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Show INVESTIGATING A MATCH RACE New York, Sept. 4. Following the receipt of Information from an up-State up-State A. A. U. commissioner, Jacob W. Stumpf, Chairman of tho Registration Regis-tration Committee of the Metropolitan A. A. U., will investigate a reported match race between two members of tho 1912 American Olympic team, which is said to have been contested at Ilion, N. Y., near Utica, a week ago Saturday. If the facts as presented present-ed to the Amateur Athletic Union are verified by Chairman Stumpfs probe, an athletic scandal unequaled in years will get tho light One of tho sprinters Involved in the race on which $5,000 is reported to have changed owners, 1b a university univer-sity student and was an intercollegiate intercollegi-ate champion two years ago. His opponent, op-ponent, a New York athlete, while a standard bearer of the United States at Stockholm, never won an. A. A U championship, although be was ' always al-ways a fair sprinter. The story, as related to Stumpf, is this: Last year the "Ndw York "amateur" went to Ilion and boasted of a great sprinter named "Lowis" who could beat tho world. Lewis was brought over and worked out several times while some natives timed him. It was the old story: Tho newcomer couldn't run a lick. "Eleven-one" was his best for the "hundred." It was a cinch for tho local champion. The New Yorker was sent for. He could do 10 1-5 almost any start and his backers eagerly gave odds of 8 to 5. There was the usual kick about the starter, and when the race camo off the Gothamite a familiar figure to all the local enthusiasts beat the gun and was recalled, being penalized a 3'ard. Of course ho was beaten, but he never stopped to inquire how much or to ascertain the facts, but kept on going. Tho Boston people had an automobile waiting for him, just as thoy UBod to have the fast horse and buggy in tho old days when Brassy Hayes, Jim 'McCool, Larry Dougherty, and others got the easy money. nn |