The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-22
MAY BE ELIMINATED
 FROM BIC TEN
Trustees Order "NO More Football" Shaunes.
 sey's Job Uncertain
By STEVE SNYDER iIlnlied Press HtAR CNrreanonNeMtl

(Unitc0 treeS SthH COVEevpVnucutb
 Chicago, Dec. 22-(UP)-The Uni- versity of Chicago, one of the orig lnal sponsors of the Big 10" ath- letic conference, bowed out of in- tercollegiate football today after the most futile season h ~ years of competition.
 Academic demands caused Q sharp decline In football material i6 years ago and not once in that span could the Chicago teams achieve anything like their former greatness which began In the eos under the grand old man-Amos AlonSo StNgg,
 Withdrawal from Intercollegiate football may be Chieago's first move toward abandoning It's membership in the conference,
 A statement by the university board of trustees said;
 "The university trusts that It's withdrawal from intercollegiate football will not require termination of It's long and satisfactory rela- tionships with the other members of the fntereolle g late conference, known as the Big i0,"
 It was known, however, that uni- yerslty officials have sounded out other conference representatives on what Chieagos status ia the Big 10 would Do in the event it dropped football, The reaction was said to be that If it dropped football, it should drop oil sports as far aS the conference was concerned,
 AS early as 1928, pressure was brought to bear on Chicago because of It's poor football teams, Not since ie3e, when Chicago defeated Wis. eonsin by one point has it scored . gridiron victory within the confer enee,
 Sad Story
 Tn on eight game schedule thl' season, the Maroons defeated only Oberlin college and Wabash. IT conference games, they lost tt Michigan, eb to 0. to Ohio State 6i to o, and to Illinois, 47 to 0, Out side the league, they lost to liar. yard, ei to 0, Virginia, ~ to 0, ane even little Boioit college came In and ripped the haploss MaroonS, { to 0.
 What effect tho football with. drawal will have on next seasons conference championship is no, known, Chicago had scheduled games with Michigan, Purdue, ohit State and Indiana. Absence of the Maroens will leave ell but ohit State with only four Big Ten games, Although there Is no limit to tho number Of contests c confer enee footba team may pay, five it the customary number and the team with the largest number oi victories, or the team With tho best percentage, is declared champion,
 Maj. John L. dritfith, big 10 Ath. ietie commissioner, is confined te his home by c serious Illness ane was not available for comment,
 Story of Stagg
 Chicagos sueeess in fotoball Il tho story of etagg, In 1taggs Al seasons as coach of tho Mafoons-- no was their first instruetor-.the, won Big 10 titles In 1899, 1906, 1907 1908, 1913 and 1924. He also had or undefeated team In 1922 but it suf' fered one tie.
 etagg, with the late deorg Huf of Illinois and Fielding Yost o | Michigan, was Instrumental II forming the Big 10 conference, H' made the Maroons 6 power in th' league and kept them always c dan gerous threat even In their deelin' Ing years,
 when stagg retired In io33 at th' age Of 70, Clark shaughneSsy be- came head coach.
 T. Nelson Metealfo, who wal named athletic director when Btagl retired, said the announcement came 50 suddenly no does not knov where shaughenssy will fit in th' new athletic setup,
 Tho Joint announcement slgnet by President Robert Maynart Hutehins and Harold 1T, Swift chairman Of the board Of trustees eoneludedI
 "Tho university looks upon al sports as games which arc conduct cd under its auspices for the feerea ton Of the students. The unlyersit' will continue to promote intramura sports and will encourage all stud en1 to participate in them"