Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
STATE COLLEGE
| DIFFICULTIES
ARE IR0NED OUT
Association Holds 13-Hour
Meeting, During Which
Rules Are Made and
Defined.
BY KARL LEE.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15.-(Special.)
The enormous difficulties con-
fronting the Nebraska State Collegi-
ate association which. during the
foot ball season just closed, serious
ly hampering the working capac-
ity of the organization, were more
or less successfully ironed out at
a meeting of the state conference
here Saturday. The meeting lasted
more than Is hours-or in the words
of President Rouse of Peru Normal.
a full working day." Several
amendments to the association con-
suituticn were discussed, amended
and passed, which explicitly define
eligibility rules, regulations govern
ing awards of season titles and other
executive matters.
President C. J. Clark of Wesleyan
University presided. Officers for
the ensuing year were elected as
Wesleyan; vice president, D. G. Bur
rage. Doane College; secretary, M.
S. Pate, Kearney Normal. Those
present were: c. ]. Shirk. Wesleyan;
Dean Ashcraft, York; c. L. Cline,
Midland; Frank Weyer, Hastings;
President Rouse, Peru; M. S. Pate,
Kearney Normal; D. G. Durango,
Doane College and ]. A. Moss,
Cotner. ~
Wayne was admitted to the con-
ference.
Open war on alleged professional
ism seemed to be the keynote of
the conference. Alleged violation of
eligibility rules by certain York
College players, winners of the state
foot ball championship for the sea-
son just closed, was given an air
ing and on motion of Professor
Shirk of Wesleyan University, a
championship committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the award of
the championship to York.
The committee consists Off,, c. l..
Cline, Midland, chairman; M. S.
Pate. Kearney Normal; President
Rouse, Peru Normal.
Boycott Against York.
Evidence on either side, York and
Wesleyan being antagonists, will be
heard by this committee. 1t also
developed that Cotner and Hastings
Colleges, with Wesleyan, had broken
off relations with York and insti-
tuted Boycott" against that in
stitution in the scheduling of ath-
letic contests in the future. No ef-
fort was made to patch up the "boy-
colt" However. York was tenta-
lively awarded foot ball honors.
Other business transacted during
the day was as follows:
Chadron Normal and Dana college
placed on list of outside colleges
with which conference members may
play.
University Place chosen as place
for 1920 state track meet. The con-
ference also voted to "pool' ex-
penses incurred at meet, each college
to stand the cost on even terms.
Championship awards were made
as follows: Basket ball, 1918 and
1919, Doane college: track. 1918
Hastings; foot ball, 1910, York.
Attacks Publicity.
An open attack on the value OF
newspaper publicity was made by
Delegate Pate of Kearney Normal
and Delegate Weyer OF Hastings.
Newspaper men were present and
voiced protest. The sports editor
of a Lincoln newspaper stated that
had not the conference engaged in a
row" the newspaper publicity would
not have been received. The matter
sifted as so much grand standing"
Coaches of most conference col
leges were present and drafted a
1ol9-1o20 basket ball schedule. York,
however, having been boycotted, will
appear in competition with but a
very few of the conference colleges.
The conference now includes 10 state
colleges, namely: York, Wesleyan,
Peru. Hastings, Cotner, Kearney
Normal, Grand Island, Nebraska
Central, Wayne and Midland.
DR.. Slider Speaks.
Dr.. George P. Slider, representing
the York Rotary club, which two
weeks ago issued circular letter to
Rotary clubs of the state protesting
the boycott" Of York college, spoke
in behalf of the clubs action. DR..
Slider is a former Michigan and
Chicago graduate who was closely
associated with athletics of the two
decades past.
Mitchell Outboxes Paulson,