The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-18
PICKERING CASE
BRINGS RESULTS
Williams Makes a Statement
That Foreshadows Sew
erance of Relations

Is an outgrowth Of the Pickering in
cident is foreshadowed in u lengthy
made Friday night by
Coach Harry l.. Williams of Minne-
sofa.
The situation is most deplorable.
says Coach Williams. Continuing he
says:
minnesota feels that she has been
tricked; that she has ben placed in a
light and that Wisconsin has
to cripple her in a most un-
sportsmanlike way on the very eve
OF the important game OF the season"
The man facts of the Pickering
case are then explained al follows:
On October 80. 1910. the following
letter was received by Professor
Paige from Mr.. Ehler of Wisconsin:
I'VE nave received a statement to
the effect that one OF your players
by the name Of Pickering played pro-
ball last summer at Mill
bank. s. d. Under the conference
rules. l believe it is up to your COM
mittee to investigate the matter. I
therefore leave 1t in your hands for
the circumstances. The matter will
not be given to the press from this
office. but I will be unable to guar
antee that it will not become public
through the source from which we
have received it. Awaiting the favor
of a reply, 1 am,
ION October 81. 1910, Professor
Paige replied that about the mlaule
Of the preceding September a letter
had been sem to Minnesota by anoth-
err party making the same charges
that We're contained in this statement
Of Mr.. Ehler and that the Minnesota
<nyN,,,,iffno ho1 ol~oo1y IN
vestigated them and found them not
to he true; that the committee had
therefore declared Pickering TO he
tligible and that the Ease was closed.
"At the time this communication
from Wisconsin was received, Pick
ering vas in bed in the hospital re-
covering from an operation for APP
pendicitis which had been performed
one week previous"
Paige Investigated
Coach Wilnams then relates that
Professor Paige of Minnesota inves-
tigated the charges against Pickering
the charge and other lack Of evidence
the Minnesota athletic committee rul-
ed him eligible and that Wisconsin
so informed. Following this in
vestigation Pickering was elected
captain for the following year-that
eleven months Ago..
Coach Williams then quotes the
conference rule relating to eligibility
which was adopted September 80,
1905. The rule says that IL a finding
is not satisfactory to the committee
be made to the conference committee
or eligibility.
Did Wisconsin make any such APP
peal? Not a bit of it," he say
mo intimation Of any dissatisfac-
ton with the decision of the Mime
sofa board. which was final and clos
ed the case, was heard until suddenly
two days ago Mr.. Ehler, accompanied
by the prosecuting attorney OF Mad
ison arrived in Minneapolis and pre-
sented a bundle OF arldavits tendlng
to show Pickering had Played base
ball TOR money in the summer Of 1910,
lhere was no time to make a full and
compete investigator OF the case,
ana establish the truth or falsity OF
n charges contained IN the alndavits
before the game. So the comm...ee
determined to withdraw PICKERING
rather tnan run the RISK Of playing q
man WHO is ineilglpie and VIII take up
the case fully at the earliest possible
date
In notifying the Wisconsin chair
man that PICKERING a Withdrawn,
pending a fun investigation OF the
charge. n Minnesota committee,
Coacn Wlillams says, thought it only
right to inform hlm that Statements
had been received to the eject tina,
several Wisconsin players were ineii-
gioie under conference rules. MIR,
Enier OF Wisconsin wired that he
weIconed the Information.
Complying with this request
Coach Williams statement continues,
professor falge wired that state
ments mad been received charslne
Van ripper WIN having played 1oot-
ball for money at st. Louis, NO., tina,
MOL has prayed ball TOR money in
Livingston, mont, also around Sa.
Ciouo, Aiinn., aisO tina SIX years aso
he played shortslop on the Ushkosn
team unoer an assumed name: mat
had prayed baseball and
football Tor money at Ackiey,- WIS,
ana That last summer he came to st,
faul to row on a Minnesota boat
crew under contract to receive a snap
1ob at 500 a month for the same,
That Glilett played first base last
summer on one of the commercial
league teams OF Madison. where adj
mission was charged at the gate. That
LANCE had on numerous occasions
0'S PoiL III pIOltSSlOIldl races and
athletic contests. That Roberts In
the summer Of 1903 played on a pro-
fessiona! baseball team at Clear Lake,
Iowa, under Manager Dodge. formerly
coach at Carleton college, now ltyine
at Long Beach. Cal, and that Bright
III the summer of 1910 played ball for
money in northern Minnesota.
No Formal Protest
1T should be distinctly understood
mat minnesota has lodged no formal
protest against these men. but has
given Wisconsin the statements con.
corning their men that have come in
quest.
Buser a Professional
This afternoon u telegram was re.
-eived from tho sporting editor of q
prominent daily stating that Captain
Buser of Wisconsin played ball with
the Milwaukee city league in the sum.
mer of r909. and that this editor saw
him play in a league game at Ucono.
mowoc on the second Sunday In
August.
Minnesota does not expect or de.
sire that Wisconsin will withdraw any
of her me from the game: she de.
sircs to play n best and strongest
team that Wisconsin can put upon the
field. but she does wish the public to
know the facts without misrepre.
sentation and for their opinion Of the
situation.
The statement given out in Madt.
o by Coach Richards that Mime.
sofa protested Schneider in 1901 jusi
before the game puts Minnesota in ar
unfair light. because he states onl,
half the truth. He admitted the i'm.
portant part. that Minnesota protes,
ed Schneider in retaliation. only aftel
and because Wisconsin had protested
Minnesota's best guard. Mueller"