The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
CORRUPTION DEEP
AT NORTHWESTERN
Barry Exposure Shows Rank De-
ception Of Methodists in
Score of Games.
Special to Tie Journal.

Special to Tie Journal.
Chicago, Oct. 2S.-The past week has
shown up the athletic situation at
Northwestern in an unenvlable light.
That rank professionalism exists at
the school which was so eager to pro
test Strathern, and Brush of Mime
sofa last year was the charge in the
accusation that Barry, the purple full
back, is the former Canadian champion
lightweight pugilist, Dave Barry.
The identity of the plunging fullback
of the Methodists was vouchsafed by
former prize-fight follower, now writing
for one of the Chicago papers. The
Evanston and declared Immediately that
Barry was the old pugilist. Pictures of
Barry, the football player, and of Barry
the pugilist, were obtained and the re-
semblance was striking. the only diff
ference being that the football player
was much larger than the fighter. This
did not break down the chain of evil
as it was deemed an easy matter for
him to put on thirty or forty pounds of
weight after leaving off his training for
the ring. The features of the men in
he two pictures were exactly the same,
and friends of Barry, the prizefghter,
Who saw the football player declared
hat there was no doub BIT that the purple
Iu44pdSh ~cS Ill oAIl Ing e1tSs
A Freshman Anyway.
Barry made complete denial of the
evidence against him, but Mccormack
lecided not to use him against Chicago,
giving as his reason that Barry was
Ineligible to appear On account OF the
freshman rule: 1t took the purple ath-
etic department a long time to dis
over that the man was freshman, as
81 +l,o 10 %,n
lime that his alleged identity was dis
:overed. If he is freshman, North
Western has clearly been violating the
freshmen rule in spirit by using him
gainst Wabash, Kentucky, Beloit and
-ther schools outside Of the big nine.
he Purdue team refused to use fresh
len against Wabash in a game on
Thich the Indiana state championship
Enged. The freshmen excuse offered
b Northwestern looks rather weak in
lew Of the fact that this announce
tent was made only when the evidence
Dtained against Barry was shown.
Rank Deception.
Coincident with the disclosure of
AIRY s past record came the statement
rom Northwestern rooters to the effect
lat Simpson, who played halfback on
1e purple team last year was never a
emDer or the evanston SchoOl. ho0t
s for the purple declared unhesitat
rgly that Simpson was merely an
vanston town boy who was helping
out. Simpson played against
Minnesota last year and was in the
ame with Chicago in the second half
ERE it not for the Simpson case, the
'eshman excuses offered for Barry
light hold more water.
To Chicago alumni Of Minnesota the
;posure of Barry's record is a case
quick retribution for the protesting
Stratherm twentyfour hours before
sc Northwcstern-M Minnesota game last
ar. The purple management will soon
arm to ''judge not'' lest their own
stem be subject to judgment.
The purple team has shown great
'velopment in the last week and Nc
,rnack now hopes to have gooc
even in shape for the Minnesota game
Minneapolis Nov. 25. The obstacles
4 lich married the early season develop
II ont have been overcome and North
estern seems sure to have at least one
Cd team for the late games, tho thu
II ethodists will be shy on good sub
II .tutes.