The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06
PAYS HIGH PRICE
FOR A. A. j. CIGARS
KIND MR.. JONES OFFERED Pill
GRIM $40 ron ONE, COM
MrrTEE LEARNS.
SAD NEWS TO ALL
SURPRISING THAT ANYONE SHOULD
THINK AMATEUR ATHLETES
WOULD TAKE APPEAR
ANCE MONEY.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Positive EVIL
dence has been presented at the meet
ing of the registration committee OF
the Metropolitan association that APP
pearanee money had been offered to
amateur athletes to compete in games.
This was brought up in the case OF
William L. Jones, known generally
as the athletes friend" and con-
sisted of the photograph OF a check
for see. With letter and envelope ae-
complaining sent to Paul Pilgrim Just
before the Paulist A. G. games In No.
venber. 1907.
Happenings at the recent games OF
the St Agnes A. C. caused Mr. Jones
to be put on the griddle and brought
about the raking up of the old EVIL
dence. IL IL also a direct result OF
the efforts made by the present regis
tration committee to solve scandals
that have been allowed 10 go I'M
probed through many previous ad-
ministrations.
The letter accompanying the check
for $40. which was received by Pill
grim two days before the games in
question. follows,
New York, November :. 1907.
r
TO hand you cigar. l would have
bought one myself, but / am really
no Judge of a cigar and would not
like to have you say Jones L. bum
cigar smoker.
However, old man, please accept
my thanks for the prompt way you
sent me your entry for the games
] am not in any way connected
with the cTnh. FIT fret f'"den't know
any person connected with IL l,
however, wish to help a small 50 we'll
as d large club: h&nce my interest In
this matter.
trust you will accept and receive
I ne enclosed in the spirit it ia SEMI
and with my best regards, am.
Yours truly,
w. L. JONES.
This Is, Of course, confidential
Mr.. Pilgrim explained that he had
returned the check to its sender, but
had competed in the games, as he was
friendly to 81. 7. Hslnin. who was
Interested IN the success of the meet.
n the race In question he did not
even win first place. as, starting from
far eight-yard mark In the eoo-yard
HdiCap, he Was beaten by rfe
Nteh man, Harry Hillman. AZ
communication was in no way
cited, he did not regard II as con-
vdvntial and had waited before he
PRESENTED It until he felt that there
would be registration committee in
power unswayed by political infu-
enccs.
The manner In which the presen,
committee had tackled the question
of pseudo -amateurism made him con-
fident that the time had come for the
Investigation Of the methods that were
used to get prominent athletes To
compete in games He had the cheek
and letter photographed and prompt
" handed the photograph over to this
committee after that body came out
with an invitation for evidence on tbs
subject.
There were many to come out tr
defense of Mr, Jones and il Was point
ed out by his friends that he had come
TO the front on many occasions in q
perfectly legitimate manner with
money and influence for the support
OF athletics. There was none. how
ever, to countenance the paying Of
appearance money under the guise oil
4 cigar, and as the check was mailed
Two days before the meet. no Other
construction could he placed on the
transaction.
Although this occurred five year.
ago, both parties are prominent IL
athletics today. w. J., Jones Is chair
man of the athletic committee OF ths
1rish-American \. G., while Paul Pill
grim was the assistant manager oil
the last Olympic team Before tbs
games in question Pilgrim had gained
fame by going to Athens as a secont
string on the American Olympic team
and capturing both the 400 meter:
and 500 meters for this country,
Woody-COoke.
Clerk Christian yesterday issued :
marriage license to William T. Wood.