Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-17
j. S. c. TO MEET
STANFORD SQUAD
LOCAL ATHLETES TO GO
NORTH MARCH II
Arrangements Completed for Junket
of Methodsts-WaIter Dunn
U. s. c. Accused Of
Professionalism

| Final arrangements have been MADE
for track and field meeting to be held
on the oval OF Stanford university
March If between the cardinal squad
| and the athletes of the University of
Southern California. Prof. Holmes has
been considering the cardinal offer for
several days and while the university
authorities would much prefer the
meet to be held in Los Angeles, Po-
mona's contract with the Stanford
management prevents the northerns
on their southern trip.
The date, March IL, Is the only one
which Stanford still has OPEN Man
ager Barrett admits that 1t will be a
trihe in the season and will hardly
give the local university athletes suf-
ficient opportunity for preparation.
But he declares that he is unable to
set date more advantageous to the
interests of the Methodists. Ten or
eleven men will go northward with
the U. S. c. team. Parsons, Dunn,
Bovard, Elliott, Ferguson, Higgins,
Joos and Kitten are practically GER
tain of representing the Los Angeles
institution in the Stanford meet while
the remaining two or three will be Sc
lected from those who make better
progress than their fellows.
The possibility of going on the
northern trip will undoubtedly prove
great incentive to the U. S. C. boys
to make a determined effort to land
one of the coveted places, and cannot
hut arouse new interest anC enthus-
iasm among the students and sup
porters of the school. Prof. Holmes is
confident that he will have a credit
able squad to represent the southern
college March II, and Stanford is re-
ported to possess a very strong con-
tingent of sprinters and weight men
this year, and while even the most
optimistic supporters of u. S. C.'s
aspirants hardly dare to predict any
thing but an honorable defeat for
southern Calfornia's representatives
there is an encouraging possibility of
several of the boys reaching Parson'
III SOlllC VI liiC othCl SNSAiNS
before the crucial day arrives.
Charges of Professionalism
There are ominous indications that
charges and counter charges of pro-
fessonalism will fly back and forth,
as in the good old days before the
passage of many sunsets. Since Oc-
cidental learned that it was the in
tention of the University of Southern
California to enter Walter Dunn in
the dual meet, to be held between the
two institutions Washington's birth
day, there have been murmurings OF
dissatisfaction among the Presbyter-
ians that bode ill for the continuation
of the prevailing quietude.
The fact that Dunn is employed as
the tutor of the local high school
track squad for a stated remuneration
is the cause of the complaint that
emanates from Highland park when it
was heard that Dunn will be the re-
lance of U. S. c. in the 220 and an
entry in the 1O0-yard dash. 1t is
pointed out that Dunn has a contract.
verbal or otherwise, with the athletic
management of the Los Angeles high
school and that he undertook the
coaching of the track squad for a
stipulation which has not been allowed
to reach the ears of the public.
To prevent future pickering Prof.
Holmes has come out with q frank
statement as to the university's stand
in the matter and what course it will
adopt If Dunn accepts payment, or
even expense money, from the high
school management. Holmes declares
that Dunn has not accepted shekel
from the high school management as
yet and that therefore no obstacle eX-
lists which will prevent his participa-
| ton in the meet of February %
Holmes adds further that if Dunn re-
ceives anything for his coaching after
| the meet with Occidental that the
university will deduct the points won
by the former Stanford man and abide
by the results.
U. S. C.'s Stand
Holmes argues that U. S. c. could
protest Guy White of Occidental be-
cause he received something more than