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Show 4 1 K Compromise Reached In Darya! Clark Protest; Expect Decision Friday 1 : j: Ogden Party in Three-hour Conference With State Scholastic Athletic Officials Agree to Plan Which Will Meet With Approval of Fans I Official- of the Utah High School Athletic association .iad representatives representa-tives of the buslnes- clubs of Ogden after a three-hour pow-wow at the Deserct gymnasium at Salt I-ake last night formulated ft plan which nut v. ith the approval of the state organisation organi-sation and the local delegation with r f( rence to the recent findings of the state body In the case, of Daryal Clark. rai k halfback of th.- ( gden eleven ' 'jrdeii was represented hy Jesse S Richards, gden chamber of commerce com-merce and Rotary club: Lott Romney, IClwanls cluh; Marry Hales, National Exchange cluh; A I Warden. Lions eiuh Don Rhlyersi American iegion; William Allison, Weber dub; PrlnclpSl A. M, Merrill. Ogden High school ,u I Athletic Ihrecto:- Dixon Kiipple. Jesse S. Richards was the spoks-jnaii spoks-jnaii for the Ogden party. Other m rubor ru-bor of the delegation a)o look part In 'he discussion. "Wld'" Ashton Stdfte arbitrator, ex-plainc ex-plainc I Ma dutic".. railing thnt. hr had Investigated the records of Daryal Clarlc as a student only after protests In writing had been made by Coach Earl Ferguson of the 13 OX Elder High school and f. A. Hinckley of Brlgham City. TERMS F.M RINGERS. Prior i" the protest made by Box Elder, Dl ision Representative Elmer Miller ol KaysVULe, asked Ashton to : tigate both Clark and Su'.Mvan of the Tigers, stating that ho. had received re-ceived statements to the effect that these men had competed against Centre Cen-tre college as repr-o.-ntatlves of Texas A. and M. college la?t January. Newspaper News-paper files, Ashton said, fallf d to show those men in the lineup. Tho Brlgham protest, which termed Clark and Sul'lvan "ringers" was filed after the Brig-ham game in which Ogden Og-den was victorious by a 9 to 7 score. In writing of these men Coach Earl Ferguson referred to them "ringers if ever there were ringers." according to a letter read by President James Moss. AflhtOh n'-ated that his findings were turned over to tho executive committee commit-tee who had the right to vote either for or against Clark. His authority, ho Maid, ceased at this stage, the responsibility re-sponsibility of rendering a decision going go-ing to the executive committee. Asiilon also explained the case of Cliff Crowthef Of Logan Hi:'.i school. who was played under protest by the state board In the game with Ka-s-t High hv. Week Crowther, lie !nUd. played In a few games in 1918 during tho influenza epidemic, athletic competition com-petition being halted in some cases of this nature, he said, special permits were issued for the men to play. COMPROMISE ok i D After hearing all of the evidence in the case and dls ussin: various teoh- nlna14Ha nt the ro'.ew th, i ii'itmi ri'Ti- resentativoa fln.illv offered to compromise). compro-mise). The compromise was offered by W4d Ashton and should result in a decision . 1 .that will meet with the approval or all concerned. The torros of the agreement will b Wlthhchl until the necessary dotal'- are completed by President Jtn-. jMoss. who agreed to do all in his pow er to bring about a settlement that would be generally satisfactory. I President Moss cJtcd several instances, in-stances, where teams had been ruler) .out for various minor infringement of the rules, but said that in all of his experience he had handled the af fairs to the in ..f bis Judgment: In explaining th" reason vhy the (r 'g.!-m team WAS not notified of th findings of the committee at Spring- I Oil" und permitted to play Weber th" following day without the services of !j Clark and Sullivan. President Moss , tc.'..', hat F. JinnilUou felt that I' r.'i.s of the dSolslon Would hkely de-crMn: de-crMn: inter, st in the. gan.e. ll The compromise results will be de- . Itermined some tlmo Friday, it is ex- ij peeled. j |