The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-26
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE
By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent)

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 Des Moines, Ia., Nov. 26-(UP)- It has always been my understand ing that boy between 18 and 9 could be considered an adult be- cause legally he is old enough to pilot a plane, marry his girl friend, smoke a pipe, earn a living and die for his country.
 Apparently, I've been misin- formed.
 Because here in the middle west it isn't true. Here it has been de- termined that boy may be old enough to vote for a candidate for President of the United States but he isn't old enough to vote as to whether he cares to play in post season football game.
 The decision has been handed down by the faculty members of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwest ern, Illinois and Purdue, five of the institutions which comprise the ath- letic conference known as the Big Ten. The decision isn't official as yet, and won't be made so until Dec 6, but it will stick.
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 For On Dec. 5-6 the Big Ten will vote to accept or reject an invita- tion from the Pacific Coast Confer ence to represent the east in the Rose Bowl football game on a per- manent basis. Under terms of the offer the Coast Conference cham pion would meet the Big Ten cham pion every New Years day, making the Pasadena game a closed propo- sition.
 There really isn't any need to hold the meeting in December now For last night in Lafayette, Ind, the faculty members of Purdue vot- ed, 76-62, against such a proposi- tion. Since similar action has been taken at Illinois, Northwestern and Minnesota and since Dr. Clarence Dykstra of Wisconsin is also oppos- ed, the favorable votes of Ohio State, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan are lost.
 Now I don't intend to take sides on the subject of whether the pro- posed tie-up between the confer enceS would be wise measure. But nowhere do find any sign that the students of these universities had a voice in the decisions. There is no record of polls taken to de- termine under graduate sentiment Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern and Wisconsin obviously aren't worthy Of an invitation to a bowl on the basis of their records, and it is rumored that Stanford is more in- tereSted in Harmon and his Michi- gan mates than in Minnesota.
 Certainly Michigan Stanford game would be the most interestine attraction any bowl could offer. The Wolverines lost by only a point tc Minnesota, whipped California ir the west, and defeated Penn ano Harvard of the east. I've seer Michigan, and it is a good ball clut and maybe a great one. The boys would like to play Stanford, the students want the game and in this case even the faculty is said to ia. vor 1t.
 But Michigan can't have the game because the faculties of Ave other institutions don't want 1t. Tc me this is an infringement of in. dividual rights and a case of ad. ministrative meddling in things which do not concern faculties. Ath. letics are the problem Of the un. der-graduate. He forms che teans and he supports them.
 Or am wrong?
 Maybe all these years have been missing all that ls happening about me but I can truthfully report I've never seen q college president make Q tackle, I've never watched a pro.