Evening journal., 1889-01-04
cLAsHlNG ORGANIZATIONS.
A Statement of the situation betweep
the Amateur Union and the National

n statement OF the Situation betwqau
the Amateur Union and the National
Association.
EVENING JOURNAL has received a
pamphlet published by the Amateur Ath.
letic Union of the United States settinq
forth the facts in the contest betwee5
the Union and the National Associafion
OF Amateur Athletes The history of botb
organizations is given. The National Al
sociation of Amateur Athletes was orran-
lied IN 1879, with fourteen clubs. ana ii
1881 seven others were added to The list
In 1885 there were twelve clubs n tba
association, and ia 1887 the same number
two having withdrawn and two been
added DoeH
Championship meetings were held bv
the association each year. The dates ~
organization of many Of the now nron5i-
nent clubs are then given. The Oiymnia
Club OF San Francisco IS the oldest bav
ing started May 6, 1860; the New York
Athletic Club Of New York citv was a.,
ganized on June III, 1866.
The New York and Staten Island
clubs grew 50 fast that meetings FAR
superior to the championship meetings
were held by them. Beside this these
clubs gave several American champion.
ships at their own expense in boxing
wrestling. general gymnastics, general
athletic championship and others
- The Ameteur Athletic Union was
started ia 1887 by the Athletic Club Of
the Schuylkill Navy. This club with tbe
view Of forming an association that
would not only be national ia charaeter
but be an authority in small matters
needing Jurisdiction, and alsoethat wo,ild
exclude from the amateur ranks the semi
professional, tough and shady element
which IS detrimental to good growth
asked the Now York Athletic Club az
New York to join with il in callino
meeting. Organization was effected and
Harry McMillin Of the A. O. S. N mani.
mously elected president, The Staten
Island Club one of the strongest IN tbe
association, joined the union and with.
drew from the other.
In the matter of Offering chamnion.
ships, there was conflict between the
Union and the Associatioula last fail This
brought forth the following resolution
from the Union:
Resolved, That any amateur atblata
competing in any open amateur games in
the United States not governed bv the
Amateur Athletic Association. shall he
debarred from competing IN any games
held under the rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union This resolution shall
take effect Immediately. /"
This resolution kept large number of
athletes from taking part in the Associa-
tion games
/ tIhe union then prints charges against
the association, claiming that its actions
nave been contrary to its own constitu
ton. The condition Of the rival organi
cations from a union standpoint il then
given. The association has $50 members
and no property; the union has 9, $50
members and 81, 600 in eleven clubs
out of twenty-five that are members of
the union.
The union is fourishing beside its
championship games this year. there will
be sixty-three different field meetings by
the individual clubs.
The association now has nine clubs
three of which were formed merely for
appearance sake. The union has twenty
hye clubs, all of which are bona Gde
organizations. The Warren Athletic
Club OF this city belongs to the union.
and William +. Kurtz. one of it's mem
bers. y member of the board Of mana
gers
The circular which has been quoted
above closes with some libelous extracts
from the Manhattan Athletic Club Chroni-
Gle. These extracts are answered bv the
union IN 7erY brief but successful man
ner.