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Show SGHOOLS PLAN BIO EIGHT LOOP ( Smaller Middle Western Universities Organizing New Conference Detroit, Mick, March 17 Organisation Organ-isation of a "Big Elsht" conference, patterned after ihc "Big Ton" or Western conference, expected to b" completed In Chicago. Salurday will havo a tendency to increase interest in athletics at sniallpp universities and to check th spread of Ihc "professional" "pro-fessional" evil in such schools. In the opinion of Charles B. Bruce of Dc-1 trolt, ono of the instigators of the now conference idea. Mr Bruce, graduate manager of athletics ath-letics at the University of Detroit,; In a member of tho committee that Is drafting proposed rules for the now organization. With him on tho com-J mittee arc Coach K. EC Rockne of j Notre Dame, and William Coffey. I graduate manager of Marquette uni-l versity, Their proposed set of rules I will bo actod upon at tho Chicago1 meeting, to be attended by roprescnta- ' lives of each of the .ight schools it: is proposed to place in the organiza! tlon at tho start. Tho schools arej University of Detroit, Marquette, No-J Ire Dame. Michigan Agricultural col-i lege, Wabash, De Pauw. University o: f incinnat i and University of Ken ucky. a tentatively drafted the pro posed rules for the new conference follow closely 'hos governing the "Big Ten." They include the freshman fresh-man and three year rules and require fifteen hours of scholastic work on the part of athletes. Another propose:! rule would prevent an athlete from participating in conference Bports Who had at any lituo served on varsity tcitui m any other institution. The latter regulation would be a decided departure from the usual custom, U is said, and Mr. Bruce doubts If i? will be accepted. Sponsors of the p:-o , posed :ulo declare It would check a tendency of students to "jump " Under present plnns the proposed conference rules would not become ef-fective ef-fective gofore January 1. 1923. as It, would be impossible to enforce them during the next football season be-: cause most schools have completed their schedules. "Professionalism in college sport-v. sport-v. ill receive a blow if the new confer ence is formed," Mr. Binco said. 'Tho orgaui2ation would provido a nu in& tor beeping a more careful check on athletes. It would also increase interest in-terest in all college spoils because of the school rialry that would be created." After the new conference is organized organ-ized it is possible the Uuiversiiie of North and South Dakota will be add-d. add-d. Mr. Bruce said .officials of bnlh j schools having expressed a desire to! enter. |