The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-13
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GIVEN D[QUf[N
HENDRIX men DISCIPLINED
OUACHITA ALSO LOSES BASE.
BALL CHAMPIONSHIP BY
PROFESSIONALISM.


tee of the Arkansas Athletic Associa-
ton, who awarded the honor to De
Queen high. The committee also
threw out the claim of Ouachita Col
lege for the collegiate championship,
disciplined players on the Hendrix
and Ouachita teams for alleged pro-
fessionalism, and awarded the pen
nant to Arkansas College of Bates
vile. The Little Rock Gazette's ac-
count of yesterdays meeting is as
follows:
A campaign for the elimination of
all professionalism from the schools
and colleges of Arkansas was inaug-
urated by the executive committee of
the Arkansas Athletic Association of
Schools and Colleges at meeting
held at the Hotel Marion in this city
yesterday. AS the first step in this
direction, the committee threw out
the claim of Ouachita College for the
college baseball championship and
voted to recommend to the general
board of the association that the
championship be awarded to Arkan-
sas College of Batesville.
Ouachita College had the best rec
ord in point of games won, but the
committee refused to recognize the
claim owing to the discovery that
there were several men on the team
who were ineligible under the rules
of the association, because of their
having received money for playing
| ball during the summer. Hendrix
College of Conway was also refused
consideration in connection with the
championship for the same reason.
At the same time the committee
expelled one Hendrix student from
the association, suspended another
Hendrix man until October Is and
suspended four Ouachita students in
definitely. The charge against all
these men was that they had accept
ed money for playing ball during the
vacation periods.
J. Hiram Charles of Conway was
the student expelled outright. John
| T. Erwin of Crossett, a student at
| Hendrix, was suspended until Octo-
Der Is. 1t was stated by members of
the committee that his penalty was
made light, owing to the circum-
stances attending the case and the
straightforward statement which he
made in connection with it.
The Ouachita students suspended
indefinitely are Donald Muse of juno
ton City, Brymer Courson of Cros-
set, Henry Easterling of Crossett
and Savage of Hamburg.
A special committee was appointed
to continue the investigation as to
the eligibility of players, and it was
stated that information has been re-
ceived which leads the. committee to
I think that other institutions besides
Hendrix and Ouachita will be affect
ed.
1.-The executive committee of the
athletic assertion has determined to
clean up the athletics of the schools
and colleges of Arkansas" said Prof.
w. A. Crawford of Russellville, a
member of the committee, land the
action taken today is only a begin
ming. In these cases we had the con-
LESSONS of the students alleged to
have violated the rules of the asso-
the coaches and college authorities,
who had Investigated the charges
and found them to be substantiated.
In other cases where We believe there
has been professionalism, but where
no confessions have been made, we
will conduct a further investigation
and then take such action as we deem
best.
eve propose to eliminate profess
sionalism from the schools and will
resort to extreme measures if neces-
sary to do it. No student can parti-
cipate in school or college athletics if
he accepts money for playing during
the vacation. That may seem little
hard in some cases, but it is impossi-
BILE to draw the line in any other way.
We cannot say student who has re-
ceived only S. can play for if the
rule is to be enforced no exceptions
can be made. There can be no money
given to students while in college,
either directly or indirectly, to secure
their services on the athletic field. In
some cases students are given their
board or in some other way given re-
enumeration, but this cannot be done.
The students and the people of the
towns where the schools are located