Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-15
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ton has ever been raised as TO the
authority of either 10 mako the agree
ment
II seems that few days before
Thanksgiyine. a row broke out I'm the
athletic association Of the University
OF Arizona, and Director Quigley was
transmitted No certificate Of elgi-
Mhty WAS ever furnished by any one
to the varsity athletic authorities,
and no one having any official con
ncction with the University Of Arr.
iona put in an appearance with the
athletes who came over from Tucson
a squad of husky young gentlemen
stepped off the train on the mornine
OF Thanksgiving day and said they
represented the University Of Arizona
Two weeks previously the New Mex
.co athletic authorities had submit
ted eligibility affdavits and when
they requested similar papers from
their opponents they were asked to
take the word of those young men
mat they were bona fide students aud
fulfilled all the requirements Of the
contract between the two colleges
The game was played, but payment
Of the guarantee was withhold until
the required showing Of eligibility
should be made. Under the contract
the New Mexico players We're under no
obligation to go ON the field at all
hut rather than disappoiut the crowd
they went into the contest under pro-
test 10 this good day there has been
no showing or eligibility as required
by the contract
Just $415.6O was taken in AT the
gate at Hopewell field when the game
was played The university authori-
ties took the position that in view Of
the failure of Arizona to perform its
part of the contract there was no le-
cal obligation to pay anything on the
guarantee, bat since the game had
been played they were willing, rather
chan bring on any nnpleasantness be-
tween the two college athletic asso-
citations. TO turn over TO the proper
authorities OF the University of Ari-
iona all OF the money received as pro-
ceeds of the game President Boyd
Of the University of New Mexico, was
m correspondence WIN ' 'oih'iit
Wilde, of the University Of Arizona.
for several weeks, and while the Ari-
IONA president contended that the fun
amount of $500 should be paid. he fl
naliy consented TO receive the S4i5.60
offered as a compromise in settlement
of all claims, and check for that
amount was sent him by DR. Boyd
some two or three weeks ago.
since that time there has been no
correspondence between either the
faculties or the athletic associations
of the two universities of amy sort u
athletic relations are to be severed
they haven't heard about it on the hill
Or Boyd's correspondence with Pres
ideni Wide was of the most cordial
character Dr. Barton's relations with
the athletic representative Of Ari-
zonas university have always been of
the pleasantest sort and there has
been nothing To indicate that teams
representing the two colleges Will NOS
have another game next year, Tho
only payment OF any sort that has
bven made was made To President
Wilde direct and the alphabetical H.
mlration Of the Republican writer
seems to be entirely lacking in force.
In fact. ii would seem that the near
est approach to accuracy made by the
writer is his statement that he doesn't
know Hha. L. ia all about.