The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-12
SEVEN SUSPENDED BY
AMATEUR FEDERATION
Basketball Players and Track Men Are Said to Have Received
Money For Instructing and For Playing With Men
Who Had Played Professional Ball.
By ERNEST POLLARD J

Upon Recommendation, Arthur
Van Buren,, registrar Of the Rich
naond Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton. has suspended seven local
athlotes and they have been
barred from further participation
In any contest staged under the
auspices OF the local amateur
organization until their cases
have BEEN acted upon. Those
suspended are Ned Vaughn Lloyd
aud William Wharton. of Church
Hill Athletic Club, Mac Cosby,
Perry Mitchell and Dave saste~-
field. OF Richmond College and
Hunter Pendieton and Ligsan, OF
Fairmount Athletic Club
-Four Of those uspenGed--VcJgfln
Lloyd. Satterfieid, Mitchell and Cosby
are said to have received money for
irstruot!rs at the local fairgrounds
during the summer months, while
Logan. Pendlston and Wharton are
said to have soiled their shl-tg'--
TO use the words OF our old friend,
Frank S. Tousey--for having played
m a game Of our national p4gtirne
IN which one Charles Strain partict-
pated. Everybody knows Charlie
The gentleman in question pastimed
with our own erstuhils Richmond
Colts, ct ais. and the aforesaid
Wharton, .Perdleton and Logan pas
timed vrith the aforAfnsntioned
Charlie, On the Paramount team, OF
IN. jefferson Ward Laaxue--hence
the charge Of professionalism So
there you are.
Now Becomes Professional.
According to the mandates Of the
Richmond Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton & man becomes professional.
even though he is not capable Of. car
rying bats for a professional team.
But rules are rules, even though they
aspiring young ball PLAYERS
The four men who worked at the
local Fairgrounds this season declare
that they have received no money as
directors OF any branch Of sports, but
were merely employed by the city ~
supervisors Of Fairgrounds Mitchell
was in charge OF Fairgrounds at
Clarkes Springs; Waugh Lloyd. cf
the city swimming pool: Cosby, of the
South Richmond Fairgrounds. while
Satterhelds was In charge OF ono OF
those On Church Hill.
Registrar Van Buren, ha. the power
TO suspend any athlete whom he has
reason to believe has violated the r.
A. A. F. rules pending permanent ac-
ton on the part OF tbs loca, amateur
organization The. clubs TO which tbs
seven athletes belong have been noti-s
fed Of the suspension. and reprefantA-
rit'es have been requestd to be prAs-s
ent Al the Richmond Blues Arnory
Mo9day night at o'clock, ar which
time the matter will he brought to
the attention of the Au1atsur Fedora
ton, and their cases Will be dis
posed o..
The Athletes have right 70 appeal
from the deciston-of- <hA-ra5 istrar, ana
twas learned last night from a re-
liahie source that All seven OF the
men will take advanta geF OF this and
will bA on hand tomorrow night to-
look after their interest
DR.. c. N Hazea, president Of the
Richmond Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton. Is about as fair As they come.
and ne will weigh all of the evidences
carefully and render his decision r..
gardins the matter according. to tbs
rules. He declares that he will give
the seven athletes every possible OPP
portunity TO prove that they have not
been Professionalism and to. show.
why the suspension should be lifted
When notification TO the effect that
the athletes had beer suspended waN
received a howl Of protest went up
from, the respective associations. and
the men affected declare that they
viii go Monday night prepared 10:
fight the ma tier from start to antSh
s4#EA
A Long Shot.
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