The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-30
TALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

ATEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-Unless l
~ mistake my ears the growl OF
the old Yale bulldog has changed TO
something family reminiscent OF a
whine. 1 don't know when more
piercing and prolonged squawk has
burst upon the public as that which
was provoked by the injury OF young
Able Booth in the Army game.
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BY inference and innuendo, Yale mas
encouraged = partisan belief that BOOTH
was mailciousIy ganged by the West POINT
ors. and for no other reason than 10 ge'
him right out Of the ball game As soon as
possible II nos sooner.
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Tic fact that the same young gentle
man scored three t0uchdoWns ana pIaC-
fically beat Army single nahoe9 Sest
sence gossip as couhrmatory evidence, ss
n 10 suggest that II the Soldiers dian
actually gang Booth they had plenty VI
Won understand. Of course. that none
If thee implications bears the immedi-
ale seal Of Yale authority-On the con-
traTY al OF tnem cViho iA"i"
spokesmen, semi-officIaI sources. etc. But
nevertheless all are out Of New Haven
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TT would be a whole lot healthier
it. seems to me if some one in
authority at Yale we're to get up
and publicly announce that either
the Cadets were very swell fellows
or a bunch of gutter rufians who
90 around the nicer colleges squeez-
ing the life breath out of little stars.
Failing to do this some one in equal
authority at Yale ought to go out
and gag the unofficial spokesman.
If ANYBODY Of Importance at Yale really
believes Booth was maliciously ganged by
the Cadets the honest and decent thing to
do is 10 tell West Point about IL and end
athletic relations without further ado.
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1vednesdav to the effect that Yale might
decide to drop the Cadets after next X bi3itg
is that this viii not materialize. ana tn .,sd
the urge was born. If at all. IN the
fevered mind Of some undersecretary'
Re that as Il may. I am wondering how
much more yelled abuse the Cadets are
willing TO stand from the unofficial
spokesmen of Yale without suggesting of
their own accord and desire that the game
he dropped from their schedule.
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IN assuming, naturally, that no
/ body at the Point is suffering
from a guilty conscience and the
resentment against the implication
OF dirty football is as acutely and
vigorously felt as one would log
icallv imagine where there is MOTH
ing to conceal.
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Certainly it vas not wholly hattering
10 either the honor OF honesty OF the
Army team when bevy Of Yale officials
including the dean of the university at
tend private showing OF motion pictures
Of the Saturday game. Besides Dean
Clarence MendelI. the pictures were viewed
by head coach Nal Stevens, assistant
coach Adam Walsh. Tad Jones, celebrated
sports writer and radio announcer, and
Harold F. woodcock, general manager of
the uniNerSity'S atnietiC hSoVVi"'A""'
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While no one in authority would COM
ment on the disclosures of the pictures in
some strange and mystifying way 1t pc
came known that the official impression
was that the picture showed very clearly
that Booth had been ganged and, further
that the Army touchdown. which tied the
score. was distinctly illegal by reason. OF
the fact that the Soldier carrying the pail
on a line plunge had received assistance
from a team mate. thus accelerating ms
forward motion. In violation OF rule ~,
section T. article /. paRe-dammit i've Tor
gotten the page numberl But anyway you
get the general idea.
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II is ridiculous. CT course, to presume
for a second that the dean and his as
sociates attended the picture show hoping
to get anything on the Cadets, as the
vulgar saying goes. Because after they
had come out of the theater and the I'M
official spokesman of Yale had informed
the news agencies of the country what
frightfuI atrocities the pictures had re-
veaIed the following statement was issued
by the Yale Athletic Association: There
viii be no protest over the alleged Illegal
touchdown made by Army. The official