New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-12
Speed King Suspended for ViO-
Iation of A. A. A. Rule.
MANAGER ALSO PUNISHED
Announcement of Unsanctioned
Race with Jack Johnson
the Cause.

s NJ Butler chairman of the contest
board Of the American Automobile Asso-
citation has carried the war with Barney
Odfeld and Jack Johnson into the enc
mics camp. Not content with Cancelling
the license issued to Johnson, through a
misunderstanding the contest board has
suspended and disqualified Oldtield until
further notice. and also has disqualified
". H. Pickens. Oldfeld's manager, for
failure to observe the rules of the American
Automobile Association.
At meeting Of the contest board last
night the following drastic resolution was
adopted;
Whereas. Barney Oldfeld, under the
American Automobile Association rules a
recognized and registered automooiie rae
ing driver has announced OF caused 70 De
announced in the public press and upon
posters his entry in q SO-Called track race
with Jack Johnson at the SheepSnead bay
track unlicensed fOr automobile coHtests),
to be held on October 90, official sanction
for which contest has neither been applied
for nor issued, which action IS direct Vlo-
latiOn of the provisions of Rule IS OF the
1910 contest rules of the American Auto
mobile Association, viz:
An entry in any unsanctlOned contest,
or an authorized announcement in public
print that an entry has been or VIII De
made. shall be deemed sufficient cause for
the immediate disqualification by the con-
test board of the owner, entrant. driver
and car, or any or all of them; and
Whereas. The conduct of ". H Pickens.
now Mr.. Oldheld S manager, and mis- state
ments in the public press IN connection
with the proposed UnsanctiOned contest
are injurious to the welfare OF the spor-
and industry and destructive of the con-
idenCe of the public in automobile con-
Whereas The entrance into an organized
and well accredited sport. of the leading
exponent of an UnOrganlzed sO-calied sport
which is under the ban in most OF the
states of the Union. and who is as we be-
lieve. without requisite. experience IN auto
mobile track racing and has yet to demon
strate hts competency as racing driver.
would preclude the granting Of official
sanction for such sO-called contest as Diet
rimental TO the interests Of regularly or
ganized automobile competitions: there
fore
Barney Oldheld is. under Rule as. hereby
suspended and disqualified until further no
tice from future competition or participa-
ton In sanctioned automobile contests and
w. n. PiCkenS is hereby disqualified from
participation in any sanctioned automobile
contests. either as manager of an eutrant.
promoter, entrant. owner. driver or in any
other capacity: and they are each Of them
hereby directed to show cause why such
disqualification should not be made prrTna-
nent- s. NJ BUTLER. Chairman
Mr. Butler said that the contest board
reserved the right. in issuing a license to
any driver. to withdraw same for cause.
and that II was within the province OF the
board TO cancel the license issued by mis-
Jack Johnson.
At a meeting of the Automobile Club OF
America last night the board of directors
approved the action Of the contest board
in granting a sanction 10 the Savannah
Automobile Club to conduct the Grand
Prize race at Savannah on November L.