The Monett times., 1921-12-09
hloNETT TO PLAY
CARTHAGE SATURDAY
Football Championship will he Played
On Neosho Field to Settle DIS
pute For First Place.


settled next Saturday afternoon wheh
the Carthage and Monett high schools
both undefeated during the season,
viii hattie for the supreme honors OF
the field at Neosho. The decision 10
ssttle the title in this manner was
reached at meeting OF the hlgh !
school coaches which was held satu- /
day at Monet.
The matter was one OIL the hosl
;mportant points to come before the .
meeting and was thoroughly thrasheo
ont on all sides. Neither of the teams
had lost game during the season
hut Monett had played nine con-
ference tits to the five for Carthage
Article 10 of the bylaws OF the
league was brought into play during
the meeting but was later stricken
out and new clause inserted Ac-
eording to this article in case OF d
100 per cent tie between any TWO
teams. the team having played the
largest number of conference games
was to be given the preference. How
ever. it ws brought out that this rui-
ing was made last year in connection
with basket ball and some members
of the conference believed 1t to apply
to all sports while others viewed 1t as
governing basket ball only. After
arguing the point the meeting decld-
ed that it had no authority to award
the championship and the playing OF a
post season game was cited as the
only manner in which the title could
be settled.
Coaches Engleman of Monet and
Walker of Carthage then agreed to
meet on the football field, the grounds
to be named by the conference of
coaches. Joplin, Mount Vernon,
Aurora, Springfield and Neosho were
discussed as grounds for the battle
and the latter was finally selected as
the site of the conflict. The location
was cited as being equidistance from
both schools, and the ground was
purely neutral.
A committee composed of Coaches
Morrison of NeOSh0, chairman,
Simmons of Seneca and Manley of
Joplin was appointed to have charge
Of preliminary arrangements and adj
vertising. If possible, G. f, Mcbride
well known official of Kansas City
will referee and DIR, Weede Of Pitts-
burg, umpire, Manley of Joplin will
be head lineman.
In order that a like confusion il
awarding the football championship
might not arise in future years, ar
ticle 19 was changed to read that IL
case a football tie between TIVE
schools, each of whom have played tt
and including seven conference game
the schedule committee should ar
range play-off. Otherwise, a team
which may have played more confer
ence games shall be awarded tn
championship. The same ruling wa
made to apply to basket ball, excep
that ten games must be played
place of seven.
Another important matter trans
acted was the appointment of
schedule committee for footba
games. This appointment, it is b.
lieved, will prevent schools fro
scheduling games entirely with $
called "weaker teams" The comml
tee is authorized to arrange sche
ule of four conference games for ca
team, consideration being taken
the games played the previous ye'
The schedule will be presented eal
in the year at another meeting OF t
coaches. No dates will be set, t.
matter being left up to the individ'
coaches Of the teams. c. b. Man
of Joplin was red chairman OF
committee and H. C. Hurd of Whe
on and H. A. Moore OF Peirce City
serve with him.
1t was decided at the meeting
determine the winner of the has
ball championship at tournam
conducted at Springfield under
auspices of the state teachers
lege. A team does not necessa
have to be represented at this toul
ment to win the league laurels,
the tournament is simply named
time when the championship shal
determined.
A The meeting also resolved to
gest that all cups and trop
awarded by the Springfield teacf
college, Drury college and other
stitutions, be made one year tror
instead of requiring team to
three years before gaining perma
possession.
IA number Of complaints were
istcred on the manner of han'
Girls basket ball games in the lie
especially in respect to the rule