New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-04-18

EOtltt OF.
The college council was buzzing like
bee hive at the dawn Of "swarming"
day Faculty control summoned coaches,
captain and manager to find where the
fault lay. Coaches, captains and man
ayers, one and all, knew nothing more
than the faculty which threatened ex-
communication irstanter for all Of
tenders without an alright alibi.
The most disturbed man of the out
fit, OF course was Frank Gargan, grad
nate manager of athletics. Coach Billy
Keane ran him close second. The
two organized a quick roundup of
Fordham's baseball talent 20 pin the
alleged wrong where It belonged. All
the pair got were the knowing shake"
q strict denial that all and any of the
alleged cuiprits were elsewhere when
the game in question was played, Not
only that, but the Fordham players un-
der suspicion of the faculty and board
OF control volunteered affdavits that
they had rot been at Waterbury and
had taken part in no such game as
had been sent broadcast. An investi-
cation 20 discover who was behind the
deception is now under way.
No Professionalism Charged.
Enters into the case a point some
what diverse from the usually accepted
stigma on college athletics. 1t was not
a case of professionalism such as dis
graced the football teams of Notre
Dame and Illinois, save indirectly. All
Fordham nine could have hoped to
reap professionally would be a cut of
the visiting share Of the gate receipts.
The discredited football players, or
some of them sold themselves out for
price.
But with the Big Three Princeton,
Yale and Harvard house of
every athletic chattel suspected of even
accepting financial assistance from an
alumnus, the thunder of reformation
rumbled on the heels of Fordham's
baseball nine, individually and col
lectively. Needless 10 say, the faculty
thought none too we'll of its represent
ative engaging in Sunday baseball, and
particularly Easter Sunday baseball.
There was star chamber session to
which everyone in the least authority
was called
1t developed then that the Fordham
baseball team had been grossly ma
Hgned. Several of he accused members
went before q notary and swore that
they had not taken part in the exhibit
ton game in question. OF the Fordham
team only eight players could possibly
be suspected All Of these willingly
whitewashed themselves by the oath.
There were ten names in the Fordham
lineup as published. One was
pitcher named Black. Nobody has any
idea a to who he may possibly be
There is no such baseball student of
baseball renown in Fordham. The
other unknown has been variously re-
ported as Halleran and Fallon. The
same goes for him, whoever he may
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Similarity in Names
The lineup Of the team as printed in
"The Waterbury Republican" yesterday
morning breathes deception. The pub
lshed names were not even the names
OF Fordham players Lefthelder Kane
evidently stood for Keough. center
fielder Donahue for Donovan, Cassano
for Couisneau as catcher, Shanks for
Shankey, the second baseman. and so
on all down the line
The affidavit to which the Temporarily
suspected Fordham players willingly
subscribed clears for a time at least, the
baseball future of that highly re
spected lnStitu' on. The faculty, until
modified by this affidavit, was pre-
pared 70 sweep the whole outfit. bag and
baggage, into the discard into the
street, If necessary
Frank Gargan, graduate manager of
athletics, relieved the situation He
was on his way down town to keep a
business aDnofDtmpO+ Vhen no han
pened to see the repor+ed came IN ono
of the morning newspapors KnoNino,
\. no such game had been sanctioned
Gargan hot-footcd back to Fordham.
y He called the Maroon players into CON
ference at the hrSt available instant
ana m was gfeS'ly renewed when one and
A. a oehIea na'E that ne had been IN
Waterbury on Easter Each and every
one gave satisfactory explanation o.
ms Whefeaoouts on Faster.
oatIs"eo h'msef, though ANXIOUS to
remove the I2St Vestlge OF sKeptlcIsm
on tHe part OF me faculty, Mr.. Gargan
suggested that the boys make affidavlt
20 me truth OF their assertion viii /!
an oIG Wlthout qulopIe- Inc copy OF
we aloaYIt' sworn TO by the fordham
prayers yesterday 1oIIoWS ,oo,
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