The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-31

Ddu IN eacn season snail not count DIS
participation" The first three inter-
collegiate games are supposed to be
practice games. I contended and was
upheld by the arbiter that Cooper's
schedule consisting of three games,
they could not be held as practice
these three games. as Washburn ad-
mits McVey did, certainly represented
his college in that sport that year.
My contention was and is that rule
4 deals solely with the number or
years which a man may play on any
college team and had nothing to do
with rule l. Washburn maintained
that McVey participated in but three
games on the Cooper team and under
rule 4 that did not count against him
and 1t could not be construed as to his
representing Cooper college. The ar
bitter in his decision maintained that
as Cooper played but three games. in
all of which Mcyey- participated. it
was their entire schedule and they
could not be called practice games.
In regard to Mr.. Lansdon's inter-
view upholding Washburn-this is
very contrary to the conversation
him, as president of the conference, a
copy of the kilograms the day of the
Washburn-St Mary's game. At that
time he remarked that if McVey was
not eligible to represent Washburn he
was glad that he was declared in
eligible.
There will be no meeting Of the
conference Friday night for the pur-
pose of selecting an arbiter and REIN
stating McVey, nor has such a meeting
been contemplated. Our conference
would have no Jurisdiction in the mat
ter of McYey's participating in the
Drake game as sWaShburn may, and
in all probability will, play, McVey and
any freshman they may choose in both
the Drake and the Oklahoma games.
these schools being outside of the con-
ference.
At this time I might take 1t upon
myself to uphold the officials of the
game who were unjustly criticised by
Washburn's adherents. 1t might be
well to know that practically the only
times that Washburn made her downs
were on, the two forward passes in
question:, all other attempts at forward
passing were broken up by the st.
Mary's defense. and Washburn. over
Jealous to make some gain got off two
passes directly over the line of scrim-
mage which were correctly called IL
legal by Referee Shiras and the pro-
scribed penalty attached. This same
Shiras apparently gave satisfaction
last year when Washburn defeated st.
Mary's % to and, too, was the man
selected by both Oklahoma and Wash
burn to referee last Thanksgiving
days game. This does not bear out
their present contention that he does
not know the game which assertion
was also made against Lieutenant
Glassford when Washburn lost to
Paramount.
In regard to the standard of scholar
ship of the smaller schools will say
for st. Mary's that 1 do not believe
there is any school in the state requir-
ing OF her athletes a higher standard
of scholarship. During my seven
years as athletic director at st. Mary's.
there have been several occasions on
which men have been warned that
their work was falling behind and this
condition must be remedied at once or
they would forfeit their position on
the team This does not happen very
often because there is no way where
by man can cut an hours class; this
is true to such an extent that we can
have practice but three afternoons
during the week.
St. Marys. Kan, Oct. 18th, 1908
To Whom 1t May Concern:
This Is to certify that the following
named players, who participated in the
Washburn VS.. st. Mary's college foot
ball game on Wednesday. Oct. 21st.
1908, are bona fide students and eligible
to play football on the st. Mary's col
lege team according to the rules of the
Topeka conference:
Thomas Maginnis, Paul Kistner
Basil Fox, Raymond Dockery, Arthur
Beakey, Harold Bennett. George Scan
Ian. Harold Costello, Francis Greer
James Meehan, Louis StoT, william
Hayes, Emmett Sheahan.
1 wish to remark that of these four
teen players. who participated in the
Washburn-St. Mary's game. not one is
a freshman, ST. Mary's college has not
used a single freshman in any of its
games this year and does not inted
to. It Is the purpose of the college to
live up to the rules of the conference
not only in the letter but also in spirit
ST. Mary'S Is not Obliged to exclude
freshmen, but will use them as little as
possible. 1t was asserted that Arthur
Beakey has been in attendance at st.
Mary's college only one month This
is not true Arthur Beakey has been a
student of ST Mary's college for sew
eral years, though he did not go to the
school last year.
H A. HERMANS,
Faculty Supervisor of Athletics.
The approximate cause for this I'M
caIled-for turmoil Is the TACT that
Washburn was. defeated by st. Marys.
Washburn,s admirers can't expect
every year that their team VIII divide
the Missouri valley championship with
either Nebraska Iowa, Missouri or
Kansas. My candid opinion is that the
ST. Marys team pointed for the Wash
burn game was 100 per cent stronger
than any team that has represented st.
Marys in the past seven years.
l would like to have 1t understood
that was not prompted in this matter
by any feeling against McVey or
Washburn but simply thought that the
schools that were in the conference
should be made to live UP to the con-
ference rules and this would only be
brought about by protesting any man
whose eligibility was suspicious. L
have had and have the best feeling to-
ward Washburn and L merely step into
this controversy because 1 feel that l
have been misrepresented in the mat
ter.
NV advice to the other schools of the
Topeka conference is: If you don't
want to be classed with the "dinky
schools like Paramount and st. Marys,
for goodness sake. don't defeat Wash
burn.
(Signed1 f. c. QUIGLEY,
A4h1otin niraofnr Ct Marv,S College