Show AGGIE STAR INELIGIBLE IS CHARGED Developments at Recent R R. lI J I. C. C Meeting 1 Show Sho Lax 5 Eligibility Attitude e. e CHARGES ADMITTED ADl BY A. A C. C DELEGATE TE Residence Also Counted d as Entra Entrance Credit b by hy Athletic Ath Ath- letic A Authorities I Special D DENVER TER cN Jan Jau J an s As 26 As nn an ai aftermath of the recent Mon Mountain conference meeting held here interesting developments have transpired in ill connection with the evasion of the eligibility rules by hy the A. A C C. claimants of this years year's football foot- foot hall ball championship Rumors to toI I he the effect that the Mormon Farmers were not living b bu strictly u up 1 to the interpretation of the conference rules agreed on b by br r the other colleges have be been n wafted about for some ome time but hut buta huta a solid basis for them has hns just been bern brought to light ight I The insertion into Urn limo minutes of the meeting of a n detailed plainly defined defined de de- fined interpretation of the rule itile COm covering cov cov- erin m ering entrance credits and semester residence residence led lcd to tho the discovery er that such care was taken for tho the special benefit of the Utah institution the It seems that representative tive at the m meeting was rant mOL face fico to Continued on Following Pago AGGIE STAR Continued From Preceding Pa Page e. e I I Iwas face with wih tho the accusation that his school was as deliberately ju Juggling the conferenCe conference confer confer- ence Chico rules TI The Thc rule rul requires that lint a aman aman anina man nina to be bo eligible to perform on a varsity team must have completed compete fifteen fit fit- teen units of oC high bIght school work an and must also have ha been In residence at atthe atthe atthe the college e the tho previous semester An instance Is cited in tho ho hse case cao of or ofa ora a member of the 1917 football team who had finished but two tsO an and a half haIr r of oC high school work worl when he entered but who had done one enough h work b by la last t June to equal fifteen units Ho lie le was allowed to play on out the team cain because tho the Aggie authorities on their own admission decided to count the first semesters reHl residence ence as en- en lance credit and auth also alo t to satisfy the residence requirement I Only Affiliated d Member It I is 15 stated staten that Dr F. F I L I. I West est of o the theU U U. A. A C. C admitted that he hu know Ime that this was not note the conference Interpretation tation laton but lUt that lint the hid did not feel teel strong enough to sta slay In the conference without violating it In 11 tills this wa way the Utah school was sas fulfilling I. I the requirements require requirements member of ot ments only of an n affiliated th tho conference and not as a Cul- Cul full full- fledged participant Thus the A A. A C. C enJoyed en- en Joyed the thc same privileges as UM did W yo yo- yo rin ming an and nc retained also a full fun vote rote Inthe In Inthe the tue mooting meeting The matter caused quite a stir among among- th the the faculty representatives of oC the vanOUs varIOUs various vari van ous colleges but bitt for toe several reasons It I ba has 11 been suppressed up UI to lo the present The opinion in Colorado seems to bo ho 1 that tho to attitude tal taken cn b by tho the Utah cole college Is JB inexcusable Coming as ns It does docs on tho tue heels of the tho I squabble over Conchs Conch this ol e o er In indicate that all would seem t to to al has not woul been n as open an arid and above board I as had been Ima imagined rom Prom now on onIt onIt It I IM is expected that attempts will viii wil be bema ma made e to keep closer tab on athletics than heretofore A syndicate composed of wealthy Providence Plo business men has made a abid abid bid hid of or for or u it match between JC JOtS Jess f y I anti and omo opponent t to bu be I I VICI Picked td arl later I |