Dartmouth at Yale

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  The Waterbury Democrat, November 2, 1938, page 16

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  Heavenly Gates Drops Dartmouth to Get Religion l 1oOStOAAk 1NONS 6-NO9 J-AA0AA AAA& - ton K. (Heavenly) Gates, Dart mouths able blocking qIArterback, turned his back forever on college and football today to seek peace and contentment with the Holy Ghost and Us” Society high in the New Hampshire hills. Exchanging gridiron togs for over- alls, the 24-year-old Saugus, Mass, youth worked with fellow members of the religious cult, also known as the Legion of God” on its Salem Turkey farm at Amherst, N. H. The cult believes that it alone can save souls from annihilation. Its regulations forbid the use of liquor, certain foods and contact with the outside world. Since its members believe 8 new great flood some day will envelope the earth, the cults farms all are situated on high ground. Gates resignation from Dart mouth was disclosed last night in an extraordinary press interview hastily called in a Boston hotel by Robert P. (Whitey) Fuller, the cole lege publicity director, on orders by Dean Lloyd K. Neidlinger. Too Rough Belief that football aggressiyeness violated the tenets of the cult, of which he has been a member. for nearly three years, prompted Gates resignation, Fuller said. 1AtncS Ia0fcirvN kS frvauo1rA rn1lanpA life and football fame came only “A hours after he entered the Dart inouth-Yale game Saturday and, with only three days practice, helped halt the Ellis first-period touchdown march and then, as quarterback, lead his teammates to a 24–⁠6 victory. At i p. m. Sunday he was enthus- iastically discussing with teammates at the training table prospects of a win over Cornell. Three hours later, however, he taxied from the college at Hanover, N. H., to White River Junction, Vt, went by train to Manchester, N. H., and motored 12 miles to the cult farm at Amherst. His letter of resignation was re- ceived by Dean Neidlinger Sunday night and next day the Dean, Fuller and Joe Pyrtek, friend and former teammate of Gates, went to the cult farm. For two hours they pleaded with Gates to return to college, but he remained adamant. “He insisted that he had left the college voluntarily and he refused to leave the colony” Neidlinger said in a signed statement released by Fuller. “He seemed convinced that he should complete his college course, but uncertain that he could remain in college and resist the temptation of football” Leader of the cult at Amherst is Joseph Holland, 35, a former Bates college athlete, who resides on the farm with his wife and seven- month-old daughter Winola. Others at the farm include Kenneth Sand ford, 20, of Durham, Me, MT. and Mrs. John Fuller of Easton, Me, Randolph Paige, 22, of Ottawa, Kan, and Amos Anderson, 21, and Everett Knight, IS, both of Dur ham. The Holy Ghost and Us Society was founded in 1893 at Durham. Me. by Frank Sandford, who called himself “Elijah.” Sanford also was a former Bates College athlete, at one time being considered for major league baseball. Not So Bad Money from converts poured into the treasury from all over the world. The world not ending as he had predicted, Sanford announced that God had commissioned him to go forth and convert the heathen. Legend said that when he prayed for money, a $l0,000 check appeared and he thereupon purchased the 150-ton schooner Coroaet. The last of many voyages on the Coronet was made in 1911, when eight members of the party died of privatiot1. and scurvy. Convicted of “neglecting the welfare” of his crew, Sanford was sentenced to 10 years in the federal penitentiary at At lanta, but was released for good be- haviour in 1913. Sandford returned to Maine, but found his followers had scattered. then de disappeared. Teammates said Gates apparently had debated the step for many months before deciding to give up college. Star quarterback and block CT last fall, he did not report for practice this year until, unable to resist longer. he appared suddenly three days before the Yale game. At the college he had kept much to himself, making few close friends. He paid his expenses by selling furniture and working as a waiter in Clark school for board. He spent summers at the cult farm. Had he continued at Dartmouth, he would have graduated in June. He was good student, having won at least one scholarship. Gates Is one of II children of El- der Gates of Saugus, Mass, an em-

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 31, 1938, page 5 (results column)

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  Points FOOT BAIL m {a{3SW{5 IFS Me The following are final scores of leading football games played last Saturday afternoon on the principal grid fields in the Nation: Idaho 19; Montana 6. Oregon Frosh 0; University of Washington Frosh 6. Stanford 0; U.CLA. 6. Oregon State T. California 13. Oregon T; Southern California 31 Washington State IS; Gonzaga 13. Oklahoma 23; Tulsa 6. Centenary IT; Loyola G. Utah State 6; Colorado State 0. Amherst 35; Massachusetts State 0. Maryland IA; Virginia Military 47. Montana State 20; Portland 12. Grinnell 6; Drake 2l. Army ‘; Notre Dame 19. Michigan IA, Illinois 0. Colgate O; Holy Cross 0. Tufts 0: Brown 48. Dartmouth 24; Yale 6. Santa Clara ‘; Michigan State 6. Duke IA; North Carolina 0. Fordham 13; Pittsburgh 24. Cornell 23; Columbia T. Washington and Lee o; Richmond 6. Mississippi 25; George Washing ton 0. Cincinnati 12; Ohio 13 !, Ohio State 32; New York Uni versity 0. Alabama 26; Kentucky 6. North Carolina State 0; Virginia Tech ‘. William and Mary 0; Virginia 34. John Hopkins ‘; Haverford 6. Indiana O; Wisconsin 6. Iowa State T; Marquette J. Missouri 13; Nebraska 10. Purdue 0: Iowa 0. Minnesota 3; Northwestern 6. Louisiana State 6; Tennessee IA. Texas Christian 39; Baylor T. Kansas 27; Kansas State T. South Dakota ‘; South Dakota State 0. DePauw IA; Chicago 34. Mississippi State o; Tulane 27. Carnegie Tech 27; Akron 13. Miami 16; Wesleyan 20 Texas A and M 13; Arkansas ‘. Southern Methodist T; Texas 6. Georgia Tech 2; Vanderbilt 13. Auburn 0: Rice IA. Navy 0; Penn 0, tie. Harvard 26; Princeton ‘. Penn State B; Syracuse 6. St. Louis U 13; Catholic U 0.

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  Evening star, October 30, 1938, page 34 (results column)

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  the pressure in the fourth and won, 24-l3, before = crowd Of 1900, biggest that ever saw q sports event In Pittsburgh. Baylor simply was no match for Texas Christians Horned Frogs, who rolled up an amazing 39–⁠7 count. George Wash ington likewise was outclassed by Mississippi, 25–⁠0. Meanwhile, Santa Clara, Dart mouth, Notre Dame, Duke, Ten nessee and Oklahoma protected unbeaten records. A crowd of $4,000 packed the Yankee Stadium and saw Notre Dame, trailing most Of. the way, score twice tn the fourth quarter for 1877 conquest Of Army. Santa Clara’s margin over Michigan State was = point after touchdown, 7–⁠6, while Dartmouth spilled Yale, 24–⁠6. before 72,0Ccc. Tennessee’s brilliant backfield rolled over Louisiana State, l4–⁠6, as Oklahoma found Tulsa easy, ass. The East took beating in In tersectaonal warfare foe. In addition

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Yale leads 50–⁠33–⁠5 in 88 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.