The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-10
WHO IS TO BLAME
FOR MEET TANGLE?
Up to Manager Corcoran to
Clear Georgetown of
Suspicion.
AFFORDS CHANCE
TO MAKE EXAMPLE
Time Ripe TO Take Stand Against
Nonappesrance of Adver-
tised Stars.
BY ]. R. HILDEBRAND.

Vincent CorCoTan, manager
Georgetown games: 81 have the en-
tries of Cooke, Lee, and DriScoll,
and am ready to produce the blanks
as evidence of good faith. ] have
not been apprised of their reasons
for not appearing"
DR.. D. E. Wiber, chairman regis
tration committee, South Atlantic
Association A. A. IT,: ''If Cooke,
Lee, and Driscoll failed to appear at
the Georgetown games after turn
ing in their entry blanks they are
amenable TO A. A. u. discipline. If
these athletes were advertised and
their entries were not in the hands
of the manager the A. A. u. is juSti-
fled and in duty bound TO hold up
The sanction for this meet next
year."
Some One to Blame.
Here some one is to blame. But who?
The Georgetown Alumnus'' who feels
that he has seen "stung'' by paying the
price of admission and falling to wit
ness what he paid good money TO see.
assumes perfectly tenable position. He
is hardly justified, however, in declar-
ing. hot off the bat, that it is the fault
of the Georgetown management that
these athletes did not appear as ad-
vertised.
II is wise TO stop occasionally and
consider the task that confronts man
ager when he signs up some AS ath-
ietes- II every one reported 10 the place
of rendezvous on time and complied
with all the conditions set forth no one
would be more surprised than the man
ager himself Inasmuch as track ath-
letes are about as temperamental as
leading ladies, there are likely to crop
out about 101 reasons why some Of them
fail TO appear.
But-and here is the big rub-it Ger
tstnly is up TO the manager TO put the
public next If his plans miscarry. When
George Evans IS advertised to head a
minstrel troupe, and II is later found
necessary to substitute Raymond Hitch
cock, a theater manager does not wait
for his audience 20 recognize the differ
ence behind burnt cork. BY the very
simple expedient OF announcing the
change ne forestalls just such COM
plants as are being registered against
the Georgetown meet.
II is also perfectly possible that Man
sger Corcoran did not know of the alb
sence or these stars until IL was TOO
late 10 announce their nOnappeaTance
II such Is the case here lies an excellent
opportunity for him TO vindicate himself
by demanding the punishment of the
offenders.
Serves Double Purpose
Such a course would not only serve
to clear Manager Corcoran Of any
blame, but would serve the two-foId
purpose Of showing the sport public
that Georgetown intends to run it's
meets In business-like manner, and OF
holding up these athletes as an example
for those affected by a similar tempta-
ton.
The outgrowth OF the policy Of leaving
Georgetown athletic affairs entirely too
much IN the hands OF the students is
the habit OF running each Of its sport
events as if il was the last OF its kind.
Georgetown cannot afford 10 ignore the
fact that the success Of this years meet
is the very best advertisements for next
years games. To leave the public un-
der the Impression that il did not get
square deal Is 10 put next years man
ager undsr a heavy handicap.
This warning may be premature Steps
may be under consideration to fix the
blame.
At ali events it is plainly up to Man
ager Corcoran.