St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-28
some TELLTALE TELEGRAMS
FROM PARKYN AND VAN SAINT TO
HOAGLAND PUT IN AS EVIL
DENCE.
OF PROFESSIONALISM,
CASES
4ccOrS3inc to His Claims In the Min
aesOta, Michigan and Chicago
Teams.

efassionalism was being practlced III
western football teams there seems 10
he some reason for the position ne
has taken. In the case of Hoaglanu'
1.-THE published statement of ConWa!
Macmillan, professor of botany III the
lTTniversity of Minnesota; George E. A.
I7inlayson, president of the athleuc
? association of that institution, ana
, Grant Van SAINT, manager OF the 70
football team, that "the manager
never went after him or in any way
urged or influenced him to play on the
foam " is met with the following docu-
ments in evidence:
4 CHICAGO. Dec 15.-I left Princeton WIN VII;
the class of '95 and went to my nome III ,1oti IN
cago | was playing on the Cnlcaso A~Ciieoro ~
association eleven during the footbali season
of 1895 While playing with this team re-
ceived telegrams from Grant Van SAINT man.
sger of the Minnesota football team, one Oh
which read, as near as d ! can can Come m
= as soon as possible Will do all that prom
ised." Another read: will do all tnat we
have promised" Another: Leave Ghlcago
4 Sunday night If possible, II only 10 taih lh1'-
ters over; all expenses viii be paid.
| received four or five kilograms from van
Z SAINT all giving the same assurances that
their promises would be carried oul II i W. tbe
, to Minneapolis. 1 had never ATTENDED the
University of Minnesota as student
Van SAINT had promised that I'VE VIII use
our influence" in my behalt IN securing iol
me a business position in Minneapolis in case
went there and played with the team. Ihey
, made no offer of money at all. The only rea-
SON TO my knowledge, l did not play win
the Minnesota team was because my business
facilities were Of too good nature in Chicago
to sacrifice for football, and that Is the only
reason 1 did not go East with the Chicago
Athletic club team. They did not write me-
= but all offers were made by telegram. Pend
ing my getting a position in Minneapolis
was to eat with the team.
Van SAINT led me to infer that If went to
MINNEAPOLIS and played on the University of
Minnesota eleven l must matriculate in the
university and become student thereof
Ralph T. Hoagland
This was read over and signed in our pres
j --Caspar w. Whitney
H. A. Parkyn.
H. S. Cornish.
The kilograms referred to were as follows:
Minneapolis Mimi, Oct. IA, '95.-Ralph
f4oagland Care of Chicago Athletic Club, Chi
cago: Come at once everything lovely, win
ming team and will do+eVerything wrote
for, reply Immediately this Office.
+e - -r+t-, HI A. Parkyn.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct: IS. ,95.-Ralph
ward. Chicago: Why don't you reply. will do
everything you asked for, come tonight sure,
will wire you money for ticket if necessary,
reply. H. A. Parkyn.
Hoagand, Care Chicago Athletic Club please
Forward, Chicago: My advice is come, all
personal expenses paid while here and faculty
and others will do best for permanent position
here. Surely this Is fine offer. Reply.
Minneapolis. Mimi, Oct 49, 's5.-R. T.
Hoagland Care Chicago Athletic Club, cor
penses paid also big fnfuehce used in your
'elif1r Minneapois. m Mimi, Oct IS, 1S95-Ralph
Hoagand, Hyde Park, Near Fifty-frst Street:
or
you think best but come anyway, II only to
talk matters over, will pay ali expense Re-
ply when will be here Van Sant
Minneapolis. Mimi, Oct 10, 1S95.-"1f Not
at Club Send to Residence" Mr. Hoagland,
Chicago Athletic Club please Forward, Chi
cago: 2i-O, great team, but need you Come
up Sunday night sure, will do all we have
promised van SAINT.
Then as to Parkyn. Mr.. Whitney claims
that in room / ,7O6 Auditorium Annex, Dec.
Is, 1895, Dr. Pafkyn practicing physician,
who was associated with DR.. Dean Sudduth
| in the practice of medicine, with offices in
I the Reliance building, at 100 State street, and
more recently with DR.. Waugh, acknowledged
before Ralph Hoagland and H. S. Cornish as
witnesses that he had received letter from
Van SAINT guaranteeing him $500 to come to
/ Minnesota and play football; that he had re-
ceived two kilograms, one from Van SAINT and
one from Albert, promising him all that he
asked for-namely to organize classes in
hypnot;sm. Mr.. Whitney then says:
Meanwhile DR.. Parkyn has been paid $50
in checks on the Metropolitan Bank of Min
neapois. and these checks have been honored.
: There intention on Dr. Parkyn's part
to remain at Minneapolis any longer than time
enough 10 settle UP the business end of the
engagement with the University of Minnesota
football management II was agreed that
, there should be at least fifty students in the
class at SO each. Van SAINT failed to keep his
part of the agreement, and attention was then
called to the original proposition, which was
that DR.. Parkyn should give lecture in Min
neapolis, ostensibly for the benefit of the foot
ball fund, but the proceeds Of which, to be at
least $500. were to be, turned over to DR.. Par
, kyn. This lecture has not yet been given
although there have been repeated promises
made to Dr.. Parkyn that they would have him
give it very soon, and Van SAINT has person.
ally guaranteed Parkyn 5000.
Relating to the case of Parkyn Mr.. Whit
ney publishes the following letter from Hefel-
finger, Yale's famous guard, and recently
coach of the Minnesota eeven:
Minneapolis, Dec. IT, 1S95.-Dear Sir: Par
kyn, as you have guessed, was undoubtedly
ringer at the University of Minnesota for he
has gone back to Chicago and is no longer
seen around the university campus I was
given to understand that he was taking a reg
ular course at the medical school, or he never
could have played on the university football
team L am sure he not remunerated
FOR his services, according to reports as 7
have Investigated since my return to Mime
aspohs; He was promised classes in hypnot-
ism, however, he is a specialist in tbis
line, at least, so 1 am informed
Parkyn may have been irregular, in fact I
now know that ne was; but he was the only
lli' rne.nper OF the team that was not bona fde
member OF the University of Minnesota Cant
Harrison will have outsiders next wear
ana he will play only regular university stu
utits; takihg as many from the undergradu-
ate department possible
University Of Minnesota will play next year
only teams who they know are regular in
every respect, and they will endeavor to puri-
~ dIHleucS IN tnlS section by their example
yours truly, w w. Heffelfnger.
MICHIGAN PROFESSIONALS.
AR. Whitney declares that the University
OF Michigan eleven presents the most strik-
ing example of COLLECTED" team in the
West. He reiterates his charge that Roger
Sherman, as assistant manager of the team,
offered Stevenson 5000 to play with the Uni
versity of Michigan eleven this season.
Stevenson remained in Chicago and played
with the Chicago Athletic eleven as full back
because the members of the club made up a
purse of $500 to keep him. Mr.. Whitney
goes On to say:
:. As to Stevenson, I have charged that he
Yas offered $500 by Roger Sherman, as man
ger of the Michigan team, to play that
Keyen. | erred in an immaterial detail,
Yyhich Michigan men have seized upon in or.
fer to dodge the issue. They deny that
he made such an offer, or that he was man.
ager' of the eleven. The facts are as fol-
lows: Sherman managed the summer trip
and training Of the team at Omena, sum-
ner resort on Traverse Bay Mich. Charles
Baird was the regular manager and was
he one who originally conducted the negotia-
ions with Stevenson, which Sherman knew
lbout and talked over with Stevenson on
Chicago cable car, Oct 8, 1895 Mr.. Sher-
nan is young lawyer of excellent repute
md will not deny this statement. Besides
Mr. Stevenson has admitted it.
The following charges of professionalism are