The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-25
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WITH EDDIE ASH

I MEL. anyway, the Carnegie
4 Wv Foundation didn't charge any
of the "skollitch' boys with boot
legging
IL it took three and one-half
years to collect that report the
Foundation investiga, ors them
selves we're subsidized. They were
overpaid.
Maybe the probe committee men,
bers failed to make the team when
they were in college Some of the
little things they squawked about
sound that way.
How do they expect big, sturdy
SON of poor emigrant TO get
higher dedication" if he isn't
taken care of?
TINE melting pot melts fast on the
Il old campus. When the starwarts
from the sticks and the huskies
from across the pond are taught to
lug the leather egg plant for first
downs they're welcome to anybodyS
house party.
If campus Jobs weren't obtained
for the low-in- finance athletes they
couldn't attend college and would
have to 20 to work. Under the sys-
tenn deplored by the Foundation us
possible for the boys to escape work
ing for a living for four years! Thus
the Unemployment situation
helped greatly and with no strain Oh
the soup line.
The Foundation experts mourn
fully stress the fact many foot
ball coaches are paid more than
the professors. Well, why not?
The coaches have 10 know more.
Knute Rockne started out as
a chemistry professor at Fctre
Dame and got promoted.
XTOU can lead a boy TO colleSe'
4 but you can not make HIM
think, unless he plays footnah'
whereupon he must memorize the
signals or take the air.
Some of our smartest politicians
of today as we'll as some of our best
comedians first learned the value OF
mind over matter when their "skol-
hitch" coach taught them how TO-
f1atten the biggest guy on the OPP
posing team while the referee
wasn't looking.
The Foundation lists Centre
college as having a slush fund Tor
athletes consisting of $500. That
wouldn't hire a good tackle.
CEVEN of the few schools held
~ guiltless of athletic substituting
are Canadian institutions. They're
too busy up there substituting tour
lists from the States.
Yale is one of the universities
the Foundation report holds in
nocent of substituting. Wonder how
Allan MiIIstead, formerly of Wa
bash, got by over there.
The Carnegie bulletin has &C
Quainted current high school heroes
with all the systems in vogue at
various colleges and they will be bet
ter prepared to hold out for col
leg.ate inducements next fall.
Now that the Foundation has is
sued 400 pages putting the colleges
In the grease try and buy good
seat to the big remaining games
this fall.
THIS is a free country, or was,
4 and few care if a star half
back is slipped two Jumps of sugar
4nstead of one for his coffee, so long
as he doesn't dunk his cinnamon
roll.
The Foundation says 25 to so
Per cent of football FASTENERS are
sub 7idized. Well, that's a break
for rs to so per cent of fathers.
Through all the book of allega-
lions Al Capones name wasn't
mentioned once. It's the first scan
dai he's missed.
IT is said board has been given
! free, or practically so, at Colgate.
They keep EN- we'll fed over there.
at any rate. Anybody who saw
colgate bump of Indiana will tell
Fou that.
Watch your step, Rose Poly. That
&wo-game winning streak may bring
The investigators out here on the
8un.
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Class Is dismissed for the day.
The coach awaits without.