Butler Athletics in Trouble Again Threatened Exclusion
The Indianapolis Star reports Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association members threaten to cut Butler from athletic relations unless she joins the I I A L and meets league requirements. Butler president Howe favors reasonable terms but opposes current league rules on grade and activity standards. Franklin College contracts add that Butler must play under league changes, signaling mounting pressure on Butler athletics.
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Butler Expected to Join League Without Further Trouble
The report suggests that Butler could gain entry into the League with no additional complications and that the move might proceed smoothly without future issues.
Baseball Convention Adopts Six New Collegiate Rules
The National Collegiate Athletic Association approved six new baseball rules at its eighth annual convention in New York. Rules limit catcher conversations with batters, ban bench coaching, curb infield encouragement of pitchers, require umpires to warn before ejecting, and restrict team cheering that unsettles opponents.
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Earlham Baseball Game Postponed to Friday
Earlham's baseball game against Franklin was postponed as the board of trustees objected to the team playing on Decoration Day. The contest is rescheduled for Friday, delaying Earlham action by six days.
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Earlham Opens First Baseball Practice With Key Players
More than twenty men reported at Earlham for the first baseball practice. Favorites for pitching are Little, Wallace, and Bakemeir, while Leonard and Bogue will handle a large share of receiving.
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Franklin coaches push spring baseball and track plans
Coach Thurber drives the Franklin squad through hard workouts after wet weather, with Pruitt back and Captain Timmy promised to carry workload. Infielders Holstein Eikenberry Sundvall Leitner Vandiver McColgin and new players Swan son Nelp Bailey Bailey and Zip Hayes compete for spots. Track plans grow as Thurber, Perry, and Bailey coach weight events and jumps, stressing steady training and season-long form.
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Wabash Baseball Team Rejoins Practice Ahead of Butler Game
Coach Thurber calls the Wabash baseball squad back from spring vacation for Thursday practice April 2 to prepare for the April 14 season opener against Butler.
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