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Show FINAL STANDING TO BEDEGIDED Many Believe Greatest Distance Dis-tance Runner, Kohlemain-en, Kohlemain-en, Has Been Unfairly Treated. New York, N. Y . Nov 22. While the final standing of Hannes Kohle-malnen Kohle-malnen th" greatest distance runner of the day. if not of any day. Is still in doubt, there Is a general agree tnent here that the registration committee com-mittee of the Metropolitan association of the Amateur Athletic union has treated him unfairly and has In fact violated Its own rules by the receni "star chamber" proceedings. A study of the rules book leads to the belier that the committee not only morally were guilty of Injustice, but also brok' section 10 of article XI of he constitution of the A. A. U. Thp rule first provides for Investi-tlon Investi-tlon after charges have been en ered and then goes on to state tha; uspicious circumstances alone may o the basis of investigation The ulo continues: "Thi- member or members to whom he Investigation is assigned shall Im nedlately communicate with the par y under suspicion either in person or by registered letter, lay all charges be (ore him or set forth the circumstances circumstan-ces which lead to a reasonable doub" mil call for an answer to the charge or a Satisfactory explanation of the "'rcums'.ancea which gave rise to th" loubt If the athlete cannot satls-ractorlly satls-ractorlly prove his innocence the committee com-mittee may inflict such punishment ts Is In their judgment fitting." Friends of Kohlemainen thst In the notice h" received from the reglstra ion committee no charges were made nd there was no recital of any clr-umstances clr-umstances leading to a reasonabb loubt as to his amateur status as I PI I called for in the above rule lis j asking for the production of his prl- I i - lie naturally had been led to b i lleve that ;be doubt as to whetjMfl thej were in his pijsscssion was all m thai led to tl"' i in op HR.Tt ion Kvtry 1 i ! prize asked for by the committee Ml-fl he. n produced and three more to fl boot so thnt there could be no nut- 1 tlon but that floiib: had been dlsslps- I I ted to the satisfaction of every ona rj I |