Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1913 — PLAYER GETS TEN CENTS; MADE A PRO [ARTICLE]

PLAYER GETS TEN CENTS; MADE A PRO

The latest development In the effort to purify amateur athletics Is the “professionalization" of a Bt. Louis soccer player for accepting a fee of 10 cents. The crime is not denied by the player, who claims that It was carfare, and so classed as expenses. committee declined to view It In this light, disqualified the player, and ordered the games In which he participated to be replayed.- *