The Washington herald., 1909-03-29
EDWARDS WAXESHOT
Will Demand Suspension Of
Baltimore Athletes.
FLAYs FIFTH REGIMENT TEAM
National Guards Meet Manager De-
clnreH He, and NOt Monumental
City BOys, Was Handed "RnU
DeaP'-says Athletes Were Fully
Notified of Preliminary Events.

When Capt. c. E. Edwards. OF the
National Guards. was told that the Fifth
Regiment OF Baltimore had registered a
vigorous kick at what they termed "a
raw dear IN the Guardsmen's meet here
Friday night. he waxed warm under the
collar, and, replied.
Raw deal. fddlesticks, Why, I'm the
one who ought to claim raw deal Look
what they handed me. Because their
men had not run in the preliminarles
held Wednesday night and were quite
properly refused admission IN the finals
the Fifth Regimen relay team refused
point-blank TO race the National Guard
quartet
Now I'm going 20 see this thing
through 70 the finish. and VIII al once
demand that the A A L. suspend the
F1fth Regiment relay team. submitting
my proofs 70 the local representative.
Refutes BaltimOreans' Claim.
The claim that the Baltimoreans were
not informed OF the preImlnaries IS abso-
lutely untrue. Entry blanks. which all
OF them signed, tell IN black type OF the
preiiminaries, and sent each individual
athlete his admission card. on which was
written across the bottom IN red ink.
.Preliminaries. Wednesday. March "a
Can anybody ask for more information
Dr. D. Z. Wiber. chairman OF the reg
lstration committee Of the South Allan
nc division Of the A. A l., was inter
viewed last night and asked II he had
heard from Capt Edwards. and replied
that he had not He was further impor-
tuned as TO what action he would take
When the matter was called 20 his atten-
tion, and replied that he would have 70 be
iemiller with all the facts first: and when
tolo the facts. according 10 Capt. Ed
wards, said. 7 think that the Fifth Reg
iment relay team showed poor sports
Inanship IN refusing 70 run" This was
self
The Other Side.
The Baltimore Star prints the follow
ing letter. showing the way the FIN
Regiment feels:
To the Sporting Editor. The ambition. - ~.
c7ck athletes Of th8 Fifth Regiment Athletic A.
soclauOn. Who 1ourueyed 10 Washington agt nsrhr
p ocmpete In the games o. the DiS--ict AZ C0lr11
olA National Guard. received a cruei drawback when
Ssp- ElSarus. ~ tie Guards Informed Cau-
Bllck, q tie Ffth Regirrsat athletie tesr, tbsf
hS ertrses N the hfty-.srd dash and the sot-7s1t
Woale not be allowed % enter for thev I'd ~
IaNen part m TIE trials held the night before In
and EtD6Jnsto1e. In the oDemile md IAmperr. IN
ne seNyara rIn. were not allowed 70 cnntcr.
ne relay, the only rsce q the locals which lad
aot eome Under the bar. vas nass-a ~, hess1ss
tea boys felt thar they were beng imposed r,-,op
No messsse had been received by the locals that
uisIs would b run Weinesday and showed roc-
naanascment when The guarisu1en rrcCirst TIE on
trios. knowing that i required Il Is uureason-
abe 20 sxpsc the teams % make two t-4ps 70
washington
This Tas not the only kick rsE1rre-ed hv the
locals Tor ln al czses rhGr entrants bad recsireI
heavy handlclp penalties while number are nov
ices and should have received the fuI limit This
togeiher with numerous other pcttv sliEhts. made
TIE night coe of misery 20 tie athletes TIE entsre
team Is indignant over the disc0urtcOus u,annrr IN
which they were rereiTed for II was APPARENT 70
OF that grcat delight vas taken % their disc1r-
tture. Thoe Is great deal Of jealousy in the ath
letic work q the two military o-Enaizatiors ana -
baltimore IS away Ahead q The Capi,aI Csty lads
Il u known that advantage vas taken q thea for
they were nE h the city ard were not auurised
o. the facts Of the trials Il was definitely stated
IN speclal dispatch % a Baltimore paper that
Wlth exceprions which were nsmed-spd which lgy
the way. were the veTy ones IN which We we-e en-
tered-an The remainder q the events would be mn
On Friday night Qhst night. Tie business urfnci-
ples q the gcardsnen were certainly lscking IN
not advising the lOc1lS. and I am vuicing The in.
oisnation o. the entire team 8. C. PEARCE.
One Of the Team