Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-06
UNIVERSITIES OF SOUTHWEST WILL
 HAVE ATHLETICS
Decision Is Reached By Mail Vote of State Institutions
 in This Territory.

Fayetteville, Ark, July 5.-Presi- dent Jno. c. Futrall of the Southwest Athletic conference announced today the result of mail vote just taken to determine the question of the athletic policy of the conference during war time. The members of the conference are the Universities of Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, the Agricultur- al and Mechanical colleges of Okla homa and Texas, and Baylor univer- slty The points decided by the vote were the following:
 Intercollegiate athletics will be con- tlnued and schedules will be carried out in so far as may be possible.
 The rule barring freshman from taking part, in athletics will be re- sclpled during war time.
 Transfers from one college to an- other must, however, as heretofore, be in residence in the college to which the transfer is made for one year before being allowed to play.
 The decision of the conference to continue athletics is in accord with the action of other conferences, such as the big Nine or Western conference, and the Missouri Valley conference. This action also has the approval of President Wilson.
 The University of Arkansas will probably lose a number of her best football players who would have been in college next fall except for war con ditions. Several of these are now in the Officers Training Camp at Fort Logan H. Roots. It is understood, however, that only about 25 per cent of the men ill the training camp will be taken as officers of the first draft army. There is therefore good pros pect that some of these men may be able to return to the university in the fall.
 President Futrall announced that all students engaged in athletics in the University of Arkansas will be re- quired to take military training also Heretofore it has been customary in the University of Arkansas and in many other institutions to excuse from drill members of the athletic teams.
 It is already known that a number of high school football stars will ente: the University in September. Owing to the absence of some of the veterans, these men will have better chance at making the team than freshman have had for many years.
 Another source of good material for the Varsity team next fall is the fresh man team of last year. These men under the rules of the conference were not allowed to play on the Varsity team although several of them were better than the regulars. Most of these men will be in college next year.
 James B. Craig, the all-Amercan half back from the University of Michigan, will be on hand to coach the team unless he is called to the federal service before that time. In case MT. Craig comes to the univer- sity and coaches during the the foot ball season, he expects to enter the federal service thereafter.
 The Arkansas football schedule as already made out includes games with the Universities of Louisiana, Okla homa, and Texas, with Henry Ken dall college (the winner of the 1915 championship, with the | Rolla Miners, Hendrix college, and one or two other minor games. It is now believed that most if not all of these games will be played as arranged.