins
meet. 1t would conflict with other
dates to have the meet earlier in the
season.
New Omcers Elected.
The morning session closed with
the election of officers. H. w. Ewing,
of South Dakota State, was elected
Thomas, vice president; and 2. II.
Chandler, of North Dakota university,
secretary. The official committee is
composed of Coach Paul J. Davis, Of
North Dakota Agricultural college,
chairman; Coach Ewing, South Dako-
Ia State, and Thacker of Manchester.
The afternoon session was conduct
ed by DR.. l.. J. Cooke, of the Univer-
sity Of Minnesota, and dealt entirely
with discussion of basketball rules.
The conference decided to adopt the
rules as drawn up in the Western
conference in nearly every respect.
The essential change made this year
was in the end boundary line.
Delegates met after the session
proper, and made up parts of their
basketball schedules. None OF the col
leges reported a complete schedule of
games. Most of them clamored for
games with Minnesota.
The morning session was presided
over by F. l.. Thompson, of North Da-
kota university. f. II. Chandler, Of
North Dakota, was secretary. The
delegates included Howard Buck and
F. b. Hill of Carleton, Don d. Lesohter
of Hamline, George Koegan OF st.
Thomas, r. w. Thacker of Manchester,
e. r. Cooke and Professor Tufter OF
st. Olaf, b. f. Anderson of Gustavus
Adolphus, H. w. Ewing Of South Da-
kota State, A. F. Holste of Fargo col
lege, n Madsen of Luther college, and
Paul J. Davis of North Dakota Aggies.