Evening journal., 1921-10-19
did PARKSIDE
USE RINGERS
Defiance Raises Question
After Saturday Football
Battle
SIDE BOYS
PLAYED OWN TEAM

sent in for publication in THE Bat
tleaxe.p but which is OF too great
length for that section. was received
this morning from Edward Shan
non, manager OF the Defiance A. A..
football team. It infers that Park
side used ringers" in last Satur-
days game between the two elevens
at Pennsy Field. The lineup spoken
OF is in our keeping. Here is the
letter:
Sporting Editor.
The Evening Journal
Dear Sir: How sweet the victory
I have always found that the de-
gree OF sweetness is governed by
your own efforts in obtaining it,.
Surely the Parkside followers do
not enjoy the sweetness that would
have been theirs Saturday. had they
not bought and paid for" Chesrook
help.
l will publish for the benefit OF
the sporting public at large the de-
tails and arrangements that both
Manager Volkman and myself had
agreed to previous to Saturdays
game. To begin with we were in
formed by a Chesrook player that
himself and others had been ap-
preached by a Parkside man and
asked to play in Saturdays game
against Defiance From what un-
derstand. the offer was turned down,
the men feeling that they would not
be fair to the opposing team. Hav-
ing been Informed OF this conspiracy
by this true sport" we tried to get
into communication with Manager
Volkman Immediately to find out FOR
sure whether we were to play Park
side or Chesrook on Saturday. This
was on Wednesday night Failing in
this we stated our position in Thurs
day nights Journal, II you will re-
member, emphatically denying any
intention on our part to pad" our
lineup by running in ringers" for
this particular game. I think our
lineup in Sundays paper will cor
roborate this. Late Friday morning
Manager Volkman came out on the
west side to Business Manager Say
VIZ ARAA'f Va A'NAAnAlAtf anu ANlANMEuA-
ately disclaimed any intention OF
strengthening his team with Ches-
rook men for Saturdays game.
When asked concerning the status OF
Kemski and Ludwig. who we're re-
ported to be included in Parkside
lineup for Saturdays game, he en-
phatically denied that these men
were TO be used and that the regular
Parkside team would line up against
Defiance on Saturday He further
stated that the game would star
with Tressler. Cootes, Brennan
Potts. Ross. Fouik, Wade. Maniove
Bacon, Evans and McCullion form
ing an eleven We have this In hi
own handwriting which we have lef
with the sporting editor OF this pa.
per. The only thing said about ar
outsider playing in this game was
when he said that Magaw, whom h'
stated was coaching them. might
play in this game. We did not OBJ
ject TO that. After getting his line.
up he stated that he would print his
lfull team in "tonight's Journal
(Friday). which ne did, and which
he said was his official lineup. All
those that read Fridays paper will
remember the paragraph that "A'
/ FAR as Parkside is concerned they
will have no ringers in their lineuT
for tomorrow" and will also remem.
ber that Kemskrs name was amonl
the missing in the names OF players
eligible. Before leaving Mr.. Sayers
he made an appointment with hin
to be at the Morning News Office e
go over the final details covering thu
officials. etc. This meeting was held
as scheduled. officials agreed upon
time to start agreed upon, etc, end
ling up by taking the clipping from
THE Evening Journal and handinl
Il to the sporting editor OF the Morn
ing News as the official lineup o
both teams with instructions to Civ
q little space in the following issu
as an advertisement. At this meet
ing he gave his word that the regu
lar Parkside team would be presen
in tomorrow's game. when Kemsk
land Ludwig were mentioned h
stated something like they don
have to pad their team to defea
Defiance" ending Il up by sayin
that they needed a new football {
practice with. The winner OF IN
game took the ball that was playe
WITH.
on entering the p. r. r. field Sat
lurdav afternoon. / was immediatel
confronted with several Dehanc
followers stating that Kemski wa
. in uniform and II he was to play.
let them know as several OF them In
tended betting on the game. i'm
mediately hunted up Manager Voll
man and wanted to know wheth'
Kemske was going to play or no
and what he was doing in uniform
Volkman said mo. he amt goin
? to play-er-er-that Is. he migl
play"
when reminded OF his agreemeI
OF Friday. he stated something lil
that was yesterday. this is tods
and that / was running the Parksit
team, not you"
To this he was backed by such ep
thets from Parkside followers
Don't let him run your team, Vol
man." "Send him over where he b
longs" etc.
Were we afraid OF Kemski an
Parkside? I'll say we weren't v
lplayed the game and were beat az
Iadmit that. But what we want
know is this: Did Volkman real
know all the time that Kemski W
c TO play2" Did he lack the backboi
. TO tell Sayers and myself face TO IA
{. or was he playin a two-face gam