"Oh? That's a great idea! ”

After listening to John's words, the president of Princeton University was the first to be interested. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As one of the leading universities of this era, Princeton is also famous in the sports world, such as the most popular football, and Princeton is also the school that has won the most championships in the history of American universities. It's just that after World War II, Princeton, which was focused on academics, declined, and no longer had its former glory. However, at this time, top universities are focusing on students' sports, which is also a characteristic of the United States.

In addition to Princeton, other schools have also come to interest.

"However, the funding of the competition is a big problem!"

After a slight sigh, President Gilman of Hopkins University shook his head and said, "Although they are all located in the northeast of the United States, the distance between several universities is not too close, and transportation expenses are an expense. If you add in the cost of other aspects, it is a lot of pressure on the school! ”

After hearing this, the other principals also chimed in.

Hahaha, John hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Gentlemen, money should not be an obstacle for us to promote student competition, if you agree, I will personally come up with 20,000 US dollars a year, 2,000 US dollars per school, I think it should be enough, right?" ”

"Uh...... That's certainly enough! ”

Slightly stunned, Principal Gilman nodded hurriedly.

$2,000 is a lot of money, and a small subsidy from the school is enough for ten teams to compete in an intercollegiate competition. And the people here are not ordinary people, so they naturally know what the identity of the founder of Huntelaar University is in front of them, and in terms of John's net worth, not to mention 200,000 US dollars a year, even 200,000 US dollars can afford it, so naturally they will not doubt the sincerity of the other party.

"In that case, we can set up a special agency!"

After receiving everyone's approval, John immediately said with great interest: "This institution does not need to be too big, and a certain department of our Huntelaar University can work part-time, which is responsible for organizing the competition arrangements between various universities, and finally decides an overall champion every year." We can also organize the sale of tickets for the tournament, and all the profits will be transferred to a dedicated account and the prize money will be paid to the winner...... Of course, for the purpose of encouraging students to participate in sports, all participating institutions will receive a percentage of the allocation, which can be used to fund participation in competitions, and can also give students appropriate scholarships......"

What John said was almost the NCAA league of later generations.

Such a straightforward narration and explanation naturally made the principals understand what was going on as soon as they heard it. To put it bluntly, it's almost like running an inter-university sports game as if it were a professional competition, except that the proceeds from the ticket purchase do not go into John's pocket, but all of it goes to the participating universities.

After some discussion in a low voice, most people agreed with John.

Americans' enthusiasm for sports is deep-rooted in the bones, especially among the pride of these days, and university officials are very supportive of it because of tradition and all aspects. As for the fact that there is nothing wrong with a little bit of business in the game, the Americans don't care about these things. So it was quickly agreed that Huntelaar would set up an organization to organize the corresponding competitions, and other schools would supervise it, and then set up a professional body in due course.

Although it has just been established, the University of Huntelaar has earned everyone's trust.

On the one hand, it is naturally the benchmark role of the Huntelaar Medical School, which has become a well-deserved leader in the United States after ten years of development, even in the world. The power of the traverser is indeed irresistible, and with the assistance of Osler and other great bulls, whether in the field of basic research, clinical field or teaching field, the Huntelaar Medical School has stood at the forefront of the times, and the deans of medical schools of various universities are well aware of this. On the other hand, John's investment in the university at any cost also played a big role: the luxurious campus, the top professors and teachers from all over the world, and the teaching and research investment that made universities envious of each other, all doomed to one result: as long as the Huntelaar family did not collapse, the university would inevitably enter the ranks of the top universities in the United States within ten years!

The development of universities in any era is inseparable from the support of money.

With the support of world-class billionaires like John and the proven case of Huntelaar Medical School, New York, the largest city in the United States, no one can underestimate the future of this university. So when Lowell received the invitation, the presidents of the nine universities accepted the invitation without hesitation. Therefore, the others accepted John's proposal after a little consideration. At this time, the sports industry in the United States was just in its infancy, and professional teams were only three or two kittens, and few people could see the prospect of this industry, let alone college presidents.

However, after the proposal was approved by all members, Mr. Eliot of Harvard University said with some doubts: "Baseball and basketball are fine, but football is ...... The danger is too great, and there have been many cases of student casualties in recent years, so can you wait a minute? ”

Eliot's words reminded John of a documentary he had seen in his previous life. At the end of the 19th century, American football was a very dangerous sport, and the lives of football players were threatened by all kinds of flying pounces, or the forced drag of players in possession by teammates, etc., and finally Roosevelt Sr. even threatened to ban rugby, which changed the rules of the sport.

"Then change the rules!"

Without any hesitation, John made a final decision: "No matter what kind of rules other schools use, but in order to ensure the safety of students, our ten universities can make special rules for rugby!" As long as we develop well, they will naturally accept ...... in the future."

For this collegiate sports league, John is now imperative!

What is the influence of the NCAA in the future, I am afraid that any person can understand, and even more than several professional leagues in the United States. John is also very interested in the sports industry in the United States, and does not rule out the possibility of meddling in the future, but in this era, the most important thing is the budding college sports league. With the addition of these famous schools, I believe that no one will be able to avoid it in the future, which is a good foundation.

Building his presence at the university was very good for John's future plans.

After a brief discussion of some details, the matter is settled. For university presidents, inter-school sports competitions are a trivial matter that does not deserve much attention. Only John himself knows in his heart that as long as he continues to invest money in it, after the influence of the alliance expands, more and more schools will join in, and it will be a very influential organization in a few decades!

It was with this in mind that John would let go of it.

And......

After negotiating the matter of the ten-school sports league, John's heart suddenly became bigger, and he squinted his eyes slightly and proposed: "Gentlemen, in fact, in addition to the cooperation between sports, I think that as the top universities in the United States, there is still a broader space for cooperation between our ten schools!" I would suggest that closer cooperation can be forged, both in the education system, in academic and social activities! Perhaps, we can try to form a formal university consortium, which should be good for all of us......"

……

On September 1, 1901, the University of Huntelaar in New York officially opened.

The university, which was independently invested and founded by the Huntelaar family, was destined to stand at the highest starting point from the very beginning. In the past few years, tens of millions of dollars of investment has been realized, and Huntelaar University is undoubtedly the top university in the United States regardless of hardware conditions, teachers, systems and other software conditions. The only disadvantage is the education fund of Huntelaar University, and although John has invested millions of dollars at once, it is still not worth mentioning compared to old prestigious schools such as Harvard. However, John is also confident that with the existence of his golden finger, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses Harvard in the future, and this time will definitely not be too long......

The opening ceremony of the University of Huntelaar was a very luxurious event.

Presidents and professors from nine prestigious universities arrived, and they were all seriously considering John's suggestion that it was necessary to build a close collate, linking the ten top universities in the northeastern United States to achieve more benefits for their schools.

New York dignitaries came, and when they were in New York, they had to pay attention to super-rich people like the Huntelaar family. Especially when the number of employees in the Huntelaar family's company has exceeded 10,000, no one in New York politics dares to ignore this force.

Even the rich people such as Rockefeller and Morgan sent congratulatory messages. Whether they were in partnership with John or in opposition, no one wanted to be at odds with the super-rich man on the surface. So even if they didn't come, Morgan and others expressed their congratulations.

And on the day of the opening ceremony, the university also welcomed a heavyweight in the United States, the current vice president, Theodore? Mr. Roosevelt! Whether it was the identity of the financial owner behind it or the strong support in the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt had to express his gratitude. On the other hand, because of antitrust and other issues, Roosevelt has stood on the opposite side of Rockefeller and Morgan, and he must cling to the Huntelaar family.

Therefore, this New York-born political bull deliberately rushed to New York from Washington.

It's just a pity that this day was originally a good day in American history, but just as everyone entered the auditorium of Huntelaar University, which can accommodate more than 3,000 people, and prepared to hold a grand opening ceremony, a bad news suddenly came: the current president of the United States, William? Mr. McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo!

Roosevelt Sr., who had received the news in secret, widened his eyes and left in a hurry before he had time to say a word to John.

The news was not made public, so the opening ceremony was still held as usual, but it was a pity that Roosevelt was missing. It's just that no one noticed that Roosevelt's hasty departure did not leave John's face with the slightest disappointment. Although McKinley's death was half a month earlier than in history, after a brief period of consternation, the smile on Mr. Huntelaar's face became unusually bright again...... (To be continued.) )