▁participants . ▁ ▁The ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁conference ▁in ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁generated ▁a ▁binding ▁set ▁of ▁rules ▁for ▁the ▁six ▁member ▁schools ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 - 1 0 ▁academic ▁years . ▁These ▁included ▁a ▁four - year ▁limit ▁on ▁athlet ic ▁participation ▁and ▁a ▁requirement ▁that ▁students ▁transfer ring ▁into ▁member ▁schools ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁athlet ic ▁participation ▁until ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁attend ance ▁for ▁one ▁college ▁year . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁semi - prof essional ▁summer ▁baseball ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁left ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁by ▁athlet ic ▁comm itte es ▁of ▁each ▁institution . ▁ ▁R ational ization ▁of ▁the ▁football ▁schedule ▁was ▁particularly ▁desired , ▁with ▁the ▁hope ▁expressed ▁that ▁the ▁newly ▁re ju ven ated ▁conference ▁would ▁" e ither ▁take ▁control ▁of , ▁or ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁influence ▁the ▁arrangement ▁of ▁football ▁sched ules ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁north west ▁championship ▁may ▁be ▁definitely ▁decided ▁each ▁year , ▁instead ▁of ▁leaving ▁the ▁schedule - making ▁to ▁a ▁ha ph az ard ▁choice ▁by ▁individual ▁man agers ." ▁This ▁asp iration ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁achieved , ▁however , ▁and ▁irregular ▁sched uling ▁among ▁conference ▁schools ▁remained ▁the ▁norm ▁until ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Member ▁Institution s ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁college ▁sports ▁con ferences ▁in ▁the ▁United