The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-27
FINN AND KIVIAT ARE
SUSPENDED BY A. A. U.
Registration Committee of the
Metropolitan Association
Acts on Dead Heaters.
MORE TO BE DONE LATER
After Temporary Edict, Body
orders Them to Explain
at Special Meeting.

mere suspended last night by the regis.
tration committee OF the Metropolitan As |
ISOLATION for suspicious circumstances at !
tending their two mile race at the games
of the Fourth Company. Thirteenth Resi-
neut. on Saturday night.
The competition between the two noted
runners caused more excitement than any
race that has been held In this country
FOR wears. IL first had been announced
a. Tor the worlds championship, but this
designation was objected to and the COM
petition settled into one for trophy for
which the men had competed once before,
running dead heat.
Koiehmainen was known to be in poor
condition. yet the announcement was
made that the men would try for the In
door record for the distance OF 9.l4 l-b
k!viat was expected to win easily. but
instead he trailed his rival until the last
lap. and In n beiated finishing effort man
aged only to reach the tape on even terms
with the Finn. The time of the race
was 10 minutes s As seconds. and when
IN, dead heat was announced there were
loud cries of fake" and frameup" from
The spectators.
After the race was over the claim was
made that kiviat. as well as koleh-
nainen. was III and In no condition to
race, and this is borne out by the state
nent OF the doctor who had been attend
ing him for several days. Four of the
I'VE members OF the registration commit
tee were at the games and shared the
opinion of the spectators that something
was wrong when two men OF their cal'bre
could perform so far below their real
form.
Late yesterday afternoon the members
Of the committee who saw the race got
into communication with Chairman Jacob
W. Stunlpf and meeting was called for
last night at the ST. Bartholomew a. c.,
900 Eas, Forty-second street. As a result
%. a short elaboration the following letter
announcing their suspension was sent to
both men:
You are hereby notified that az a meeting
Of the registration committee Of he Metro
politau Association Of the A a L. on
JsnFry % 1911 You ners snspendsd a.. A..
as regards suspicious circumstances attend-
ne your comp-'ition at the aames 81 The
on SATURDAY January - You are hsf.uy
notified 90 be present ~ meeting OF the
second street, On Wednesday. February T..
IAi''oB " sruMPr
Chairman Registration Committee.
The prompt action of the committee
will pug an end 20 the athletic activities
o. the men at least until the meeting Is
he'd week from tomorrow. Koleh-
Yaipcu was scheduled To race tomorrow
nGn: n tht TWO mne race uf the Millrose
4. &. IN Madison square Garden and
ENIst Wa> hooked Ia Ue a member OF the
relay team of his cluh AT the same games
In addition kiviat mad promised to com
pete next saturday in the games OF the
Irish American \, &. Of Boston. Both
will have to stay on the ground until they
gel a clean bill Of health from the regis
trltiun committee.
So far as known this IL the first time
that amateur athletes in this country
have been disciplined for not doing their
best TO win race. but the A. A. L. rules
give the referee power to disqualify men
or that ground and the registration com
mttee tho right TO suspend them.
Tn. rae. was the topic wherever
athletes gathered yesterday and there
were many to assert that the poor condi-
ton of both men was the only thing
wrong with the race.
kiyiat's friends insisted yesterday that
there was nothing wrong with the race
eNrept the physical condition OF the con
tcstauts II was stated that kiyiat haC
been under the Doctors care and should
not have competed at all. In Nerihcatiof
Of this THE sun called up Dr. Lucey OF
Tompknsville on the phone and asked hin
the truth about the runners condition
So far as medical knowledge goes th'
answer was a complete abb for kiviat.
pr. I.ucey said that kiviat came Il
him on Tuesday last suffering from cold
bronchitis and an infiamed nose. III
treated him at that time and on Thurs
rect the trouble and kiviat was under tn
care of the doctor on Friday and Satur
day last with swelling on the left sid
OF his face. He was unable to eat soli'
food and had to subsist on milk ant
eggs ON Saturday morning DR.. Luce.
told Kivlat that he was not in nj condi
ton TO run and advised him not to star
IN the race on that night.
kiviat replied that the games wer
held By mis- own company in the Thir
teonth Regiment ana that he was boun'
10 compete rather than disappoint tn
crowd. Under the circumstances III
Luccv said that he was surprised tina
Kyiat ran as we'll as he did. The runne
came back for further treatment on sun
d1y, when the abscess in the nose wa
or"ued again. The patient was unable I
leave Staten Island on Sunday or yester
de- but was In fair condition yesterday
n. doctor said
When the statement OF DR., Lucey wa
conveyed to John NJ. Connolly OF the reg
= .rI'IOn committee he said that no excuS
o. tUat kind had been rendered TO tn
committee and that there was nothing IL
T. 20 do hut to Act on the impressions re
c'Nod while watching the race. Befoi
~. meeting began George T. Matthew
a member Of the committee. said that u
did mot believe that the only incentive II
n, men to run was the pewter cup while
~. N stake for the second time. Law
su' Robertson offset this later by stain
'01. IN, men were to receive prizes or
R.t watch and "A gold filled watch IN az
0r 10 the trophy.
N'ter dispensing OF the kolehmainei
kNiAl matter the registration cOmmitt'
took up the iuterstore relay race schedule
zoe thu games of the Millrose A. A,
N. dison square Garden tomorrow n'gh
TUs rs known AS race between en-
p'"lers Of the New York and Phiiadeipn