Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-30
CLEAR NOTRE DAME MEN
OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Dcsch and Mohardl Prove
They Did Not Play Football
in Illinois Town.
WE'RE: ATTENDING
81 fiOOI.
tarlins'iiic Sportsmcn. who brought
Charges Assert They Were MIs-
tnken in Identity and iInd Been
"Dupcd" by "Ringcrs..
lHv Aesoclatcd prcss

CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-Indica,ions to-
night were that Gus Desch and John
Mohardt. Notre Dame football stars.
who were said to have PLAYED with
carlinsvilic. H.. in the professional
games last fall against TaylorviIIc.
III, which resulted in disuuaIlfica-
non of nine University OF Illinois
athletes. would he cleared of any
connection with the coliegitt. foot
ball scandal
Developments today tended to show
that D"sch and Mohardt were in.
noccnt victims OF the case Of false
IDENTITY. which was the second in
stance Of double crossing in the bit.
ter rivalry between the two towns
over the game. Carlinviilc people
bot approximately $50. 600 on the
game. 1t is said after hiring ten
college players for their eleven, only
to find that Tay!orviile had learned
OF the plan and procured nine Illinois
athl"ics Tor its team. which won. lG
W"r" Attending school.
h"'h pesch. member of the Amer
lean olympic team. and Mohnrdt. nm
aH-Ancrican halfback. selection.
last night issued formal denlals that
they played In the game and today
presented evidence To the Notrc Dame
authorities At South Bend, Ind. that
theY wer" In school the day OF the
contest When the Carlinvillc peoplc.
VINO thought they had hired the two
players, learned of this they FRANKLY
declared that undoubtedly they had
heen imposed on by persons issuing
me names Desch and Mohardt ana
mat Besides being beaten at their
n IN ~ r..
been the duFcs OF the ringers they
hired to make the betting safe.
AT South Bend Desch and Moha ri,
presented their evidence at an in
iofmhi meeting Of some members of
the college athletic committee nnd
iatef these members expressed the
opinion That the two men we're In
noccnt and merely victims Of cir
cumstanccs. \ formal meeting or tho
committee Will be held tomorrow nj
winch all information gathered will
nc gone over.
HctunE Mndc Safe.
me reports spread through Carlin
N..ic previous 10 tho game were Inn,
ten Notrc Dame men had been nro-
cured TO play and that the game had
mus ne"n clinched ana the betting
mao" safe. 'Desch. Mohardt ana
chester Wynne," who the towns.
people had been informed had bee.
Notrc Dame stars. were to apneor
IN the lineup. hut Wynne also has
positively denied participation I'm tho
game ana announced that he can
1rorc his assertions.
mute Rocknc. Notre Dame coach
'oniEht told the Associated Press
n'' me authorities undoubtedly
would take drastic action IL the in
res tiEation showed that No,rc Dame
men played in the game.
We do not want to go off b,,r
cooked. said Mr.. Rockne. but we
are bending every effort towurd II
thorough investigation Of each detail
"i this affair. | believe Desch ANA
M"hardt are Innocent. but can read
ily see how the carlinvillc nconis
might have been dupcd into BELIEVING
ihht Desch aud Mohardt were plav.
ing on their team.
III any Notrc Dame man is found
: UNI! OF playing professional foot
u" H. OF IN way violating the college
rules. either in spirit or letter ,ro
VIII not be the least bit lenient. W.
"ahnot. for We have TO protect mr.
c"'icse ana Must protect college
""tna!l from the cncroachmcnts pro-
!cSSiohalism Is trying to make Of !,
we feel the highest regard for
me Illinois authorities for their oc-
non ana know that Notre Dame viii
ne severe IL any Of her men ,re
found guilty"
Mr.. Rockne has long heen known
us u stnunch enemy OF professional !
football.
'AiHLNfil.i.E ILL. J.in. ea.-
i'ivcrs Anderson. business manager
%, me local football team. tonight de.
rare" that he had personally hired |
ana paid Notrc Dame t'nivorei,,.
men to play for Cnrlinville nr,in.,
.ayl"rHiilc last fall" while Lionel
~ "ise. coach az the team. said tina,
l." ms knowledge there was not y /
N"tre Dame man I'm the CarIinvj,In I,
lihc-up. Both assertions were made
ia formal statements to The Asso- |
ciatcd I'rcSs
s201.600 Fire In Memph,.
MEMPHIS TENN. Ian. M,
age estimated NJ about 5000. 900, was