The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
BACK UP STATEMENT
Principal Wilson and Others
Claim Raw Deal.
CENTRAL BOY DID NOT FOUL
Coach Foley and DIR. Phelps. Eye
witnesses, Assert that Officials in
'harge of Baltimore Meet Were
hanifestIy Unfair 10 District Ath-
lete on Saturday Night.
By WILLIAM PEEr-

Principal Wilson. Dr. Wilbur Phelps.
president Of the athletic association
Of Central High: Coach Foley. and
Runner Reuter- all declared most en-
pnatically last night that. contrary 20
reports published IN an Afternoon. paper.
there was absolutely no foundation 10 the
alleged foul Of Reuter- in the 230-yard
dash at the Fifth Regiment games in
Baltimore on Saturday night
Principal Wilson and Dr. Phelps
witnessed the event from, a gallery in d
section where they had full view OF the
track, and declare that there was no in
dication Of a foul.
Both admit that the runner stepped on
the track few Inches at one Of the
turns. incidentally the one at the north
west corner. where. according 10 Inspector
J. N. Cummings. Reuter- cut the curve
by FIVE feet.
lhis estimate. acccrdn gto the eve
witnesses, is nothing sort OF ridiculous.
FOR If such had been the case The runner
would have been compelled to go around
the inspector stationed at that corner.
Ine writer admits that Cummings is an
otnclal Of long experience and OF excellent
takes Of this nature in meets held hereto
fore Again. IL must also be stated that
Emery Wilson, principal Of Central High,
Is in class with Mike" Thompson. who
has been mentioned as capable and
efficient expert in track affairs"
The excellent work OF Prof Wilson as
referee Of the George Washington Uni
versity games is stin fresh I'm the memory
OF many. Ii is probably true that the
Hatcheute games were not completed in
the period credited 10 the meet IN Balti-
more last Saturday night. but il is also
well 90 note that there were more than
twenty-four events on the local pro
gramme.
II the officials Of the Baltimore meet
VIII consider for a minute. they will re-
member that In the big race OF the
evening. the Johns H0pkins-Carlisle re-
lay. two OF the Johns Hopkins con-
testsnts stepped outside the track IN
rounding the turns. and probably a little
farther out than the Central runner.
Again. In the mile run and the relay be-
tween the 7. NJ. G. a. OF Washington and
the McCUlloh Athletic Club, Of Baltimore.
several contestants stepped inside the
track on the turn nearest the press table
where no officials were stationed And
stil this innocent schoolboy should be
picked from among the many as an Of
fender,
In reviewing the other question re-
ferred 20 in the columns Of The Wash
ington Herald. allow the writer 10 repeat
a certain statement which vas quoted by
our critical contemporary. IN spite OF
the fact that a time limit is always set
for accepting entries. the limit IS gen
orally stretched for the benefit Of oUt-of-
town athletes. who. for various reasons.
are unable 70 enter on time" ! viii ask
the critic 10 review the said state
ment this time with a little more atten-
uon. 70 review his own peculiarly inter
esting criticism Of the merits OF the same.
and finally 70 put the following question
70 the one whom il concerns. Have I
treated the statement IN a logical way. or
do I misunderstood the entire situation"