Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-29
ADMITS RUNNING MONEY
Sprinter Questions Jurisdiction of
Council After He had Withdrawn
from InStitution-1he Resolutions
AdopteO-Cochems Expected TO Re
ply Also.
Madison, Sept. "A.

eyesore TO the university. II is the
statement OF a gentleman anu does
MI. MayDury the nlgnest circuit as II.
Is entirely voluntary. lie uOeS not
ueny that he has run Ior money, but
says that money mas been useu ID get
Llng himself an education which he
mas carried on aIOne since he was i
years ola. he 1urLner says this is
the urst pubic statement he has made
ana uenles the many others attributed
10 hlm. his recent virtual expulsion
from the university he says Is entire
ly on his tree admission that ne ran
al spring Green Tor money IN 1895.
1t was on this charge alone Lnat his
present case was considered, as all
otner charges were adjudicared in his
favor last spring. He says he made
his admission TO fresluenL Adams,
Prof. 4. s. Slichter and Prof.. Z. n.
Gregory before an athletic meeting OF
the council was thought OF and as he
mad publicly signitled his intention OF
questions the right OF that body TO
take action or pass upon him now. 1t
is, he says, like declaring a graduate
or any otner outsider a professional.
tie ADMITS that ii has the appearance
OF making a scapegOat OF him mas
much as ne is already dead TO the col
Iege athletic world, having now run
the limit OF four years. 1t is playing
into the hands OF Chicago, he says, to
thus dig up a charge in matter OF
which Chicago knew no-nlng. his
is not a Migrant case, he holds, as he
was never questioned concerning the
spring Green matter and never broke
Ialth with any one. lie dld not think
1t necessary to inform the FACULTY, but
once questioned did not deny it. lie
Was not called before the athletic
council at any OF its meetings or asked
any questions.
MI. May Oury's plans at present are
TO take year in the academic oe-
partmeut at Harvard after which ne
VIII return to complete ais law studies
IN the University OF Minnesota. lie
VIII Lnen settle down 10 practice IN
his home city OF st. Cloud. He Will
return TO Minnesota in DAY or two
70 take the stump for Congressman
rage Morris, republican, who is pit
tea against eX-COngresSman Charles
A. ToWne OF Duluth, the famous sill
yer republican, who is seeking to re-
gain the seat WreSted from him by
morris two years ago.
Neither Mr.. Maybury nor Mr.. Co.
chems has been invited TO leave the
institution. Iney believe no further
action Will be taken by the faculty or
regents and that the Western lntercol-
legiate association will take none.
In consequence OF the councils action
the university relinqulshes all records
made by Maybury and Cochems since
Sept. II, 1889. However, With the
surrender Of the points made by these
athletes, Wisconsin will sui retain
the western championship for the
three years.
Friday the resolutions adopted by
the athletic council Of the university
Wednesday evening were made public
and confirmed the published reports
OF the virtual EXPULSION from the in
stltutIOn OF MI. Maybury and Mr..
COchemS. Declaring Them profess
SiOnals, one result is the relinQuish-
ment OF all records made by them
since Sept. II, 1885. Il he action is
but the result OF one charge, that OF
participation in race meet at spring
Green on the date given. The resOlu-
tons, which were drawn up by Pres
ldent Adams, read as follows:
Whereas, in the course OF the past
sun mer lntimatlOns came 10 mem
bers of this athletic council that J .
II. Maybury and II. F. COchems, stu
dents of this university, had partici-
pated in certain athletic games held
in Spring Green, Wis, during the
vacation of 1895 in such manner as
to vitiate their amateur standing: and,
Whereas, 1t has been found as the
result OF a careful and full investiga-
ton of the matter by this council that
said J. H. Maybury and said H. F.
Cochems did violate the athletic rules
of this university and of the Western
Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic as
ISOLATION at the meet in Spring Green,
hald on the 18th and 18th of Septem-
Der, 1895; therefore,
Resolved: 1. That J. H. May
bury and H. F. Cochems be and
are hereby declared to have forfeited
their amateur standing in this uniyer
sity, and all right to participate here
after as contestants in any Of the
teams or athletic events of this uni
versity.
so. That this athletic council here
By relinquishes all claims to any
athletic records that have been made
By said Maybury and said Cochems
since the 18th of September, 1895.
SO. That the president of the uni
versity be requested to transmit these
resolutions to the presidents of the
several colleges and universities asso-
ciated with this university in the
Western Intercollegiate Amateur
Athletic association, and to the secre-
tary of said association; and to ex-
press the regret Of this council thai
no intimation Of the participation OF
said Maybury and said Cochems in
said meet was ever given to this coun-
Gil, or any member of it, before July,
1898, and to express the assurance of
this council that if at any time ~lnce
the summer of 1895 any clue to the
participation of said Maybury and
said Cochems in the meet at Spring
Green had come to them, the matter