The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-01
FORFEITS GAMES
CAROLINA FINISHES INVESTIGA=
TING FOOTBALL PLAYERS
STUDENTS TAKE ACTION

NeWDerry and Presbyterian Col
leges Because Of Use of Ineligible
Players-s1ake Offer to Clemson
One-Year Rule Already Adopted.
The student body of the University
Of South Carolina Wednesday night,
according to a News and Courier dis
patch from Columbia, adopted by a
large majority the report of the in
yestigating committee into the con-
dition Of athletics that four men had
played football who were ineligible.
and recommended that the games il
which they played be declared for
feited to the opposing colleges, these
being Newberry, Clinton and Clem-
son, the last conditioned on Clem-
sons student body or faculty inves-
tigating the charges of ineligibility
made in the shape of affidavits
against certain of the Clemson play
ers and satisfying themselves of their
eligibility:
The student body made It known
that the university adopted the one
year rule last December effective
next year. The rule was adopted al
conference between the university
and the Universities Of North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Tennessee and Geor-
gia.
Every member OF the football
team, except four, was declared TO be
a bona fde student. After specia,
Investigation, j. C. Porter, M. A.
Squier, Laurier, Morrison, Surraa
Detling, Laudenslager and Newton
were exonerated of ali charges of in.
eligibility. Porter is from Pickens
Squier from Germantown, Pa, Lau.
rier from Independence, Iowa, Morri.
son from Statesville, N. c., Surrar
and Detling are from Phillipsburg
n. j., Laudenslager from Allentown
Pa, and Newton from North Caro-
lima.
Several Of them have positions II
the city, two in the city Fairgrounds
one in a laundry, ore night watch
| man at the university. The four who
are ineligible have left the university
OF them the student body by it's &C
ton Wednesday night in al authoriz
ed statement said: with reference
now to the cases Of Messrs. Copley
McClorey, Riha and Macdonald, the
student body of the university has NJ
hesitation in stating. that the charge
Of ineligibility made against these
men has been fully sustained.
"Of these four men, Copley, play
ed in the games against Newberr!
college and the Presbyterian College
Of, South Carolina; McClorey playet
in the game against Clemson. Rib:
played in the Presbyterian Colleg'
and Clemson games. Macdonald play
ed only a few moments in the Cum
berland game this year. The frs
name was dismissed by the presiden
of the institution as soon as certain
facts In the case became known
(prior to the Clemson game).
"McClorey, whose real name SEEM
to be Teney, and who formerly play
ed at North Carolina, A. and NJ, ant
Brown University, was put into thu
Clemson game for the last quartz?
for a few minutes, and day or twt
after such game left the university
Riha remained at the university unit
the sth Of November, when he wa:
dismissed by the president. Mac
Donald remained until the 18th o.
18th of November, when he with
drew, after his record had been close
ly Investigated by the student bod!
committee, and 1t had been found
that he was neither entitled to 3
position on tie football squad or en-
titled to be q student Of the uni
Versity.
"In connection with these four
men, the Investigation has developed
the fact that McClorey or Teney anc
Macdonald were unquestionab!J
brought to the university by outside
parties in no way officially connected
with the university and its admins,
tration, who were enthusiastic sup.
porters Of the university in athletics
but who maintained false standards
Of proper methods for the conducting
of athletics in an institution Of learn
ing. None of the authorities had any
advices as to who these men were
and they obtained admission to the
university and became candidates for
positions on the squad under false
representation.
I'm the cases Of Cop!ey and Riha,
tho student body feels that while the
athletic authorities, managers and
coaches were not directly responsible
for these men appearing either as
students or members of tie squad
the manager of the team was negli-
gent in not discovering, reporting and
having these cases acted upon more
promptly.
"The above stated facts having
been made to appear the student
body by resolution declared, first:
That inasmuch as an ineligible play
er was used in the gamc Of Newberry
College, that such gamo be declared
forfeited by the University to New
berry College. Second: That mas
much an eligible player was used in
the game of the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina, that the Uni
versity Of South Carolina forfeit SAID
game to the Presbyterian College OF
South Carolina. Third: That mas
much as ineligible players were used
in the game against Clemson Col
lege, that the University of Souta
Carolina declare the game forfeited
to Clemson College; provided that
the student body or faculty of Clen-
son College do to It's or their own
satisfaction ascertain and adjudge
that the charges of ineligibility fade
in the shape Of afficayits against
certain of the Clemson players be in
correct and adjudge that Clemson
used no Ineligible players whatever
In this game"