Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-16

Douglass Nin.s, Football Player, Ap-
parently Refutox Chrnpe

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parently Refutes Chrage.
Dissension in the Catawba Athletic
association. composed OF high schools
In York, Lancaster and Chester coun-
ties. relative to the eligibility of
Douglas Minis Of Fort Mill to play on
the Rock Hill high school football
team, which has recently received
considerable newspaper publicity
and has been the subject OF numer-
ons more or less acrimonious discus
sions by followers OF the game since
the season opened few weeks ago,
broke out afresh in Chester last
Thursday and the matter has been re-
ferred for settlement to Major James
ID. Fulp. superintendent Of the Abbe-
VILE schools, as chairman of the
football committee OF the South Car
oiina High School league.
According to Information reaching
Fort MIL from Chester, Rock Hill
and Abbeville, charges against the
eligibility, Of Douglas Minis have been
made to Major Fnlp, presumably by
the Chester school, based, It is stated.
upon information furnished the Ches-
ter school authorities by Prof. F. M.
Mack. superintendent OF the Fort
Mill schools, to the effect that Doug
las Minis was ineligible to play ioot-
ball on Fort Mill high school team
because he has regularly received
--mancy for playing on Fort Mill base
ball team through at least two sea-
sons"
Prof. Nj. e. Brockman, superintend-
ent Of the Chester schools, on last,
Thursday afternoon, the day before
the annual football game between
the Rock Hill and Chester schools,
protested to Prof. R. c. Burts,
superintendent OF the Rock Hill
schools, against Douglas- Minis play
ing In the game Friday afternoon be-
tween the two schools, The Times is
informed. Mr.. Brockman, according
to the story reaching Fort Mill, was
told by Mr.. Burts that Douglas Minis
would appear in the Rock Hill lineup,
otherwise there would be no game.
Douglas Minis did play In the game
and he seems to have been more
largely responsible for the defeat OF
Chester. IL to 6, than any other Rock
Hill player.
4He ekarge of the Chester school
atdhorftaes came too late, II Is held
In >LOck Hill, to keep Douglas Minis
out Of the game. In section IL of the
constitution of the South Carolina
High School league It is provided:
Charges OF ineligibility must be. filed
I'm writing with the department COM
mittee not later than one week pre-.
Cedipg such contest" In the same
section, however, 1t is further pro-
yided that mo contest won with ineii-
gible competitors shall count The
assumption Is, therefore. that being
familiar with this section OF the con.
stitution OF the league. the Chester au-
thorities do not expect to have Doug
las Minis declared ineligible SO far
an the game with Rork Hill, Is con-
cerned, because any complaint lodged
with Major Fuip as to his eligibility
one day prior to the Rock Hill-Chester
game IL not charge" under the
constitution OF the lesyre and cannot
he considerered as such by the foo.-
ball committee. And this being true,
IL Is argued. any effort to have the
game thrown ont on the allegation
that Douglas Minis was an '.ineligible.
competitor. will also fail.
Following the publication in the
Chester News of last Friday of the
telegram OF Mr.; Mack to Mr.. Brock
man, Douglas Minis came to Fort Mill
the first OF this week and secured
/ from Wilburn T. Ferguson. manager
az the Fort Mil baseball team dur
ing the 1921 season, an affidavit in
which II, ID stated that ito my certain
! knowledge Douglas Minis was never
promised so much as one cent for
playing with the team, nor did he
ever enter q game In which the teaIu
took part knowing that he would be
paid Tor playing" and that sin no
sense was Douglas Minis hired to play
On the Fort MIL baseball team during
the 1921 season
Tuesday morning q statement was
secured from Alfred O. Jones, Jr.,
panaosr of the Fort Min baseball!
team during the 1922 season, by Col.
! w. u. Ntmss brcthsr OF Douglaa Minis,
STATING that he (@r. Jones) "iid not
NY nbug}as Minis for playing base
hall during the 1922 season.
= The afidAvit given Douglas Minis
" Mr.. Eerspaon ie ~ follows:
"F0rt Mil. s. c.. Nov. II. 1922.
ersonelly appeared before me
tlhsrn Fergus oses