East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-01-28
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
PROTESTED; PENDLETON
WILLING TO GO TO BAT


kef high school. score. Baker, Z
= s6, Pendleton, 10. Hanley and :
= stendal were the stars Ior the :
visitors and Blakely for the WIN :
+ ners. Fast teamwork was re- =
sponsible for Bakers victory. +
= : - : - : = ;
Any question concerning the elig-
ibility of athletes representing Pendle-
ton high school may be settled BY
presentation Of the facts to the board
Of control Of the Oregon High School
Association. H. E. Inflow, superintend-
ent Of schools, said today, following
receipt of notice from Baker that
Baker high school has protested the
eligibility Of Myron Hanley and Ken
meth Stendal, members OF the local
basketball team.
Baker has had opportunity since
September to file its protest and re-
ceiye the decision Of the proper trl-
bunal.' Mr.. Inflow said today. "We
are perfectly willing that that body,
not the Portland newspapers. shall be
selected for an airing Of the facts
The protest was not filed until yes
terday. following the arrival in Baker
OF the local squad to play a series OF
two basketball games. Notice of the
protest was served on Coach Hanley
abom 1880 when he brought his team
onto the floor to begin the game.
Twenty minutes Of argument ensued,
following which the game was taken
up. Baker won the game
Protest Gold Footballs.
A second ground upon which Baker
bases protest is the receipt by mem
bers OF the foot ball team recently of
tiny gold footballs, given by the Pen
dleton Rotary Club to l6 boys in ap-
probation of their having won for
Pendleton the football championship
of Eastern Oregon. The protest is
based on the allegation of Baker that
the trorhies have intrinsic value.
I'VE gave these footballs not as any
reward for service but in appreciation
of victory" Rev. George L. Clark.
chairman Of the boys work committee
Of the Rotary Club, said today They
have no intrinsic value but are purely
extrinsic. The Rotary Club believes
it has violated no rulesof the High
School Athletic Association and GER
tainly would, not do so. The club did
not give sweaters to any member of
the team"
Following the award of the mono-
gram letters to members of the foot
ball squad weeks ago, the boys voted to
buy themselves navy blue sweaters.
These have not yet been delivered.
Neither Kenneth Stendal nor Msron
Hanley, the boys protested, has yet or
dered a sweater nor has provision
been made for their receiving one.
Residence Rule Clear.
Under the residence rules of the
state high school athletic code. both
boys are eligible to compete in athlet-
les. The second semester began here
last Monday and both registered after
having earned credits in all their first
semester subjects Bakers only
ground for protest, it is pointed out,
lies in the decision Of the board OF
control as to the intrinsic or extrinsie
value Of the trophies given by the Ro-
tarians.
Bakers request that certified cop
les of the guardianship papers OF
Stendal and Hanley be forwarded
them was not complied with because
that is no longer a consideration said
Austin Landreth, principal of the
high. school today. Both have re
slaed in this district for a full semes-
ter and are thus fully eligible to coms
pete in athletics. regardless of any lie.
gal proceedings.
Mr.. Landreth. like Mr.. Inflow ex-
pressed his willingness and desire that
any matters in connection with elig,
ibility be threshed out in the proper
tribunal Both decried the grand.
stand tactics of the Baker superin
| tendentePrentiss brown, as beins
conductive to bad feeling and pool
sportsmanship.
Old Sore Never Healed.
The Baker protest, it is said on goot
authority here, goes wen into past his
tory, Two years ago Baker, in a tract
meet, ran a man whom Pendleton pro
I tested as ineligible. The state boart
Of control upheld the protest Las
fan, during the football season. Bake
also talked of protesting the same mel
against whom complaint was filed yes
terday
At the meeting of state superintend
ents and principals in Portland
month ago today, Mr.. Brown brough
Inn the matter of "importineai athtPt, :
he carried on the discussion anony
mously. Mr.. Inflow obtained the floo
land declared that. inasmuch as III
meeting was non-judicial body,
might be wen for the matter to be lei
to the decision of the board of contro
AIR. Brown attempted to set the cas-
at issue, whereat other superintend
ents in the session cut him off by mo
ton to proceed with the election q
officers. The matter was left hang
ing in mid-air, without any satisfac
ltion accruing to Baker,
Pendleton's school authorities toda
refused to air the whole case in tn
press. maintaining that there is tr
hunal where the case may be settle,
1T is common knowledge here's howev,
that the status of iall the out of tow
4, lads in high school taking part j
4 athletics is within the letter and spir
a of the law.
$ Stendal Has No Home.
. Stendal last year attended Lewis
: Clark high school in spokane. residir