The Washington times., 1910-02-10
ACTION IS ASSURED
AS OUTCOME OF WRANGLF
Controversy Between Rival Meet Managers Results Affecting Nearly Every
Athletic Organization Washington Manager Present Startling
Facts Anent Federal Game-Georgetown Interested Byrd

* ashingtOn is today in the midst OF
the most serious amateur athletic war
since the A A L.. took charge Of af-
fairs here several years ago.
Charges and counter charges, some
of which are most impressive, others
that can be disposed Of with little
consideration. have continued until the
climax has apparently been reached. and
most drastic action is expected when
the South Atlantic Association meets
next Monday NIGHT. II is believed that
there VIII be no compromises. but that
decisions that viii directly or indirectly
affect practically every athletic insti-
tuition in the District. viii be handed
down without fear or favor.
Where Trouble Started.
The trouble started in the contro-
versy between the Federal and George
Washington meet managers.
tt has spread until IT has reached
} Georgetown, the National Guard Ath-
/ Ietic Association, and the high schools
| The storm center is the registration
/ committee Of the South Atlantic Asso-
citation Of the A A L, which must
/ decide practically every case set forth
| in the accompanying box
The statement that Georgetown
/ George Washington, and Virginia, would
/ positively not app ar at the Federal
! games adds a new chapter.
/ Manager Stuart Z ais morning said that
he would be unabls 20 give out a def
/ mite statement Of the case until ne had
gone into consultation with certain au-
JLOriJies- He declares lie has a con-
4 tract with the University Of Virginia
which he intends 10 see fulfilled, and
that the last he heard from George
town was when Manager McNUlty no
ufled him that the university would
: participate He also states that George
{ Washington is represented on his pres
3 enC list OF entries
May Go TO Courts.
| The Federal games management con
| tends that an injustice was done the
meet when a clipping, pUrDortinE TO
{ show a strong feeling here against the
( meet, was mailed 10 prospective en-
/ trants, which caused the athletes to
lose faith in the standing Of both the
I event itself and its promoters This
I clue IS being run down and IL Is init
mated that il the sender IS found the
] case VIII not end with the A A T. de-
/ cisiJu. but may be carried 10 the courts
/ Manager Stuart declared that despite
Z all the C-amDr here the entries TO date
/ have exceeded In number and quality
/ those Of preceding years at this time
/ GeOrgetOwu's principal interest is in
I the Byrd case The clever athlete is
! being tried by the Amateur Athletic
I Union on the charge Of professionalism.
Georgetown Surprised
! The following special from Baltimore
/ caused a decided stir at the University
| this morning
Admitting that If he lost his stand
ing as an amateur athlete he would
( necessarily give UP a scholarship that
I he holds at Georgetown University. Cliff
ton Byrd, or the District OF Columbia
/ Institution. fairly startled the three
| members OF the registration committee
Of the South Atlantic Association when
/ he auueared before them at the office
/ Of Henry G. PeHniman in his effort to
/ be TeinStated in the A A T., from
! which body he has been suspended since
\ last October IaleS OF now sJuqenls
with particular athletic prOWeSS have
been sent through cole are not rare
but TO have a man SLal up and make
I the admission in all fra hness IS some
/ thing Unheard OF
The registration committee Of the
South Atlantic Association viii Lum6-
diatelE put itself inc communication
with the authorities al Georgetown and
[ IT, as Byrd himself says, his remaining
81 the institution with the scholarship
| privilege depends upon whether he Ts-
I JaIns his status as an amateur athlete
me viii undoubtedly be professional
/ lied
Byrd was indefinitely suspended last
I October on The chdFSe tlaJ ne hao
I left Western Maryland College on ac-
count Of financial Inducements and that
he had actually played professional
( baseball Though the meeting of the
committee was held behind closed
doors. Il is known that Byrd had praC-
tic-alIv cleared himself Of bOta charges
and that ne would probably have been
reirstatcd- Near the close % the seS-
sion. and while Byrd was pleading his
case, however. he ms-oe the statement
that II he were PROFESSIONALISM h
would lose the scholarship he now holds
at Georgetown
The athletic authorities were especial