Hawkeyes Willing
to Help Cornhuskers
Into the Big Nine
IOWA CITY, la., June 28. (Special.)
Local athletic authorities see In the recent
attempt of Nebraska to gain admittance
Into the big nine conference a
hint of troublo In the Missouri Valley organization.
What the attitude of the
Cornhuskers would be It they should be
given a place In tho western conference
has never bren made public; but It Is
not likely that thoy would attempt to
keep their present position In the
younger organization.
The attitude of the Nebraakans In tlie
matter Is well understood hore, as the
Hawkeyes had somo experience a few
years ago In attempting to hold mem,
bershlp In both conferences. The attempt
proved a failure, and almost
wrecked Iowa athlotlcs. It Is believed
here that the Nebraska authorities are
wise enough to realize that no Instltu-tlojjil- d
keep a position In both
for any length of time, and
thu(, therefore, their attempt to secure
a place In the older body means that
they are anxious to get away from the
Missouri Valley. The fact that Iowa
and Nebraska have completed arrangements
for a final football game at the
close of each season lends color to the
belief that the westerners are anxious
to line up with the big nine.
Nebraska occupies much the same position
at present that Mlohtgan did In
the big nine Just-- before Its withdrawal.
Tho Cornhuskers have-no- t been In sym
pathy with many of the rules and
down by the other members
of the .Missouri Valley conference,
the summer base ball and
tralnlnr table rules, The conference has
been forced to compromise on the base
ball question, but has refused to recede
from Its position on the tralnlnr table
Of course, the rules are even stricter In
the older conference, but the Cornhusk
ers feel that they could submit with
better grace there.
Athletlo relations between Iowa and
Nebraska are very friendly at the present
time, and the Hawkeyes will do
whatever they can to help their western
neighbors Into the big nine. Minnesota
Is also favorable, but ' the other- mem
bers of the western organization are aald
to be somewhat unfavorable to the prop.
osltlon because of the distance of the
Nebraska Institution from the majority
of the schools now composing tho big
nine. There Is no doubt that In athletlo
ability Nebraska could hold Its own with
the majority of the big nine, so there
I can be no objection oil this ground.
