Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-28
CORNHUSKERS CLEANING UP
Atnletics at University Of Nebraska
Based on Purity.
COLLINS CASE ONLY AN INCIDENT
Foot Ball and Othcr Team. o., m.
Made of Amateurs VINO Come
Strictly within the
Definition.
COLLINS CASE ONLY AN r-cDEvT

They're cleaning up athletics down at
Nebraska"
The situation al tho University OF Ne
braska was thorourrr- sts~-fere4 o.. .b.
meeting OF the elirlbIlir- -or7-,f-..- which
acted upon the Collins chars --r-7ass,,
night Members Of that -ou--.f--.a .,.--.5
from witnesses there TO trstfes thar -4--r-s
vas not the only man who had been .rr5
money to work FOR the Co--H-.-l.a-u m
the foot ball team last fan was ,r..b.r
player who was paid for his srrricas This
player. however. like Collins was paid
no money for playing with tire Crr7huske-s
last season He could not have got the
money II he had asked b. Ne..h.- could
ooiiins. The situation A. Nebrlsia has
changed
Alumni Of Nebraska have known for
years that Coruhuske- athletics were not
any cleaner than those Of any other west
ern school They have feit-ard some have
been certain-that certain men received a
salary for dcnn.ng the rrot ball toys. They
also have been certain that PLAYERS a. the
other schools with which Nebraska has
competed we're paid for their services, In
deed. players Of a certain big Missouri
valley school admitted TO several Corn
husker athletes that men on one OF the
teams which defeated Nebraska recently
were paid for playing.
Outsiders Work for Good.
The men who are active IN cleaning mn
Nebraska athletics are outsiders and
alumni, who had hitherto aNded foot bail
stars 10 creep into the Cornhusler sports.
one OF the men, who for years was a
leader In collecting money for Nebraska
players told the eligibility committee
wednesday night that not a single PLAYER
In 1903 and 1910 received a cent FOR his
services II any person in Lincoln knows
whether foot ball men received cumpensa-
ton from outsiders. he is that person.
Il was in the years following the famous
game with Minnesota at Lincoln thar the
paying OF athletes was given its greatest
Impetus. The year that Minnesota four
neyed to Lincoln this state was foot bali
mad. Nebraska, all said, must have a good
team. and 1t did Players took money.
Players at other schools accepted the coin.
1t was regarded by them as proper.
Until lsOS money was gathered among
outsiders At Lincoln FOR players on the
Nebraska eleven. In 1904 Kansas broke off
relations with the Cornhuskers because the
Lawrence mentors declared Johnny Bender
had played summer base ball. and was
therefore a professional Among the men
who competed against Nebraska in that
game which Bender won at Lawrence we're
players wearing the Kansas coiors, who
had no more right TO play than Bender
had.
Players at nearly all the schools had
accepted money. Down at Nebraska now
you will be told that Johnny Bender was
paid cash for his services Money was
raised among outsiders to support the
GOrnhuNiTRr foot ha al
schools raised cash to keep their stars in
school
Cleaning Up Mt Last.
In 1906 the men who had been f,irnfsbin,
coin for Cornhuskers resolved that they
were in a bad business and decided to quit
such tactics. They would stand for clean
athletics and see what would come. Such
they did Tor one or two seasons. Then
Collins and others came into the university
They needed money with which TO go
through school They were given money.
When the season OF 1853 opened not a
man on the Cornhusker team was paid for
his services The same was true last year.
Two men were on the team who had re-
eeived money IN 1907. and were, therefore.
ineligible for intercollegiate competition
Not a member OF the Cornhusker athletic
board knew this statement TO be true
Probably none had a suspicion. II they
had, there surely would have followed an
investigation.
One OF the members Of the body was
astounded at the revelations in the Collins
case He wanted to know whether any
money had been paid during the last two
years, or since he had gone on the board
as faculty member. When told there had
not been any. he exclaimed. I am glad
OF that" and his whole face lighted up
with an expression OF satisfaction
The willingness with which the men
who had paid Collins money, told about
the collections and the disbursements OF
cash to Cornhuskers. showed clearly that
they felt better because OF the new con-
ditions- They believe in college athletics
that are clean clear through, and welcome
the coming OF the time when Nebraska
can look around at her sister schools and
say My skirts are clean. are yours-"
Nebraska now has clean system Its
example and influence ought 10 be Of
service in the matter OF cleaning up the
athletics Of the Missouri Valley conference
schools, and thus set the college sports Of
this section above suspicion.
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