The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-23
DOPE CHARGE
PROOF ASKED
BY CAGE CAR
TreSter Ready to Aid Probe
OF Report High School
Boys Popped Up
NET MEET is ASSAILED
State Education Board to
Consider Abolition on
Moral Grounds.

A. L. Trester, commissioner of
the Indiana High School Athletic
Association, is ready TO-DAY to aid
IN any manner possible" the tnves-
tigation into moral conditions sur
rounding the Indianapolis state
tournament, provided definite
charges are made by the state
board of education Investigating
committee.
This was the comment of Trester
upon the probe committees disclo-
sure Wednesday afternoon of a re-
port that an Indianapolis druggist
mad provided strychnine to "pen
up the athletes in the final con-
tests here.
Disclosure of this charge was
made by l.. N. Hines. president of
the Indiana State Teachers college
OF Terre Haute, member of the in
vestigating committee.
Willing to Give Name
have letter from an Indian
apolls man who is ready to apoear
before this committee and give tha
name OF a druggist who provided
the strychnine for the athletes,
Hines told the committeeman meet
ing In the Office of the superintend-
ent OF public instruction.
He also stated that he had haep
oeIuged with letters both pro and
con on the proposed abolition of
the tournament here
Majority of the letters. nar+jc-
ularly from schoolmen, have IA
vored abolition of the tournament ),
ne declared. This viewpoint also
was expressed by Superintendent
Wnlam Writ of the Gary schools
chairman OF the probe committee.
Writ for Abolition
Inc investigation was launched
upon Wirt's motion to abolish the
tournament on moral grounds
Hines pointed out that two mar
IerS Will be taken UP by the COM
mittee:
l. The effect of the tourr.-,.,,-lt.
on the athletes.
z. Moral conditions. particuIarl, q.
hotels the night before and aft -.
the games. W a. VoA
The strychnine charge will be one
u ,the nrst investigated If the at
torney-general rules that the com
hlttee has the power to summon
witnesses he said.
Attorney-Generai James M n,
zen gave the committeeman ass,,s.
a a, that he viii have an opinion on
the committees powers ready bv the
Ilne the state education bosrS
meeting is held Nav / 'A =
ASKS Power Be Defined
writ asked that he define ~.
power OF the committee to s1Imno ,1ro
Witnesses and the authority of a.
9o~.e euucalon board to abolish the
tournament If deemed wise
sentiment of both Writ and
lines seemed to favor aboIition
b,, ailk reynolds, Cambridge Citv
business man and banker. thirI
MEMBER OF the committee. failed -
appear at the meeting.
IL Is expected the con,r,i++.o
- VAL SCC uIlQer WaV in line
with the attorney-generaI;s opinion
Wnen the state board conve ,,o4
t rIIere VIII be no final report at;
'nat time' however, it was said
Want to Hear Both Sides
a.. we intend to hear both sides NJ
1ne matter" Hines asserted "'Tres -
er and others will be sunrnon ~ 20 ~
appear If witnesses can be caIlad
Meanwhile Trester has Conduct,
an investigation of immoral morale
charges by questioning various b ,,.Sy
pToprletors.f Educators opposing IT, Az
abolition Of the tournament no ya
ouI That numerous other activities
besides basketball, are on a rt tao
competition basis. 0O0'e
Irester never had heard Of tho
oope" charges until he read tber,
in The Times. O 'iien
But l am anxious that they be
MADE definite SO that they NAV he
properly investigated" he declared