Show BOULDER CHARGES PROFESSIONALISM j Colorado U Gives Reasons for l Severance of Athletic Rela Relations Relations I With D 0 U UA 1 I i iA A statement has been boen given to th the il pUblic publio by the University of or Colorado Colo d 4 f r giving Its Us reasons for the recent sever I fr once of athletic relations with the Den Denver Denver ver cr university Professionalism on till the I 11 part of or the Denver U Is charged I Dr r f Ekeley of ot the Boulder school wa Wu re ye recently T appointed by the Colorado un tin to Investigate athletics at nt ti th t I Denver Demer IT U t and In his report has bas the f ft fl lowing to say saylie Ho lie went to ta University ity park and ir Ip Dean Howe How of or the college of tf liberal arts art under the Impression that Dr Howe How was still on the D U board t of or control The denn dean stated he was n ii nn It CM longer on th the board nor was Wi he In tout tone with athletes in any way wa the board i r f I I trustees of ot tho time university having pl t I the till entire athletic tlc control contral in the hand hanO of a n new committee consisting mainly m members of the alumni Dr Ekeley questioned the tho th dean oi Corning Hutzell a member r of or the tho D I t team Dr Howe replied that Hutz Hut i iwas was 11 formerly a It student at ot Notre Kotre Dome Dame university It In Indiana When Whan hAn asked aked i Hutzell had entered the university aft lit presenting the proper credits the th d du i answered tic hp was not sure Dr Ekr then asked him to refer niCer to the th of Qt the th college collee of 01 liberal arts III In h 11 Hutzell is ls registered re d in On 0 doing dolo dean found time the rr records stat l will be bl sent lent later Suspicion Aroused His reply to tilt the 1 t n I whether any an credits had hail b i i iby t 0 by b the college since the record rord was wa ii m 1 tf tend red was Xo No there w is v t rerI any but the athletic commute i iia Ia a have them Dr Ekeley EiCie then akril D Ds students entering the i 1 lih libri ri arts of or D U r 1 present pre tnt credits to the tIt dean of or the college or t to the athletic board What hat time Mie dean an an aim answered Dr Ekeley dews dOls not remember er erAt At this point on bein being asked for or data ilita of the records concerning the rest of tilt the players who wha attended the college collese of lib liberal libera eral era art arts Dr Howe refused l to furnish any an further information saying sayin he ha had haI l made a mistake mi tal e in showing the r or of ot o Hutzell Hutzen and antI he tea feared rod to involve him himself self Eel In difficulties with the board He Ho admitted however that J Jabout f F about halt half of the students student stu of t the col college college lege of liberal arts did not have the their thier r entrance credits Dean Deal Howe also admitted he lie hail had never been consulted by the Ule athletic board concerning the entrance credits c lt of ot football men Dr Howe refusing to discuss discus the Ie subject further Dr Ekeley went to f 1 Stanley Stanle Edwards chairman of the D U i athletic Uc board and stated to tn him that t he wished to place In his hands certain data dath concerning the th ot of 1 eligibility on our i of at the te D U 1 players He Hi also told Mr Ir l Edwards of ot the result of his hi Interview with Dean Howe concerning Hutzell fJ Mr Jr Edwards Indicated by his and manner that he thought it impertinent Imp nent neat on the part vart of t the University of rr l tj Colorado to mix In the athletic affairs affair ats r I i ivf of vf the University of ot Denver Demer saying a that I f they had investigated ted their players eligibility and were satisfied I f 1 Mr 11 Edwards refused to telephone ti tt t Dean Denn Howe concerning tho the ease case of ot Hut Hutsell Hutzell sell zell saying that Dean Denn Howe was mis mistaken mistaken 1 taken It was made plain to Mr Ir Ed Edwards Edwards Edwards wards that we did not wish to ma t tany any an protests against any D U r player j jand and so 50 raise Ise a public scandal 4 Athletic Ties Severed We were ready to carry out our con eon trott and play pia the game of soY Nov Q SI ii 1 n fl j matter whom they pitted against us U but we w asked them aa as a sign lim of good J t faith to look more carefully Into the eligibility of at their players pla ers They were re j however fully satisfied with the matter mattera matt t fh a as it stood p Besides the facts acts brought up by tb th the If visit of or Ir Dr Ekeley to University park parle j 1 1 at Denver our board boord was convinced and the fact tact has hns been admitted by Coach t x j IL f Koehler that D U V players are reedy recel receiving S j Ii ing In at least their board boaro and room free tree 0 J of charge charle from the university unit We e con considered f If it Impossible to attempt to con continue continue 1 athletic relations with an Institution Institution institution tion whose authorities assumed such lIuch an attitude We Ve therefore apprised Den Denver ver of the fact tact at once Ii tl 1 The action of ot the board hoard was Tas formally J approved by the deans dean of ot the different schools of the University of ot Colorado before it was wa sent to the Denver Dener board b ard Signed GEORGE L Chairman Board of nf Control of ot Ath Athletics Athletics University of Colorado Nov No 25 2 d POt IMS |