The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
|NOTRE DAME STARS
MAY BE INVOLVED
in GRID SCANDAL
Final Decision This Week
$4,000 Wagered on
Legion" Game. -

CRBANA, Ill. Jan. 2s.--No action
was taken today regarding. the case
Of ten prominent University OF
Illinois athletes who are facing in
eligibility on account of playing
with the Tayiorville American Le-
gion football team November 81.
examinations is the reason ~
signed by the eligibility committee
WHICH Is composed Of Professors H.
J. Barton. W. s. Bayley and d. II.
Carnahan. II is expected that +.
hnal decision Will he made public
early next week.
Laurie Walquist. captain OF last
years football team and regular
forward on the varsity basketball
team Is the most important man
NIT as he was an important cog in
the team which Winters has been
preparing for the seasons campaign
which starts In earnest February g.
The investigation includes stars
OF every sport however. and the de-
cision next week will have an Inn
portant bearing on athletics during
the remainder OF this season and
next year. Those who are being
questioned are Walquist. Crangle,
Sternaman. Kaiser. Teuscher. Gam
mage. Mulligan. Muellen and Simp-
son.
Many sports Affected.
Crangle was expected to play In
the outheld this season, Greene
was regular lineman this year
and VIII not graduate until a year
from February. Sternaman Is "a
q N
quarterback next year. lie is also
a wrestler. Kaiser has a season OF
baseball and track yet before him.
Muellen was a member OF the
freshmen varsity track team last
year. and Gammage, Teuscher.
MulliGan and Simpson we're all sub
stitute lincsmen this year and were
expected to form a nivcleus for next
years squad.
The investigation was started af-
ter the athletic association had re-
ceiVed letters telling about ohe
game and charging that Illinois
men participated The game was
supposed to be under the auspices
OF the American Legion. and was
played between Taylorville and
Cariinville at TaylorvIIIe. Novem-
Der 81.
Foroy thousand dollars were
wagered on the game in which
stars of the University Of Illinois
and Notre Dame University partici-
pated, IL was learned tonight.
The game, which has started a
scandal in college football circles,
rivalling the famous Black Sox''
case of baseball. was won by a team
composed largely of Illinois ath-
letes. . to o. Although there has
been no hint OF players selling out
II was revealed that a gigantic beo-
ting coup was thwsrted by the out
come of the game.
Big Bets Involved.
John Sampson. manager Of the
TaylorVille team. said he knew of
one beo Of $4,000. He personally
knew OF other sums running I'D I
total of $4,000 posted on the
outcome of the game by wealthy
merchants, attorneys and gamblers
me game was played by two
teams. astensibly representing the
American Legion posts of Carlin-
Vile and Taylorville. Sampson said
he understood Carlinville paid So
500 for the Notre Dame payers. He
refused to say whether or not he
paid the Illinois players.
The game, featured with thrill
ing. sensational plays seldom seen
even on the largest college grid
irons, was won for Illinois by Joe
Sternaman, booting three drop
kicks. one from the 45-yard line.
Carlinville challenged Taylor
vile. the proceeds to go to the
American Legion. Much betting
was done, even from the start.
In order to try to make it a
sure thing" Carlinyille approached
several Notre Dame players. When
they consented to play. wagering
increased.
.Carlinville prepared for the big
coup. but avery cent they put UP
was covered by Tayloryille sup
porters. When time, for the game
to start arrived, Carlinville found
that the secret of the Notre Dame
players had leaked out to Tay-
lorvtlle, and in retaliation the
Taylorville enthusiasts approached
the Illinois athletes.