Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Objections to Halpin's Manag-
ing the 0lympiad Party.
GORGETOWN'S NEW COACH
Efforts Being Made to. Engage
Harvey Vail.
MATCH WITH HACKENsCHMIDT
American Wrestler Will Meet the
Russian Lion'-Local Amateurs
Will Become Professionals.


A A. u In New York. with Ralph Rose
charged with professionalism. rumors of
Iongboats reinstatement and agitation
against the appointment of Mr.. Halpin
as manager of Americas Olympic team
and President Jordons charges against
college athletics there is certainly some
ling doing in amateur athletic circles.
James F. Sullivan. president of the A
L.. saws: THE Amateur Athletic
Union entered into an alliance with the
Military Athletic League for the better
ment of sport. and If the Military Ath-
letic League is in such a position that 1t
cannot get rid of professionals it had bet
ter go 1t alone and not be a member OF
the Amateur Athletic Union. The ANA
teur Athletic Union stands for clean
sport honesty in athletics and competi-
ton between amateurs only. and if we
have an organization that is encouraging
professionals 1t had better be requested
to stand alone. The entire matter Will
be presented to the board of governors
Of the Amateur Athletic Union after the
holidays. In the meantime if the Military
Athletic League does not rid Itself or the
professionals the members of that or
ganization can compete among themselves.
I presume that is what the Military Ath-
leric League wants.
Ralph Roses Case.
Ralph Rose is charged with profession
alism on the ground that he was paid to
go to Michigan as stated by DR.. David
Starr Jordon of Stanford University. 1t
is stated by Roses friends that Stanford
students tried hard to induce Rose to so
to Stanford and failed He wanted to go
to the University of California, where Al
Plaw and other athletic friends of his
were studying. But Ralph's father.
well-known judge, insisted upon Ralph's
going to Michigan. as he considered the
Michigan law school the best in the coun-
try. Rose was under age and had to do
he was told. That's the true story of
his going to Michigan. The element of
professionalism never entered into it for
a second.
Objection to Halpin.
Regarding the appointment of Mr.. Hal
pin as manager of the Olympic team pro-
test is made against him because of his
treatment of the members of the team
which competed at Athens. A prominent
athlete said yesterday:
THE whole thing is doing great deal
OF harm to the track and field sport. From
what / can learn only a few hundred dol
lars has been pledged so far toward the
expenses of sending a team to London,
and this sort of fight is likely TO keep
many men from subscribing The Irish
American A c. must have good ground
for protest. 1 hardly think they would
make one unless they felt they were alb
solutely right in the matter.
If the trouble leads to a fight among
the. prominent clubs of the A. A. L., l
would not be a bit surprised to see the
American team composed almost entirely
of college men. Already there are rumors
to the effect that the colleges will get to-
gether. raise the necessary money for ex-
penses and make an offer to the American
committee of the Olympic games to send
strong team that will Include competi-
aan6-He1d shtEt> is concern ed. OF course,
out the club, Asaietes altogether, but hav
Ing plenty, Of honey and large number
oftmen who could easily spare the time
to take part inA the great London meet.
three-quaFers st the team would surely
be STUDENTS af-the various colleges
u What Athletes Say.
F'olieyang Martin Sheridans announce
ment that he w0Yd positively refuse to
try for khs ne4r Olympic team if it was
managed by Halpin, other athletes who
were on last years team yesterday de-
clared thau under no circumstances would
they try = go to London under last
years manager.
w. d. Eaton of Boston, the worlds
champion sixty-yard flyer. said little but
expressed much. I'D swim to London
before I'd go under his charge" he said.
Eaton IS one of the fastest sprinters in
the country, a popular member of the
Boston Athletic Association and consid-
cred by expeffssto have chance second
10 none OF beating the best men in the
world in the short dashes.
Melvin Sheppard. the fastest half-miler
in the country. says he will not go TO Lon
don in Halpins charge.
II wasn't on last years team and can't
cay from experience how Halpin treated
the athletes. but when men whose truth
fulness I believe tell me how badly they
Jared under his management I've come to
the conclusion that he is not the proper
man for the position, and I'll not take the
chance OF being insulted and bullied by
him next summer.
Though Sheppard was not member of
last years team 1t was not because of
his inability 10 make the team. He was
under suspension by the A. A. L. when
the team sailed and not taken
along. While his American fellow ath-
letes were winning glory in Athens he
was reinstated and since then has been
in good standing with the controlling body.
His absence from the team, experts say,
would seriously injure the chances of the
Americans scoring victory.
Harvey Cohn, Lawson Robertson, Mike
Spring and Billy Frank also emphatically
declared they would make no effort to go
abroad IL Haipin manages the team.