Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-11
Feeling Against Kent's Fra
ternity at s. U. |, May Lose
Him Cartaincy
cREsco WHITE ALSO CANDIDATE
Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Ono Time
Made Itself Obnoxious by Attempt
ing to Dominate Athletic Life of I'm.
iversity--kent Conceded to Be the
Strongest Man on Foot Ball Team.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, Dec. 11.--Because he is
the member of a fraternity chapter
which one time made itself obnoxious
here by attempting to dominate the
athletic life of the state university Of
Iowa, 1t is possible that Morrey Kent,
conceded to be the strongest man on
the Hawkeye foot ball team, may be
defeated for the captaincy for next
season. And this in view of the fact
that the political machine of which he
is a part was thoroughly wrecked last
winter at the annual election of the
officers of the athletic union. Kent is
personally one of the most popular
athletes in the university. He is noted
as base ball pitcher and was con-
ceded the position of all Iowa quarter
backs this fall. He has played three
years on the university of Iowa. foot
ball team and it is conceded on all
hands that he is the logical candidate
for the position of captain for next
year. But he is a member Of the
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and it
is very possible that the dislike for the
local chapter of that organization may
cut Kent out of the growing honor of
his foot ball career.
When the local chapter of the Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity was organ
lied in the winter of 1904, the mama
ger of athletics of the state university
was usually student. who was elected
by the board of athletic control con-
sisting of members of the faculty of
the university, members Of the alumni
of the university, the captains of the
various athletic teams, and the officers
of the Athletic union. purely student
organization. The office paid a salary
of $500 to $1,000 per year and was of
course the rich plum in all of the pie
handed around during a school year.
The organizers Of the Sigma Alpha
chapter, apparently made up the mem
bership with the sole purpose in view
of dominating the athletic life of the
institution. They were strong enough
the spring of 1904 to elect their man
Henry Walker athletic manager and
by judiciously electing a man to MEM
bership as soon as he attained any
ominence in athletics, they were able
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Jones was elected a,nietic manager for
one year. In the meantime the bar
barians" who had, with the members Of
the local chapter, organized to defeat a
former machine. were cut off the list
and Sigma Alpha machine considered
that it could retain possession of The
field as long as it desired.
But In the annual election of the
Athletic union, held in 1905, the new
machine ticket was completely bust
ed, and in that election the Sigma
Alphs lost two seats on the athletic
board of control. The track captain,
Riley, is a member of the fraternity
and If Kent is elected to the position of
foot ball captain, the Sigma Alphs
will have another seat on the board.
The joke of it all is that the university
thru the faculty members Of the boarc,
have dispensed with the student man
ager,, merging his office with that of
assistant Coach Catlin, who, with the
assistance of Physical Director Rule,
has been doing the managers work
There is no longer plum" to be pass
ed around, out IL is Adiu Luz TIC Ill
letes and the student body at large, to
forget the attitude assumed by the
Sigma Alph machine when it was mas
ter of the situation. For that reason.
Kent, a member of the Sigma Alph
chapter, will not get the unanimous
vote of the foot ball squad for the cap
taincy, and may, indeed be defeated.
The other prospective candidate is
Cresco White, right end, a man of abil-.
ity, but man who has yet two years
to play, and so by rights would not get
the cantaincY until the second year.