TIRMICHIGAN DAIt ' OMO RI ROW AT RA GERS 11 Regxilar Wednesday Night Assembly Also Christmas and New Year's Night Parties Fifty cents per couple f", I Studens0 Good money made while home during Holidays, selling a handsome clock that Opens Furnaces at any desir- ed ho'ur these winter morn- ings. Call at TRACK MEN SPEED HOME TO EAT TURKEY DINNER "Buzz" Catlett Remains for Holiday Work; Weightmen Out for Praetle Few of the candidates for Michi- gan's track team. will. hibernate in Ann Arbor during the holidays, a. larger percentage than usual having decided upon making the trip home for the Christmas vacation. Up to last night "Buzz" Catlett was the only man who had, made known his inten- tions to Coach Farrell of remaining in town, while most of the men eat their turkey around the home table. Edwards,. this season's erstwhile star of the soph lit football aggrega- tion, made. his reappearance yester- day among the shot putters, and "Steve" kept the sophomore, Cross, and big Loud busy with the leadball. All of their heaves were made for form rather than for.distance, al- though some; good distances were made before the afternoon's festivi- ties were finally completed. The call for candidates for the track team will be made immediately after work is resumed, and Coach Farrell is in hopes that}the men who have intentions of trying out for the team answer this summons as soon as possible. To know what to give for CHRISTMAS? 209 E. Liberty St. REYOU TA LOSS If so, come in and let us help you decide on what to give. We have everything suitable for Christmas, including Ivory Goods, Leather Goods, Brass Novelties, Smokers' Sets, Man- icure Sets, and a complete stock of Jewelry ORGANIZATION TO PURIFY ATHLETICS Webber Responsible For Series of In- vestigations and Disclosures of Last: Spring BASEBALL MEN ME1ET IN EAST The organization of a nation-wide association of college men aiming at the abolition of the present summer baseball rule and at the general puri- fication of intercollegiate athletics, was brought to light here last night upon the return of Charles Webber from the east, where he has been ac- tive in the formation of the new asso- ciation. Webber was one of the prime mov- ers in the baseball scandal that re- suited in the suspension of several) members of the Michigan nine last spring. This drastic action by the Wolverine authorities led to a series' of investigations at other institutions that has resulted in a series oi expo- sures at several of the leading uni- versites of te country. ... Minnesota, Chicago, Illinois, Wis- consin, Syracuse, Yale, Harvard and Pennsylvania have all been called upon to weather baseball' scandals. since that time, the removal of five Yale football men in the middle of the past season being the most widely known of. these cases. university authorities. The baseball question is but one of th, problems of intercollegiate ath- leics that is to be agitated by the as- sociation, but owing to the many re- cent disclosures of the conditions ex- isting in this branch of sport the at- tempt to reform the rules now gov- " erning the diamond game is claiming th attention of the entire college world.. Already the students of Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio State, in the Western Confer- ence, have expressed their disapproval of the present restrictions, while Brown University and the colleges of th- Oklahoma conference now allow their students to play ball for money during summer vacations. 1 iTE RCi SS HOCKEY PRACTICE COMMENCES AFTER CHRISTMAS Ferri Field May be Flooded and Put in Use; Two Teams Receive Numerals HA.LLER .JWE YO State Street Jewelers A REMINDER THE DAILY SPORTOSCOPE tough luck to squad. have played on tb A group of men interested in the baseball question, and others of a similar nature, met in the east this fall and determined upon the nature of the new organization. Already Michigan, Harvard, Dartmouth, De- Pauw, Trinity, Syracuse, and Illinois are represented, and the membership is increasing at such a rapid rate that the originators of the movement are confident that every college and uni- versity of any standing in the country will be represented. The platform of the newly formed association includes three main points (1) The purification of inter- collegiate athletics of the fraud and hypocrisy that now exists; (2) the ex- tension of the intramural departments pf all educational institutions until every able-bodied man can participate in some form of outdoor sport ;(3) the subordination of money-making to the educational side of intercollegiate sport.: It is the plan of the association to agitate reforms along the lines indi- cated at every institution represented in its membership, the various mem- bers always urging their platforms in relation to the local situation. The first official action of the asso- ciation was embodied in a letter sent tP the Harvard-Yale-Princeton eligi- blity committee which is now meet- ing in New York City. In this letter, the history of recent baseball scan- dals was reviewed. together with other information that has not appeared in print, The association expressed its opinion as favoring the abolition of the present summer baseball rule. While the committee has not yet made. a public report, the unofficial attitude of that body is in favor of allowing college athletes to play summer base- ball under the direction of the proper Regular hockey practice will begin the first week after the holidays, and all aspirants for class teams are ur, ed to start with the beginning of the season. The early opening of the season is planned in order to get the benefit of all the good skating weath- er possible. Whether Weinberg's Coliseum will be the place of practice or not is a question with the Intramural office. In former years the games were all held there but owing to the difficulty of securing convenient hours for practice, it is possible that Ferry Field may be used. The usual hours allowed for practice at the coliseum were from 6:00 to 7:30 o'clock, which is too awkward a time for the men to co:ne out and work. In case better arrangements cannot be made, Intra- mural Director Rowe said yesterday that it was quite likely that Ferry Field would be flooded and used for the purpose. He said further that if the same difficulty is anticipated for next year, that the three additional tennis courts necessary for the com- pletion of the planned court, would be constructed so that a permanent court would be acquired for the uni- versity. Two sets of numerals will be given one to each of the two high teams at the close of the season. The insignia wvill be in the usual colors, white nu- morals on a black sweater. Ifembers of Faculty Talk in Cleveland Mrs. S. F. Gingerich, assistant pro- fessor of English, and Mr. H. J. Wei- gand, instructor in German, two mem- bers of the ichigan faculty; will read papers at the meeting of the Modern Language association of America, which will be held in Cleveland on December 29-30. Mr. Gingerich will have as his subject, "The Religion of Coleridge from 1794 to 1798," while Mr. Weigand will speak on "The Re- lations of Matthew Arnold to Heine and Renan," Recital of the history of Michigan's past football season will undoubtedly undergo con- stant repetition during the Christmas vacation. You may be asked, "What is the matter with Michigan Athletics ?" Re- gardless of what other personal opinions you may have, one fact is evident-Michigan has not been getting the athletes from the prep schools. When you are home you will have an opportunity to come into personal touch with men who are destined to make names for themselves in collegi- ate athletics. The chance will be yours to use legitimate in- fluence to bring these men to Michigan. If you have at heart Michigan's athletic prestige, every good, clean youth of ath- letic ability with whom you come In contact will hear of Michigan's right for considera- tion as his Alma Mater for her worth, both scholastically and athletically. Let's pull for fu- ture Michigan teams! As yet, there have been' no reports this week from Lansing to the effect that Coach Macklin, of M. A. C., has resigned. But then, it's only Tues- day. Ex-President Taft will speal to the collegiate athletic association on. De- cember 28 on the subject of profes- sional baseball. The eastern colleges are almost as agitated over the sub- ject as the Big Nine. Ohio State has forbidden any mem- ber of the Varsity football team to play professional football after he leaves college, under penalty of los- ing his standing in the "0" associa- tion, which is formed of letter men. If things continue, the only respect- able thing for a Varsity athlete to do after he graduates, will be to retire or enter the ministry. "It looks now as if the 1916 Olym- pics scheduled for Berlin will be held in Funchal, Maderia, or Montevideo, Uruguay."-Philadelphia North Amer- ican. "Tommy" Hughitt's Maine football team enjoyed an unusually successful year. One of their important vic- tories was over Bowdoin. Bowdoin is coached by Campbell, a Harvard man and a pupil of Percy Haughton. Hughitt's team triumphed by a score of 23 to 13, and it was a ques- tion of the Yost system against that of Haughton. In this instance the western variety won. "Tommy's" first year as a football coach, all things considered, was very suc- cessful. livery woman that graduates froj:i Wisconsin must pass certain swim- ming tests before she can receive her diploma. Score up another victory for eugenics, please. Soucey, Mahan, King, Watson, Wal- lace, Parson, and, Cowen graduate. from Harvard next June and will be lost to the football team. There were five or six others, but these are among the most important. As yet no messages of condolence have been re- ceived from New Haven, Conn. The Notre Dame football squad traveled 7,074 miles this year to com- plete the Catholic schedule. Only three games were played at home, and the South Bend team passed through 12 states to meet their opponents on Joe Brickley, the youngest brother of Charles Brickley, has been show- ing some real drop kicking ability at Phillips-Exeter this fall. Although only 15 years old and weighing but 125 pounds, the youngster is said to be unusually accurate from any point within the 40-yard line. 'Wisconsin Football Produces Revenue Madison, Wis., Dec. 20.-"The big- gest net surplus in the history of athletics," was the statement made public by the athletic association of the University of Wisconsin today. This surplus amounted to $11,797.27. As usual football was the great source of revenue, the fall sport showing a net profit of $18,770.84. Basketball was the only other sport to make money, the court game taking in $5,- 276.26, and costing $4,784.01. Father's Death Calls Student Home Leon D. Bryant, '16D, left for his home, Susquehana, Pennsylvania, early yesterday morning, when he re- ceived a telegram informing him of the sudden death of his father. Bryant will return to the university at the end of the holiday vacation to resume work in the dental school. See our line of chafing dishes and electric appliances. H. L. 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