The New York herald., 1922-01-31

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 90 (Assoclated
Press) Eight Notre Dame University
athletes to-day voluntarily confessed to
Father William Carey. chairman Of the
Athletic Board, and Knute Rockne, foot
ball coach, that they had played In the
semi-professional football game at Tay-
lorville, ILL.,, November 81. 1921, with
the Carlinyille. ILL.,. team. They were
Immediately disqualified from further
athletic competition. at Notre Dame.
The eight men were:
EDDIE ANDERSON, Mason City, Iowa.
All-American end.
CHESTER WYNNE, Orinoque. Kan, track
team captain. Western fullback selection
Of several football writer's. and star
hurdler
ROGER KrLEY. Chicago. Varsity end.
captain Of the basket ball team and star
track man.
LAWRENCE SHAW, Stewart. Iowa.
Varsity tackle and Western champion
shot putter.
HARRY Mrrpr, Huntington. Ind. cap
tain of last years basketball team.
ROBERT PHELAN, Fort Madison, Iowa,
sub-varsity fullback.
EARL WALSH, Adrian. Iowa, sub-Var-
sity back.
DICK SEYFRrT, Carlinville, ILL.,, sub-end.
The players exonerated Gus Desch,
member of the American Olympic team
ana John Mohardt, ali-American back,
from taking part in the game, saying
| that neither was in any way implicated
in the affair.
The athletics declared they had re-
| ceived no money for taking part in the
game in which 1t Is said nearly 100000
was bet by citizens Of the two towns
and which recently resulted in disQuali-
| oF Nj Af
stars for playing on the Taylorville
eleven. They declared they had agreed
| to play merely as a lark, and went to
| Taylorville with the idea of just having
a little fun during the Thanksgiving
holidays
The confessions and consequent dis
| qualifications of the men was said by
Coach Rockne TO have Just about
wrecked" the Notre Dame basketball
and track teams this year. and to have
torn up the prospects for next years
football eleven"
1--WE are not downcast, however" said
Mr. Rockne. I'VE will start right In
to build up new teams and II we can't
| turn out a winning eleven next year
we'll take our lickings as good sports
men should" ~
Father Carey told the Associated
Press to-day that the university had
been conducting thorough investiga'
! tion since the rumors that Notre Dame
men played in the game first began tc
| spread. He said men had been sent
to Taylorville, Carlinville and Urbana
ILL.,. but they not returned.
Their report is not now needed, since
these men voluntarily came forward
with the confessions, but there is one
phase Of the matter that we will start
| 70 inv "a fp,s11 q
who arranged with these men to play
who tempted them into professionalism
and how was IL done? II we find the
| arranger of this deal is a Notre Dame
man We will deal with him drastically.
Confessions Cause Sensation.
Confessions by the men produced a
sensation on the campus and left Mr..
| RoclSne In what another university off,
cial described as "heartoroken condi-
tion."
The eight men early to-day went be-
fore Father William Carey. chairman of
the athletic board. and told him the
story OF the affair. Several Of them
went to Mr.. RocSne 20 tell him. Eddie
Anderson, all-American end. was the
first to reach the coach.
Rock" he said to the coach, I've
come to tell you that it's true that I
played in that Taylorvillc game"
For several seconds Mr.. Rockne sat
staring at the athlete. dumbfounded.
"You-youre kidding. Eddie" replied
the coach.
mo, it's true" said Anderson. I'm
sorry-no one knows how sorry, but It's
true, Rock, and I wanted TO tell you
myself"
For fully ten minutes Mr.. Rockne
paced I'D and down his office
Eddie. I can't believe It." he ex-
claimed. "I might have believed that
some fellows did that. but not man
like you. Didn't you stop to think. boy,
how this would affect your school. how
1t would hit me as well as yourself!