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Show ; TOO MUCH HEAD WORK BARS ROMNEY FROM MAROON ATHLETIC FIELD Unusual Event Rule Romney Out J . A. i LOGAL GRID ACE ! HAS UNIQUE CASE Eastern Fans Class Romney as the Babe Ruth of the Classroom By Roy Gibbon CHICAOO, April 12. Milton Itnmney. . captaln-slert of University of Chicane" football team, la Ineligible fur further participation In athletics. Komney s trouble is a moot perullsr cms; h' loo wim for the, rent of his ClM. It Is a rtmmon orcurrenre for a student stu-dent to b4 declared Ineligible beraus of a low classroom average. Komney, u-cauae u-cauae he's too Intelligent, must suffer a Itk fat. PECULIAR CA1I. "V -v Cut r'Sb v V i HIITOX MOHKY. ' rtomney's rase In without a parallel In College circles. Owing to his superior Intelligence and blue rlhhnn scholarship qualities he Is on the brink of I-In being barred from athletics and deprived of the great honor that has slrendv been bestowed on him, captain of the 1922 football team. Romney la a senior, although he has attended college only a trifle over three years. He slready has of the 30 lotnts nseded, to graduate. If he remains in school another two months the one lacking point supplies Itself sutomatlcally. making It mandatory for Romney to accept his degree. Under the conference rules Komney Will then be unable to plsy because graduates grad-uates are forbidden to represent their college In any branch of sport. Komney. with his degree, would, not bo able to plmy football. It Is Homney's Intention to drop out of college no that he will not acqulra the one point needed to give him his gree. Me planned to reenter In the fall, captain the football squad and an-liext an-liext ths other point. However, there Is another conference Tul that spoils such a scheme. It says: A student Is not eliglbls to participate In athletics If h has not ben In col-lege col-lege the previous semester." It Is understood that the university .authorities intend to put the matter up to the conference officials for a final ruling. There Is a feeling that Itomney will be permitted to play since his case la without a precedent. "Humlng ths midnight oil la the cause of It all." explains Komney. ( "I cams to college primarily to study, I but I also like to play football. He-cause He-cause I have been able to complete four years of study In three X am losing ons year of football." Romney played quarterback on the 1911 eleven and scored the nine winning points against Princeton. |