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Show SHARP FIGHT IN BIG TEN RANKS Western Conference Agog Over Newest Grid Scandal CHICAGO. Nov. 2 With athletic relations between tho Universities of; Wisconsin and Illinois strained as a lesult of Thursday's cryptic exchange of charges of professionalism against football players of both schools and' the banishment from Big Ten athletics of a player from each team, the Western West-ern conference was a:og today over; Its newest football scandal, aftermath of the notorious Carllnv lile-Taylor-1 vlllo affair last fall. NOT REGISTETtED. Wisconsin authorities contended that the action of the conference ellglblfty board In barring J A. B. Blurry, Badger tackle, was unjustified unjusti-fied because Murry was not registered OS i student and was not attending any school when he played in the Tay-lorville Tay-lorville game iKSt year, the game which caused such a sensation last winter, when nlno Illinois players arid several Notro Dame men were barred on 1 barges of professionalism as a result x disclosures made by college authorities in thoir investigation "Ho lias produced evidence that he received no inonov for playing and Wis. onsln insists that he is still eligible." says the Wisconsin statement. state-ment. Allison L, Auguar, the Illinois player banished Thursday, admitted playing at Taylorvil le, but not In the gamo over which all the troublo started. Coach Richards jof Wisconsin said he would protest four other Illinois plaers Greyen, Yates, Robinson and Durant WISCONSIN CRITICIZED. The most severe criticism of Wisconsin Wis-consin wits made by George Huff, veteran vet-eran athletic director at Illinois, who accused Wisconsin of violating conference con-ference rules and ethics in making public the Charges against tho Illinois players. Director Huff in his statement aald Wisconsin confused Green, tho Illinois center with Earl Greene, who played guard last year and who was barred for playing at Taylorviile Director Huff charged that Wls-onsln Wls-onsln had known since Septenibor that Murry played In the Taylorviile h""r. in line iin iiit? a g i vein em lu drive professionalism out of tho Big Tei Illinois filed its information aganst Murry lat September. Director Huff asserted, and kept the charges secret pending investigation. |