Show Big Ten Out of Garden CHiCAGO CHICAGO Dec 9 UP Big PI-Big Big Tt Ten basketball teams will not participate participate participate pate in privately promoted doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader double- double header attractions in New Yorks York's Madison Square Garden or elsewhere elsewhere else else- wh where re after the 41 1940 season Major John L. L Griffith conference conference conference confer confer- ence athletic commissioner said Monday that the athletic directors directors directors tors had agreed on a more strict interpretation of the rule which requires that Big Ten teams play in no privately promoted games Another rule states that conference teams must play on the home fields or floors of opponents Illinois which meets Manhattan in Madison Garden December 26 and Minnesota which tackles New NewYork NewYork York university on the same floor December 28 scheduled the contests contests contests con con- tests under a liberal interpretation tion of the home floor rule Manhattan and New York U. U having having having hav hav- ing designated the Garden as their home floor for the dates involved |