Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
SAYS ATHLETES
RECEIVED MONEY
Representative of Abbot Kinney COM
pany Denies Concern Is Antago-
nistic to Les Henry of
S. C. S. A.
Especial to The HeraId.l


VENICE, April 10.-Mention is made
in Los Angeles paper of this evening
regarding the attitude of the Abbot
Kinney company toward Les Henry OF
the Southern California Swimming as
ISOLATION, the controversy at present
being carried on before the registra-
ton committee of the A. A. U.
The article in question says:
1.-THE swimming promoter claims the
reason the Kinney company is antag-
onistic to. him and turned business
letter over to a newspaper is because
he has not seen fit to become booster
for Venice to the detriment of other
summer resorts"
Referrig to the statement contained
therein f. K. McCarver of the Abbot
Kinney company when asked regard
ing the matter, said: 1.-THE Abbot Kin
ney company is not interested in Mr..
Henry's troubles with the A. A. u,
and further than being the recipients of
letter from him offering to pull off
the swimming championship events at
Venice in July for the sum of $1,000
cannot be considered as being in the
matter at all.
81 have the letter from Mr.. Henry
still under consideration. and will say
that it has not passed into the hands
of any newspaper man, neither has
not held anything against Mr.. Henry
because he has failed to boost Venice
to the detriment of other beaches and
feel that he has gone out of his way to
bring us into the controversy"
Freeth to stir Up Things
George Freeth, who was denied anna
of the A. A. u. last week, promises to
make things lively for number of
beach athletes when next the board
meets.
Freeth has the following list of
names which he intends to present to
the board and he will ask that action
be taken on the question of eligibility
to participate with amateurs.
The list is as follows: Those who
have been employed as paid life
guards; H. Crum, Redondo; Frank
Holborrow, Venice; George Wild, H.
Marcoux, l.. Hammil. A. Scholtz of
Venice, Fred Basset, w. o. Malley,
Heating Brothers, G. Grindley and
Dave Wilson of Ocean Park; w. Bar
ton, A. Christie and H. Hodge of Re-
dondo; Kyle brothers of San Diego and
Mike Cannon of Long Beach.
For having participated in Mara
thon dance for money, Donald Grey
and Paul Grey of Venice.
For having dived for money at Cata-
lima, Elk, Brown, G.. Whalen, P. Moore
and Trevilla of Los Angeles; Cowan
swimming instructor, who played with,
Los Angeles against Bimini.
Those having swan for money, Ben
Warrington and Abegg of San Pedro;
Charles Bassett of Ocean Park; w.
Barton and A. Christie. of Redondo and
Frank Holborrow, San Diego.
For having played baseball for
money, Lechner brothers, p. Grindle
and Babbot of Redondo.
For having competed with profession
ais, r. Fair, D. Romero, H. Miller, S.
Kinney and A. Toenges of Venice; Art
man, McManus, Golfer, Brown, M.
Lee, Crawford and Collins of Bimini;
J. Warrington of Los Angeles; S. Mitch
ell of the same place, and d. Woolacott,
A. Walton and G. Catteroll of Redondo.
Freeth claims that he has evidence of
all those mentioned and if he makes
his proposition stick there will be a
thinning of the ranks of coast ath
letes for some time to come.