Show California Will Join With N Northwest I C Colleges o 0 I 1 te g e S 5 BERKELEY Ca Cal Dec 2 Man Ian Man Manager ager Stroud d of ot the University of ot California is in Portland to attend the meeting of the graduate managers of the Northwestern conference to tobe tobe tobe be held today and tomorrow There seems but little doubt that the plea for arb arbitration ration on the freshman freshman treshman fresh tresh- man rule will be turned down as the students feel that there is nothing to arbitrate California has decided to stay by the rule and steadfastly re refuses refuses re- re fuses to entertain negotiations with colleges A which do not recognize this rule All of which means that Stroud will undoubtedly make arrangements for fora a season of spring sports with the Northern colleges and at the same time attend to football relations That a Pacific coast conference of some sort will come out of the meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing seems certain The organization of a big six is not practical and It ft is possible that a district plan will be favored California and St. St Marys Mary's are strongly in favor of a conference conference conference confer confer- ence and will attempt to bring one about Since all colleges on the coast except Stanford will accept the freshman rule it is more than po pos possible pop pop- sible that there will be something doing at the Portland meeting |