Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-28

take this oppor-
- - II $50 tunity of stating
the true state of affairs. If there has
been an injustice done to anyone
through anything have said, would
like to see it corrected. If there are
any false impressions extant l hope
they will be Strengthened up by this
article.
At the meeting of the games COM
mittee yesterday l asked that the Ha-
waiian association pay my expenses
for the present trip, giving as rea-
SONS for the request the three follow
ing things:
Arrangements
First: / came before the committee
with this request because had never
been communicated with as regards
the trip, consequently no arrange
ments had yet been made as to ex-
penses, in other words l was COM
municating officially with the commit.
tee for the first time.
Second: Heretofore ut the big meets
held here twice yearly the best tai.
emit obtainable was brought down from
tn mainland to compete with the is
land stars, and all their expenses
paid. Being at present the national
champion for FIVE events l considered
that l was of sufficient class to be
included this time.
Third: AS business proposition be.
tween the committee and myself.
There is financial angle to the swim
ming meet, and have been told that
my appearance might help swell the
gate receipts.
Considering these three things, I
based my claim for full payment of
expenses contracted by the trip.
There were three dissenting voices to
my proposition, Mr.. Rawlins, Capt.
Pepin, an0 Mrs. Leo. Mr.. Rawlins
stated his side of the affair, as fol,
lows:
That while in San Francisco he
tried on two occasions to eommuni.
cate with me, phoning the Examiner
and the Olympic Club, two numbers
which were left for him to call by
me. He neglected to leave a message
or word that he had called, when he
was unable to get me at once.
That he made arrangements with
one Ernest Smith for my appearance
agreeing to pay one-half my expenses,
Mr.. Smith claiming to be a representa-
tive Of mine.
That was on August he talked
with Mr.. Smith at the Hotel Stewart
In San Francisco, that he had asked
Smith to bring me down to see him
and that Smith said I couldn't come.
That on August II, after l had left
the coast, he received a wire from
Smith in which was contained: Ross
o. K. half expenses"
From these things Mr.. RawIins
drew the conclusion that either the
committee was bound to pay one-half
my expenses, or nothing at all.
l disposed Of his statement in this
manner:
First: On his own statement he did
not communicate with me.
Another Angle
Second: He claimed 10 have made
arrangements with Mr.. Smith and con-
si4ered such arrangements valid. Sec
tim II, rule 4, of the general rules
of the A. A. U. says: An athlete
who permits anyone other than an Of
ficer of the club which he is entitled
to represent Ill open competition. to
make arrangements for his appear
ance at an athletic meeting shall
thereby render hImself incl gih!e for
further competition as an amateur"
Mr.. Smith is swimmer at the Olym-
pic Club, the same as myself. Mr..
Rawlins, who vas president of the
Hawaiian association of the A. a. u,
knew of this r':'e, and knew that il |
entered int any such arrangement I
would lose nv amateur standing. Mr..
Rawlins made TO attempt to communi-
cate with the officers Of my club.
Third: Mir. Smith did not tell me
that Mr. Rawlins wanted to see nc
a; the Hotel !S.awart a. that even
;,:s Mr.. 3mita did tell me, after
MIR. Rawli1s lad left the coast. that
aawlins wanted to pay half my ex.
penses, if would swim in all of the
races. l sail &C Smith, Nothing do
Ing on half The expenses. T1ey will
Day all of :bem, or none
Can't Swim Fe-e
Mr. Rawlins. while in San Fran
CISCO, saw in the paper statement
that was expected to leave for Homo
Iu'u on the fourteenth. He acknOw-
lodges having ,c'ade this statement
- don't see what Ross is going to
tie islands f., he won't be allowed
tc swim, except in the natioral Inn
dred.''
Mr. Rawlins meant very likely that
if the events there were to be Ha-
waiian championships wouldn't be
allowed to swim in them. However,
on former occasions, the visiting
swimmers have heen allowed to swim
in sll the races, witness the medal on
Nr. Rawlins w1tchfob, winch haH IL.
graved on the back: ''50G-yard Ha
waiian Championship, September
1916, won b. Ludy Langer." And ii
is known in Honolulu as early as .be
eeS.1,,Is 0f AnOucK that fhar,a raro "a