The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-21
H STOBBS AND D. HAMlL
OUT OF 7. D. H. s. GAME
-o 1uEY STARS WILL Hor AZ
YHA1 u 9ANn FRIDAY Az
rzRNooN WITH rA1A-
DHGPHA
Special 1Esskng Of tho Ohio valley Avn
lstin Association Will Be Ae4o
Next Saturday Morning.
Principal Guy =. Holdsn Issued e]
usans Concerning the Aer1on
Taken by LinBly.

Pending final decision OF the ON"
Valley Athletic Association hu6"t
stobbs and Donald Hamil VIII NOT DC
IN mo lineup Of Iansly Institute eleven
4, thcir game against Triadclphia hIBh
Friday afternoon at the fair GROUNDS.
) The Intelligencer received the Follow
Ing statement from Principal Guy +.
Holden concerning the eugiolLity OF
- October 20. 1919.
To the Sporting Editor OF the lnteNi-
gencer
Dear Slr:-As there have been many
rumors and reports concerning ihten-
tions OF the various local schools IN re-
gard 10 playing Ltnsly IN tootoaAA I"t'
season. I feel that the public will appre-
cate statement OF the sbuaS'"" "'
matters now stand.
As IS generally known. acton was
taken az the September meeting OF the
Ohio Valley Athletic Association winch
declared Hugh Stobos and ponal'
Hamlll OF the Linsly team tnelgip!e'
This action was taken after long dis
cusston and at the time that the vote
was taken quorum OF the Association
was not present. as only five OF posi-
BILE twenty schools voted on the QueS
ticn. Also the vote was taken by iadi-
TldualS tDSledu OF pS SShOCs9 90 80
yIded by the constitution. Linsly 's!t
that this action was improper and I'M
just
In order to secure a vote Of major
ity Of the association letters were sent
out by the Linsly management to all
schools Of the association lnclosing .
ballot on the question and all schools
were urged to vote on the matter. Four
teen Of the twenty schools were heard
from as follows: ten ballots favored
making these men eligible. two Favored
making them Ineligible and two refused
to vote on the matter. These ballots
were submitted to the executive com
mittee OF the Ohio Valley Association
and on this basis the committee ruled
that any school might play against
these men. bit that protest might be
filed with the committee for settlement
in the January meeting.
Linsly has played the men in all he'll
games thus far under this decision
However Rellaire high. Martins Ferry
high, Philadelphia high, and poSSiol!
Wheeling high. will be unwilling tc
play L.nsly on this basis because they
feel that the action Of the executive
committee was Illegal
Consequently 70 settle the whole ar
fair In satisfactory and Just man
ner -FOUR or tne SCnoO!S HAVE FeQueStee
that a special meeting OF the aSsocia
ton be held on next Saturday morning
Secretary W. W. keylOr will use every
means to Insure that a quorum be pres
ent and all schools will De urged TO take
part in the meeting.
Pending final settlement on Saturda!
morning Linsly viii play Triadelphia
the Fair Grounds on Friday without th'
services OF Hugh Stobbs and Dona!r
Hamill.
There seems TO DC feeling that tn
meeting will be largely attended ant
that the case will o. disposed Of in ;
perfectly legal manner. Linsly will ap
preciate such a settlement as will all tn
schools concerned. And probably III
public and the newspaper men Will re
joice even moro than W" shall.
Cordially yours.
g. T.. HOLDEN.
Principal.