The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-16
FAKE WATER POLO GAME.
n. Y. 4. e. PLAYERS AGREED NOT TO
SCORE AGAINST X. A. g.

"pins.d Foot" Team Made a Goal by Mistake
and Asked tho Referee to DIsallow h-Dr.
Douglas Not Permitted to wear the Ny,
A. q. CoIors In 4. A. q. swimming Conte'ts.
Since tho fall games Of the New York &C
| nj Traycr's Island on Sept. %. there Inns been
| much comment among the members over the
fact that DR.. ". O.. Douglas. n resident mem
Der Of the organization was entered for the
! A, A. &. swimming championship events as l
Now York city, instead Of representing me New
York A. {. Douglas has worn the winged 100
colors, for nearly a decade, inswlmning, cycling
and billiard competitions, and Inquiries into tho
matter showed that the Athletic Committee
refused to enter the noted athlete or allow
him to compete In the name Of the club In
these days Of laundering after laurels, the case
Of a prominent athlete being prevented from
wearing the club colors is such an unusual one
that a searching investigation was MADE ior
the reasons prompting such action.
The trouble between Douglas and the club
management dates back to the game Of water
polo PLAYED between the New York A c. and the
kniCkerbocker A. &. at the SpOrtsmen 3 show
last March. What happened at the time was
not Creditahle TO the winged foot" team, but
until now tho matter has remained a secret
The clubs for years have been rivals at water
polo and I'm the championship game the previous
year thousands Of dollars were WaReIed on tne
result IL was we'll known that the New York
men were not In trim for a hard contest iast
March. but the management was ANXIOUS 10
provide the attraction uf another meeting pc
tween the two crack teams and an agreement
was entered into between the players or some
of them, for what was practically q rake cor
test. The Knickerbocker men, who were IN
fine condition, agreed to make the game appear
interesting 10y not doing their best anu lnis s
keep the score down so that tho New TOTES
would not bo badly beaten while the winged
foot" pla ers went even further and undertook
LyarNfllnH wont ETlHnfllE IN tIN UINl nun,
The il ckerbo. ker A.. c, players carried
out their part Of the >Jrogra,eme g ana
was made until only three minutes play re
NAMED Of the second halt. Then Fred Wenck
Of the New York a, g., who vas el,he5
through the Knickerbocker defence and scored
The New York players tried. their, best 10 be
The double cross. They told the referee
that the goal had not been fairly made ana
when that Official refused TO enteLt"ih faGt
that they had agreed beforehand not 70 score.
some ol the III .uDoI~ ut the old New \ ORR A.
s a.; Dh SEicb fo lr%a% ed w ihS II nree1Ge@nt az and iRiig,hly
iuccnscd At tho idea Of the winged foot con
tinrent "ldving down" 10 any Opponent, re-
ported the matter TO the swimming Committee
Of tho club. That committee took immediate
action, di-hdndcd the team, and rcptlmdnded
those members responsible for the, occurrence:
tho causurp and hs been on the war path over
since. He tried 70 have tho Board Of Gov
/ tIiNOlN ONfllNl' NV ''fllllAANN''l bNN 800
A. d resident member Of the OrrdniIation,
paying the regular dues OF s0D q year, Douglas
!, entitled t. NOR prini,Ee- taan E INm s' mem
bcrship AZ tho discretion Of the BOARD Of Gov
ernors, llc Is, however, aIn'Hdhle 10 the Iol-
lowing bylaw governing competitions;
selections Members selected by the captain 70
prepare Tor or to compete In any athletic event SHAH
have preference oyer o'her mrnihsts IN tmr use OF ~.
name Of the club IN any athletic competition what.
ever without permission from the captain or 'om'
Douglas was not selected BY the captain
10 train for the recent A. 4 l. swimming cham
uionstips but did SO Mt his own expense lie
was notified that he could not compete In the
namc Of the club and then scnt IN his wi en-
trance fees, designating himself as OF New
York city. Tho matter became common talk
among tie club members after tho Champion
shin. and some Of them, one beng a former
curtain of the club. EXPRESSED the opinion
that the Athletic Committee erred IN refusing
To enter the crack swimmer, a he Is a resi-
dent member apparently in good standing
Cant. Charles II. Sheriff.. when seen by n
repOrter OF rHF Sun Yesterday, was at first
disinolIned 70 talk on the subject, but when
the Incidents referred to above were reCounted
he admitted III e1p is sinln Isey thc we're Tc.i Tao'@ Of tRs Gia6
in ne mater Tapt' s sheriff SAD 40 sb,rk ony 70.
sponsiblitv IN the matter. II Is q fac, that l
was not IN this country when the Athletic om-
mittce took action Ia the matter. ! am, how
ever. strongly oprosed To any such practices on
the part Of members of the New York A. {. as
those which took place IN the wafer DOlo game
Tor Inc METROPOLITAN championship last spring.
So far a. the huickerbOCKer team i concerned
there appears to be- no objection To Its members
PLAYING within themselves, In order 70 render
the game attractive TO the spectators, and
prevent showing M the poor condition Of our
team. but It Is outrageous that the men who
wear the winged foot should engage In "A COM
po,li.on for honor In which they bound them
selves down beforehand not to attempt To
score. Such methods are contrary 20 the tirSt
4 r~riuClple Of amateur sport and Is sure TO be-
4 disastrous unless checked at once. | am sure
that the club H. a body and all amateur sports
men will uphold the course pursued By tho
Athletic Committee"