The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Carlinville and Taylorville
Imported College Foot
ball Stars.
BIG MONEY INVOLVED
Nine University Of Illinois
Players Disqualified
as Result.
NOTRE DAME INVOLVED
: Ten of Hoosicr Team Said to
Have Appeared in Town
Lineup.
NOTRE DAME INVOLVED


CHICAGO, Jan. 2S associated Press).
The bitter rivalry between two
country towns. which became so acute
that approximately 100000 was bet
on a football game. was the real cause
of the athletic scandal which resulted
in disqualification last night of nine
University Of Illinois athletes and
which, threatens to reach into Notre
/ Dame University.
A group of, citizens Of Carlinyille,
ILL.,, it was learned tonight, decided
last fall to financially ''clean out" the
rival town Of Taylorville, ILL.,, by OBJ
tanning ten college stars to play on
their football team. and with victory
apparently assured to bet the limit on
the annual contest between the two
eleyens. But Taylorville learned Of
the plan, obtained nine college stars
for its own team and not only defeated
Carlinville but won close to $4,000 by
covering every Carlinville bet made,
thus beating the rival town at it's own
game.
Ten Notre Dame players were in the
Carlinville lineup, according to state
nents by citizens of that town, while
the nine Illinois men disqualified last
night played on the Taylorville eleven.
star Athletes Named.
In the Carlinville lineup. according
to persons associated with the team.
were Gus Dcsch. member Of the Amer
lean Olympic team and world cham
plon 40 yard hurdler; Chester wynnc
selected by some as all-western Confer
cnce fullback, and John Mohardt, all
American selection OF several football
7 writers: Al played on the Notre Dame
eleven last fall
In 1920 Carllnville won from Taylor
willie 10. tot. at Car1invilie. Taylorville
at that time loudly boasted that the next
year, with their team on its home
ground. there would be O. liffetent story.
Several Carlinviile people then con-
ceived the safe betting" idea of flling
their lineup with college stars Over
lures were made to Notre Dame, accord
ing TO hackers Of the Carlinville team,
and 1t WAS agreed to pay the ten men
5000 each plus their expenses, the total
coming to $2.7oo.
The persons who arranged the affair
passed the word to their friends to bet
THO limit. These friends went to the
bank. the family stocking and the cup
board to bring forth. in some cases, the
savings OF years. A. Special train was
to Taylorville. Farmers from all the
nctrby towns arranged to join tae pill
grimaye. and in nearly every case a
well filled wallet wac taken along. The
olinching Of the game became common
gossip on the street corners. in the gro
ccry1 stores and wherever tic citizens
gathered.
Word Passed Around.
But each person who received the
confidential" information apparently
Passed 1t on to another friend. for gradu-
ally the word spread through Macoupin
and Montgomery counties into Taylor
vile. At the same time Tayiorville re-
ceived word that Cariinville was ready
to back its team with the family jew
CRY" II necessary.
CONSERVATION spread through Taylor
vile at the idea Of sending their team
against nationally known college play
crs. Then a few citizens decided to
seek little college aid themselves.
Quietly the word was passed around
not to fear Carlinville-that a means Of
defeating their rivals plans had been
found.
When the time for the game came. a
group Of Carlinville citizens began
checking up over in one corner of the
field. They found that their citizens had
bet close to $4,000. Over in another
section some Tayiorville citizens reaef{ed
the same conclusion.
When the Carlinville cleveRacame on
the field the visiting rooters rose to
cheer.
What are we yelling for? That's
the Taylorvillc team" said Carlinville
woman.
"oh. no: that's Carlinviile." replied
Taylorville policeman.
II guess I know our boys and not
one Of those fellows Is from Carllnville,"
Indignantly replied the woman.
Taylorville in the first half used its
regular home town team. At the end OF
the half, Taylorville led to 0. Then.
out on the field trotted nine stars from
the University Of Illinois. They had
been held under cover for the first two
periods.
Little Sternaman ran circles around
the Carlinville ends. Jack Crau9fe
plunged through the line and La-.y
waiquist, forward. passed for big gains
The game ended with Tayiorville win
ner. 16 to 0, $4,000 in cash to the good
and Carlinvillo out an equal sum.
Bert Wilson, grocery store owner at
Carlinville. tonight said that Csrlin-
Vile had no hard feelings against Tey-
lorvilc over the game.
I'VE got beat at our own game" lie
said. Perhaps we'll win next year.
We certainly went the limit. There are
6.00O persons in this town and about the
same number In Taylorvllle. yet the
attendance at that game was close
TO 10000. I guess everybody in this sec
ton OF the State went"
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