The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-09
THOMAS PROTEST
GUMS WORKS. FOR
SATURDAY CLASH
Tulsa y Will Rest Up
for Final Games of
1922 Season
Ry l.. e.. STONE.

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Tho Tulsa university oklahoma
Agile annual rridiron battle. echod'
ulod Tor saturday. was "mutuall,
called OFF, tonight when Coach
Howard NJ Achcr pilot OF tho un
defeated Golden Hurricane squad
ron, informed ~. G.. Gallagher. nth.
letic director or tho oklahoma a.
a NJ. college that Tulsa would not
play Saturday unless the Aggi"s
were willing 90 play with HoN
Thomas. who was protested rs lu-
eligible by tho AFEie director iu the
line aud Gallagher stated that they
wouldn't play against Thomas
Coach Aohcr offered 10 play the
AgRicq Saturday with Thomas IN HE
regular poeltiou under protest ana
Jet tho protest be ruled upon ~ the
regulDs December mccilnH but Gnl-
iagher refused 20 meet This condl-
tlon ana tho game was called of,
L. Not Break off.
This break II not considered = rift
in the athletic rclatiuna by either
school. tho coaches stated last night
The Aggics will play Tulsa here
next year under the present con-
tract binding tho schools,
Thla upset In plane leaves Coach
Achors huskles, who are making
quite bid for tho southwest cham
plonship. without an Armistlcs day
game.
Although tho Golden Hurricane
~ Tulsa u and the state Farmers
will not meet this year. Tulsa
stands a stronger team than the
Aggios by % mythical margin Of ~
points. Tulsa defeated the Tcxne
Chr.Etlan university team - to o
and the 4. &. q. clan turned around
and trouncod the Aggles 2; to lt
Tulsa's Victories over the Texas Ag
gics, Arkansas Razorbacks and II.
6. 4. put the local school well up In
the championship running.
Another Big Wall.
The Oklahoma A. a NJ. athletic
chief, II. G. Gallagher. agnin raised
the inoligibility wall. protesting
Rex Thomas. member OF Sapulpa's
championship eleven OF 1921. allcs-
ing that tho young star had played
professional baseball during the
summer with the Sapulpa club OF
the Southwestern league.
II is claimed that Thomas played
a. few games with the Sapulpa team
and the state athletic committee
ruled Thomas ineligible without over
giving him or the University OF
Tulsa hearing on the matter. II
Is admitted that Thomas played
with Sapulpa, but sworn affidavlts
from the Sapulpa baseball officials
state that Thomas had never signed
contract nor received one penny
for playing. but that he merely
filled In" when the Sapulpa team
was crippled.
Sapulpn attempted TO use Thomas
In the Sapulpn-J Joplin series for
class supremacy In Tulsa. but the
Joplin club protested that Thomas
was not under contract and not
member OF the Sapulpa team.
Thomas was barred from playing
the second game of the series.
Hold No InfraCtion.
In announcing It's decision regard
ing the eligibility fuss, tho athletic
council and the board OF trustees
yesterday afternoon stated that they
felt that the rules had not been in
terpreted rightly and that they did
not feel that they should work an
injustice on Thomas and jeopnrdizo
his college career. when he had not
violated any state conference rule.
Coach Gallagher raised fuss
about the eligibility OF Marsh. star
of tho oklahoma university team,
and although Benny owen had de-
Clded not to use Marsh, the case was
reviewed on the protest and Marsh
was declared eligible for play IN tho
Missouri Valley conference race. In
the past, tho Agglos have protested
several Tulsa players hut they have
never been declared ineligible.
Just what Tulsa will do saturday
Ia a rather mootod question Just now,
with no game IN sight and little pos
sibility OF securing "A game at this
late hour. Achor's Golden Hurricane
faces a prospect OF sitting on the
sidelines at the Tulsa high school
oklahoma city clash at Lee stadium
saturday afternoon,