The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-26
Runner Explains Ruling of
Military Athletic League
of Pennsylvania.
SAYS TREATMENT
~ fFE.
Gee HAS BEEN UNFAIR
Neither He Nor Hayes Signed En-
try Blank for Race in
ev Question.

NEW YORK. Dec. c6-NIel sheppard.
the wonderful ruid-distanger or She
Iri=h-Amcricau a. &C.. VINO was suspend
81 on Thursday by the board of over
scsrs of the Military Athletic League OF
Pennsylvania. an allied association ot|
Tho A. a. =, says ne can not imagine
wifat grounds the Military Athletic
League had for its action. Sheppard
said he has had no communication from
the Philadelphia Military Athletic au-
fborities regarding the suspension and
is wondering what il all IS about
Newspaper reports say that they sus-
pended Hayes and myself for an occur
-Pepce at an athletic meeting held in the
sFhst Regiment Armcry I'm Philadelphia
- on December II. Now, ali I know about
that meeting is this.
Explains Situation.
Shortly before the games I got a
,1etter from the First Regiment A. A.
authorities asking it 7 would run Billy
Hayes OF the ST. GreEQrys Catholic
Club match race at their games on
December II. In reply I wrote saying ]
would he glad to do so. provided they
would pay my expenses. They told me
in their first letter they would be willing
= to allow me SO expenses. As Phiiadel-
epnia IS my home town and / wished
20 stay there and visit friends for three
OF. four days I did not think SO would
cover my expenses, SO asked for SO
more. They refused 10 give me the
Ss0 so I wrote I would be glad to make
the trip under the conditions of their
.fIst letter"
I went 10 Philadelphia and was ready
s1QE the race. Hayes, however. because
of his not having sufficient notification.
sGh not think he was i'm condition to
meet me, and consequently refused 20
Etsh The promoters dilly-dailed and
tried TO coax and scare Hayes into
summing against me. I waited patiently
Yin about quarter Of T. O'Clock. Then
'EsoI1 tho referee Of the games that il
the mas going 10 have the race he had
Hte'ter hurry up as I would not wait
ill morning.
Beat Gallagher.
sEThe referee told me to wait few
rssnutes, and he would fix things FL
nally he said it was all right. and that
Gallagher. the former sCho0Iboy cham
pion. would run me. It was almost mid
night when L was called TO the mark
for the race. The race was at half "a
nide, and I was going beyond the dis
lance 7 had been training FOR 90 meet
Gallagher. but ] ran him and beat him. 20
Vow, If anybody had a reason for
---rot running that night il was me When
u got in Philadelphia that evening 1
Z met "a friend. who said, Mel. you are
= not thinking Of running at the First
4 Regiment meet tonight are you2'
. ail asked him why, and he told me
q The Philadelphia newspaper OF the day
g before had Dauned me TO beat the band
= saying ] had tried TO hold up the pro-
81 "a u HrH m
o true. / had not even mentioned a prize
I was anxious to visit friends i'm phil
ydelphia, and consequently did not
bother much about the prize. 1 knew
they would put up a good prize for
the match race, anyway.
! y was hot under tive collar, and Whcr
Il EOt TO tho armOry / went 10 one OF
the promoters and asked him what
s thought of the men who gave out sucf
lalsehoods 10 the papers. He said Il
was an outrage, and went to the pres.
= ~poN and told the uewspapermen thai
.ths story of the day before was without
any foundation. He asked them 10 con
q tradict the story in the papers the fol
:, RRins day.
II Was Kissed By Crowd.
The stories, however, had done thei
t-s-erk. and when ] got on my mark z,
--I@lce Gallagher Z was Missed and hooted
-7-Est sort OF deal does not make
fellow feel any too good when he visits
81 Il
IN Philadelphia as long as ] live The,
CSC given me enough unfair deals
1yfitre.
And let me toll you The H. 4. j.. o
Pennsylvania had no more right q,
suspend Billy Hayes than they did O..
suspend mo. Hayes never gave ms con
-'nf io meet me ON December 3D. nor Gi'
DE- -fcr sign an entry blank for such
race Tho whole trouble WAS caused D..
captain ~ the Third Regiment NoI
know Hayes Joined the Third Regimen
last fall Hayes told this captain tina
1c would Doe willing tp meet me iu
special race at the Third Regimen
games which are t0 take place Zoo Jauu
any, Hayes told the captain Eo though
li' race would po big attraction t3
the meet or course IIsvcs wanted O,
kf,p out his own regiment
Unjust to Hayes
Vow this captain OF the Third Hcej
meut went 90 tnc promoters gr tu
FIRST Regiment and told them tina
HAYES wanted FOB meet me u tH. Fins
Regiment games ON the strength %
20 tE3t statement tho promoters wrote u.
ard asked wo to compete. Hayes du
NOT know anything of th. rae, tI tu
IHst Regiment people announced 10 81
90. newspapers. dc was mot iu cpnGI
Lon o." meet We- and besides. vE-lC
o.. Keep fEo event for DIS own THir
Regiment games
Bliy Hayes is ON the level. and o.
sTrare rs they make there. FFa eIgue
h.- blank and gave 300 consent COB NEE
u~e iu the First Regiment meet
hi.fW Hotling OF this. however, until I'D
--. night OF IHU caucz. HAYES was boz d.
atFi Tert CLOTHES and watched the rest %
t1fr races Ho was right boo refusing e.
Iisot me.
- ~ do NOT fear iu tGc least the agtio
--- nf-the Military Athletic League. T IIv
9 ''f'cfc nothing that would Warrant jh
s--~ucurlOn ana know James L. SuIIi