The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-10
TO REINSTATE YALE?
New York A. A. 7. Would Lift
Suspension of Team.
DR.. wIBER REFUSES TO WAIVER
Chairman Of Registration Committee
Declares that Ellis Have Been
Placed Under Ban for Knowingly
Violating the RuIes-BeIieves He
VIII BE Supported by President.

New York, Jan. 9.-Manager Lyon, OF
the Yale basketball team. visited the A.
A Z. headquarters to-day. and his expla-
nation of the situation which led to the
suspension of the team for PLAYING
against George Washington was so salts
factory that the team will not have the
least trouble in being reinstated.
Thomas J. Hughes. secretary of the
Metropolitan registration committee. said
that the Yale team was exonerated from
any blame in playing George Washington.
and 1t is understood that application for
reinstatement by Manager Lyon will he
acted upon tomorrow.
IN his explanation. Lyon stated that
AFTER the team played at Birmingham.
Ala, he left and went West. leaving RilIv
LUSH the old baseball player, in charge
Of the men. They were billed 10 arrive in
Washington on the morning Of the day on
which the match with the George Wash
ington University occurred. but a wreck
on the road delayed them until 10 o'clocl,
that night.
men the Yale men arrived at the scene
OF action the crowd had been waiting for
them for more than two hours inst tbon
George Washington was notified that she
had Two professionals on the team. but #
was too late to procure other players. 50
IA order not to disappoint the spectators
the game had to so on.
If the metropolitan Registration Com
mittee reinstates Yale at the meeting 70
DAY the South Atlantic Association Of
the A a. Z. might as we'll take down its
sign and go out of business.
Manager Lyon, OF the Yale team talked
TO DIT Wiher. the local A. A. T.. officfaI
over the long-distance phone yesterday
afternoon and asked that the ten-dav
suspension be lifted DR.. Wiber told him
mat the action in regard to Yale had baan
taken after due consideration nv tho
South Atlantic Association. and tbst
lhere was no inclination here to reinstata
a team after suspension for knowingly,
violating the rules of the union
In speaking to a representative Of The
Herald last night. Dir. Wtber said thai
ne has no doubt but that ne will r.. ,,r,
held by President James +. Sullivan ana
mat Yale viii be forced 10 nav tho
penalty for failing TO live up to the rules
or the organization of which Che is
member. 1t is not a question of Vale
nut question Of principle with u.s. said
Ut WIDER, and as our asSocfatio,, no.
just as much standing in the A T. a.
any other association We will See to g.
mat our rulings are upheld in Am csses
40 not believe, however that the Men
YORK authorities viii attempt to ovorruIe
us in this matter"
Manager Lyon has evidently boen mi.
informed about the situation her, ~ t,o
TIME OF the game. George Wasbinsto,
mad been told some time before a.
highl that at least one Of her nIa.-a-e
was a professional An attempt Vas mad
10 register the player but Or. Wihar am
nounced that the player was -on tge
blacklist WI nc
In connection with this phase of tbo
question 1t has been admitted nv rert,in
george Washington officials thar 49,.
names or two of the play men slated 10
play against Yale We're deliberately with
held and others substituted in tbe adj
vance notices Of the games which an
peared III The daily papers This I'M ITSELF
SHOWS that George Washington was well
aware what she was doing when sba dis
regarded the warning Of DR.. Wiber. who
10y tne way is George Washington
graduate. and played men who were
neither students nor auaateurs I'm tho evaz
OF an impartial board.