Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-27


Union. Tho Irish team, however, had
received fair warning of the consequences
If any of its members violated the above
rule, which they did with their eyes open.
The Union offered to give the Irigh team,
o testimonial meeting wherever and when
ever ii desired and would give them all
the gate receipts over and ahope expenses;
the Union also offersd the following
guarantees for tiokets New York Athle-
tic olub, $500; Staten Island Athletic
Club. $500; Pastime Athletic Club $780,,
These offers were, however, refused.
Tins the matter stood in October. The
war has since been waged with determine
ton on both sides but the National MAN
haitian Athletic Clnb) shows its weakness
by INDUCING in personal abuse of its OPP
ppnents. The beginning of the end seems
nigh eB IL appeara TO the dislnterested oh.
server Inst it must be too costly for
single organization to .buch" much
longer against such q strong and power
full body as the Union Is. The Union re-
cognizeH and fosters amateur athletics
wherever found and for That reason alone
proves Its superior right to live. The
National Association, on the contrary,
has outlived its usefulness, ard having
shown its grit and fighting qualities, for
which everybody gives it credit, il can
best subserve its own Interests rs well &c
athletic interests generally, by gracsiully
disb9nding. This Manhattan Club is ac.
custd Of having furnished 'the bone and
siuew" for several new clubs which were
organized in New YORK Teoeutly in order
to bolster up its falling cause.
the following table is given in tho
pamphlet showing the comparative
strength and wealth OF the various clubs
comprising the two associations The
National Association ia credited with
having $50 members ell told, of which
200 belong to the Manhattan, 200 to the
Missouri so to the Star, so to the Aller-
ton and 40 10 the West Side Ashlstio
Club. Nune of theBe clubs are credited
with owning any property, excepting the
place which Walton Storm Of the Man-
hattans raesntly bought for $3.50, 900, on
which club house is to be built for the
Manhattan Athletic Club Eleven Of the
twenty five clubs OF the Amateur Athletic
Union are credited with having $50
members and property valued OF 81 30,
600, divided aa follows: New York A. O. i,
500 members aud $4l0,0 worth Of
property; Bsrkaly A. O., New YORK, $50,
1926, 600; New York Turn Varein, 2,G00,
$l50,000; Athletic Club of the SchuYl-
kill Navy, $50. 1856 600; Staten Island
A. O., $50, $S5 900; Columbia A. o.,
Washington, 400 So 900; Orange IN.
- A. o., 600, $50 600; Detroit A. O.,
500, 1856, 600; New Jersey A. O.. 500
$35, 600 Jersey City A. O 500, 1856, 900;
, Flushing A, O., 200, $25, 400.
The Union in addition TO the above hat
! the following associate clubs: PaStime,
Olympic, American, 18th Regiment Ath
letic Clubs OF New York; Warren thle
tic Club, Wilmington; Cape May City A.
:. o., Cape May, N j. Chester City Crickei
| Club. Chester, Pa; Pullman Oils. A. q
! Highland Athletic Association, PhilAdsl
Z phia; Philadelphia Fencing and Spar
g ring Club; Yaruns Boat Club, Nau.iiui
: BoAt Club, Brooklyn Riverside A, q.
. Hobcken, N. j.; lat Regiment Athieti,
Association, Chicago. The Nationals OF
3 the other hand in addition to those men
Q toned above has the Inter Oollegiat
9 Athletic Association, Titan, Brighton anI
/, Crescent Athletic Clnba of New York an,
!. Nyack IN. Y. Rowing Association. Th
p Ii;sn, Alierton and Crescent Clubs wer
+ organized, IL is charged, by members o
: the Manhattan A. O., merely to mSke tn
Q N. A. A. A. A., appear like an inliasn
+ tial body.
a Even then. the National only has
Y clubs to the Unions rs, all etrong, &C
= tive organic ,tions. The Board OF Name
J. gers of the Union consists OF President
It Harry MCMILLAN, A. O. 8. N, Phla
!. Vice President, Frank W. Eddy, Detroi
% A. o.; Secretary, Otto Ruhl, New Yor
o A. o.; Treasurer, Howard Perry, Colun
!, bia A. O., Washington; louis P. Soc
Q vile, Chicago A. A Albert y. Stevens
IS New Jersey A. o.; F. W. Janssan, State
4 Island A. o.; William Halpin, 0lympi
}. A. o.; Leroy O. Fairohild, Orange A. O
d Jaraes E. Sullivan, Pastime A. o.; job
Il. Reyburn, Cape May City A. O.; "
b +. Kurtz, Warren Athletic Club.