New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-22

I'LL FEELING AMONG ATHLETES

THE RECENT ACTION OF THE AMATEUR ATH.
LETIC UNION SEVERELY CRITICISED.
Walton Storm, president Of the National American
Amateur Athletic Association, seen yesterday by
Tribune reporter in regard to the recent resolutions
Of the Amateur Athletic Union, which forbade ANA
athletes to compete at meetings held under the
supervision OF the association under penalty OF
being barred from Union championship contests He
said that no little unpleasanness had been caused by
this arbitrary action OF the Union, especially at the
Detroit games which had Just been held. The injus-
tice Of the resolution lay In the fact that the Union
not only forbade its own members to enter Associa-
ton games but tried TO prevent athletes who belonged
neither to the Association 10 the Union from
entering them.
"The resoutions' said Mr. Storm, arc nothing
but boycott They adopted without tho Chi
cago clubs have been consulted in order to int0re
the Association. How unpopular they are may bs
judged from a telegram have just received saying
that the majority OF the Chicago athletic clubs after
holding . meeting last evening, withdrew from the
Union. 1t perfect folly for the Union to do ss
It has done. The whole thing is so absurd. They
profess to allow all amateurs enter their meetings.
yet II a has competed In Association games
they bar him from their games because, as they aeee
they do not like the way organization is managed
AS result OF their eccentric resolutions they are now
faced with this rather anomalous condition OF ahalrs
Ten athletes OF various clubs belonging 10 the Union
have entered for the Association championship games
TO be held on the Manhattan Athletic Grounds on
October 8. These ten men, after competing at our
games Will be barred from their own games although
they will still retain their membership In the Union
We do not consider however, that there is any In
Justice ia their attempting to dictate TO their own
members What do object 70 is the stand they have
taken in regard neutral organizations. They
forbade Purcell and scheffertein, members Of tho
Pacific Coast Athlete Association, 10 compete ct tho
St. Louis games, and because they refused to with
draw they barred them from the Detroit games. For
this reason We felt justified In fighting them, and We
are more than gratfed that our action has been
Endorsed by so many clubs Of the Union ITSELF
John Purcell, Of the Olympic Club of san Francisco,
when by the reporter said that he wished TO pro-
test against the action of the Union in debarrng him
from their games. Both Scheferstein and myself,
be said had pledged ourselves TO compete at the ST.
Louis games and we were In honor bound TO take
part In them When we received notice that II
entered these games would be shut out from tho
Detroit meeting, we decided that could not with
draw at any cost. When VIC went to Detroit NC were
not allowed to enter there. / myself could not have
competed as am suffering from the injuries received
at ST. Louis where fell and severely spiked
I'm my thigh and head that Shall be unable TO take
part In any further meetings this Neverthe-
less, felt their action keenly Scheferstein should
not have been barred, either. may say, In behalf OF
my club, that the acton of tho Union has been
severely condemned by the olympic Club We have
been invited enter every other meeting that has
taken place this season, and think that their treat
ment OF who were strangers and who had promised
to compete at st. Louis, that could not with
draw, dlscOurteOus to say the least.