The Winslow mail., 1920-12-10

explanation, Mea said it did not wish
to play until the Winslow muddle had
been cleared up. As Winslow and
Mesa formed majority on the board
OF control, Prescott High officials may
be pardoned if they suspect collusion.
Intent upon having some kind of a
game to celebrate the national football
holiday, the high school coaches got
in communication with Coach Hag-
gard of the Santa Fe apprentices and
arranged a game for this morning at
1O:30.
So the mater stands The main
question is, Did Prescott give Win
slow seven days notice on the can
celation of game or only two, as
Winslow alleges? The association by
laws stipulate five days as a minimum.
AS this narrows it down to uues-
tion of veracity. it seems ridiculous
that Winslow's word should be taken
by group in which that school has
a delegate, without Prescott'si side
being considered. 1t must be perfectly
plain to fair-minded persons that Mr..
Napler's word, corroborated by that
Iof Principal Moore is quite as worthy
of serious consideratio by an impair
'tial tribunal as the unsupported word
Of Mr C1o,. r>f
they intend to do, the local officials
refuse to say. But it is known they
will fight the matter through and be-
fore they are done, those who may
have distorted the truth may find
themselves seated at a table with a
large dish of picked crow to eat.
The following was written in reply
to the article in the Journal Miner
and is very clear statement of the
facts in the case:
Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona,
Gentlemen:
Our attention has been called to an
article in the JourDsl Miner of recent
date in which the good name of the
Winslow high school has been called
in question. While we do not believe
in airing controversies between
schools in the columns of news
paper, yet in this instance we feel
called upon to give statement of the
facts as we think them to be.
AS a preface to this statement
wish to say that it is the policy of
the WinslOw High School to be open
and above-board in all it's dealings
with other schools. l believe all con-
tests between schools should be con-
Quoted in spirit of friendly rivalry,
with scrupulous respect for honesty
and fair dealing When athletics
cease to be thus conducted, they cease
to be sportsmanlike and our schools
would fare better without them.
1nasmuch as all correspondence in
the case has been turned over to the
secretary of the Arizona. Athletic As
sociation the dates given below may
not be absolutely correct. but suffi-
GENTLY so to establish the true facts
in the matter.
Early in October we received letter
from Mr.. Napier asking for two games
of football, one to be played in Win
slow and one in Prescott The dates
set we're the Friday or Fair Week in
Prescott and November 9Th in Win
slow. The date of the game in Pres
colt was changed at the request of
Mr.. Napier but there was never any
correspondence to indicate that the
date for the game in Winslow was not
to both parties.
We fulfilled our part of the agree J
ment and went to Prescott on Octo-
Der 80, playing as much of the game
as weather conditions permitted. True, !
it wad suggested that the game be
postponed until Monday, but we had
no assurance and there were no indi-
cations that weather conditions would
be any better then Moreover, anyone
familiar with high school athletics
knows that it would be impossible to
keep sixteen high school boys away
from home that long without causing
trouble and seriously interfering with
school work
At the time our team was in Pres
something about cancelling the game
of the following Saturday, but l gave
him no hope that this could be done. !