On Mon, 9 Jan 1995, Arthur C. Mintz wrote: > >No one ever explicitly made that connection at the time, to my > >recollection. It makes sense to me, but does not change my long standing > >feeling that Decloe, BU, Abbott, and Crocker, for various reasons were > >all treated unjustly at the time. My other recollection concerning this > >sordid affair is that Ned Harkness caused the suspension and forfeitures > >by pursuing this issue. That was what caused me to respond to the Maine > >postings awhile back concerning their recent problems. > > > >Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] > > Partially right. Cornell brought the issue up, because one of their > players, Peter Titanic, was in a similar situation to Decloe and had been > declared ineligible, and Cornell wanted his eligibility restored and was > using Decloe as a precedent. Harkness had nothing to do with it, since by > then he had been with the Detroit Red Wings for two years. > > > ---------- > Arthur C. Mintz [log in to unmask] (607) 255-1487 > Operations Officer (Acting) > Cornell Information Technologies / Information Resources > > "Luck is the residue of design." - Branch Rickey > That's what happens when one relys on memory. I meant whoever (and I won't apply any adjectives here since I have not healed from this yet!) was Cornell coach at the time. It seems like a small thing to have done since no intent was involved. Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] GO BU!!!