Show prominent sport on trial SEW new YORK noy 13 special the announcement that the american athletic union would this morning commence a public trial of B 1 IV efera and J cosgrave the prominent amateur athletes and who are charged with making themselves professionals bv lor for cash prizes or accepting pere stages of gate money brought a regime regiment nt of athletes and friends of the sport t to the astor house this morning the charges were originally made hy by caspar in an article in harpers weekly but it is an open secret that bilat he acted upon data and testimony worked up by H 8 cornith of the knick knickerbocker a bocker athletic club both of the accused men claim to have a complete defense to every specification agar st them and it is given out by the commutes that the trial will be thorough and that both sides will be given every opportunity to present proof and rebut rebuttal ial |