The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-12-09
Redwood Makes
Reply to Appleton
Statement in Appleton Press Re-
garding Contested Game
Untrue
FORMAL PROTEST VALID
No Justification of Appleton's State
ment That ELIGIBILITY of Players.
Was Unchallenged
FORMAL PROTEST VALID


wood Falls game, and, while under
ordinary circumstances no attention
would be paid to one-sided report,
the article contained few fragrant
lies which cannot pass unnoticed or
uncorrected. The statement is made
and this statement also appeared in
the Minneapolis Tribune in regard to
the protest against ineligible players,
that Redwood Falls knew of the in
eligibility of couple of Appleton's
players Wednesday before the game
and no protest was made whatsoever,
but they let them play knowing of
the fact and consequently could not
come in after the game and make
such protest"
Admitted Ineligibility
TO dispose of the first section of
this falsehood; Supt. c. w. Street in
talking to Supt, Butler of Appleton
over the phone on the Wednesday un-
der discussion, could get no definite
information as to the standing of the
ineligible players. Supt. Butler mere
ly made the remark that two of the
boys were weak in their grades, but
refused to be more specific. Supt.
Street then asked him to write a de-
finite letter.
The letter came Thursday evening,
admitting that at least two boys were
below grade Immediately Supt. But
Ter was reached by telephone and he
confirmed his statements in the let
ter, at the same time giving the names
of the boys at fault. A protest was
entered at that time to the superin-
tendent. The next morning he called
Supt. Street over the phone and gave
the name of the third ineligible player.
Terms of Agreement
Now as to the latter part of the
statement; Friday morning discus
sion with Mr.. Fall, the Appleton
coach, brought the admission from
him that he had violated the rules of
the contract in bringing the three in
eligible players. Inasmuch as he could
play no game without these lads a
plan was agreed upon whereby Red
wood Falls was to draw up formal
protest and allow the game to be
played under this protest, but in event
of victory to Appleton the game
would have no bearing upon the lat
tiers claim to the championship. The
school authorities here have that for
NAL protest which bears the signature
of Mr.. R. B. Fall, declaring that he
had been notified of the protest be-
fore the game was played; and furth-
ermore the validity of this document
is attested to by the official signatures
of Mr.. Pettijohn and Mr.. Tobin. Hence
no definite statement of the ineligi-
bility of Appleton players was made
by Supt. Butler until his letter ar
rived here Thursday, and furthermore
formal authoritative protest was re-
gistered before and not after the
game. 1t looks though our Appleton
friends had published an out-and-out
inexcusable lie.
Third Misstatement
The same article makes another
lying declaration. 1t confidently as
serts that Appleton Immediately chal-
lenged Redwood Falls to return
game to be played Thanksgiving
which the latter ''fiatly refused to
consider" That was really clever
AS matter of fact Appleton called
Mr.. Finley over the telephone and
merely asked what chances there
would be of Redwood coming to APP
pleton for game Thanksgiving. wher
Mr.. Finley replied that he already hae
a game scheduled the Appleton party
said alright" and hung up. Evident
ly from this clew the Appleton mar
reasoned that Redwood had "fiatly re
fused to consider a return game.