The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-04
NORMAL GAMES
 ARE FORFEITED } PLAYERS INELIGIBLE FACULTY ORDERS GAMES WON FORFEITED TO ARkAN-
 SAS COLLEGE.
INTERCoLLEGIATE STANDING.

Because of the fact that three members of the State Normal base ball team were found to have failed to meet the scholarship and attend ance requirements of the State Ath- letic Association, Coach~W. 0. Wilson
 4s ,o,u!H;,.ily forfeited both of the
 an:ss won by the Normal against Ar
 nsas College Tuesday and Wednes- day, u the Batesville team. This ac.
 I was taken following meeting of f'o1 -,'i faculty at which the de-
 n.iu~nc.,s cl the players were dis c1f ,rcd, yesterday, and the officials of he school promptly notified the visit ng team that the games were forfeit d.
 The voluntary relnquishment of any claim on the two games won, which practically carries with it ev- ny chance the Normal had to win the state championship is in keeping with the rigid rule of the Normal school that athletics shall not be al- owed in any manner to interfere with he scholastic work of the students. Whether any further games will be 2layed by the Normal this year is problematical, as the baseball squad s a small one and the withdrawal of three players would seriously cripple
 he team.
 Coach Wilson was warmly congrat- nlated by Coach Blansett of the Ar kansas College team for the highly honorable and sportsmanlike manner in which he met the situation and for feited the games without an official protest being filed, and it is believed the incident will do much toward
 strengthening high-class athletics in the schools of the state. The names If the three players whose delinquen- eies caused the forfeitures are gener- ally known in the city, but are with held at the request of the Normal off
 ials.
 The Normal team won one other game from Henderson College in the early part of the season, and the fac ulty is now Investigating the records to ascertain whether any of the play CTS were not carrying the required amount of work at that time. If it is found that any were not, this game will also be forfeited to Henderson.
 In explanation of the Normal fac ulty's action, President J. J. Doyne today issued the following statement:
 "The rules of the Athletic Associa- ton exact that students who engage in athletic contests must maintain a 'ertain class standing and be regular in attendance for the week prior to such contests. At a meeting of the Normal faculty, held Wednesday of this week, an examination of the rec ords-a little tardy, it is true-dis- closed the fact that three members of the baseball team had not met the re- quirements of the association as re- gards scholarship and attendance, hence, the two games played Tuesday and Wednesday with Arkansas Col lege, though both were won by the Normal, were declared forfeited to the former school. The Normal scholarship first of all, and students who wish to take part in athletics must understand that this rule is in- fleXible.''
 Yesterdays game was so one-sided as to be uninteresting, the State Nor maj defeating Arkansas College by the score of 10 to 1. Shepperson, who caught for the visitors Tuesday, was in the box, and was hit freely, while his teammates accorded him poor sup port. Lindsey pitched brilliant game for the pedagogues, except in the fourth, when he allowed two of the four hits gotten by Arkansas, and gave his only base on balls.