“You were just saying he should be barred from the race, sir.”
“Yes; but——”
“If I am correctly informed he will be barred.”
Naturally these words created a slight sensation.
“What information leads you to think such a thing?” was the quick demand of the Spaniard.
“I have it from a reliable source that he is not now a member of the Amateur Athletic Union, and the rules governing this cross-country run will exclude any one who is not a member.”
“But he must be a member!” cried the man in black.
“Why so?”
“He is touring with his own team of athletes.”
“But he has not taken part in any contest conducted under the rules of the A. A. U.,” asserted Hollingsworth.