The Washington times., 1922-07-30
HERBERT TREAT
HOPES TO PLAY
FOR PRINCETON
Prominent Tiger Man Says
Ralph oilroy May Also Be
Seen On Eleven.
By CHARLEs z. PARKER.

nOsToN, July 20. - Herbert
Treat, former Boston College
and Holy Cross football star,
whose name figured with those Of
Ralph Gilroy and Tom Mcnamara
In the athletic upheaval at Prince
ton last winter, expects to play on
the Tiger team next fall.
Such, at least, Is the assertion Of
q prominent Princeton man who
coached Treat while he attended
Somerville High School and who
inferred that Gilroy also may be
found In his old backfield position
when the Nassau team takes the
field In September.
Whether this viii prove the csss
remains to be seen.
According TO the Princeton man,
the Princeton faculty gave Treat
clean bill as 10 athletic profes.
sionalism, and II he rf1atricuiates at
Tigertown this fall there Is nothing
In the rules Of either Princeton or
the Big Three that will prevent
him from playing.
The majority of Princeton men in.
terviewed on the subject still hold
to the opinion that Dean Nc
Clennahan, who sponsored the
Princeton athletic investigation.
acted much too hastily In ruling
IIilroy sapd VtaSsmsreo out Of COM
petition last year, and inasmuch as
Harvard and Yale Investigations
brought no such drastic results,
they fell the Tiger dean must now
realize the difficult position in
which his ukase placed Princeton
football and the three athletes above
Y+g ~ Counted ron Them.
Prior to the Investigation. Giiroy,
who was captain-eieet Of the grid
iron squad, and Treat. who because
OF the transfer rule had been play
Ing with the inelfgibles. or ONE
lettes, were men whose services
were strongly counted upon for the
approaching football season.
Graduation last spring was to re-
move Capt. Stan Keck, Don Lourie,
Garrity. wittmer and many other
Tiger stars from further college
football. but Gilroy's Sensational
bsckfield play In 1871 seemed to
assure the Tigers OF at least one
excellent halfback, and Herb Treats
record as a tackle on the football
teams Of Holy Cross and Boston
College seemed to guarantee the
Tigers an excellent successor to
Stan Keck.
According to reports of~the inves-
tigation, both were found to have
been literally assisted financially by
Princeton grads, and Gilroy had
neglected the formaiity of stating
from whence and for what reason
the financial aid came.
Sky Was the Limit.
II was commonly talked that st
least one very wealthy Princeton
grad had lifted the elastics from his
bank roll and informed certain ones
connected with the football team,
that the sky was the limit in help,
ing able football players to attend
the university and that certain ones
ure and telling results.
And the dean, who had previously
issued several statements depiorine
such practices and who anticipated
similar drastic action on the part OF
Harvard and Yale authorities, de
cided that Gilroy and McNamara
must not represent Princeton on the
athletic field. Treats name also fig
ured In the stories.
1t proved a sad blow to Princeton
and to the young men. Gilroy had
been elected, captain of the football
team, and ,McNamara had beer
chosen to lead the baseball nine.
At the time of their disbarmeni
Dean McClennahan pointed out that
the investigation did not show the
youths to be professional athletes
but simply the victims Of over
enthusiastic alumni.
BY foregoing alumni assistance
Treat sees no reason why he cannot
play for Princeton this fall, and ac
cording to his reported statement
there Is a possibility Giiroy may he
reinstated. .s-. a..
Treat, through his playing for Hot,
Cross against" the Army. and foI
Boston College against Yale, seems
almost sure to gain attention from
those who select Eastern and all
American honor elevens once he hal