The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-05
EVERETT CASE WILL
TELL BODY What HE
KNOWS Of SITUATION
Rule Boosting HaWkeyes From
Conference Will Take 81.
feet Jan.
FOUR QUESTIONS ARE ASKED
Three Iowa Representatives
Promise to Do All in Their
Power to Rearrange

Chicago. June 5.-H)-The Big Ten
athletic turmoil grew today as Everett
Case, basketball coach Of Frankfort,
Ind, high school. advised he was pre-
pared to 60 before Commissioner John
L. Griffith with proof that Purdue. as
we'll as Iowa, was guilty Of subsidizing
athletes.
Coach Case said he also would
prove to Commissioner Griffith that
Purdue revealed his credit mix.up
with Iowa because he refused to do
any recruiting for Ward Piggy"
Lambert, boilermakcr basketball
coach.
Charges, presumably coming from
Purdue, we're made recently that Case
had sent two Of his star basketball
players, Doyal Plunkctt and Bob
Spradling. to Iowa in exchange for
free teaching credits.
Chicago, June 5.-(F-The Big Ten,
after Jan. l, is likely to become the
Big Nine" After that date, unless
the conference changes its stand,
Iowa will be out.
A special investigating committee,
after five hours discussion Of the
charges against the University Of
Iowa with representatives Of that
school, voted late yesterday to let the
custer stand.
Several hours later word came from
Frankfort, Ind, that the high school
board there had voted to send It's
coach. Everett Case, to Chicago to-
morrow to tell what he may know
about Iowa athletes.
Regarded Good Coach
Not much has been said about Case.
He is regarded as one Of the best high
school basketball coaches in Indiana.
Two Of Cases high school stars went
to Iowa and subsequently played on
Iowa basketball teams.
Case and Sam Barry, until recently
basketball coach at Iowa. we're
friends. Case, desiring in 1926 to re-
sumo his teachers license, sought
credits at summer school. and Is un-
derstood to have obtained them
through attendance at the school OF
education Of Iowa.
What connection there may have
been between Cases attendance 1t
Iowa and the subsequent appearance
in school there Of two Of hts basket
ball stars may be unfolded tomorrow
to Major John L. Griffith, commits
sioner Of athletics for the Big Ten.
The committee that heard lowa's
plea for reinstatement yesterday was
composed of Prof James Page Of the
University Of Minnesota. Pro. Thomas
E. French Of Ohio State. and Prof.
George A. Goodenough Of the Uni
vcrsity Of Illinois. It ruled that Iowa
must demonstrate in q practical man.
ner its ability to stop PROSECUTING and
to bring control Of its athletic actiy-
tiles under control of the faculty.
Concrete Evidence, Asked.
Iowa will have until Jan. l, 1880, to
produce concrete evidence 1t has been
able to eliminate the abuses which
caused the Big Ten faculty to decide
that athletic relations would be sew
cred with the school. Jan. !, 1890, was
set as the date when the action
should become effective.
Three Iowa representatives, led by
President Walter Jessup. promised to
do everything possible to remove the
causes for the action Of the COM
mittee.
A statement issued after the meet
ing said:
THE committees opinion is that
it is premature to grant 1owa's Pc
titton. ..smc must elapSe. This will
afford Iowa an opportunity to dem
onstrate its ability to make the reso-
lutions Of It's governing body effective
and to demonstrate to the conference
that 1t can correct present abuses"
The Iowa representatives did not
question the justice or propriety Of
the faculty committees action, the
statement added.
Four Questions Asked
During the hearing four questions
were asked Of the Iowa officials:
/. Can Iowa guard effectively the
matter Of scholarship eligibility?
2. Can Iowa eliminate the subsi~
dizing Of athletes by funds Of various
kinds. and by the use Of student
notes?
G. Can Iowa restrain alumni ac-
tivities and maintain full faculty
control?
1. Is the athletic department will
ing to disQualify all present athletes
who have received improper financial
aid?
The meeting was secret, and the
exact replies to the questions were
not divulged. However, Official OF the
school before the meeting had de-
clared their determination to do
everything possible to eradicate the
abuses referred to in the first three
questions.
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