Show NUTE R CK E WILL L REM IN AS HE D COACH OA H OF F NOTRE OTREo DA DAME E sc SCHOOL o Contra t Is Withdrawn wn I by y Columbia N. N Y School Officials Rap Rockne CoacH Lays Blame on Knapp I Rockne in a state statement ent tonight de declared declared tie de- dared his agreement with Columbia was made contingent specifically upon his release by Notre Dame a an a tt that he had not been consulted Connection with his appointment to coach football at the New York In In- In Rockne asserted further that he had written James Tames It R. R Knapp chairman chairman chair chair- chair chair- man of the Columbia football committee corn com on December 7 that h ho h hd d not been able to obtain such re re e. e lease He He asserted that Knapp had made every effort to have nv ni break my contract with Notre Dame last January and describe the statement announcing withdrawal withdrawal with with- of Columbia's offer as unfair un unfair unfair un fair because of or- failure of ColumbIa Colum Colum- bIa bla officials officials' to Include his view vie point Rockne came to New York today from Philadelphia accompanied iby by James M. M Byrne rne eastern representative represent of Notre Dame They war Immediately interviewed by JamR Jam Jamew R R. Knapp chairman of ot th bla bia football committee and soot afterward C Columbia officials we Into conference the withdrawal oI Rockne's appointment following deliberation deliberation de liberation of several hours A variety of ot conflicting statements state state- ments earlier in the day had resulted result result- ed from Columbia's last night hight that Rockne had sign to coach football at the New Institution Some of them quat Rockne as making explicit den deaf that he would leave the India university at which he has gain wide nation-wide fame as a outstanding gridiron teams In South Bend Ind lad the I nef Ile Matthew 1 Walsh issued a that Rockne would remain at Not Noti Dame asserting that the latter hi ii told him In a a- telephone conversation conversa conversa- tion to pay no attention to Ui th Columbia reports Father Wal Wak said that Rockne's year ten-year con contract con contract tract had eight years to run a an that the coach had assured hi hii he had signed no contract and h ii iino h no Intention of at doing so Byrne Byrne- also made a statement I which he asserted overtures maby maby ma by toy Columbia had never reedy receive Rockne's serious consideration a an n i that Rockne never had any intention intention tion of leaving his South Be post j Contradicting these statement James B R. R Knapp chairman of t Columbia football committee sa sal that Columbia would stand pat pal paton on its original announcement J was supported in this position positional Reynold Benson graduate mana manai of athletics Columbia New Yorks York's statement follows I agreed with Mr J J. J R. R of f Columbia university to come comet Columbia contingent upon my curing my release from my pres contract with Notre Dame This lease could not be secured and December 7 1 I wrote Mr Knapp Knappa Knappa ai told him the agreement could abe n a nhe foe he carried out Notwithstanding the fact th Mr l Knapp admits securing this r three days later he flounced to the press that I was be head coach at Columbia Last January Mr Knapp and wife came to South send Bend Ind f t try and secure my services Tn Tb Th- Th were told by the Rev Matthewl- Matthewl Walsh president of Notre Da Dai university that I r was under a t t t year contract Failing In h his s tf forts to get Father Walsh to tor tol jr lIeve me Mr Knapp made ey fort to have me break my contra with Notre Dame They stayed l South Bend for three days bet befi they left Several weeks a ago 30 o Mr Ir K Initiated discussion again and as as' as th that t time I saw a possibility of ing lag released we entered Into agreement immediately However r. r my return to South Bend I 1 yr WI Mr Knapp the letter I 1 have sire alre mentioned in which I stated t tl the agreement was offIn offIn offIn off In spite of this fact last day night in Philadelphia I Ithe Ithe the tho announcement in the paper paper my intense surprise I came to 1 York as fast as I could with wih Joseph Jpseph Byrne and Rupert F F. Mi MiNotte Not Notre Notte e Dame representatives in ia Est East Havin Having Having- in mind saving J l Columbia authorities as much as possible we got i if contact with Mr 1 Knapp |