The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-03
OTTAWA BASKETBALL
TEAM DISQUALIFIED
kilograms Warning Players
Not Delivered TO Visitors
at Crescent. A. G.
BREACH WIDENS IN A. A. T..
Reporters Seeking News Get
Scant Courtesy in Return
From Spokesman.
BREACH WIDENS IN A. A. U.

Unless appearances were deceptive the
basketball team of the Ottawa Y. NJ. Z.
A. was hoodwinked by the Crescent a. {.
into p!aying a game last night that will
rende,. the Canadians ineligible to COM
pete as amateurs when they return 10
Canada. Two kilograms, one addressed 10
tho manager and one to the captain OF
tho Ottawa team, rested peacefully on the
office desk Of the Crescent A. c. city
house while upstairs In the gymnasium
tho Canadians were playing the game that
disqualified them under A. A. Z. rules
The telegram contained specific warn
ing from H. y. Grow. secretary or the
Canadian Amateur Athletic Union. rla"-
inc the team under the direction of James
E' sullivan, secretary of the A. a. u here,
and forb!dding the men playing unless
with opponents approved by him
when told that such a telegram had
been rent, Jess Abelson captain OF the
Ottawas. said he had not received It. lie
admitted the authority Of the Canadian
association, but said that he had not In
o,,ired for any instructions and did not
intend 10 do 80. At the same time the
telegrams, which In the ordinary course
~ club courtesy, would have been handed
70 guests at the earliest possible moment,
were in the Crescent A. c. house.
The trouble followed the effort OF the
Amateur Athletic Union to keep the game
clean by insisting on the registration of
teams playing as amateurs in order to
preyert f,y-by-night teams from playing
games for money or dividing guarantees
auonr :he playing members The Cres-
cent A. c. has opposed this policy and
many teams have been disqualified by
MAY wing them. some not knowing they
were offending the amateur laws by so
doing.
The nrst notification that the Canadian
70: m wss to play the Brooklyn organ!Za-
ton Was received by Secretary sullivan on
New Years eve. At that time he under
stood that it was the Toronto Y. NJ Z. A.
He Immediately telegraphed to II. y
Crow. secretary of the Canadian a. \. L..
ASKING that that body carry out its agree
m, Mt made at the congress of the Inter-
na.iongI Athletic Federation at Berlin to
rerogui,. the rulings of other members
OF the fedora ton.
Mr.. Crow replied yesterday that he did
not know Of n Toronto Y. NJ &. A. team
visiting the States. but took a firm stand
in support of the fight Of the \. A. L
here by sending "A warning wire to the
So rotary of the Toronto Students basket
ban team, which he thought was the one
booked To play the Cresccnts.
II was o'clock last night before Mr..
sullivan found out that the team booked
was the Ottawa Y. VI. G. 4. He 'mme-
dately sent copies of the two kilograms
| from Mr. Crow To the captain and man.
ager Of the Ottawas accompanied with
| the following personal warning:
| III you play with the Crescent 4. 9. bas-
ke,haN team Tonight YOU vii disquali'y
/ yourselNrs. a. u - an outlaw team. -
/ The following kilograms addressed 20 Jane,
| y. sullivan and JeT Preston. secretary To-
| ronto students b. sketbill team, which APP