The New York herald., 1922-02-03
Locke Denies That He
Accepted Any Money.


Press) Reports that Gordon Locke,
all Western fulback and captain-elect
of next years University of Iowa foot
ball team. played baseball last summer
with Kanawha, Iowa team, were be-
ing Investigated by university authori-
ties late to-day.
Locke, in a statement to Prof. Byron
j. Lambert chairman OF the board of
control of athletics. and to Director of
Athletics Howard Jones, admitted that
he played ball with the Kanawha team
last summer but says he was not paid
and that it was not a professional or
semi-professional organization.
Director OF Athletics Jones announced
that he has talked to Oscar f. John
son. president of the Kanawha team.
and that the latter has borne out Locke's
statements. He said, however. il any
one presents substantial evidence that
Locke received pay for his services or
that the team is semi-professional in
nature Locke would be disqualified from
further athletic competition at the Uni
versity of Iowa.
Director Jones said it appeared to him
that "some one is trying to make a
mountain out of a mole hill"
KANAwHA. Iowa. Feb. 2.-Gordon
Locke. all-Western fullback and captain
elect of the University of Iowa's foot
ball team. on n visit to this town of 500
last summer acted as catcher in num-
Der of baseball games with the Kanawha
baseball team, according to Oscar Il.
johnson, kanawha druggist and past
president of the club. Mr.. Johnson said
paid for his service.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, Feb. 2.-Ole
johnson. president of the Ilanawha,
Iowa, Baseball Association. asserted to-
day that Gordon Locke. fullback and
captain-elect of the Iowa University
football team. had played with the
Kanawha semipro baseball team last
summer. according to reports of investi-
gators TO university officials.
Besides catching for the Kanawha
baseball club Locke worked at a cream
cry and a restaurant in Kanawha, ac-
cording TO Johnson.
Locke was rated by many critics as
al1-Western fullback last season and
was credited. together with Quarterback
Aubrey Devine, with contributing large
ly to the winning of the Western Con-
ference football championship by the
Iowa University team last fall.
Iowa CITY, Iowa, Feb. 2.--Denial OF
published charges that Gordon Locke,
all-Western fullback, and Aubrey De-
vine, all-American quarterback, mem
bers of the University of Iowa's 1921
championship team, had played profes-
sional baseball was made here to-day
by Professor Lambert. chairman of the
eligibility committee Of the university s
athletic board.
Professor Lambert called Devine and
Locke before him this morning after
hearing of the charges. Both fatty de-
MED the charges that they had played
professional ball
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 2.-Formel
disqualification of eight Notre Dame
athletes who participated in the Taylor
vile football game. and corroboration OF
their claim that they received no money
other than travelling expenses. resulted
from a meeting of the Notre Dame fac
ulty board tonight. The findings were
based upon a report of William Farrell.
a member of the board, who has been
conducting an investigation regarding
the game. 1t was announced following
the meeting that the investigation will
continue