Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-29
.HAWKEYES GET 0. K.
/. OF SPECIAL BOARD
Apt to Meet Others of Big
Ten in All Sports but
Foot Ball in 1890.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

~HICAGO, Jan. 29-The Univer-
sity Of Iowa, hayward member
~ of the Western Conference.
soon will have its union card
returned with the admonition that she
avoid al chuck holes and stop for red
lights during the future.
Then the Western Conference again
will be the Big Ten and peace and con-
tentment will reign within what Mr..
Robert zuppke, the sage of Illinois calls,
"the Anchor Of Amateur Athletics in
America"
There never was any doubt of Iowa's
returning to active participation in con-
ference athletics, but its early REIN
statement comes more or less as q
surprise. 1t is presumed that the con-
ference faculty committee will meet
within few weeks, consider the report
of the subcommittee that visited Iowa
City on January 9 and vote for the
immediate reinstatement of the Hawks.
The subcommittee left Iowa City
thoroughly convinced that the Hawk
eyes had done everything possible to
clear up the situation which had
grieved other members Of the confer
ence. The slush fund had been dis
continued and many of Iowa's sterling
athletes are disqualified. There was
nothing more for Iowa to do. The
object Of the conference had been ac-
complished.
Saves Iowa Discontinue.
The Big Ten, by voting for an early
reinstatement of Iowa, can save the
Hawkeyes any discontinue that might
come from an adverse report by the
North Central Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools. This aSsocia-
ton Is a scholastic group interested in
athletics only to the extent Of seeing
that its members observe rules Of eligi-
bility and scholarship.
However, when the North Central
puts negative mark alongside the
name of any institution the result is
similar to being 'blackballed into men,
bership in the Overtime River Burying
Society. The Hawkeyes had no desire
to incur any penalties from this aSso-
citation and an early welcome into the
conference is gesture of good-fellow-
ship by her former associates.
Likewise, 1t is believed that some of
the athletes disqualified during Iowa's
Winter house-cleaning will be REIN
stated by the conference eligibility COM
mittee on the ground that their crimes
were only minor infractions Of the
rules. Such move by the big ten
would only be justice to the boys
who, in accepting improper financial
aid, actually were less guilty than the
organizations that furnished the money
May Be Slightly Delayed.
Iowa's reinstatement may be delayed
somewhat by the leak In the confer
ence committees plans. AS Is Gus
tomary in almost everything it does
the conference board planned to take
its action secretly and then broadcast
the news of Iowa'S return to the fold
But inadvertently the news leaked out
in advance, which also Is customary.
| With Iowa back in good standing
the conference viii go along as it did
for many years. There seems to be
nothing to the stories that came Out
Of Minneapolis q few days ago to the
effect that the GopherS were going tc
sever athletic relations with all Big Ter
schools except Michigan and Wiscon-
sin, institute the graduate coaching
system and make a lot of other limo.
vations.
If Iowa gets back this Winter Il
will enable the Hawks to participate
in conference track, tennis and goli
meets and perhaps pick up a few bass
ball games. But it cannot hope Il
get back into Big Ten foot ball before
1881, since its own gridiron schedule
for the next season has been filed.