The Washington times., 1905-10-30
DRASTIC ACTION
IN DUFFEY CASE
Jim Sullivan Makes Him a
HOrrid Example.
WANTS LEGAL PUNISHMENT 7
Taking Away Records Not Sufficient
Observation-Disclosures and Austria
liza Receive the Sad News.

The confession of Arthur F. Duffey,
the former Georgetown sprinter and
worlds record holder for the 100-yard
DASH that he has supported himself
through his ability as an amateur ath-
lete. has created furore in Amateur
Athletic Union circles.
Speaking OF the matter James E. Sui
Ivan. secretary of the A, A. u and
chairman of the record committee. says:
That the statement is true. of course.
now all will admit. No good can possi-
bly, come from denying that this state
ment is not absolutely true. and his con-
fession will, no doubt be a good thing
for amateur sport 1t will open the
eyes Of the athletic officials of the
world. who have been hoodwinked roI
years.
Artistic Concealment.
"Dufrey has certainly concealed his
identity in an artistic manner. He has
fooled the officials Of the Intercollegiate
Association and of Georgetown Univer-
sity, who were responsible to the Inter-
collegiate Association for his entry: ne
has posed in Great Britain as an anna
teur and has fooled the officials of the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the United
States as well.
1T is weli-known fact that the Off
cials of the Amateur Athletic Union
had decided to refuse registration card
to Duffey in case he should try to COM
pete again. They felt that after his
last trip around country an irvesti-
cation would naturally be in order, 20
he voluntarily retired from hs a-.I4,eur
position and now exposes himself and
purposes to expose others. In England
they have a legal committee and legal
fund to prosecute just such athletes as
Duffey admits he is. and / firmly believe
that the intercollegiate Association and
the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States should appropriate money
sible No punishment that can be meted
out is toosseyere for Duffey.
Erases His Records.
His name has been fraudu.entiy
placed upon our records and he has
been given events that he himself ad-
mits he was not entitled to. and ed
itor of the Official Athletic Almanac,
which is the recognized athletic almanac
of America. / have this day eliminated
Dufrey's name from the record books,
and in future editions of the Almanac,
such wins as hare been credited TO h.--.
IN the past IN Engldnu, huSlT3lii. anu
America. / Will leave blank. with the
hope that the Intercollegiate Amateur
Athletic Association, the Amateur Attn
letic Association Of Great B-itain. the
Australasian Amateur Athletic Associa-
ton and the Amateur Athletic Union or
the United States will agree with me
that this punishment must be imposed
on Duffey. and that those who finished
second TO him In the different events
throughout the world will be credited as
the winners. and that ali of his records
VIII be left out of the A. A. Z. record
books. i am willing TO lead this cam
the amateur records, that / compile. the
following records of Duffey's:
These Marks Go.
Forty yards 3-5s; made in Boston
February i3 and March 4. 1899; also Feb
ruary 1s. 1901
Fifty yards-5 2-5s; Washington, D. c.,
February 21. 1904
Sixty yards-6 2-5s: made in New York
city November 80. 1899. and June I, 1902
"One hundred yards-The worlds rec
,rd. 3-5s.; made at Berkeley Oval May
81. 1902.
II have taken his name from the list
Of Americas champions for the year
lSs.-l0c yards championship, los.
ION my record book of the Intercolle-
gfate Amateur Athletic Association of
America Dufseys name will be stricken
His record of 3-5s will also be taken
from the list of intercollegiate and coll
legiate records
u shall at once enter into CORRESPOND
enec with President Coombs. of the Aus
tralasian Amateur Athletic Association.
Secretary Herbert. OF the Amateur Atm
letic Association of Great Britain Pres
tdent Stillman. of the intercollegiate As
sociation of Amateur Athletes OF Amer
lea. and President Joseph b Maccab be.
OF the Amateur Athletic Union OF the
United States. with the hope that they
VIII Cooperate with me in every way in
taking from their records the name of
Arthur Duffey and putting In his place
the names of the men from whom he
unJustly took the titles
Woe at Georgetown.
AT Georgetown the athletic officials
refuse TO discuss the much-talked-of
case. During his course Dufrey was one
or the best students in the university
and when he graduated he stood wei IN
his class. Duffey entered Georgetown
from Worcester Academy in 1899 and was
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