The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-04
HaWkeyes Will Base Plea for
Reinstatement on Faculty
Athletic Control
LAUER, PELzER TO ATTEND
loWans Will not Consider Re.
moving Bresnahan Until
Reason Is Proved

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conference went into secret session a
II a. m, today to hear the plea Of tn,
University of Iowa for reinstatement
The committee. acting as q supreme
court in the case, was presided ovcl
by Professor George A. Goodenougf
Of the University OF Illinois. Assist.
ing him were Professors Thomas E
French of Ohio State University ano
James Paige OF Minnesota. Iowa was
represented by E. II. Laucr. director
Of athletics. and Dr.. Louis Pelzer
1oNa's representative on the faculty
committee which suspended Iowa ID
days ago on charges of PROSECUTING
and subsidizing athletes.
AS the committee met, of three
decisions was to be made: Rcinstate
Iowa Immediately, reaffirm the facul-
ty committees indefinite suspension
beginning next January /, or placing
Iowa on probation for several months,
starting at oncc.
Newspaper Takes Crack
The Chicago Tribune. in a copy
rightcd story today, said the Big Ten
had information that Iowa had
awarded credits to Everett Case,
Frankfort, Ind, basketball coach, in
1925. and that subsequently two Of
Cases basketball stars, Doyle Plum
kett and Robert Spradling, entered
Iowa.
1T is natural that university
coaches cast covetous eyes on grad
uating members OF MI. Cases teams,
two Of which had won the Indiana
state title" the Tribune said. and
Sam Barry, former Iowa basketball
coach. was no exception. He was
Cases friend and often visited Frank
fort. Barry. the Big Ten leaders be-
lievc, persuaded Case to take his sum-
mer work at Iowa to obtain enough
credits to get a renewal of his teach
ing license.
Mr.. Case enrolled in the depart
mcnt Of physical education. That
fall he received credits for his work
and his credits accompanied his ap-
plication for the renewal Of his teach
cr's license. Shortly after it had been
granted. two Of Cases stars, Plunkett
and Spradling, entered Iowa. SUBJ
sequently, they played basketball for
Barry.
Got Credits In Absentia
In 1927. the story added, President
Elliott Of Purdue. laid information
before the Indiana board of educa-
ton which indicated Case had OBJ
tanned his credits in abSentia.
There was evidence to show that
while Case vas presumably attending
lectures in Iowa. he also was super
vising the play grounds OF Frankfort"
the Tribune said. For this he Is said
to have received 81 900. Prof. Hines
OF the Indiana State normal has re-
called the investigation, but said the
investigation was dropped when Iowa
confirmed the credits"
Coach Case denied the charge and
says he did the required work at Iowa.
Chicago, June 4.-(P-The Uniyer-
slty Of 1oWa's status in the Big Ten
conference was up for decision today.
A special committee. headed by
Prot. George A. Goodcnough Of tho
University Of Illinois, with Prof.
Thomas E. French of Ohio State
university, and Prof. James Page. of
the University of Minnesota as his
colleagues, was to sit in judgment on
the petition OF Iowa for reinstatement
into the western athletic body. Iowa's
part N the greatest upheaval in the
history OF the group was to be pre-
scnted by E. H. Lauer. newly APPOINT
cd director OF athletics, and DR..
Louis Pelzer, Iowa representative on
the Big Ten faculty committee which
a week ago imposed the drastic pen
atty OF expulsion after January /.
1880.
After a week OF rumors. charges
against Iowa had boiled down to one
OF alumni interference in the admin
lstration of its athletic affairs.
Iowa planned to base its plea for
reinstatement OH the question of
faculty contro, of athletics. At a
meeting last night the Iowa athletic
council decided that George T.
appointed supervisor CT
intercollegiate athletics recently is a
part OF the system Of faculty control,
and that any charges against him
must be adequately proved before his
removal will be considered.