The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
MILITARY MEET
HELD TO-X|GHT
1t Is Not Connected with the
Amateur Athletic
Union.
LETTER FROM DR.. VIM. GRANT
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Says No Registered Man May
Compete In the Meet
Here.
LETTER FROM DR.. VIM. GRANT

Great interest is being displayed in
the track meet TO be held to- night In |
tho SEVENTEEN Virginia Regiment Ar. |
mory under the auspices OF the Vir-
gina Volunteer Athletic Associations !
and 1t gives promise OF being a yery |
successful affair.
The meet Is not In any way connect
cd with the A. a. IT,, and no man regis
tered in the A. a. u. viii enter tie |
lists tonight, 1t being purely for
amateurs
registration committee of the South At
lantic Association, of the a. a. u. |
wrote TO The Times-Dispatch, saying
that this liz an unsanctioned meet
that IS, not recognized by the Amateur
Athletic Unlon--and that any man
registered In the A. A. U. who should
suspend himself from amateur stand
ing and would not be eligible to enter
any amateur athletic event.
However, as already stated, no man
pete tonight and those who had en-
tered their names as competitors have
who them baa Entered nhs psna
team. all or whom are registered in
the A. A. u, have. withdrawn their
team: as have also the Richmond High
School. McGhtre's has withdrawn its
first team, all of whom were registered,
and substituted for them a team, none
OF the members of which are registered
in the A, II.
In order that the matter may be more
fully explained and understood, Dr.
Grants letter is given, as follows; a-
baltimore, Md, March ., 1907.
10 the Editor of The isichmond Timex
Dispatch.
Dear sir,--I see by nm article III your
issue of the Attn Inst. TINT there liz to
be an athletic meet mt Nichmond ON
Thursday. wish you would publish
the fnrt that this IL an unsnnctiOned
meet and that any Registered Amateur
Athletic Union man who enters md
completes. Will suspend himself from
nmi'teur standing, and will not be ciIsl-
Die 10 enter any amateur athletic
meet. see that thc NichmOnd High
School intends to run MeGuire School.
II they dot they Will penniiEe Them
selves. This is one of the most in-
pOrtnnt riiier in the Amateur Athletic
Association, and II protects the amateur
athlete from competing with the pro-
fessionnl athlete. ! nm very sorry did
meet before. as believe the promoters
are going Into II bllndly, MOI being
ncIuninted with the Amateur Athletic
Union rules. Owing to the large nmn,-
her of meets that will he held In III.
Vicinity Of Richmond during the next Mn
months. Il would be n sI,ume to allow
bnsiness. Mr.. Waddy, the Richmond
mcmber OF the registration committee.
OUT ~ town and has been for nearly
Ia " nn ~ 10 10. thu ~, hns Permitted thing.
formation ..al l believe yon VIII keen unite
s,, hlner or the athletes from murine
IscspectfuIIy,
WaI. GRANT, NJ H..
Snuirinan ResfstrntI0n Committee
,,at ot ,na ,aaa, = the fact, however.
the auspices OF the a. a. IT,. II nro uia =
70 pc OF unusual merit as inanv 80.
nTys VINO have been prominent in the
i ..'iuot htHietlcs of the city have -,
tered the lists. and it is eSpeetea ~,
their work viii be full worth Tho go
ing. " 'hc see
Followin.- a.; ~ ,.
and the entries: e'etits
Iirst--50-yard ASH opcu-J q Pr
eel, r. z. .uttrell and J. N. i DUN pnp-
pany g; q. J. Bailey, Company b; q N
MccoWit, Company q; c, S. Heter' Com n,
pany y; II l.. Butler and A. c. WalRer
To r. B. xaa ~ on s shd Company A
CURES; ID. Policy and Ralph T,,dusir
Junior Howitzera. 81
,Isecond--Junior Howitzers VS.. Junior
ialue5-Ralph Luttrell, Dickson Policy
Arthur McCabe aud George I,olIeys..
~ ~ Eoberts, J. Unmussig. Il. Dunn and
Third-half-mile run, open--I. Car
son. Junior Howitzers A. j. McSav
"a y Butler and b. b. Saloun, Companv
- ?. Harrison and j. Penny, N. A. c.
euipe ss sonasty Auf Ensh.s L s s vs. Nc;
Hogan; Adamson. c, Williams CCapt.5
Walk kth and W. TAYLOR. 80
son I nnd 4 m' Rick openccnG H. Ander
i X.
II. Laid, Company a; b. e, Salmon and
a. Penning, Company C.
SiXth--Junior Howitzers VS. Nc
Cures Midgets-R. lSlttrell, D. Policy.
A. McCabe and G. Policy; N. Ingram
H. Jones, 2; Gray. and j. Czech.
Seyenth-high jump, open-.J. Car
son, Junior Howitzers; G. Kelley, Com
pany b; Gerbig. Company "A; Teffee. st.
zers; I, d, Adams, MeGulre's. '"ls-
Eighth-company VS.. Company b
GhaEina, Laid. Gerbg and Lazaroni;
Fyall, Walden. Richel and Nash
Ninth-half-mi handicap. open
i, Walden, Company b; A. +. Mckay
ming, q. Policy.
Tenth-Junior Howitzers VS.. Com
pany C-Purcell. NJ. Dunn. Carson and
ID. Policy; Butler Walker, j. Penning
and Mckay.
Eleventh--Junior Relay L. " vs. First
Street-Sutton, McRee, Curtley and
Taylor; Cavanaugh, Harroll. Flournoy
and Dalton,
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