The Monett times., 1922-12-15
CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDED
JOPLIN TEAM
carthage and Monett Protest
Eligibility of Two Joplin Players
But are 0verruled.

Ionlin wins the football cnanapioh
shin. The people of Monet are un-
doubtedIy anxious to know the fesui'
of the coaches meeting at Carthage
last Saturday. 1t was very inter-
estine meeting, but was not any way
s,,ch a debated meeting as was hei'
- Monet at the same time last year
Carthage protested the Jopnn
Sow, an the basis of statement tnat
w;ndle had been suspended from
school for painting up the gymnasium
of the Joplin High school but turh,
ished no proof for the stateme" anu
suspension was denied by the pflhcr-
nal of the Joplin High school, d. T.
Rla;ne. Monet protested Wlnole On
the grounds of being professional
baseball player, and Charles HaEn-
con on the grounds of being a boxer
puaof was submitted showing each
ono Of these men had played in these
snorts mentioned, however, Jopilh
furnished evidence from the manager
of the Galena Athletic Assocla'ioii
chat Harrison had received no money
for boxing against Fighting Hughe'
- pitcher Oklahoma and also A. b.
Cav manager of the Sarcoxie base
hap elub that Windle received only eA-
nenses for playing for Sarcoxle'
of these affidavits could render only
decision favorable to Joplin al
+hauoh two members of the commltte'
stated that it was their honest De
lief that these men would not haV'
engaged in these sports without nav
inc received something more than eA
penses.
The next question under discussion
for awarding the championship was
ruling which was passed last year a
the Monett meeting by which tean
70 be awarded the championship mus
nlay seven conference games, an
must play four of the measure team
of the conference. However, tn
secretary of the conference failed t
have this ruling published and severs
of the schools were ignorant OF IN
ruling and would therefore, have TO 0
thrown out. Joplin and Carthag'
Monet and Wheaton, were the oni
schools whose representatives OF la;
wear in the football meeting wei
the same as this year, so that the
were the only schools which knew tf
ruling. Even though Manley, assls
ant coach of Joplin was on this con
mittee, Coach Humphreys claimed
be ignorant of the ruling, and as 500
as Carthage saw that the ulir
would be upheld and Joplin failed
pet the championship because of
they also would fail, then they ra
lied to the support Of Joplin.
Practically every school that vot'
for Joplin would have been affect
in the same way. The vote for glvlI
Joplin the championship was six
one. Monet being the only opposll
'%ote. The other seven schools ca
no vote, as their representative
Saturday was not the same as the
representative of last year, and
this meeting they were ignorant
the ruling and did not feel that tn
SHOULD vote. Had the ruling be
lived up to strictly, the champions
would have been AWARDED to None
The fact that Monet has had t
championship for the last two yea
and tied with two other schools Tor
toree years ago may possibly h'
ss,sa some weight in the voting, no
4yer, we feel very well satisfied "
tbe result and think our coach a
team are 10 be commended for
showing they have made this "
because of the disadvantages u
have had by the loss of so many
nerienced men last year. Our pr
meets for next year are indeed Hfig
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