Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-02-01
Credit N0TRE DAME
WITH UNC0VER|NG
ATHLETIC SCANDAL
LETTER WRITTEN SIX WEEKS
BEFORE EXPOSE AND DEMAND
ING act FAN UP" OF SPORTS IN
ALL MIDWEST SCHOOLS, GIVEN
TO PUBLIC,

South Bend, Ind, Feb. l.--lBy A.
p,l-Notre Dame university othcials
today made copies Of a letter sent
six weeks ago to seventy middle ives
tern colleges calling attention 10 the
threat of professionalism in college
athletics and asking cooperation III
a concerted movement to clean II
out
The letter was mailed Dec, 6, six
weeks before there was any puDIlc
hint OF the football scandal which is
now stirring the colleges and has re-
suited in disqualification of nine Hi
uojs and eight Notre Dame men ana
todays announcement OF 1t tollo"'
ed ON the heels of an announcement
in Chicago yesterday that the ives
tern conference planned a wholesale
Investigation. While the letter was
sent TO seventy schools only nine
rAplied, it was announced, ana TWO
of these were western conference
schools. The letters said that While
Notre Dame had almost conclusive
evidence that professionalism was
making serious inroads into our
great college sport it might be oil
ficult to prove the charges in court
but that an investigation would sep
arate the wheat from the char,
The litter explained that Notre
Dame of its own accord investigated
the reports that three of its men
playing pro ball in Milwaukee ana
that the men-Garvey, Anderson ana
Larson-confesse and were disqual'
ified
The letter then said:
ON continuing this investigation
members of the conference board
have been confronted with situa-
ton that merits the serious atten-
ton of the faculty of every college
and university in tae middel west.
We have reason to believe that
number of other players from leading
colleges md universities from the
middle west have participated in SIM
liar games Indeed we have almost
conclusive evidence that profession
alism is making serious inroads into
our great college sport and that it
will require close supervision and
very watchful care to prevent our
college football players from com
peting as members OF professional
teams on Sundays during the football
season.
This communication is being sent
to every college and university OF
athletic note in the middle west We
are of the opinion that you VIII De
glad to receive it so that you may
exercise whatever preventative pre-
caution you think necessary. From
our experience in Milwaukee Ton the
Garyey. Larson and Anderson cases
we know that witnesses are unWilI
ing to give testimony that may be
used to convict a college player OF
professionalism. 1t would therefore
be difficult to prove before court
what we believe to be true that the
promoters CT professional football are
rapidly professionalizing our college
players. The situation. however, mer
it's our very serious attention
1t is hoped that TINS communicates
will rouse the middle west colleges
and universities to concerted actor
against the promoters Of profession
al football Our cooperation witt
any such effort may be relied on.
U. OF |. Bars Nine Athletes.
Urbana. H., Feb. 1.--Illini hope
for a 1922 football championship wen
elimmering yesterday afternoon Whel
the faculty eligibility committee an
nounced that the nine IT men, at
cused of playing professional football
had been barred from further partic
patton in university athletics
The men will be allowed to renal
in school, but can never again repre-
sent Illinois on any athletic field, az
Cording to the ruling.
Whether they will be allowed t
retain their letters and other trophie
is to be decided by the committee.
The nine suspended by the Commi
tee action yesterday are:
Little joe StGrnaman, quartz
% back
big Jack Crangle, fullback.
laurie Walquist halfback.
Dutch Kaiser, substitute.
p T. Greene, substitute,
Dope" Simpson, end.
John Teuscher, substitute.
q y, A. Milligan, end.
f. j Gammage, substitute,
MuelIen, a substitute, was in Il
party OF Illinois men who played
the game at Taylorville on Nov.
which resulted in the investigate
and later suspension OF the uniyersi
men, but he did not actually parti
pate in the game and for that reas'
the faculty did not rule in his ca
spending further action.
The eligibility committee viii
barred the men and which heard t
evidence in the c5se was compOs
of Professor G. A. Goodenough, cha
man; Athletic Director George H
and Professors D. II. Carnahan, ".
Bayley and n. J, Barton
So far as illinois is concerned
rulings against the nine men alrea
barred rounds up the case, unless II
instances develop of participation
college men in professional games,
Whether a new scandal will deve
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