The Washington herald., 1906-11-07
MACDONALD NO PRO
High School Athlete Vindi-
Gated by Committee.
CHARGE COULD NOT BE PROVED
Winchester Manager Declared He
Paid Central Captain No Salary TO
Play Baseball Last Summer-Ac-
eused said He Was Not Guilty.
Permanent Arbitration Board.

Angus Macdonald, captain of the Cen
trail High School football team. was last
evening vindicated Of the charge of play
ing professional baseball last summer
with the Winchester. Va. team. He will
now resume his place on the eleven and
a day will be set for the playing Of the
Central-Technical game which was on
the schedule for last Friday. but was
postponed on account Of the Macdonald
case.
BY direction Of the board Of education a
committee, composed Of Dr. Wallace Nen,
chairman; EIwood o. Wagonhurst, and
Assistant United States District Attorney
Stuart Mcnamara. met at the Frank
lin School Building yesterday afternoon
and heard the case.
Several days ago charges Of profession
alism were filed against Macdonald and
the board Of faculty athletic advisers dis
qualified the young athlete from partici-
pating in high school sports. Macdonald
appealed TO the board of education and
President Oyster appointed the special
committee TO act in the case Yesterday
several witnesses appeared for and
against Macdonald but no one could
prove that he accepted money from the
Winchester club for his services. Mr..
Baker. manager of the club. in a sworn
statement, declared that he paid Mac
Donald no salary. and Macdonald him
self declared that he not only received
no salary, but paid his own expenses.
Player Not in A. :. L.
DR. William Grant. chairman OF the
registration committee of the South At
lantic Association of the A. a. L.. was
brought into the case. He said that the
Winchester club was considered by him
as professional club. and that anyone
who played on IT should be declared q
professional Inasruch as the Winchest-
er club and Macdonald had no connec-
ton with the A. a. L.. and therefore
could not be termed as professionals. DIT.
Grants testimony had no weight with
the committed
The viudicatiOn OF young Macdonald
viii be heartily received by his host Of
friends, and these who are not high
school partisans In the event he had
been convicted there would have been no
end of charges against high school boys.
disrupted the whole held of high school
athletics. As the matter of proving a
I charge such as was made against Mac
Donald is almost impossible. it is be
/ lieved that the eligibility status Of other
boys VIII not be brought before the COM
mittee.
Permanent Arbitration Hoard.
The board CT education has decided
that it would be for the best interest of
high school athletics if a permanent
board was appointed to look into all mat
ters and questions that may arise under
the rules established by the board of fac
ulty athletic advisors. and adopted by
the board Of education. whether they be
the present rules Of the Inter-high School
Athletic League or new rules that the
advisors may adopt for the purpose of
/ regulating the athletic affairs Of the diff
! fcTent schools.
Superintendent Chancellor had this mat
ter written. and it was signed by the
parties representing the Central. Western.
Mckinley Manual Training. and Business
I High schools. All Of the signers agreed
/ that they would accept the decision OF
1 the board Of arbitration as being final in
all cases, and that their course would be
/ guided by the boards actions
ii was announced yesterday that the
inter-city high school game at National
/ Park next Saturday. between the Central
1 High School team, Of Washington, and
Central High School, Of Philadelphia. will
! begin at : o'clock. The early hour was
named so that the game would not conflict
with the bis contest between Georgetown
end Virginia at Georgetown Field.