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Show DECLARED INELIGIBLE FOR FOOTBALL Minneapolis. Minn., OcL 22. Lorin Solon, captain of the University of Minnesota football eleven, was this afternoon declared ineligible to take part in future Inter-collegiate competition. compe-tition. Tho charge against him was that ho played summer baseball on the Havre, Mont, team under the name of Stone, receiving money for his services, in direct violation of the conference rule. Tho eligibility committee, which in-clud3 in-clud3 two football players Baston and Bierman by unanimous vote upheld up-held the charge of professionalism against the football leader. In view of the fact that Solon signed an affidavit af-fidavit that ho was an amateur, It was said that expulsion from the university uni-versity might be asked by thc eligibility eligi-bility board. The loss of Solon, football followers follow-ers assert, will bo seriously felt by the Gophers. He was thc team's surest ground gainer, its best goal kicker, a defense bullock, and the best man on the squad In receiving forward passes, according to his admirers. ad-mirers. The University of Iowa team arrived ar-rived today and had light practice on Northrop field this afternoon, preparatory prepar-atory to the game with Minnesota tomorrow. Further announcement was made by the eligibility board late tonight that Frank Mayer, 1914 tackle, and picked to start against Iowa tomorrow, tomor-row, had been declared ineligible for the balance of the season because of scholastic deficiencies. FAMOUS CRICKETER DEAD. London, Oct. 23, 9:25 a. in. Dr. William Gilbert Grace, the famous crlcketor, is dead. He was 67 years old. Dr. Grace played on English cricket teams against Australian cricketers for many years continuously. continuous-ly. He also wrote on this sport, among his publications being "Cricketing "Crick-eting Reminiscences and Personal Recollections." |