The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-26
KIYIAT APPEAL BY
IRISH AMERICANS
Celts Will Also Take Up
Cudgels for Smith, the Bronx
Church House Runner.
CLUB ISSUES

II was made plain AFTER a meeting OF
the athletic committee Of the Irish Amer
lean A. c. last night that that club
and the Bronx Church House would
fight to the last ditch to have the stigma
Of professionalism removed from Abel
II. Kiviat. track captain OF the Irish
American A. c.. and Harry J. Smith.
the most prominent athlete in the Bronx
Church House.
The immediate steps taken last night
included the sending OF "a notice Of APP
peal to the board OF managers of the
Metropolitan Association from the de-
cision Of the registration committee. by
which the registration cards Of the
athletes were cancelled. In addition, a
formal protest WAS sent by John T.
Doing, one of the counsel for tho men.
to George w. Mathews. chairman OF
the registration committee, against the
manner In which the committee disposed
OF the cases.
A point was made Of the refusal Of
the committee to grant an adjournment
no that counsel for the defence might
have an opportunity OF cross examining
the principal witnesses. The letter con
cludes with "A request hat the commit
tee rescind its action disylAlifying
hlNldt ana Sf11tn anu uetIaTlnk tnefil
Ineligible 10 compete as amateur athletes.
ter. fix a date for a hearing and give
ample opportunity TO produce written
and oral proof Of their innocence.
Counsel Gives R~a III
After the formal notice OF appeal the
letter To President Ruben OF the Metro
politan Association contains the follow
Ing paragraph:
"Thi appeal Is taken without preju-
dice to their claim tina, the registration
committee was illegally constituted, that
men sitting on that committee we're In
eligible 10 act thereon m hat the pro-
visions OF the constitution and rules OF
the 4. \. L. were not complied with by
said committee and Messrs. Kiviat and
Smith reserve all their rights and the
right to make further objections to the
Jurisdiction OF the committee and the
manner in which the alleged hearing or
investigation was conducted and the
failure to advise their counsel OF "A
change IN date OF the last hearing or
obtain the consent OF their counsel to
such changed date. thereby preventing
them from cross-exanining the most i'm
portant witnesses. n also preventing
Messrs. Smith and K!viat ron present
ing any eNlueTSe III support vi tItlI
claim that they were not, nor was either
Of them guilty"
Il is asked that the appeal he heard
az a special meeting OF the board OF
managers and that counsel lie given an
opportunity 10 BE- heard n that coun-
gel be furnished with n copy OF the
minutes at the alleged hearing of the
registration committee.
The athletic committee OF the Irish
American A. c. meantime prepared 4
strong statement calling attention to the
summary manner in which the investi-
cation had been rushed through and as
serting that evidence Of the innocence
~ the track captain would he presented
kiviat and Smith were present In tn
clubhouse. at l59 Fast Sixt,eth stre-,.
when these papers were being drawn up,
and after the statement was issued by
the athletic committee OF the Irish
American A. c. Smith said that the docu-
ment also embodied the views OF the
l:-onN Church Houe. ~ which he is a
member. The statement in part follows