The Washington times., 1908-01-11
By THOMAS S. RICE.

George Washington University's ath-
letic council gave out late yesterday
afternoon its findings in tie investiSa-
ton into the charge that the g. W. u.
basketball team USED two professionals
in the Yale game on December 80, in
Convention Hall, Washington.
The finding is, in brief, that CTcmer
and Reyes, the two men whose presence
caused the trouble, were net students at
George Washington, therefore Bicdle'
manager Of the basketball team. had no
right 10 play them, and the council 'eN-
pressed stUOnE disapDroYal Of the action
of the manager OF the basketball team
In thus failing TO comply with the esiab-
lished rules Of the university, ana dis
avowed all responsibility for the man-
ayers action in so doing
No Reference to A. a. U.
No reference is made directly TO The
suspension Of the two teams by the
Amateur Athletic Union, on the ground
that Cramer and Reyes, the two men
dispute. had been declared profess
SIGNALS by that body, but the G. w. L.
council says:
AS the two persons referred to were
not students n the university, the coun-
ell felt that il had no Jurisdiction 10 IN
ouire into their professionalism. It re-
GREETED extremely that il did not nave
jurisdiction, in order that II might IN
vestigate the question Of professionalism
OF the two players referred 10, and II
proved. take such disciplinary action as
its rules prescribed
Real Slap Into It.
This IS being joyousIy hailed BY some
of the George Washington University
adherents as u sort Of defiance Of the
Amateur Athletic Union, especially as
the next paragraph OF the findings says
the university intends TO live strictly by
the amteUr rules OF the intercollegiate
Athletic Association OF the Unlted
: States, and never has and never VIII
knowingly permit professional athlete
TO compete on a George Washington
University team.
SO .rhe implicated whack at the A. A.
II is supposed 10 lie in the statement
thai tn. coUncil regrets II Is not called
upOn to investigate the alleged pro
fessionalism of the TWO men. 1t Is eN-
planned by certain followers OF George
Washington University that TINS means
the university would have investigated
the charges Of professionalism on us
own account and decided the matter
to its own satisfaction. regardless OF
what the A. A. L. had done TO them
Which wouI have been interesting both
in method and results, but might not
have been very improving.
No Apology Mentioned
II will be noticed that not a word
Is said about apologizing 10 Yale OF
its basketball team because Of the fact
George Washington University practi-
caIIy forced the Yale team TO play
against two men who were not stu
dents at the university DR.. E c VIII
son, graduate manager Of athletics al
George Washington. said last Saturday
night he was confident an apology would
be forthcoming If the case We're proved
as stated in the newspapers, and there
IS some surprise that no such action was
taken. As a result of the game the
Yale basketball team was suspended fOl
ten days from January by the A. a
L. and had to postpone the game SEIZED
Uled for tonight in Montclair n J.
The G. ". I. statement OF yesterday
should do much to clear the air, and
relieve the minds OF some Of the uni
NCrSiTyS impetuOuS admirers who have
been loudly decldimIg that a student
OF The institution haC an inherent right
10 represent &C. iu athletics, whether OF
= not he were a professional. This claim
was one OF the most surprising, and
incidentally, one of the weakest bits oil
campus philosophy eNpOUnded in many
many moons. The council has human
" and effectualiy, II is 70 be hoped
quelched this peurile proposition by de
claring IL will allow none but amateurs
according to its lights, TO bea- the var
sity colOrs.