UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WILL THE BIG EIGHT STAGE BIG SCRAP?
Rumored That Western Conference Will Split Into Two Divisions
That the warring factions of the "big eight" colleges will form two temporary conferences of four members each for the government of intercollegiate athletics when the presidents and representatives of the institutions meet at the University Club Tuesday and Wednesday was the prediction made yesterday by western university leaders. With a break in policy over the summer baseball question already affected, the conference professors are expected officially to part company after discussing the situation as a whole.
Reports from the various conference universities indicate that the most radical of the institutions will refuse to back up on their opinions and that the conference therefore cannot survive. Chicago, Purdue, Northwestern and Wisconsin are the members slated for the group of four universities having strong sports teams in athletics, and Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa are expected to organize a body under the compromise provisions of the new "big eight" eligibility cord.
CHICAGO OPPOSES COMPROMISE.
The decisive stand of the University of Chicago against the compromise as indicated in the negative vote of the board of physical culture and the faculty is likely to cut an important figure in the proposed temporary conference of Chicago, Purdue, Northwestern, and Wisconsin. Wisconsin's attitude is somewhat in question, but it is thought that the badgers will come in on the plan.
The maroon agitation concerning the abolishment of all intercollegiate athletics will come to a head immediately after the two meetings, the Chicago officials assert. It is affirmed at the Midway that these games will be temporary, and that the faculty will go ahead with its consideration of the dropping of athletics
President Harry Pratt Judson of the University of Chicago said Chicago's final action would not be taken until later. It is the intention of the representatives, however, to bring the summer baseball compromise to a vote if possible, and to decide on a new form of governing bodies for the present emergency.
DRY SHOWERS IN GYM
Universitv's Means of Cleanli ness Suffers from Lack of Money for Repairs
Out of sixteen showers in the boy's bath room at the gymnasium, only five are in good working order. The alkali in the water eats the threads off the plates of the showers and they drop off. On account of the lack of funds they are not repaired.
The department of Physical education is also very much in need of some new apparatus but on account of the lack of anything nothing has been added this year.
"We expect," said C. B. Root instructor in physical education, this morning, "to have a wrestling mat, some more stall bars, and more hand ball courts whenever we can get the money. We also want the store room moved to the west end of the pool room and a window cut through so the storekeeper can watch the pool. As it is, with no one to keep an eye on the pool all the time, a man might drown before we could find out he was in danger up here on the first floor. For this reason we never fill the pool entirely full unless someone is going to be on hand to watch."
VASSAR GIRLS LEARN
TO BE REAL FIREMEN
Vassar girls have organized a volunteer fire department. It is not merely a rubber-bucket-brigade. They are learning to unrelief the hose, make couplings in the corridors, and rescue one another from peril.
Drills are held regularly and in addition to learning how to use the fire apparatus, they are instructed in the easiest manner of getting out of the various dormitories. A course in first aid to the injured is also included.
Novum Stadium Corneliensis. Cornell is to have a new stadium, which, when completed, will seat about, 7,000 people. The first section, seating 2,000, will be finished this summer.
MASSACHUSETTS AGGIES
AND IOWA IN THE FINALS
Eastern and Western Champions of Inter-collegiate Rifle Shooting Association Will Settle Contest
Mass. Agriculture College team won the Eastern Intercollegiate Rifle Shooting League championship this week by defeating Princeton. Massachusetts won eleven straight victories. Princeton and North Georgia University tied for second place with 9 wins and 2 defests each. The shoot-off for the intercollegiate championship of the United States, between Massachusetts and the Eastern League winners, and University of Iowa, the Western League champions will take place March 23. Results this week were:
Massachusetts Aggies defeated Princeton, 958 to 907. Louisiana defeated New Hamshire, 946 to 0 (defaulted); United States Veterinary Surgeons defeated Harvard, 951 to 938; North Carolina defeated USC, 926; West Virginia defeated Delaware, 922 to 927; Pennsylvania defeated Maryland Agies, 927 to 857.
BALL DATES ALTERED
Time of Missouri Games Is Changed Because of Spring Vacation
On account of the Easter vacation occurring on the dates set for the first Missouri-Kansas baseball games an arrangement has been made with the athletic authorities of Missouri to change the dates of this game from the 4th and 5th, to the 2nd and 3rd of April.
This will rush the weeding-out process of selecting the varsity men a little but will be more than compensated by having an enthusiastic bunch of fans to help the boys on.
160 Men Try Out For Crew
One hundred and sixty men have registered for the intercollegiate crews at Cornell this year. 51 more than the total of last season.
None of these men are candidates for the varsity or freshman crews.
Yale to Have Poole Team Polo is to be an actuation at Yale next fall, and the Elis have already received permission to use the New Haven Country Club grounds for practice.
Big Soccer Squad at Cornell Cornell has a squad of 30 candidates for the varsity soccer team. It is the largest squad the Ithacans have ever had on the field.
GOLFERS NOW AWAIT THE APPOINTED HOUR
Members of Oread Club Ready for Season's Opening on March 30
The Oread Golf Club's season will open with a match between two picked teams on Saturday, March 30. From that time until the close of the school year the followers of the pasture sport will be much occupied with their favorite pastime.
Tournaments are scheduled for alternating Fridays and Saturdays, in order that the down town members of the club will have at least two Saturdays in the month to attend to their business affairs.
The program committee of the club has arranged a varied schedule of events in order that every member of the club will have a chance to shine one day at least, and the handicaps be carefully assigned in order that al have an equal chance for first honors.
On the evening of March 30 Mr. J. G. Gibb, a down town member, will entertain the club at a smoker, at his home. Mr. Gibb has also offered a fine ivory faced driver to the winner of the big annual handicap tournament.
Saturday, March 30. Meet be between selected teams.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, April 5. Handicap vs.
bogey tournament.
Saturday, April 13. One club tournament.
Friday, April 19. Kickers' handicap tournament.
Saturday, April 27. Call-your club tournament.
Friday, May 3. One day tournament.
Saturday, May 11. Annual club handicap tournament begins.
friday, May 17. Tombstone tournament.
Saturday, May 25. Finals in handicap tournament.
Thursday, May 30. Decoration Day. Program to be announced later.
Has tecord baseball Schedule
Washington and Lee College nine
leagues in the past year, having
in the number of scheduled games with
33 contests. The University of
Pennsylvania has listed 29 and
Princeton 28.
Has Record Baseball Schedule
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Chicago Bleachers Condemned Four sections of the east bleachers on Marshall field, at the University of Chicago, which were condemned by the city have been torn down The stands will probably be rebuilt next fall.
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Harry Fisher, Columbia's new baseball coach, devotes the greater part of an hour every afternoon in teaching the men the "fallaway" slide. The practice takes place on the mat in the center of the gymnasium.
Spring Practice at Harvard
Spring football practice is to begin at Harvard on March 25, under Capt. Wendell, Coach Haughton,
and Assistant Coaches Witherington, Hurley, Leslie, and Robert Fisher, captain of the eleven last year.
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