Evening star., 1914-03-06
c. j. GAMES TO Be
HELD TOMORROW
Blue and Gray's Track Meet
Is Expected to Surpass Its
Previous Events.
REGISTRATION COMMITTEE
IN NEW YORK RESIGNS
Controversy Is Going on Because Of
Suspension of Kolehmainen on
Two Occasions.
BY n. G. BYRD.

The Georgetown indoor games are to
be held tomorrow night The meet is
expected to be more of a success than
any of the events previously held here.
Judging from various indications. There
In the United States, these representing
three of the big universities and two OF
the largest athletic clubs. The relay
entries are such that some very close
and well run races may be looked for,
while it is stated that everything is in
readiness to run the events off to the
satisfaction of the spectators and com
petitors
Representatives of the majority Of the
colleges in the middle Atlantic states
will be in competition, though there will
be few men present wearing the colors
of south Atlantic institutions. From
north of here will come runners from
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale,
Swarthmore. Lehigh, Carlisle and Hop
kins, while the Maryland Agricultural
College, Georgetown and Gallaudet are
the colleges in this immediate vicinity
which have men entered.
All the prep schools around here Will
have men in the events. Those prepara-
tory institutions which VIII Try Iof non,
ors in those events are John Marshall
High School of Richmond. baltimore City
College, Gilman Country School, Army
and Navy Prep School, Georgetown Prep
School Cathedral School and all the
loca, high schools. There are several
athletic clubs which should figure promi-
nently. The Irish-American Athletic
Club and the New York Athletic Club
will have men in competition. and the
caliber Of the men who represent those
tc oil oh he u
nary There will be intercity relay races
between Baltimore and Washington
clubs which will be interesting, provided
they come up to expectations.
There has been quite a lot of comment
and discussion in New York over the re-
cent bringing to trial OF kolehmainen. the
Finn. who has been cleaning up American
distance performers. He was suspend
ed by the registration committee and
brought to trial twice and each time ex-
onerated. On each occasion the regis
tration committee was numerically roast
ed by everybody connected with the
sport. Now 1t is announced that the men,
bers Of the registration committee will
resign their places. giving as their rea-
sons that they are not allowed to do
good work.
Here is what one Of them has to say
relative to their attitude:
I'VE feel that it's no use trying to
do good work because you're bound to
be criticised" said our informant 1--WE
are preparing an answer to the unjust
criticism aimed at us ever since we
took Office. 1t got to be a tiresome
thing. When we went on kolehmainen S
trail the newspaper boys made things
hard for US in getting the evidence.
They made the argument. What right
has the registration committee to in
quire into the affairs of such a great
runner as the Finn? SO we had to
stop short because our advance dope
was spilled all over
1.-THE reason why We wouldn't hold
open meetings was because a couple Of
newspaper men tried to dictate to u.s.
We would not stand for them. You
can't blame US for that
I'VE believed sincerely that Koleh-
mainen was grating and that he should
be declared professional We looked
into his case Thoroughly Here was an
athlete who was living nicely and yet per-
was TO get out every day and train and
train, and then go out one night a week
and show up our crack distancers What
do you think Of that?''
That is the opinion Of the registration
committee, and here is what Bernie
Wefers Is reported to have said about the
committee:
That registration committee is a Joke.
There isn't member on the committee
who Is an athlete. or who knows any
thing about the game. If had my way
about 1t. ] would place five former ath-
letes who know the ms and outs of the
game, and you would see q decided I'M
provement in athletics generally in the
metropolitan district. Until this is done,
you'll never get any action"