The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-15
TULSA u READY
TO DO ITS PART,
SAYS DR.. GORDON
But Clubs May Carry 40
Men on Roster Up to
Then, Is Provision
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president Cottrelrs ulan means
the salvatioin OF tho conference. II
u succeeds. IL it falls the conference
Is doomed 20 break All % picccs"
This was tho statement Ihursday
rf Dr j. M Gordon, president ~
tulsa unworthy IN commenting ON
the call issued the day horore by
President p. y. CDttrell of the
oklahoma intercollegiate confer
once Tor special meeting Deccm-
Der 20. Of which COttTcll proposes
10 have tho conference by laws and
constitution rewritten its eligibility
row lrouCd out ana n fresh start
made with a clean slate and an amt
inoritiCq forgotten.
Tulsa Ready to DO share.
81 am glad 10 see President Cot
trell taking on attitude looking 20
harmony and cleaner hthictlc5 in tho
future" said Doctor Gordon. Moth
ing but good can come OF tho meet
ing December 90,
AS for Tulsa univorsity'H diff
culticR, ill DO happy to see them
Strengthened out one wny on another.
And believe we will be able to
reach an agreeable settlement /
think MIR Cottrells suggestion that
now constitution be drafted and
new bylaws written IN sound for
TO revamp the old TO cover present
needs would be next 90 impossible.
Fuisa university may ho counted
UpOu 10 enter whole -hcnrtedly into
the movement ana we expect TO live
up 90 the spirit as well Rs the lot
tor or the rules and laws what
ever may havo been the attitude OF
our etate schools In the past,
believe everybody stands for clean
and honorable athletics now. Tulsa
university viii be at tho December
22 meeting anxious 10 see the con-
ference placed upon A firm fouuda-
tion and ready 10 do Its part"
The Voting Question.
noetcr gord0u'5 announced i'm
tention to move for taking tho con-
ference voting power out OF the
hands or tho coaches and turn II
over 40 the faculties OF the various
member schools win have to wait
az the result OF the meeting being
called December %. The meeting
of college presidents at which Doc
tor Gordon Intended to press this
matter ia not TO he hold until jan
uary 10, Doctor Gordon declares
tho conference constitution bears
out his contention that this is the
right method
ARTICLE four OF the constitution"
he rvwnted out. specifically pro-
representative shall represent eRch
member school At the intercollegiate
conferences It further provides
that this delegation shall be elected
by tho faculty ana ratified by the
president.
%Thls has been ignored. 1t fs
true that at many schools. par
ticularly the normal Hohuui- ne
athletic coach also 10 the head OF
~ nj no Aiffr al hn.
matics or something else. and so
qunlifies But some OF the coaches
---Maulhetsch Of A. & NJ, for In
HtanCe-~does absolutely nothing but
coach football teams and has ab-
Hoiutely no business voting at the
conference meetings according to
ths rule.
Must Not Ba Coach.
''Vhat ! propose Is for the presi-
donts 20 get together and agree that
each schoors delegate must be a
bona fide faculty member ana that
he must NOT be the coach."
President Gordon pointed ont that
the delegate who represented South
western normal ~ the last meet
ing was senior student who served
as coach. Three other state school
presidents who were al Oklahoma
City last week when tho conference
was held all agreed with President
Gordon's theory OF representation
he said.
President Gordon expressed con-
fiicnce that the eligibility OF Rex
Thomas, star quarter back, would
he restored at tho special meeting.
lie said new evidence had bean se-
cured by Tulsa university which
would remove all doubt as TO his
amateur standing.
More ThOtnns Evidence.
"Whcn Thomas played nine games
with tho SapAipa baseball team last
summer said Doctor Gordon, 1T
was simply because OF town pride.
Sapulpa wns mp IN the Southwestern
league pennant race, Two OF the
team'e best players were injured
ana Thomas went In ana played
temporarily Just TO keep the team
in the race. We now have an arfi-
davit from the physician who at
tended the two injured men; an
affidavit from the Sapulps Refining
company, Thomas employer that he
worked every day he played BAN and
only played after working hours.
We also have atcidavita from the
Rotary and other civic clubs thar
Thomas was called on 10 play pure
ly 10 help keep the Sapulpa team in
the running for the pennant"
Doctor Gordon declared n was
the way they went AZ II" that
stirred his Ire In the Thomas case.
Thomas ne asserted. was first de-
clared ineligible by the committee
two days before the affidavit that
he had played professional ball was
placed on ne at Saltwater.
But believe Justice viii be done"
he concluded. and II u Is, then
Thomas amateur standing viii be-
restored"
Doctor Gordon and Coach II. NJ.
Archer viii represent Tulsa at the
special meeting called by President
Cottrel
ii Cst