The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
PURITY JORDAN
ON j. OF N. SPORT
Continued from First Page.


interests, because they could not be
conducted on a paying basis, and every
energy has been devoted to the pro-
duction Of winning football team.
When football in the west was a sane
game, played by students, Minnesota
met defeat until the season Of 1900
found her willing to enter the cam
paign for victory as it was carried Oh
by her western rivals. DR.. Henry l..
Williams, now one of the most able
coaches in the west, came out from
Pennsylvania to coach her team. he
concocted brand of victory during the
first season that satisfied the college.
Doc Williams seemed to be fixture,
and the commercial friends of the uni
versity heralded the advent of an ad-
vertising medium almost as effective as
the annual state fair
Minnesota's 8 defeat by Nebraska in
DR.. Williams second season is cited
as the cause Of Minnesota's moral
downfall. Mr.. Jordan quotes from the
Alumni Magazine and daily papers OF
that date showing the deep dissatisfac-
ton over the defeat and criticisms dl-
rected against the coach.
The arch Conspirators' Get Busy.
SIT was then,' Mr.. Jordan says,
"that Williams was apprised OF the
necessity of becoming a victory getter
and it was then that two men who sub
sequently became the Intermediates
. between collegiate and commercial
Minneapolis performed their first ser
vice in behalf of the coach who found
it necessary to win. Colonel Frank M
Joyce and Ikey Kaufman, both in
surance men, purchased the entire edi
tion of the offending magazine, and
silenced the critical newspaper. But
the word had been given and legiti
mate sport in the university was soor
to be sacrificed to a more gratifying
success.''
The article then charges that in the
Nebraska game of last fall Minnesota
played two men who were entered for
participation in that game only and a
third man who was in college for the
sole purpose of playing football. One
of these men is named as Burdick, wht
came to Minneapolis on the promise
of position in a<ounty office. Anoth
er participant in this category was
Henry O'Brien, who is charged will
playing quarter upon solicitation of Mr.
kaufman and DR.. Williams. O'Brier
is quoted as saying that he did not
care to break his engagement as coact
at Manchester because he needed the
money, and that Mr.. Kaufman told
him not to mind the money, that sit
would be fixed up all right. Sun
N.Y. Thorpe is the third man in thi
game charged by the Collier article will
having no particular business but foot
ball. "Thorpe demanded a position
that would pay him $50 monthly. Franz
Force. newspaper man, claims to have
found this position in the office of Hugh
Scott. the county auditor, and whe1
Thorpe was not paid the full amoun
he asked, Force says that he collected
the salary allowed, raised the differ
(ence by subscription and paid the play
err
Paying Positions for Players.
According to Mr.. Jordan it is an ex
tremely shadowy line which divides lie
sitimate aid to deserving athletes iron
fllegitimate maintenance Of highl
; trained football players. Col. Fran
M. Joyce is quoted as believing that tn
best service he can render the un1ve1
sity is to place her football men !
paving positions. Asked point blanl
SDoes Minnesota ever hire men out
right7n Col. Joyce said to Mr.. Jo1
dan that he believed no one did tina
way any more. The colonel is the
quoted as saying:
Men hired that way are not goo
PLAYERS. We hired a laundry WACO
driver once, big husky fellow 9TH
man g name was 1rwin), to go out an
play on the team, but he was no goo
The only way to take care Of men
to get them jobs where they have
work. Still remember a case IN whlc
I was deceived. I heard Of fello
and got him a $50 month job. +
came down, entered college, and stuc
for few days. Then he quit the tea
and held his iob.' .--
= The article then gives details regar
inc employment in paying positions
TrsAeld. Hannah, Ed Rogers, "Bobby
Marshall. "Hunky' Davies, Curre1
Ittner and Dan Smith. In no case, ho'
ever, is the charge made that their wo1
Wa incompatible with that of any sci
supporting student.
The Vital Question.
"These facts seem without point, a.
explain nothing Of a convincing natu
in themselves, says Mr.. Jordan, "b
they raise the vital question, Can
; football man attend the arduous da7
practice, earn his way thru COLES
and still be studentS Minnesota b
s. solved the problem Of attendance tn
her might law school, but the de
Of that department answers the VII
question. Dean Pattee, who has h
{ many football men under his chars
deprecates the practice, declares tt