The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-16
ON BOTH SIDES.
Washburn LindSbOrg Football
Controversy Grows.
Umpire Stewart Makes an Aft.
daVit Today.
HE PLACED A So BET.
Did 1t at the Request of a
Friend.
Charge That HeurIine Was Not
on Eligible List.

There is a great controversy on be-
tween the friends of Washburn and
those of Bethany over the Saturdays
football game which was won by Wash
burn.
Bethany accuses James Stewart, UNI
pire OF the game. with having bet mon
ey on Washburn, and Stewart has
sworn to an affidavit denying the
charge.
Washburn has brought counter
charges against Bethany by asserting
that Heurline, the star halfback who did
such wonderful work in the second half
in place of Bergquist, who was retired,
Is a ringer and that he is not on the
Hist of eligible Bethany players sent in
by the Bethany faculty. If this charge
Is sustained, it would cast discredit on
Bethany athletics.
Manager Leach said today: "Bennie
Owen, the Bethany coach, selected both
officials for the game. When the men
whom we expected failed to arrive, 1
told Owen to pick out anybody he want
ed He chose Stewart without any sug-
gestiOn of mine"
Washburn also claims to be able to
prove that Quick a Lindsborg man who
acted as chief timekeeper, had $3.50 bet
on Bethany. Quick is a Lindsborg hotel
keeper, and he was one of the Bethany
teams chief hackers.
The affidavit which James Stewart
snakes to clear himself from the charge
of having bet money on the game is as
follows:
James Stewart, of lawful age, being
first duly sworn on oath says:
MY name is James Stewart. I reside
In the city of Topeka, Shawnee county,
Kansas. 7 am the same James Stewart
who officiated as umpire in the football
game played by Washburn college and
Iindsborg college at Topeka, Saturday,
November Il. I did not bet one cent on
said game. 1 did not have IS bet up
on said game, or any other sum.
never at any time, either before or af-
ter the game started had any money up
on said game. On Saturday, November
"A, at about u o'clock. one ---
of Topeka, came to me and said that he
could not attend the game, and placed
in my hands So to put up on the game
for him. 1 placed this money for him
with some man whose name 1 do not
know. 1 never made a IS bet or a bet
for any other sum with DR.. Perdue, of
Minneapolis, Kan, unless he was the
man I placed Mr.. --'s money with.
/ did not place any of my own money
with DR.. Perdue or with any other man
on the outcome of the game. At the time
/ placed Mr.. IS money 1 had not
been asked, and did not expect to be
asked to officiate at the game At the
time when the disputed rulings were
named l was certain and 1 am still GER
tain that my rulings were correct. When
Iindsborg was first penalized its left
tackle was offside and he was warned
when Lindsborg was penalized the Sec
ond time, its right tackle was offside
and he was warned before his team was
penalzed-
JAMES G. STEWART"
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of November, 1903. E. H
Ware, notary public"
Mr.. Stewart suppresses the name of
the young man whose money he claimed
to have placed, but says:
Anyone who cares enough about the
case to ask me can find out the name.
] don't want it published simply to pro-
tect the young man from annoyance
and publicity"
An affidavit is also made by the
"young man" substantiating what
Stewart says. This affidavit is in the
possession of the Washburn team, and
will be shown to anyone interested. The
young man is a member of one of the
wealthiest families in Topeka.
JAMES G. STEWART.
Halfback Heurline was put in by
Bethany in the second half, and played
a terrific game To his work was due