The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-30
THE SCOTS ARE IRATE.
They Take Exception to the Views of TIN

They Take Exception to the Views of the
A.. A. us Secretary.
In the last issue of the Sporting Times,
the official organ of the Amateur Athletic
Union, Manager James e. Sullivan, who
is also secretary of the A. A. u, alludes
to the Scottish-American Athletic Club
of this city, in a manner to which the
members of the club take exception.
The Objectionable paragraph forms
part of an editorial in answer to an article
written recently by member of the s.
A. A. c., and is as follows:--
For the Scots benefit, / will say that
the A. A. U. will not change its mode
of doing business, and If they don't
like the way the A. A. U. is
being managed let them pick their
grip sacks and walk. The A A.
.. only wants loyal members, and if the
great and unwashed Scots are in such q
box my advice to them is to 'git up aud
git" For the benefit of M. D., ! will say
that a gentleman always answers conf
munication. Few people that read
the local papers over in that
the Scots got SO frightened when the
Union called them off. Why was it that
the great unwashed ran to see Halpln,
Stevens and others to have nlatters SO
fixed that they could hold their
games? l doubt very much II there
is any other club in the A. A. u.
that would hand over private communi-
cations to the public press, without tlrst
asking the sender's advice. But then
some people, you know, are rather
"thick,n and it strikes me that during
the past year or so several "thicks" nave
been given Office in that once popular
club.
The president of the S. A. A. c. has pre-
pared the following letter, expressing the
views of himself and his clubs members
in reference to- the subject
JERSEY CITY, July 90. 1889.
Mr.: Harry Mcmillan, President a.
Il. Us
DEAR SIR.-At the next meeting of the
Board of Managers of the A. A. U. will
you please have them state if they sanction
the enclosed article, which appeared IN
the Sporting Times, the official organ OF
the Union
Anything Mr.. Sullivan might say or do
individually would not concern us in the
least, for every one knows he is not re-
sponsible for his actions, and such an
article would naturally be expected from
person of his calibre. Where his writ
1ngs are supposed to be the official utter
ances of the Union it is quite another
matter.
If the Union does not endorse them the
public should be notified, so that the
climbs in good standing may not be at the
mercy OF an important ofncer, VINO Is
active in it's interests only because his
bread and butter depend largely upon it,
and who uses his position TO advance the
interests OF his newspaper and gratity his
personal spites.
We think it due the clubs belonging to
the Union that this matter should receive
attention, for the secretary should at
least be a gentleman, and we respectfully
ask the Board if such "blackguardlng"
and under these circumstances is the act
of onea
We are willing to be called to account
for any article we print over our own
signature, but no organization is expected
to answer for every Unauthorized publica-
tion in which it's name is used.
Your kind attention to this communities
tion will very much oblige yours truly