The daily sentinel., 1906-11-24

HISTORY
BY Mr.. ACkERMAN
Takes Issue With the Indian
Schools Team and At
tacks Their Champion
ship Claims.
Editor Sentinel:


pionship of the western slope as pub
Ilshed In last nights Sentinel | write
only positive facts which 1 stand
ready and willing to prove at anN
time.
In the first place we wish to thank
the writer of THE Indian Version
for granting us the privilege of call
ing It high school victory.
The "carelessness" of the Indian
players as stated by their complain
ant, Mr.. Stack, is certainly a very
poor excuse for the fact that Captain
Bunting kicked goal from the 90
yard ine-"carelessness" is a very
great factor in this world as proved
by demonstration. But carelessness
did not put the ball between the bars
for four points. Regarding the four
coaches at the Indian school last Sat
nrday afternoon being "understated -
well perhaps a reminder will suf-
flee
when l appeared upon the Indian
school field Mr.. Chamberlain and Mr..
hllleI were NpIhlHE WIN 'hN ~ y
team.
Mr. Brown and Mr.. Hinken with
the second-perhaps the gentlemen
were not coaches" They may mere
ly have been trying to inform the Ind
ians how to play the game. Query?
The high school coach was not with
YOU "all afternoon" as matter OF
fact the writer was on the premises
less than forty-iive minutes. and then
with excuses. as the Junction second
team was to play the Indian second
team and 1t was not understood this
was to be n secret contest and the
quarterback" referred to left the
same time | did.
AS to the Carlisle players" we
nre pleased to learn from experience
the Teller Institute had no such. This
was not n statement of our own but
an Affirmative statement made by the
captain. Paul Luna of the Indians to
the writer-We can not assume the
responsibility of originating bear"
stories.
The High school has only FOUR
players who have engaged in a foot
ball game before this year who play
ed in Wednesdays game namely
Bunting, Hickman, Miller and Sny
der This being the first seasons
play for the other seven men.
As to the relative weights of the
two teams | am not prepared to state
the exact figures as our team only
averages one hundred and forty-three
pounds to man with Mr.. Budeliar
and MIR. Win Boyer on the team.
If any estimation of ten pounds"
Is wrong I Will make all due repair
alton to Superintendent Burton and
the Indian school.
As Mr.. Burton has not reported on
this matter to me as yet | can not
make amends at this time.
The game played on October l3.
1906 between the high school and
Teller Institute WAS a tie. and tie
game ABSOLUTELY without condi-
tions l quote herewith the words
of Umpire Kennedy:
THE game played Oct. 3 between
the high school and Indians was a tic
| made no agreement with anyone
the effect that the result of that game
was to be decided by any person at
some subsequent time"
The words of Referee Price: The
game was nothing to nothing. l made
no such agreement with anybody re
spectIng n different authority than
those OF the officials in that game"
The wods of tho officials was LAW
and Il any kind OF an agreement was
made il must have been done by per
sons who were merely spectators. and
not by the duly selected officers in
that game am powcrlcss to make
that game a high school victory. Mr.
Stack is likewise powcrless to BELT
tie us and make 1t a high school de
feat.
MIR. Stacks description Of the play
in which he invited the opinion OF
Mr.. Castleman and Mr.. Camp was :
gross mistake of facts. can and Will
obtain the SWORN statement of tn,
principal of the high school and III,
officials II necessary to show that 9
mlstatemont. possibly unlntcntiona
was made. Mr. Stack states In part
THE bail was put In play by n kick
which was a try Mt goal but wen
wide falling back of the goal line.
that was true. 1t went cxceedingl,
wide which was In his statement
anything but good football" Blu
then he continues: 1T was pickle
up by one of the high school men
who attempted to carry 1t back to th'
field but lost II on tumble" this 1
false. posltivelyor may say a mlstak
en- idea on the part of the complain
ant. The man. described as "one o
the high school men" made not III
slightest attempt to carry the bal
baclS-all he did do was to try to fal
on the ball which he did, but tn
hail slinned from his hnnds and III