New-York tribune., 1922-01-31

Roger Kiley. Chicago. varsity end
captain of the basketball team, and
star track man.
sity tackle ard Western champion shot
puttcr.
Marry Mehkc, Huntington, Ind. sub.
center in football, and captain of last
years basketball team.
Robert Phelan. Fort Madison, Iowa,
b-Tarsity fuilback.
Earl v nlsh, Adrian. Iowa, sub-varsity
back.
Dick Seyfrit, Carlinville, H.; sub
end
Wade Statements Voluntarily
The players exoncrated Gus Desch,
II Der Of the American Olympic team.
aad John MOhardt All-American back,
rom tsking part in the game. saying
t9at neither vas in any way implicated
N tte affair
The players made their statements
voluntarily. They insisted that ,hev
received no pay and said they agreed
u fsfo part in the contest simply as a
I snAsgiving holiday lark and without
knowledge that the affair was the out
growth o. town rivalry which became
20 acute tha. about 100000 was said
to have been bet on .hc game.
In agreeing TO play with the Carln-
Vile. ILL.,. eleven against Taylorville.
INC Notrc Dame men were unaware that
t ne University Of Illinois stars
recently disqualified for their part in
the matter we're 20 play with Taylor
vile hey said Satisfied that the men
Who confessed were the only Notre
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scandal. the school authorities to- night
had 'aunched ar intensive investiga-
fior 9 fnd who was the "ixer" os the
a'fsr ana what means were used to
tempt the lads into profes ssionalism.
This man, if student. will be ex-
PEELED from school, it YVES announces.
Wrecks Three Major Teams
Tic disqualification OF The eight men,
together ~i.h graduations and disquali-
'ioatica Of three other men recently
jor play ag in professional game at
Green Bay, Wis, was looked upon as
ban, baseball and trGcI; during the
coming season Coach hnute Rockne
i'll not have single regular around
whom to bund his 1922 eleven. while
ittlc hope wes held forth for success
fully replacing the track and basket
ball man. Wyane and shaw we're sure
trst place men In the hurdles and
Weights. respectively.
Confession by the men produced q
sensation on the campus and left Mr..
kocAne III vha. another university Of
.1cial described sa "heartbroken con
di'ion'
The gilt men enrly to-day went be-
lore Father William Carey, chairman
q NN.a - Lot
story Of IN affair. Several of then
.nen went to Mr.. Rockne to tell MIN
fe-'e Anderson. all-American end. was
the first 10 reach the coach
Rock re said TO the coach, "I've
come to tell YOU that It's true the. I
played IN that Taylorviile game"
For several seconds Mr.. Rockne sst
ssallne at the athlete. dumfounded.
You you're Kidding, Eddie" replied
the coach
"No, its true said Anderson. "I.n,
sorrv 10 one knows how sorry. but.
''s 'rur, Rock. and wanted TO ten vou
myse.t.
Fo. TuliV ton minutes Mr.. Rockne
paced up and down his ofiicc.
Can't Believe Il, Says Coach
claimed. q might have believed that
some fellows did that, but not man
axe you Didn'. YOU stop to think.
boy. how this would affect your school:
nov 1t NO Id hit me as well as your
se'i hidnt you stop to think how
3od feei When the students here learn
of TINS "hy-why did you do it,"
We know ROW. Rock. bu. we never
thought of it then. I know now tha.
Nou are one VINO suffers Don't take
IT. hard. please. Rock. because We
S'an mean 10 hurt you and we should
n@'V Nn'Wn how YOU would feel"
'Son' typical cleaN-cut Young
''Ieee ch.p ~ appearance. remained
s'l'nt tor some time while Coach
Eoekno sat Nith his mead in one hand.
Ihon the athlete said:
SaH, Rock, I Just want 20 tell YOU
one tnrs: 1hat Illinois gang couldn't
rave beat Us IN n thousand wears if |
tadn't had - shift to quarterback in
S'eaa oi playing my regular Job Of end
AND those reports that they circlcd
my end are all hunk. Of course. be-
ing you this hecsuse YOU taught mo
ROW to play football and YOU never
taught ne to let any one circle my end
Snc another thing, Rock, we didn't use
any secret Notre Dame plays. W.
didnt use thai shift at aIl-irst
straight football"
Willing to Taste Defeat
As Anderson walked out MIR. Rockae
ssid to tAe Associated Press CORE
s2ondcnt:
NO one but the boys themse,ve.
coa.d have convinced me that Eddie
anderson. Chct Nynne, Suck Shaw ar6
such men could do this thing. Thev
were Ike sons to me. knew thev
coulont have done it and vet thcy did.
1t ISM the loss of athletic ability that
heart vac
Alter romen, nc continued:
IS. our teams are wrccAed. but
they're not beaten. We are never bes--
ea down here until the game is over
Wen take cur lckings II they boa.
IS, next year. but we'll fight to the I'm
sh.'
For some time the coach busted him
.eif checking up .oH substitutes and
freshmen who were eligible for the
'chool teams next year He called two
'r three track men and ordered them
vat III tn, snow to practice hurclirg
n the hope OF finding some to replacc
ssnne in that event. Weight men
'ere instructed to practice overtime.
II SHOW everyone that we don't /
Mt anyhow he remarked
Father Carey said tonight that he (
egre.ted the affair, but was certainly I,
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