Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-25
MICHIGAN SENDS APOLOGY
Wolverines Discover that Miller Was
Not Eligible to Play Foot Ball.
NOT STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY
Captain-E1ect Did Not Attend Any
CIs-se. UntfI After season Ended
Defeated schools May Fro
test Games.

ANN ARBOR Nlch.. Dec. A-Prof
George W. Patterson. chairman Of the
board in control 0f athletics at the Uni
versity Of Michigan. which Yesterday de-
ciared Captain-elect JOY Miller u the foot
ball team ineligible and addressed letters Of
apology TO Pennsylvania Minnesota Mar
guette. Notre Dame and Syracuse univer-
sites, Michigan's opponents in games in
Wi1fch Miller played with Michigan during
asst season, said tonight.
AS the matter stands. any Of the teams
Michigan defeated during the year now
has the right 20 protest and may ask that
the game be declared no game or its re-
suit reversed. We are expecting some sucn
action. The whole university is SICK about
the business. The board I'm an effort TO
find some rxtenuatlng circumstance OF elicit
some explanation from Nj. Miller has
Kept the matter quiet until today Though
Miller disrega-ded our requests for an in
terview it is quite probable the faculty
viii have an Interesting session should, he
come to ann Arb0r."
Dean Raises Question.
The question Of MIXERS eligibility came
under the attention Of Dean Cooley Of the
engineering department OF the university
two weeks ago. Miller was then absent
from Ann Arbor and a letter requesting
his appearance before the board in control
brought no reply.
II was given out today that Miller sp-
peared before the eligibility committee dur
ing the season and signed a statement
that he was a bona fide student and eligible
to play on the team.
The action against him was taken upon
the ground that while he had registered In
tie engineering department he had not
been enrolled in any classes until after the
close Of the foot bail season. when he in
ducsd several professors TO accept his en-
rollment tentatively with the understand
ing that he would make Up the work that
he had missed Miller is now in Detroit.
The games in which he played were those
against Minneapolis. Pennsylvania Notre
Dame. Syracuse and Marquette.
Minaesota win not Protest.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Dec. 2A-It is not
probable that Minnesota viii protest the
Michigan game on account Of the Miller
case. This seemed to be the general senu-
ment tonight among those in authority in
athletics at the Gopher Institution. The
friendly relations nov existing between
Minnesota and Michigan will doubtess-hav
much bearing upon any action Minnesota
may take and it is not believed possible
that Minnesota will claim the game or the
championship Of the west
Prof. James Paige, Of the board Of ath-
letic control tonight said that certainly
nothing would oe done, II at all until after
the holidays, when the university recon
venes.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. Dec. 24-The declar-
alton OF the ineligibfity OF Miller created
considerable interest in foot bal circles
( here. but it was that Syracuse
would take no steps 70 protest the game
with Michigan.
Calls IL DeplOrIbIe md
MILWAUKEE,. Wiz. Dec. A-MarQuetts
university viii take no action against Mich
igan as a result Of the neligfbility OF Cap
taiu-elect Miller Of the University Of Mich
igan foot ball team
L look upon il merely as a mistake on
the part OF the Michigan faculty" said
President McCabe tonight 1T was a de-
plorable blunder. but as il was apparently
uninUenuOnal, I can see no reason e. lake