The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12
KIYIAT AND SMITH
ACCUSED IN 4, A, j,
EXPENSE INQUIRY
Chairman Mathews Notifies
Them to Appear Before Com
mittcc on Thursday.
CHARGES I'NFOCNDED.
FARLEY DECEA RES


,bcl r. Kiviat. Irish American A. c..
And Harry J. smith. Bronx Church
House. are the two athletes accused by
fire registration committee Of the Metro
nol.tan Association OF demanding ex-
cessivc expense M TO compete AT the
Games Of the Eastern New York Athletic
League ON September is. The charges
are made as a result of the Investigation
that has leon carried on since the an
runl meeting of the association. when
n G. Campbell stated unofficially that
such demands had been made By New
York champions.
Though not stated In the letters sent
me two men by the chairman OF the
registration committee. 1t IL understood
tina, kiviat is alleged TO have demanded
STi. while Harry smith. 1t is said, offered
10 appear If the expense money amounted
to $40.
For three weeks athletes have talked
OF little else than the threatened dis
closures affecting two Of the most promi-
neg, athletes in the country. and dur
Ing that time the registration commit
tee has been doing its best to induce
the Albany Handicapped to deliver into
the hands of the committee the evidence
which. It is said. he talked OF 70 freely
when in New York city. Whether he has
done 10 or not Is not certain, as the
only fact learned from the members of
the committee is that a meeting has
been called to investigate the case next
Thursday evening at the clubhouse Of
the American Express Employees Asso-
citation.
Both the men named rave been sum-
moned to appear and answer the charges.
Terence Farley. the Irish American dele
gate, showed the letter sent by the COM
mittee to kiviat last night. and besides
stating emphatically that the great run
ner denies the charges. issued a state
mnt calling the committee to account
for the manner in which the members
nave attacked the reputation OF the men.
That the INVESTIGATION will be a thorough
one is certain. for numerous witnesses
hsw been asked to appear. including all
the men who al different times have made
concerning letters alleged to
have been written by the runners.
Letter TO kiviat.
The charge against Smith ia similar
10 the one made against Kiviat. and In
the etter to the latter Chairman Ma
thews writes:
You are charged with arranging for
your appearance and demanding excess
sive expense money to compete at the
Track and ttpld rnaat ~ thA Ia Nan,
York Athletic League held at Schenectady
on september 49," The committee points
out that common report and suspicion
are sufficient grounds for Investigation
as to kiViats status as an amateur and
ne r. notified to appear on Thursday to
ahwer the aforesaid charge or give q
satisfactory explanation of the case.
Terence Farley Is practically barred
from representing Kiviat as counsel he
lore the committee, as he Ii mi Of the
men asked to appear. presumably q a
witness. He was strong in his denun-
c!ation OF the manner In which the case
had been handled. Few men are better
acquainted with the procedure in such
asses than Farley. as he has served sew
eral terms as chairman of the registra-
ton committee. He commended that the
charges are not legally made and among
other things said:
81 stSHis ScT ptSulIhT tIdt VIC
chairman of the registration committee
Is unable to distinguish between an in
vestigation Of the amateur status Of an
athlete in the metropolitan association
and the p%referment of charges against
him.
called Double BarrelleA.
Lacking ability to make such a dis
un''ion, the communication received
from the chairman Is double barrelled.
Under a. \. u. rules when charges are
Preferred the practice has been in the
past 20 have a copy OF the commvnica-
ton on which the charges are based
served on the delinquent. Such charges
IN the present instance have not been
served. II this Is an investigation of the
amateur status of an athlete. the rule
provides that the accused athlete shall
nave thirty days notice. Such a no.
U'e has not been given.
"Th" suspicious circumstance of the
slleged charges is that the offence, II Is
claimed. happened last August or the
''rlN mart ot September. II anybody at
mat time received a letter from the ac-
eus'1 athlete he was in duty bound to
orns It TO the attention Of the registra-
ION committee, but no such action was
'aKen II was not until a meeting of
IN" METROPOLITAN Association that 1t was
rlmored that some one up State had
something on two champions Of New
York city"
Farley stated that Congressman Muir
ray Hubert and John T. Dooling will
represent kiviat at the meeting of the
r'gi'trttion committee next Thursday.
popling also is well versed In the legal
sd" ~ athletics, as he has served or the
registration committee and also repre-
>"nt"d kly!at when the latter was ac-