The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-02-01

XXTAKARUSA was suspended
w from the association until
June l, after Mr. Ihsaa discovered
that Walter Weldy, a Wakarusa
athlete had been allowed to pleS
baseball last fall after failing in
three of his four subjects in high
school the preceding semester.
Several weeks later Hammond
high school authorities informed
Mr. Ihsaa they had used a player in
three games before they suspected
that he was not eligible for COM
petition, submitted the facts in the
case to Arthur L. Trester, perma-
nent Ihsaa commissioner, and asked
for a decision.
Hammond forfeited the games in
which the ineligible man partici-
pated and was placed on probation
for six months. And just two days
ago Bedford was placed on proba-
ton for a similar period for sim
liar offense. In both latter cases
ineligibility rested on the boys hav-
ing been in high school too long to
compete in inter school athletics.
T Asst spring Weldy failed in his
II tory, English and agriculture.
He could have obtained passing
grades by making up work in each
of these subjects during the sum-
mer. Yet on Oct. q, after Trester
had begun his investigation, Prin-
cipal C. j. Gerber of Wakarusa
high school stated, in a letter to
Trester, that Weldy's record last
spring showed:
A passing grade In mathematics, a
failure in English because a book
report was not completed; failure
in history because a mapbook was
not completed; and a failure in
agriculture, because halter class
project was not finished.
1T is a ruling of the association
that boy may not play on any
team unless he has passed in three
subjects the preceding semester"
Trester explained
TT is more or less a matter Of
l. history that, in cases where
player was ineligible for some rea-
son which might have caused school
officials to believe him eligible, or
at least which might not have led
them to suspect that he was not
eligible, and where officials of the
school correct the situation them
selves, some leniency has been
shown, as in the cases of Hammond
and Bedford.
However, it has been pointed out,
the WakaruSa case was one in which
the principal and coach should have
known that Weldy was ineligible
when he was used on the baseball
team last fall.
A ND speaking of ineligibility,
N Anderson high school is back
in the association after a years va
cation because the Indians used an
ineligible man. Trester yesterday
wired Fred w. Stoler, Anderson
principal, that reinstatement of
the school would be automatic to-
day.
Happy days are here for the lads
on whom fall the financial worries
in the athletics department. Notre
Danes cagers will play before be-
tween 100000 and 10000 fans this
year, and Marquette reports that
41,O00 already have watched the
Hilltoppers in action. High schools
and colleges everywhere this season
are reporting profits on the gate re-
ceipts, a rare occurrence a year ago.
Purdue has ranked at the top of
the Big Ten six times during the
past sixteen years, and in that
time has won 124 conference games
and lost ffty-one. In all the Boiler
makers have won 1876 tits and
dropped sixty-nine in those years.
So far this season they have won
four Big Ten contests, and lead the
loop.
Dear Carlos At the Tech-Lebanon
game Saturday night, the organist played
"Dinner at Eight" / wonder?
TECHITE, '35.
90 does Blackboard. How about
- when Johnny Comes March
ing Home? And, by the way, will
the Ben Davis bard contribute
along with his poem, his name and
address. Blackboard would like tt