Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-23

nhatlcaliy, no. He then voluntarily
recited in detail the play in question
and I'm so doing he proved the re-
verse What difference does II make
what witness intends 30 TESTIFY?
His testimony is what counts and not
his intentions. stated that ! De-
lieyed that any ofticial OF the Hamp-
ton association who is acquainted
with the rules and who heard Mr..
Wilson's testimony win approve my
decision Why was not an opinion
gotten from Mr.. Flanders ION this
point instead OF saying you had not
the slightest desire to decide whether
Wilson CT King is right? There is
nothing to decide because WILSON'S
testimony tailed with my decision
and the rules will bear me out In tn.s.
OF course you have no desire to de-
eide the point as you have admitted
In person and also shown by your
writings your incompetency TO DECIDE
this matter. Get Flanders or any
one else in Hampton who Is an au-
thorlty on this point 10 make state
ment on this point and then pnbhsh
il. Alter quite a deal OF squirm.ng
YOU finally state the mayor admitted
the letters as testimony although mol
as sworn evidence as they were not
attested before a notary. HAVING
them attested would not have helpeC
in making them legal evidence. as the
defence was not given an opportunity
at cross examination. That they
were admitted Is shown by your own
statement Ct the mayors Compensation
with you on the question and also by
the fact that Mr.. Collier used one OF
them as the subject OF a part OF his
speech
. But getting down TO the real testi'
, mony YOU only quote me in part, both
as regards the abusive and profane
language used and you made it quite
feature that MIR. Cameron heard
only damn" but YOU have avoided
any reference TO Mr.. Patton's testi-
mony on this point. Probably you
omitted him because he rs only boy
II YOU are as anxious to keep the
record straight as YOU claim. what
was to prevent you from SO doingf
You stated that you attended both
sessions. OF course you must have
heard the testimony and the speeches
or else you could not have written
so glowing and lengthy accounts. In
regards TO the other inaccuracies
which YOU refer TO as alleged viii
now give the opportunity of saying.
saying.
In your sub-head lines you state
Mayor dismisses charges preferred
by Physical Director King | did not
Prefer the charges. Mayor Jones
stated very clearly that Sergeant
Owens preferred them a. his tine
, mayori.sp orders. on the strength OF
the article written by myself. You
, quote Mr.. Lewis statement in regards
TO the controversy occurring between
the halves do not dispute the tact
that Mr.. Lewis so stated. but take h''
sue with you for putting Il into your
article in the face of the. following
testimony given in ycuI hearing.
I.ackey was timekeepeT, knew enough
of the rules TO perform the duties OF
the office, have PLAYED the game, al
most a minute to play when the dis
cussion arose Cameron was assist
ant me-keeper, at least 40 seconds
to play when discussion arose. Mon
falcone was referee time had neither
been called for play TO cease or TOT
half 10 end when dispute arose The
game was on. the ball in play Though
not in motion. The ball is in. play and
the game in progress EXCEPT when REL
cree orders time taken cut or half Is
up.
Your statement: "All Of the players
i from the Newport News quintet LAID
that while the audience did some
roofing that there was no roughness
and none seemed 10 think that the
crowd present was ungentlemanly and
unspos tsmanlike." -
The nearest approach to the afove
was the testimony of Mr.. Payne on
cross examination. In answer to the
various questions propounded by
Messrs. Collier and Lewis. that root
| ing was customary at all games or
every kind he has attended, that the
roofing Of the home team is more VOL
luminous on account Of having the
| larger number OF rooteTs present.
That in this respect the roofing did
no, differ from that OF other games,
but he added that Il differed in this
respect. when il was 10 Hsmpton's ad-
vantage the crowd was silent. and
when to Newport News disadvantage
the crowd was nois.. That sucn
cOnduct is customary in some places,
ixnt is not sentlemanly OF sportsman
| like.
(SignedD EUGENE G. KING.