The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-30
mo ACTION YET
ONPROTEST ON
BARLOW GAME
Correspondence In the Matter Has
Been Made Public As General
Information

The following correspondence con-
nected with the protest issued by the
Lakeland High School football team
against the lineup of the Summer
lin Institute team in the game at
Barlow on Armistice day. has just
been made public:
The Protest
In Re: Protest entered by Lakeland
High School football team by it's
supervising principal, G. +. Everett,
against the game played with Sum
merlin institute football team of Bar
tow, Polk county, Florida. in Barlow
on November 18th, 1921.
To the Honorable Board OF Control
Tor the Florida High School Athletic
Association:
AS supervising principal of the
Lakeland High School. | beg here
with to make protest as to the eligi-
bility of certain members. viz: Cliff
ford Watterson and Webb Wilson,
players. who participated in the Sum-
merlin Institute football team in Il
game with Lakeland High School
, football team on November 18th, 1921,
and for the grounds OF protest alleged
as follows:
l. That the said Clifford Watterson
was not eligible to play in the above
mentioned game for the reason that
he has not met the requirements OF
section F, paragraph s, pertaining to
the eligibility of players as prescrib-
ed by the constitution and bylaws
under which the game was played.
/ 2. For the further reason that said
Watterson registered in Summerlin
| Institute later than two weeks from
/ the commencement of his semester,
land that no authority was received by
the school from your honorable body
terrifying to the eligibility or permis-
sion to play as a member Of the Sum-
merlin Institute team, all of which is
in violation of section B, paragraph s.
Complaint as to Webb Wilson:
l. That the said Webb Wilson was
not eligible to play in the above men
toned game for the reason that he
is more than q years of age.
2 Because the said Webb Wilson
was played on the Summerlin Insti-
tute football team in violation OF sec
ltion B, paragraph of the constitu-
ton and bylaws of your association.
B. Because section F of paragraph
as to eligibility of players has been
violated in that the said Webb Wilson
was during the last semester of the
school term for 1920-1921 in the mil
itary service station at Carlstrom
Field, Arcadia, Florida. and was not
attending any school during the
semester preceding the playing of the
game
| beg to herewith hand you an aft
davit in support of some OF the
charges above outlined, and further
state that | am compiling further evil
dence in Gutstantiation of the charges
herein made for which further infor-
nation | must necessarily ask your
indulgence for the reason that some
time is required to get the evidence
in presentable form.
Respectfully submitted,
G. p. EVERETT,
Supervising Principal
An Acknowledgement
Receipt of this protest was ac-
knowledged briefly and formally, the
letter from Gainesville being replied
to by Professor Everett as follows;
Lakeland, Fla, Nov. II, 1921.
Prof. E. c. Beck, Faculty Manager
Florida High School Athletic Asso-
citation, University of Florida
Gainesville, Fla
My Dear Mr. Beck:
This will acknowledge receipt OF
your letter of November 14th.
Quite naturally in writing you, in
re: our protest of Clifford Waterman
and Webb Wilson. participants in the
Summerlin-Lakeland game, We anti