Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-24
PLAYERS DISQUALIFIED
Catawba High School Athletic ASSO
citation Cleans House.
DOUGLAS MINIS ELIGIBLE TO DEC. 22
Had Received Money for Playing
Baseball Previous to Formation OF
Assoeiation-cases of Steele, Schultz
and ToIison Reviewed.

and ToIIison Reviewed.
The housecleaning so long needed in
the Catawba High School Athletic
Association because of the playing of
alleged ineligible men by Chester and
Rock Hill was done thoroughly at a
meeting of the football committee OF
the state association held in Anderson
Wednesday. Player Douglas Minis,
star half back Of the Rock Hill team
was "whitewashed" in a measure by
the committee, although it was shown
that Minis had received money for en-
gaging in athletic contests on num-
Der of occasions. He got by on the
ground that he had not played for
money since the association was or
ganized. The, following dispatch from
Anderson of Wednesday, tells of the
action of the committee:
The football committee Of the South
Carolina high school league met at the
high school here this afternoon to
decide on the eligibility of certain
players on the Rock Hill and Chester
high school teams ]. D. Fulp, superin-
tendent of the Abbeville schools, chair
man L. L. Wright, superintendent OF
the Honea Path school and i. L. Han
ma, principal of the Anderson high
school, the members Of this committee,
were all present.
The first case taken up was that OF
Douglas Minis, a player Of the Rock
Hill high school, whose eligibility to
play on football team in the state
league was questioned because of hav-
ing received money for playing sum-
mer baseball. The mass Of evidence
submitted, pro and con, did show that
Minis had from time to time received
small amounts Of money for playing
with the Fort Mill cotton mill team
during 1921 and 1922, but not sufficient
amounts to prove to the committee be-
yond q reasonable doubt that more
than expenses were received by Minis.
There was produced on orders from
the manager of the Fort Mill team in
1920 on the treasurer Of the team or
dering the treasurer to pay Douglas
Minis $50 for three games and Minis
acknowledged both the order and can
celled checks further fulfilling the pay
ment Of the amount, but in view OF
that fact this transaction took place in
1920, prior to the adoption Of the high
school league constitution, the COM
mittee ruled that the constitution was
not retroactive and this evidence could
not be admitted. The committee, there
fore declared Douglas Minis eligible to
play with Rock Hill until December
%, 1922, when he becomes 21 years Of
age.
]. D. Fulp asked to be excused from
acting on Minis case, as both are ma
tives Of Fort Mill, and have been more
or less closely associated for number
of years.
The next case taken up was that OF
William Steele, of the Rock Hill school,
formerly captain of the Winthrop
Training school team. Steele attended
the training school for five days, the
first week of school, was made cap
tain of the football team, registered on
morning of the fifth day Of school with
Rock Hill high school, yet attended
the training school the same day. 1t
was a clear case Of double registration
and as Steele did not enroll in the Rock
Hill school the first week Of school the
committee declared him an ineligible
player prior to October 25, so the
games played by Rock Hill before this
date, in which Steele participated, We're
thrown out by the committee. The
games thrown out were with Fort Mill
and Kershaw In the c(.se of Glenn
O. Schultz, of the Rock Hill school,
alleged to be over q years of age, the (
committee accepted without question
the affidavit submitted by the boys
mother stating that Schultz was 20
years of age on November S, 1922. The
Winthrop Training schools protest Of
the game with Yorkville last Friday
was turned down by the committee.
This was protest on a decision Of the
referee relative to an off.side and the
committee, as usual, decided that II a
team assents to certain officials before
the game starts they must abide by
their decisions.
The case of Herman Tollison, OF
Chester high school, who was reported
to the committee as being ineligible
because he was receiving board and
similar compensation in Chester, was
taken up next The committee appre-
ciated Superintendent Brockman's re-
moval of Tollison from the Chester
team the same day he received word
from the committee that Tollison's In
eligibility was doubtful but in view OF
the fact that Tollison admitted to su-
perintendent Brockman that he did not
know who was paying his board, the
committee ruled that the games in
which Tollison participated were
thrown out They were with Fort MIL,
York and Clinton. Any further penalty
to these teams will have to come from
the executive committee of the league
which has the power by a thirds
vote to suspend Rock Hill and Ches-