The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-22
KlVIAT And SMITH DECLARED
PROFESSIONALS BY A. A. U. and
BARRED FROM AMATEUR SPORT
Noted Runners Found Guilty
Of Demanding Excessive
Expense Money.
GlSSING AND VALENTINE
MENTIONED AT INQUIRY

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and the holder Of the worlds record for
100 meters. and Harry J.. Smith. for
mer ten mile and two mile champion of
America. were declared las night In
eligible for further competition - anna
tours and their registration cards -
competing athletes were cancelled.
This action was taken BY the registra.
tion committee Of the Metropolitan A..
ISOLATION OF the A. A. Y. at an ad-
journed meeting for investigation Of
charges preferred against the runners
for demanding excessive expense money
TO compete in the games Of the Eastern
New York Athletic League at schenec-
tady on September Is last.
The committee acted last night with
the relentless persistency of q steam
ties of two men who were members Of
the last Olympic team without eompunc-
ton. The legal talent which had been
the feature of the first hearing q week
ago was conspicuous by its absence last
night when the committee convened in
the clubhouse OF the American Expreas
Company Employees Association, at 81
Madison avenue. Neither Kiviat nor
Smith put in an appearance. n after
the testimony Of the principal witness
was under way. Congressman Murray
Hubert appeared TO make a protest
against the hearing without the attend
ance of John T. Dooling. the principal
counsel for the defence. When the COM
mittee decided to go ahead with the In.
Vestigation. Mr.. Hubert withdrew and
the case was continued TO the end.
Later in the evening Terence Farley,
delegate of the Irish American A. c.. and
John Conway, secretary OF that club.
entered the room where the meeting was
held. They made no formal protest to
the committee, but Mr.. Farley stated
that the accused men had every right to
an adjournment. and Mr.. Conway said
that in all probability the position of the
Irish American A. C.. OF which club
Kiviat Is captain. would be made clear
In a statement to be issued to-day.
Campbell Principal witness.
Roscoe c. Campbell. the Handicapped
frr the Albany district and whose talk
Of the doings of the men led to the
Investigation. was the witness who drove
the tndl nails that clinched the case to
me satisfaction OF the committee. or
rather the majority. for II was given
out that the verdict Was the decision
o the majority of the committee OF Ave.
From Campbelrs evidence II was ap-
parent that he had been handing put
excessive expense money TO New York
athletes for three years past when such =,
payments were necessary to assure the
attendance of the cracks at the upstate
meetings. He was a clear and direct
tuess and told the story OF the culpa-
hility of the runners without mincing
matters In spite of the fact that his ad-
missions rendered him equally culpablc
As an official OF the A.. A. u.
Campbell stated positively that he had
'cceived letters from both Kiviat and
Smith. in which the former asked for
$40 and the latter $40 to compete at the
Schenectady meeting. He testified that
the printed words. 1T will ave to bs 40
bucks were on the letter written by
Smith when he opened H.. and hat the
letter had not been tempered with. At
the hearing a week ago Smith testified
tat these printed words were not on
the letter when he mailed IL.
The upstate Handicapped was Just as
positive that he had received the slip
OF paper from Kiviat and signed by him.
in which the runner said that he would
run at the games In question for $75. !
This slip Of paper has been lost. and
after some beating about the bush.
Campbell testified that his wife had
destroyed 1t unknowingly.
rive other Runners Involved.
Presumably as corroborative evidence.
testimony was given by Campbell. Capt.
I. Livingston Of Company ID, Second
Regiment OF Troy. ard a statement was
submitted from Father Gallant OF Mount
Carmel Church OF the same city relat-
INK tn offences against the amateur rules
in 1912 by Kiviat. This involved FIVE
members of the Irish American A, c..
'wo Of whom since have turned pro-
''.sionals. The two who have not are
larry G4ssing and Drew Valentine. but
other has competed recently. Mel
S0r' rard and James Rosenberger. with
kyat, helped TO make up tho quintet
W.. according to the witnesses. di-
lived SIPS as the spoils OF the trip TO
Troy.
When KlvIat and Smith failed to
arsAr- TO their names shortly after
30" Chairman George p. Mathews
.'','I rampbell to the stand. He began
%. So ing that prior to February %.
o." had issued invitations TO "A
number Of teams TO compete at the
r'r" Of Company u In a relay race.
VIZ. 'hn exception of tho Irish Amerl-
"u \ .. team. he stated the men had /
.p0'r"''d for nothing more than their
d''3I' expenses.
I"' witness went on TO tell that at
-" Luroln Birthday games held in
h.'",.Nu that year the coach Of the
-. american \. q. had asked for
beside, the regular expenses and
'' 90 money was paid before tho re-
Hf -.r" Was run. He named the men
'h team and when asked IL he real
"'' 'NNi in paying the money he vio-
.. .r \ A. L. rules replied
''- but ! dId ii to protect the