The Washington times., 1929-10-31

MOhNA AN lON N, w, d.,
Oct. 31.-The heated football
rivalry between Davis-Elkins
and West Virginia is ended
with Davis-Elkins' telegraphlc
refusal for a game in 1890.
On the surface. it would appear
that Davis Elkins was bringing the
relationship to an end, probably on
the ground that the successive
victories achieved in football IN 1873
and 1929 had eliminated the Noun
taineers as a serious competitor OF
the "Hurricane." but Information
divulged by Director H. A. Stans,
bury, of the university here. tendeu
to indicate that other factors nave
entered into 1t.
The chief point out or ~hlch hds
developed the present severance D.
football relations is the obleclloh VI
West Virginia to the piaNihE VI
their seventh year OF college Iool,
ha1I in the proposed 1880 game on
the part of Elijah smith Sl,ion
Gurneau. and Albert Hawley, three
o,,+s+ondiro members of the Davis
E.llxins team. This trio has admltIeo
hall with the Haskell Indian team
of Lawrence Kan. before entering
noy,is.F F,lkins in 1928. The supeTlh,
tnndent of Haskell has confirmed
tbis officially in correspondence
n.;th west Virginia authorities. anu
states that they had finished thel'
ne,iod of eligibility at HasKeil oe
fora coming East to Davis ElklhS'
II is interesting to note mere
n,at NIaves NcLain, famed Iowa
f,IIbncI, of the 1928 season. haa
'>Iavod two wears at Haskell WIN
uaw,ev. smith and Gurneau ana
,,.s r,Iled ineligible at Iowa Ter
ono ypar there had completed
The authorized three-year peri"u
of competition.
Having nothing in thelr al
of A agreement that would nar ,, Ll"
lev. Smith and Gurneau' 'he NIui'
taineors offered no objection 'o ,nIh
nIaving with n. & f. in 1919. ana We We
result was a 7-to-0 victory l"r wv
hurricane. their first in history oNe'
the University. o.,;n-
This season the senators "7"li
defeated the MouhtalhSeia
nlaced them in an embarraSSIhs ~
.ition with reference to further D.
& f.. games. 1t was plain Una: il' W
lev smith and Gurneau, having d..
rcadv nlaved nearly 60 college games
AGAINST such opposition at Mime
sofa. Boston College, BuckneI, b"l,
Ter Creighton ct ais. over pertoo
of five wears. had no license even
undcr the most elastic eIiSlHn'E
r,ilos. to play further. The west
ern Conference had Just decided tnHt
McI,ain's two years at Haskell an"
one wear at Iowa constituted the
three.year limit established in me
conference and the Mountaineer ran
dom seethed with rumorS as 70 'he
mast history of others of the scar
let Hurricane's'' far-fetChed leglonS'
Then began negotiations for
the 1890 game, including an
exchange of lists of eligible
DIayers. and much to the mystl-
fication of University auth0rl-
ties. the names of Hawley.
Smith. Gurneau. each already
with six years Of college expert
ence against leading college
teams appeared thereon.
While Davis Elkins has never had
tne PIIiODlPIS 10 lpi lII'iiIN N''''liA
the Mountainecrs that the rompet'-
ton Of IIawley. Smith and GurneaI
at Haskell was lin effect compeu-
ton as high school students against
prep school competition" this claim
has been noted in certain press
matter sent out from Elkins. and.
of course. is a doubtful compliment
to Minnesota, Bucknell, Boston
College. Brown, Michigan AgGles
and other institutions opposed by
Haskell when the trio played there,
Further, while West Virginia per
mits only three years of Compet-
tton; has the universal transfer
rule which bars here permanently
any man who has ever competed at
anv other college, even as fresh
man, and other rules of the most
stringent nature, her authorities
have not chosen to found her case
against D. & f. on any other than
the Haskell men. although men ar"
said to be playing on the ID. Il r,
team who have served apprentices
ships at Wisconsin. Texas and other
large institutions Of the West and