The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-22
TAYLOR DEFENDS HIS RULING IN
 BASKET B. GAME
PROFESSIONALS AND THAT GAME DOESN'T GO.

Clarence A. Taylor, physical direc- tor at the Boys club, and the referee at the recent Blue Ribbon-Bridgeport basketball game is hot under the col lar about a statement in print over the name of F. L. Langhammer act ing manager of the Blue Ribbon team.
 MT Taylor irf statement to the
 Sporting Editor of the Farmer says:
 S1r:-Mr. Langhammer of the Blue
 Ribbons has desired to enter into a
 squabble about A. A. U. rules and
 to play for the championship of the city there was nothing said about A. A. U. players: It was understood that I was to be the referee.
 I consider myself fully efficient in both Intercollegiate and A. A. U. rules
 but as am strictly for amateur which were agreed upon. The Blue Ribbons told me that they would play strictly all city players, and that they would let the Bridgeport team play as it stands, though they have outsiders in their line up, I caused the an- nouncenlent to that effect to be made at games. I am not for one team or another, but when the Ribbons state
 that Whitney and Smith of the Bridgeports are professionals they are wrong. Both of these men are Yale allowed to compete with any of those teams if they were professionals.
 Before the game started I did not know that these men Smith and Hay were professionals. Following the game when I was told by Fitzpatrick that they were professionals, I asked them if they were. They informed me that they had amateur cards, and would send them to me within A hours. I have not received either as yet If I had known before the game CT would have played. The Ribbons have stated that these men we're ob- tained because of the fact that one of the Blue Ribbon men was taken sick. The man they refer to is the manager Jack Levy. I know for fact that the members of the Ribbons did not know that Levy was sick un- til the evening of the game yet both of these men in question were the floor when the game started. These men must have been informed a few be needed. It is also certain that they were professionals for they stated to Manager Fitzpatrick that they were each receiving $10 for the part they were taking in the game.
 'tThe sole reason why I as referee threw out the game was because of by the Blue Ribbons. I have had ex- perience as instructor of amateurs in Bridgeport for the past five years, and have tried hard to have strictly anna teur basket ball teams. It was purely in the interests of the Bridgeport pub lie and the duty I owe amateur sports that I could not consider the contest a championship game. The public want to see strictly amateur games when they are advertised as such.
 ttAs I have stated, am not up holding any one club. Manager Kill patrick of the Bridgeports knew dur ing the game that he was playing against professionals, yet he told me nothing about it. He had an idea that his team would win out, but when the game was over, and he had the lesser end he came to me, and doing the ''baby act" giving me the facts Dur ing the game, I understand Fitzpatrick drew back and struck Hay his opponent. This is not the first time that he has taken unfair advan- tage of an opponent. In my opinion