Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-12

Deliberately violating the play
ers' eligibility rules of the Oregon
State High School Athletic associa-
ton, Coach George "Adimal" Dew
ey, of the Baker high school team,
has thrown a wrench into the play
ing schedule of the state interscho-
lastic basketball tournament, being
held here under the auspices of
Willamette University, which will
Snecessitate the replaying of the
semi-final games of the series.
Coach Dewey, a former oregon
Agricultural college basketball star,
admitted this morning that Roy
Stoddard, the Baker center whose
playing has been the sensation Of
the tournament, is not Stoddard at
all, but Blakely, player who had
been declared ineligible by the
principal of the Baker high school
because his study grades were not
up to the required standard.
BIakely Admits Fraud.
Blakely also admitted that he
had been playing under an assumed
name.
Personal animosity toward
Blakely on the part of the princlpai
of our school was responsible for
him being declared ineligible
Coach Dewey declared. "Blakely lsI
our regular center and has been
playing with the team throughout
the season. Just before the recent
examinations he was taken sick ana
was out of school for some time. He
was absent the first day of examl-
nations and the principal refused 10
let him make up the test and de-
clared him ineligible.
Did 1t to Win.
"I knew that our team would not
stand a ghost of a show in the tour
nament without the services OF
BIakely, so l brought him along
and played him under the name OF
Rov Stoddard, one of our forwards,
and gave to Stoddard the name OF
Luce, one of our substitutes
The first intimation that the
eligibility rules were being violated
came Friday afternoon while the
game between Baker and Franklin
high school of Portland was in
progress. A telegram from the
principal of the Baker high school
was received asking If a boy an
swering to the description of Blake
ly was playing with the BAKER
team.
Confronted with the telegram by
Coach r. L. Mathews of Willamette
who is supervising tne
Coach Dewey denled
that Blakely was the man referred
to in the telegram and asserted
that there was no question as TO
the eligibility of Blakely, whom ne
still referred to as Stoddard.
Games Thrown Out
II was not until this morning
when further kilograms from Bak-
er Unidentified the big center as
Rlakely without question, tins.
Coach Dewey would admit that ne
had been evading the eligloiilty
rules.
AS a result of the revelations OF
this morning, Coach Mathews ue-
clared all of the games played oy
Baker void and ordered a new
drawing of lots for the seml-1inals'
which are to be replayed TINS AT
ernoon. -
The new drawing Of lots brings
both Molalla and Franklin back IN,
70 the remnant race and they VIII
clash at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
defeated by Baker last
nigbt is also given another chance
and win meet the Salem hve at
, 90 o,clock. The winners of these
Two games will play for the chan-
pionship at $50 this evening
BIakely a Sensation
The playing of Blakely mas oeeii
he sensation Of the tournament.
md if was through his efforts that
he Baker team defeated Mollala
,iob school 95 to II, Franklin hign .
p to IS and McMinnyille hlsh %
% %. He is, without questloh 'n
most finished and talented soasAel-
ball player ever seen in Salem ."
.itbe- high school or college team
In the game against Franklin nlgn
yesterday Blakely exerted hlillsei
-or the first time and showed th@l
le was capable Of scoring from any .
,ngle and able to evade the closes.
guarding. .-,
Aside from being barred IIo,I
ne tournament. it is not definiteI,
-1ov-n what the consequences OF
Coach Dewey's action VIII De ioi
la Baker school
II Is probable, however that y
natter win he taken IN hv no