The Topeka state journal., 1908-10-20
,
Haskell Threatens to Sever Re-
lations With Washburn.
Allege Unfair Treatment at the
Game Saturday.
WEEDE SPEAKS UP.
Glad 10 Take Indians Off the
List.
Facts About the Disagreement
Over Officials.

The athletic directors of Haskell in
stitute have severed all athletic rela-
tions with Washburn. This comes as a
result of the football game last Satur-
day afternoon between the teams of
the two schools. when the Indian man
agement alleged that Washburn tried
to give them the worst of officials. The
Washburn officials have received no
communication to this effect, but the
decision of the Haskell authorities is
announced in a statement that has
been given to the press by Superintend-
ent Peairs of Haskell institute. Mr..
Peairs says:
Haskell received the dirtiest treat
ment at the hands of Washburn Satur-
day afternoon that it has ever expert
enced- And so long as Coach Weede is
at the head of the WaShburn football
team we will never have anything to do
with that institution as far as athletics
are concerned"
1t was hardly necessary for Mr..
Peairs to go to the trouble of making
such a statement according to the
Washburn authorities. Washburn foot
ball authorities are much wrought up
over the dirty playing of the Indians
last Saturday. and although there had
been no statement made. it was gener-
ally understood that when the schedule
was to be made up for next season that
manager 20 overlook Haskell
Coach Weede when shown the state
ment of Mr.. Peairs this morning said:
IT win welcome with joy the day when
Washburn will cut Haskell and refuse
to play with a team that tries to hog
officials, a team that will play ineligi-
BILE men, a team whose coach viii use
profanity in front of the grandstand
and who instructs his players to use
any means foul or fair to win games.
I VEOu1d hean in favor of
playing them again"
The whole trouble between the two
schools seems to have grown out of
a controversy for the selection of Of
ficials. The home team, according to
tho well established custom, communi-
Gates it's temporary selection of Off
cials to the visiting team some time
before the game. II this list is not
acceptable tho visiting team can OBJ
ject to any or all of the selections
and give suggestions as to who will
take the places. And then the home
team, il there are no objections to
the list submitted by the visitors COM
plies with their request.
This was not the way the Haskell
management handled its end. Early
in the season Coach Weede received
a letter from Coach Maurice Kent. of
tho Haskell team, almost demanding
the selection of Assistant Coach DON
aid. of X. u. as the umpire, the most
important and strategic official posi-
ton. and the selection of either w. j.
Coleman, of the Lawrence Y. NJ. @.
A.. and who is also coach of the Has
kell second team. or Mr.. Wade, an
attorney OF Fredonia, as the field
Judge. Even then. despite Haskell's
violation OF etiquette in the naming of
officials Washburn would have been
willing to accept the Indian sugges-
tions. had the men named not been
undesirable for various reasons. Don
aid. as assistant coach of the Kansas
university team. would have secured
a keen insight into Washburn's style
of play. which would have been in
valuable for Kansas in the game be-
tween the two schools. Coleman has