The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28

Moorhsad Members; Fargo Is
Invited and Williston Ex-
cIuded.
Valley City, N. D., Dec. 28.-Organ-
ization Of the Sioux Land conference
was accomplished at meeting of rep
resentatives from seven North Dakota
and one Minnesota high schools here
yesterday.
The newly formed conference, an
outgrowth Of agitation for settling
football championships in North Da-
kota, will be devoted exclusively to
the gridiron sport for one year at
least.
Schools represented at the meeting
here today and who are charter men,
bers are Valley City, Grand Forks,
jamestown, Minot, Mandan, Bis
marck, Devils Lake, N. OAK, and
Moorhead, MINI.
Fargo, the ninth school invited to
attend the meeting OF the organiza-
ton in its formative process, was not
represented. Fargo will become a
charter member of the group pending
acceptance Of the invitation to Fargo
officials within the next two weeks.
The championship race will get un-
der way In the fall Of 1929.
Ward Named Head
The assemblage extended vote Of
thanks to M. 8. Ward, principal Of
Valley City high school, for his efforts
in organizing the loop, and unani-
mously named him as its first presi-
dent. ]. H. Cotton, Minot high school
principal, was named vice president.
A. O. Elstad, jamestown, was elected
secretary-treasurer. All officers were
named unanimously.
Williston, perennial challenger for
high school football honors In this
state, was not among the schools in
vited. In view Of the great record
compiled by the Williams county
school in the past decade, much dis
cuSsion was provoked as to the feast
bility Of inviting the western North
Dakota school into the conference as
charter member.
Carried Over Year
A long discussion revealed that too
few Of the conference schools were in
position to finance games with the
great teams coached by Joe Cutting.
In view Of this the group went on
record as favoring carrying the Will
liston problem over to the next. an
nual meeting OF the group. it being
found not expedient to include Will
liSton as member of the conference
at this time.
A letter from Superintendent ]. H.
Urness, Williston, to Superintendent
G. w. Hanna, Valley City, setting
forth reasons why Williston should be
included as q member Of the loop,
was read, but the group could not see
its way clear to provide Williston with
make 1t eligible for the loop title.
Geographical isolation of Williston
from conference schools was the main
topic Of the debate.
-Four conference games shall be
necessary before team shall be ELI
gible for conference rating. All
teams tied for the lead shall receive
similar trophies in recognition of their
victory, but the ties shall operate
against q teams record in reckoning
the conference champion. The cham
pionship shall be decided on per-
centage basis.
Some OF the outstanding bits in the
constitution of the conferences:
The conference favored combining
its activities to football only, for one
year, because it was believed that
basketball and track and field are sat-
isfactorily handled in the state bas-
ketball tournaments and the state
track and field meets In North Dakota
and Minnesota.
Eligibility standards shall be the
same as are in effect in the respective
states in which the school is located.
Moorhead will operate under Mime
sofa rules. while North Dakota legis-
lation will prevail in the case Of the
other members.
The conference season shall close
not later than the first Saturday
after Thanksgiving. No post-season
games will be played within the con-
ference.
All conference games must be
scheduled before Sept. Is preceding
date Of game.
Meeting Date Set
The annual meeting shall be held
the second Saturday after Thanksgiv-
ing at such place as the president
shall direct. Officers are elected for
one year.
The executive board of the organ
ization consists of the president, vice
president and secretary
Six schools shall constitute q quo
rum. The legislative assembly will be
made up Of the superintendent or
principal Of each Of the member
schools or q teacher named in writing
as proxy.
No limit was set on the number Of
schools which might be members Of
the loop. A two-thirds majority vote
shall be required for enrolling new
school, and q three-fourths majority
vote will be necessary for rejection Of
q member school.
1nasmuch as Fargo's attitude toward |
Joining the conference was believed |
to Be favorable. the body decided to |
this year, whether or not It actually |
became affiliated with the new group. |
Games won or lost by conference
schools to Fargo next fall will count |
in the conference standing as re-
suit Of the action taken.
Representatives who attended, and |
their schools. are: Ed Bohnhoff,
Grand Forks: Leonard McMahan,
Mandan: Roy D. Mcleod, Bismarck;
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