South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-02

rec. bearing on the case Of Milton
Romney. football captain at the Uni
versity OF Chicago. He has signided
his intention 20 work during the
spring and return i'm the fail TO grad
uate in February
The consensus was that there was
no way o. stop commerclallsm. TIE
prevailing opinion was that the prcsi-
dents cannot enact a rule 20 prevent
alumni from helping TO defray eX-
penses Of preparatory school ath-
letes.
The migratory rule was also dis
cussed. There was a strong tendency
bv some delegates TO do away with
the rule and enact a substitute
amendment whereby an athlete
would be ineligible for competition
if he went from one institution to
another. Among those present were
Pres't Harry Pratt Judson Of Chi
caeo. who presided. Priest W. J.
Bryan and Prof W. l.. Moenkhaus
Indiana. Pres't w. L. Thompson and
Prof Thomas T.. French. Ohio state;
Pres't w. l.. Marshall and Prof. T.
r. Moran. Purdue, and Prof w. O..
Angler Michigan.
Athletic directors of Big Ten insti-
tutions who met the faculty repre-
sentatives included.
Fielding H. Yost Michigan; Nell
son a. Kellogg. Purdue; e. O. Stlehm
Indiana, and l.. w. st. John, Ohio
state.
After this year. athletes will be
permitted TO participate in only two
sports. if favorable action is taken at
the conference meeting in June on a
resolution presented 20 the faculty
meeting today According TO the
proposed rule. an athlete would not
be allowed 10 play both football and
baseball. Cross country running and
track work were considered one
sport
The faculty committee passed a
rule that it viii entertain applica-
ton for reinstatement of an athlete
who has violated minor provisions
of rule five dealing with cOmpensa
ton and prizes, If the offense was
committed prior 10 enrolment. The
new rule will deal with athletes who
accepted insignificant prizes for anna
teur competition.
The committee also voted TO nor
malize and enlarge the list of eligible
+ conference colleges and passed the
recommendation of athletic directors
that big ten basketball officials who
work I'm professional games shall be
dropped from the conference list.
The faculty committee decided there
already was a rule providing that no
student is eligible for athletic com
petition II he prolongs his gradua p
ton
At the meeting Of the presidents,
/ resolutions were adopted asserting
that the development of athletics il
recent years has been attended by d
number of disintegratins practices
and evils" and suggests the follow
/ ing proposals for further considera-
ton.
That the conference vigorously
condemn the indefensible and de-
moralizing methods now being re-
sorted to by unofficial agencies to
procure promising athletes.
THAT the conference maintain
I the amateur rule and continue its
effort with renewed vigor 10 reduce
and eventually eliminate the evil OF
+ profe ssionalism from college and
university athletics.
THAT serious attention be given
I to some method of eliminating inter-
+ sectional games involving long trips
and Ions periods Of absence from
school This does not imply that
contracts now i'm force should not be
carried out.
THAT the rule governing migra-
. tory students be amended by the ad-
ditiou of a provision to the effect
that in case a student ineligible for
athletic competition transfers from
ono institution 10 another. he shall
remain ineligible to compete until
after two years Of residence at the
school 10 which he transfer.
THAT the conference consider the
ACCESSIBILITY of adopting a two sport
rule.
4 THAT the conference schools urge
their students, alumni and friends 10
aid them in maintaining the confer
cuce rules and standards in eliminat-
ing gambling i'm all forms with the
game and in keeping with the sorts
clean. free from the suspicion OF
/ professionalism and Untainted with
B commercialism.'