Show I Willie Ritola's itola's Trainer Denies S S I Accepting ing Money BOSTON BOSTO Feb Jole 24 Jole Joie Ray Hay Illinois Illinois Illi Illi- I nois A. A C. C handily won the Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Massa- legion mile feature event of oC the annual Indoor meet of oC the American le legion lon yesterday la in 3 Willie Ritola American A. A C. C failed falle-d lo o appear to furnish the expected competition and Llo Lloyd d Hahn Boston A. A A. A star did not finish Charles It P. Gorman manager of ot athletics athletics' for the Massachusetts American legion announced he would ask the A A. A A. A U. U to suspend RItola for railing failing to fulfill Its lIs lIsen en engagement Ugo I colorful Italian walked away from Crom his Ills field In the meter Invitation walk and set a new indoor record of 1520 5 5 2 In doing so BALTIMORE Feb WIllIe 24 WilHe RItola's TIt TIt- tolas tola's failure to appear yesterday esterday Inthe in inthe inthe the American legion track tracI meet at Boston oston was wall due to t failure to notify the tite Finnish American distance star starIn starin starin in sufficient time lo to a statement here tonight by Hugo Hugq Quist track adviser of both RItola and Paavo NurmI was not advised of his n- n in Boston until this morning morning morning morn morn morn- ing Quist explained as a result of ofa n a misunderstanding and then did nc net nei L have tave time to arrange the trip Ritola had not filed flied a formal entry I however according to Quist who said he had merely promised verbally verbally verb verb- ally to have the runnier JunT r compete lIe He dge of ot any expense money being heing advanced to Ritola as reported In Boston Quist expressed regret over the and expressed belief fiat he could explain the Incident to the satisfaction ot of oPA A. A A. A r. r T. T officials Ritola nilola Is now 10 In New York |