Contrary to the general iinprejssioi^^TOveyed^ d^n^ t3ie fe*5L w5*fe;- tlie three members w&f basketball coach Nat Hoiman, and xwastant^ [Hint ^.-.^A~ k.^««^« **r* . *» . ^^. ,*_* basketball coach Harold "Bobby" Sand—were suspended sou Vol. XXIX — No. 10 *3M» TUESDAY, NOVEMBERS. 1952 By SofcwcrlfrKm Owif by President Gallagher a week ago yesterday following s tl the report of a special committee of'-the Board of Higher £l ——: —:—•—^— ^—• Education investaff»tinfir athle- r-aetivitiea at the College. >rd President Gallagher indicat ed that had the three come^tor— ward and placed whatever _ia- y i: formation they had at their dis syr posal in -the hsnds of' tibe in~r tio vestigators immediately* punitive action would" not' have" heeir 5W e*mt* taken. ~ '"-' " — -:—--•-.:.:._ Finis Former assistant baslretball £oach Bobby Sand, suspended last week as a result of the Pi "Prom the BH-E report," the thjdisclosures of the Bb@d,ot^iigher Education, has announced that he will fight the charges President explained, "I had no fouijdirected at him and nis^&Es0Center. re- to sign an affidavit to play charges against Dr. Sam Wino- ;"CoI Miss -Feinstein, who was dismissed last week from her position with the Placement of f a City team to tour South grad, former Faculty Manager ier b fice, said that instructional departments at the College failed to assign instructors to aid America that summer. It urged of Athletics, owing to the fact rrien in proctoring of re-examinations, which are given twice yearly. Warner to do so regardless Of v can any human being ex that .he ;**reeognized, even be- wen actual practice/' said Mr. Tay- Registrar's office—^vas that the his intentions and promised, in pect to properly supervise an ex 4ated4y~, -jujb- responsibility—for- D> the alone?" asked Miss Feinstein. Committee that had previously vide the necessary number of background. She was working seen withheld*** players. ^ Miss F^einstein emphasized that (See page 4 for Sand letter) proctors." Downtown when her suspension Dr. Gallagher pointed out that she brought -the problem to What was Sand's defense The present re-examination sys was announced. it was primarily this immediate Robert Taylor, Registrar, follow against this letter? tem was effected in September, cooperation, rather than the ing one test taken by a greater Miss Feinstein said that at a 71 ''First of alL/'~ he explained, 1951. It was ^fecided by Mr. Tay consideration v of Winograd's number of students than had pre-arranged appointment last, 'That letter has been presented lor that the individual depart part in CCNY's commercialized been originally anticipated. ments would be responsible for Thursday, President Buell Gal completely out-of-context with lagher failed 'to specify the athletic program, which result "S the affairs and events immediate - According to Mr. Taylor, a the testing of students, a system ed m the more lenient treat charges which have been tevelled ly preceding its writing. You pian was conceived where it was long prevalent at the Business ment. decided that proctors from the Center. against her. Last Friday after Thil must remember that at the time Winograd had no comment to Registrar's office would be aug At the same time, Judith Fein noon. Dr. Gallrwlier declared that we had just won the double cham make about the investigation mented by instructors from the stein had voluntarily applied for he did not fee! it necessary to •2-2 pionship, and as a result I had disclosures, except to say that a transfer to a position of in expose her to publicity. just been granted my tenure after teaching departments of the he believes "the facts speaje terviewer at the Business Cen ens :-. long, hard struggle. I was so School. Andrew O'Neill, Board of for themselves,." Both Lloyd ter's placement bureau. grateful to "the boys, I'd have "I must admit the plan was Higher Education investigator^, and Hoiman have declared that Her reason for ..leaving the (Continued on page 4) better on paper than it was in has affirmed- the discovery of they -will fight---the suspension ii.stances of improper handling, when *t comes up before a de T of examinations by both Miss partmental trial some time Hassman Denies Bribe Charge; Feinstein, and an as yet unnamed around the end ofe December. y th< person who also worked at the Dr. Gallagher's only general •part Registrar's office. (Continued on page 3) m i; lines: Attempt Unknown By DA Probe ening Leonard Hassman, a member He acknowledges telling Mr. Hassman avers he was not BHE Allows Ch^ielz Te the College's basketball team Schmones of the offer, but he given any information about a Bcenv or contends that he never saw the in 1945, has refuted Board of bribe attempt by his son. Bragen, Smith Also Cleared man he spoke to again. Higher Education charges that Mr. Vincent O'Conner. assist- After Schmones went to Nat At least cne happy note was to Be"fGtftid in the-BHE in 1 l0S' — ant to the District Attorney, in- he attempted to bribe Paul Hoiman with the story, the BHK vestigations of athletics at City College. Three former mem sen- Sehmone*, then captain of the report states that Hoiman told formed THE TICKER that his of bers of th^ Lavender basketball team were vindicated of 5, th# squad. Frank Lhjgrd of the matter. Lloyd fice had no information on the any complicity in the altering of their scholastic recordafT The trio includes- Ed Chenetz, wori H ass man also contends that he is accused of not contacting any Hassman incident previous to the arranging a suitable schedule. Arnie Smith and Morris (Moe) uever was previously investigated higher authority about the situa BHE report. Beaver hoop coach Dave Po- Bragen. com tion. M>- O'Conner asserted tl \\ lansky feels that Chenetz would by any grcup connected with the Of the three, only Chenetz is Hassman was dropped from be a welcome addition_ _to_ the l^HE in relation to the bribery there was no mdicatitm--as-^feo-.-a«y- stiTI a 'student af tmy College amr 5 I'M College in 1945 for "overcutting squad, and could make the start ^ tie-in between Hassman and is therefore eligible once again <>?"fer.~ his Hygiene classes." His father ing five in all likelihood as soon ;at:0! for varsity, com.petition. However, Concerning the' incident cited recalls that at the time of his other known gamblers or fixers. as he could round into top play Hassman said that he is con the G-5 center is uncertain as P' by the BHE, Hassman relates -son's expulsion he went to the ing condition. Othel i'.'iw he was approached, a few Hygiene Department and 'pleal- templating libel action against to_ whether- he will be able to re biocks from the Uptown campus. ed" with Professor Lloyd an-1 those newspapers using his name sume his basketball activities, Smith was the captain of i _a: by a man offering Mm "quite a others **Lo give my boy another in connection with the alleged since he is currently working and last season's team prior to the ^um" to fix ball games. chance." bribery attempt. feels he would have difficulty in "^UiiClosuve" of his ineligibility. ,^3*&r m
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The <5opmMKfct«e bring* t&a£&&& rl^eyd i^^rejpor>fc ' TT^lmntt - A^t ^Tfyther ^>f thereof, to^study^he whole problem,./* of crime at the Sehool during: the i>ast weelc Professor Frankv-ST Lloyd ing Barnes were brought to him. charges leveled a^fainst"the suspended^fesEsketbaR coach. Questioned by this Cbnrtnittee- This^6mmttteethen issued a report. From February 6, In the College's Music Department, rt :wasdiscoVered hy Vt&iesoor George A. Wilson As Ghairmaarof the Hygiene IndicsdiBg'that-hls brother woultfprob^ly rettam fromr in June, 1952, as to "whether' he lS52^throug-h July 15. 1952, a "special examiner" made an, that a thief had .gained ^entrance i»to his piftce; jimmied open a wooden cabinet, and made jcepartmont, he was chairman of December to>defend himself ^against Board of Higrher • ** ' had ever conCrtned or cheeked -investigation of a}\ the facts. On November 17, 1952 this :>ff with phonograph records valued at $22^50. the Vacuity Athletic Committee ciared that the entire family was solidly behind the actual . results of the -game, he- /^rnyrnngp issnpri aimtiigr report. In it they stated concrete, Later, Professor Wilson f oimd that a jn^fe^<»tei^JjB^12|Q_hM JlggB^l^yjetoMed and an ,ich laid down the policies and some-time this weeK^o discuss the situation and retam replied, "It was no—concern—^og- categorical charges against 4hree members of the faculty ".•'". ' _ ' .. . " ~ automatic phonograph, valued-'at hich was responsible for the mine." Our Committer considers who were connected with out basketball team, as result of (administration of intercollegiate this reply an evidence of cynical their findings. Athletics- at City College. Despite nograph, belottging to a student, disregard of elementary precau Following the release of this report. President Buell G. Uptown Mouse Closes Yof. Lloyd's complete knowledge tions that were his direct re ingr made a scapegoat in tKffer Gallagher suspended these three men primarily- on the basis was found- untouched, in the same >f and -wiitings^- about the —im-- sn sponsibility asncoaehr- — entire affair.'^ . of their refusal to give, testimony before the committee. In jortance of maintaining the in- cabinet. Our committee is convinced fn anaiyxing the BHE report, the eoramitteeV report j^sufes4^ ^ ITS |tegrity.-of- amateur, ^a th 1 etics^as ..-.._ Almost, simultaneously^ Charles. •--thatr- either Prof. Holman knew • Mr> Holman found that the com each of the charged ihstructor^rwKe^rwOuld lead the reader- chairman of the FAC he approved "If there was anybody^ in a position to niaKe mohey if l^r iSftHrty Epstein . Siegel, president of the_ Intra- very well many of the aspects of r mittee emphasized tirefe naam ?;• x to assume that all three are guilty. payments to high sehool coaches - The Uptown* Center House Plan will close temporarily Mural Board, noticed that a sim big-time basketball dealt with in was Bobby Sand. But the guy loyed CCNY—it was his life." points in thlfr castigation 'bf~*"K»~ from athletic funds- for scouting^ Under the system of jurisprudence, which we have in b£ order of-the Board of Directors of Student Houses In this, report or else was so naive That was the way Sy Levitchy former member ^6f the brother, concerning "the coach's* ilar metal cabinet in the 1MB [and recruiting. He approved the America, a man is assumed innocent until proven guilty^Pfe corporated. _^ ^= — -=t^r- as to throw doubt on his fitness College's championship basketball team, described one of attitudes towark •=• the Shmones maintain that a man cannot^be-pro^EEirKiiilty until alt ofther office was~ pried-open and a met getting up of the "Athletic Guid The Buildmcr'now occupied by Ht)use PlaTr^^Hlt-uildergo as a teacher. the three men currently under fire by the Board of. Higher bribe attempt, the Sand letter to evidence against him has been presented «nd until he "has al s^^nlgrd&^x^jcontaining intra ance Program" which was in Education. > , / — ' -^ Ed "Warner, and the gambling Tcpairs attd will be made fire Harry Sand had an opportunity to answer it. The persons on the jury mural niedals, was pilfered. The reality a recruiting program for The lumbering hoopster was- clement in generaL proof .Only~the basement rumpus jhigrh school athletes and the pro Harry Sand did the leg-work at their trial, a# well as the committee itself, should keep Junior Class medals, had a value of oyer $50. referring to a South American 'Conspiracy'... in mind that these men are guilty only after their in motion of big-time athletics at for big-time b a s"k e t b a 1 1 . „ Mr, Holman could not under room and first floor will re Both robberies are strikingly He loaned money to^ players am t_in the summer of 1950 by a (Continsed from page 1) stand the Board's references to nocence has been disproven. :S main open. similar, in that the two office ity College. Prof. Lloyd knew :amment on the investigation that basketball varsity players was the. contact man for making team coached by Sand, after plans the first t^. points, insomuch as. We feel that in light of the faCt that none of these Provisions have been made for doors were not forced, but ap concerned itself with a reasser- icutally played summer basket- whatever arrangements were nec to have the CCNY double-victory Holman reported both the Schmo men has. had an opportunity yet to defend -themselves Larry Stevens, noted night all House Plan units to meet in tion of the final paragraph of parently opened with duplicate baW for pay, and that these men, essary to induce players to come squad play in Latin America fail nes attempt and the Sand letter against the charges which have been levied against them; club, radio and television dancer, available, rooms in Army Hall, the BHE report, -which states keys. cnown to be professiDnal athletes to the College and play. ed to materialize. to bis immediate superior, Dr. and in view-of that, we have received no evidence of their will highlight the entertainment the Main Building and Townsend that "City College, during the In a motion presented to-the (within the meaning of the ama Although Sand showed con Levitch asserted that Sand X.loyd', in. each instance. innocence or guilt. It is-a grave mistake for anyone to pre at the Junior Prom, scheduled Han-is. The old Army Hall Res Inter-Club Board two weeks ago, teur athletic code, were never cern with possibilities of gambling "paid his wife's expenses out of 105 years of its existence, has determine whether these men are innocent or guilty. * for the Coconut Grove of the idential Lounge /will be used as The brother of . th* fabulous theless used in intercollegiate and bribery to the extent of his own pocket*' for the duration experienced and successfully Park Sheraton Hotel, Saturday a program area/ for the houses. Jerry Lewis*, Upper *54 Student '*Mrr~Basketb*H" wa& particu By making a decision on the incomplete "evidence" we jlay to represent City College. calling them to the attention^ of- of the trip. The squad received met many challenges. We are evening, December 1'S. Council representative, asked that larly incensed at the BHE state have before us, .we would be using a method of **trial by Lamport House has agreed to Coach Holman, he shared with money to cover their personal confident that it wilL success Pledges for the «emi-formal share its parties with the Uptown "ICB establish .-% eomSnittee ^to-- fully meet this challenge."^ ment which attacked Holman for journalism." Associate Professor Nat Holman "his superior a complete cynicism expenses. his "no concern of mine" reply affair, which also features Har Center House Plan. ~ coo^eralerwMi .tlie 'pf^i^-:0$T^; When questioned on the func __We honestly feel that, at this time, we cannot either con In testimony before our Com- toward the amateur athletic code. to the BHE query as to -whether old Eden's orchestra, »are on sale The Uptown House will re •^ter/iB.-i^v^thrv.ey of crime-at City The tour was under AAU aus tion of the President concern demn or condone, any or al! of these men. Once we have all tviLteje^-Prof. Holman consistent- He not only saw~nothing wrong or not he had ever checked point of the facts in the case, we will take a definite stand and ir, the ninth floor booth for $5, main closed until the building College.'^ T-fee'~ motion was pices according to Bobby Sand. ing the approval of the College attempted to give the impres- in the playing of varsity players - The players were each getting1 spreads with the results of give our opinions as to whether we believe they are innocent the complete cost of Prom tick is repaired. f eated* 7-20-j6v ' -r -" ; FioJi.tliaJfc-his sole job was coach- during the summer for money, athletic budget, Dr. Gallagher ets being S14. -$1 a day to cover expenses as games. ur guilty. •aSw -. pointed out that he had no that he knew nothing about but in a letter to Warner, dated provided by the amateur code. Mr. Stevens, a former City ir.e details of recruiting basket- June. 21/ 1950, he urged Warner* knowle'dge of the system in "It was one of those-'daraned- College student, who starred in Revenue of School Da&ee il players or aiding them to get to sign an affidavit that he would The troupe which traveled to use during Dr. Harry N. if-you do., damned^—if-you don't, Theatror.'s "Good News." has o College. He insisted that a participate in a proposed South Brazil, mainly because of the Wright's . term of office. The questions," said Holman's broth* Retail Division's New performed on the Milton Berle b>ach had to believe implicitly in American tour of the players. In efforts of the Jewish Welfare point was brought out upon the er. In reference to the BHE critic Show and at Cafe Society To Aid Injured Athletes lire honesty of his players. 3n this letter he promised to kick Board, listed Al Roth, Ed Roman, iiscloaure of the recruiting isms of allowing players to par Viewed b> Business Leaders with Josh White- He has made The first School-Wide Dance, set up to aid injured ath i( .;:• investigation last year our to the players the S2250 he re Herb Cohen and Levitch among practices of the Faculty Guid ticipate in summer basketball. zrecueuz appearances in Boston I' .iniittee asked Prof. Holman if ceived in payment. He indicated its players. Eddie Gard of LIU ance Committee, which-- includ Mr. Holman emphasized the fact By Thehna Weiner iy i.n<: Baltimore nightclubs. letes, will be held Saturday evening, in Hansen Hall. The entire proceeds of this dance will go to the Stein Fund •e had any information for the that Warner would not have to and two Duquesne players also ed payments to high school that such practices were not bar The Retailing Division of City College presented a pre^ live up to his promise if an '*Act, were members of the squad. coaches. red by the AAU. view i > i • witii the ore- ter-Club Board, can be purchased Sand's offer to* split the money Day. He ' was then employed De-ivr;-:-^ "use :n i r. c-vr junction breaks, and a strolling trio will plied by Steve Finesmith and his i . . vi ... ^,i* —. . -. . • ^. . . -*•-K~ I .',.' —*i- «.* w'_. *-. - from representatives of these or he received with Warner and oth along with Ed Chenetz, at the Applications are now available page subscriptions in Lexicon . .ev. of the film, a conference play request tunes during din band. He is a veteran~of numer 'IIIIIHfftllllflUlflHIIIItlflllflllllllll^ pa-: "Urgent UTT. cr.;.:.'': :*t*">J"es. tfii.-" ganizations and in the Depai't- er players and his statement that Nemerson Hotel in* South- Falls- in 921 for two Student Athletic '53 has been set for December. v.-i -•- held or: •'Blendi'v: ILxpe'-i- ner. ous School functions. i..<: ::.te i. siki'.- :T;.".' streiser th-» f-'.ct and Education tr- Upgrade ment of Student Life, 921. They Ring in | an extra game would be fitted in burgh, N. Y. Association reps. Applicants may Individual subscriptions for , the i-f Duycis, pers-vnnei man- V Engaged? ... in Brooklyn, GRAMERCY college teacher to a college play $7.50 but a deposit will hold the •-• ittc-. a trroup of representatives ketball team, then travelling five signatures are necessary . . . it^crs. chair. >".".": :r.una.2rers. res- er to violate basic amateur stand book for any senior . . . Theatron ii<'«r. 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Tuesday, November 254 1952
It had j^e>rujpt^>ongr or later*. Wneti the Board of -Higher EdTica-j tion ^announcer its plans to JdeTve_ into the City CoHege ^a^hletic| ^^picTture, Ve knew it was only a matter of time. _..,-.•'"" 1 Getting- ah opportunity to show its wares for the first time under--iSre,the current' - -'-T^ ^ -•'•"aw ^hff^r.t.fa^!rJriggg_jTag^.lS£^^ the L*avender-til^ edition of the City College basketball squad will open its season^iader tfce tutelage of floor, it jremaizis to be seen, just hpv effective xhe' ^HK d^tT^ttp] its new coach, Dave Pofansky, Saturday night against Hunjtej^atrthe Main>GyTn, for the will prove^ , ^^^ benefit of the Stein Fund. The event will also feature the^rival schools* freshman fives T3>ere are a lot of angles to this whole situatiowT"probably a lot! in the initial game beginning at 7. ^""^ ..__. - more than yon or I w*H ever know-. I suspect «any of theaa'will bej uncovered at the departmental trials somel time armmd the end of J Since this is xmly Ifunter's second "seascm of bas%et^all, thefirst year-being speirfc piay- December. --"'"' '"" —.•-.-,-»-- •_ -.^.-,..._ mg opposing freshman teams, the game figures to be one of the I can only hope that all these disclosures will be put to some] few breathers on City's schedule. Sand Refutes Charges positive purpose. Without "the commercialized- basketball program I Throe of the five -men who so-.meticulously exposed here at the College, we've, got a financialI arc definitely expected to start problem. And unless some constructive steps are taken which will! ---against---H-unter are X3a.pta.iii Jer^ alleviate that problem, the threat of commercialization of some tyjpej ry Domershick. Mery Sberr and to Suspension will be ever, present. —--—- - - ,-r—- — -+ - -..^ - - ^ :. _—LI^J__:_—_i_^ . Howie Buss. The two remaining (Continued from page 1) "to be a witness, not one of the r starting berths will be filled by done anything for them. They defendants. I can't deny the motives of the^ Board of Higher Education in the four remaining members of wanted to make the trip pretty ''Looking back on it, I can see conducting this investigation, but that still doesn't prevent me from Polansky's seven-man nucleus. badly, and if we didn't have that writing the letter „was airing a couple of gripes concerning certain aspects of it. "This quartet includes Marty Eddie, the whole thing would be ' a mistake," he concluded. "I was First, I feel deep regret in the fact that this investigation has Gurkin, Jerry Gold, Charlie called off." wrong, but at the time, I felt so been such a drawn-out, painful process. It's been like puffing teeth. Kowe and Jack Chudnoff. "Secondly,"*. Sand continued, 'graceful to the--boys that I wanted Revelations have been interspersed at various intervals, and each has By starting Gurkin along with "there was no secrecy about the to do something for them. The blackened the name of City College immeasurably. I have no doubts Buss and Shorr, Polansky will letter. A lot of people knew about trip just couldn't be made, unless but that it could have been avoided. be able to field a comparatively it. I could't produce it for the in7 Eddie signed the affidavits Secondly, the whole attitude of the pious BHE has been one of tall squad, but -will have to sac vesttgator for the simple reason "Still, are we all so pure that complete amazement and shock at the practices and attitudes of the rifice the element of speed to a that the thing was written in we've never made a mistake? past seven years. large extent. longhand and I had no copies. And was this letter of such over Yet all these practices were fully within the sanction of the BHE, Since the team has had a lim O'Neill and I started to talk of whelming importance in light of NCAA, AAU, and what-have-you. ited period of training in pre tne South American trip at^ttre everything else that has been paration for its season opener as beginning of his investigation. going on? It's gene rally assumed that the reason this investigation has been a r-.-stdt of -a. new NCAA riding. and I'd have told him about the "I repeat, the trip was never so thorough is because of the fact that City College is a municipal, I'clans ky has tried to condition letter if I'd had the emmee-. -But made, and no monies were ever tax-supported institution. All well_and good. ' - the squad gradually. While he he asked me to get on to the paid. The actual contract with But back in 1945, the handwriting was clearly on the BHE* wall. expects them to be sharp for more important- topics he had in tlie pro meter still had to be sign Brooklyn College was involved in a bit of'^a scandal of its own. tiie Hunter fray, he is endeavor mind." ed. Do. we punish someone for involving an attempted fix up at Boston Garden. Brooklyn College, ing to have them in top physical ""And you've also got to re thinkinjr of a crime? Or do we ipeed I. remind you, is another City-run institution. c';ndiiior<_££>-r''~'the cajrer.s' first member that the trip was never wait until after the crime has ''.Were involved investigations launched into the' Brooklyn College tea' test, of the campaign against made, and no monies were ever been committed?" athletic picture? Were - commercial arenas or summer basketball A del 3;. Li on i'etemhc: o. paid. Signing the affidavit didn't banned? Were any precautions taken to avoid similar occurrences in Hunter shouldn't give the La- constitute :r contract, because the the future? vender any trouble in the height p»uyv;s still had no guarantee Booters Bow The BHE itself, then, is far from blameless in some of the very ."f.f^M.Tifcr.t, inasmuch a:- seven that the trirs wouiti be made. practices the three suspended men are accused of. ( f the seventeen players listed - "Still another point I want tn In Final Tilt *••'•' • • ir.i Il„::.ic. •. osi.'-: arc under v eniphas.ze i.- ;hat the soirit of City College's soccer tear:-, had ~i":>; :'ec*t. The t\.v<-. tallest operat And finally, there's the case of Bobby Sand. ~- the iett'-r j j; not on e. of persona! its unbeaten string of five ive- • -•:' ]t:\ Jaf-k Begeiman's five 1 We asked one of the players on Sand's freshman basketball tear.: aggrandize n' ent. It wasn't like straight games come to an end on aie Ai Altschiiier and Ec of a couple of years ago just what he thought of Bobby—as a sayincr •iet s yo. we can ali make Saturday at Hbboken. New Jer "Moose" Michael, both of whom coach and as a man. ;-.omc rr.on e\ on th is deal.5 The sey, as an aggressive Stevens are o-i. ; iette - W^iji •written. out- of deep Tech eleven scored four times in "Just great," the guy said. "Always trying to help us." Th" ''>:. tilt will" enabk- both gratitude t< i ti le players who the second half to beat the Beav- And that's more than one man's opinion. Any ballplayer who's me.'::o t.' v i e v. t h o n e w NCAA wante : to . ir ake the trip, i knew e' s, 4-2, in the season finale. ever played under Sand will tell you the same thing. He was the ;:, actior.. Under this ihev'c en J Ed Warner at Klein> Hili- >t, as captain, and friend i* If Sand was guilty of such an attitude, then so too were members your part it you Uo go. of the Board of ^Higher Education, not to mention other regulatory side on June 21. 1950." o: tr.c me.-^bcrs tiie team. The monies I would get for ••••.•>: .thei" y, ishes. bodies, for themselves sanctioning these practices by a "hands off" , , , the trirj—as in the case of Clair policy. — Se,:>>;-. .:y—1 twink pc; .sf>: .; .i'iv Bee—witi go to .you fellov.'s. I'm The most damaging evidence, of course, was. the letter to Ei •;• >•..«;: f- si^.;n an; return shouh: make th<.' trip. But I very deeply grateful to you and :<>r:r. : Warner asking him to sign an affidavit stating that he would under be satisfied -ifyou sign and other members of OUT- champion to me i:: the enci-'sed p-r. take^! proposed South American tour. -er:> hack the form - without be- ship team. You made my tenure I think Bobby explains it pretty well elsewhere on these pages. It Nov. near- me out y way in which I can help you players wanted to make the trip and, unless "Warner signed, they tne form to me. ff-nnal appi-.>v.al na.rhal liiffetetices bet%\'evn the and the other fellows on the couldn't. It was as simple as that. \vili be jjiven for ti:e trip. I trip and what you will make team will be the way I will pur won't hold you .nejsonaliy to the" du'.inir the last two weeks of Au sue. The fellows want to make Sand has never attempted to condone or. conceal the letter. He promise implicit in the form. With gust will be mighty small. The this trip——to accommcdate,"rthem. admits that it was a mistake, but at the time it seemed the only way Sam and- Nat awuy—iet us say last weeks in August are al I'm willing to undertake this re to secure the trip tor the guys he was always trying help. an "Act of God"--hurt ankle. ways very slow in the "moun sponsibility. And it is with this Sand's constructive ideas and pix>posals throughout his tenure at ; the trip will take. Furthermore. Saracheck ana Kisenstein or any three of which were ihcorported into the Board's first report. He s the trip. After aim there are se-"- «<**>'-promised ti\e boys that th»-y one else. Thev are verv close to discussed other, constructive ideas in the direction of ncn-comme en weeks between no-w ami Au iiiay be able tf "it in an extra Sam—and v. ill kill this plan. Dt- cialization witn Themoers of the~iiuaid. Only space-prevents elabor.-- gust K>-—;-t i^re-at ivuinj5^ things oaxi-ve -with.-the- '*,>•-^*kickAC,-• , ^jtd^ig to str-oy the letter—if vou wiii-^- tion aJL.Jlb.is -trrae: can hai>pen. FIve.n you -may de? the bovs Theiefore 1 d-on't feel a: tei si«;ning and sentiing the Sand's suspension certainly deserves a lot more consideration than ciue to go. At any—rate v-ou that tiiele will be anv foi m to me. a mere arbitrarv action. ,