Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-27
The Allegheny Athletic Association
Directors Resolve on
Trio of Meetings.
EFFORTS TO GET CHAMPIONS HERE.
President Al. Johnston Of the Cleveland
P. L. Club Shows How Hanlon
Proved Himself Hero.
A PEDESTRIAN RECORD BROKEN.
Al Hanus Tour.os,sd Crew Bssten-.-General Sporting
News of the Day.

The directors of the Allegheny Athletic
Association now Look upon the success OF
their venture as an assured fact, and they
have commenced to formulate plans for next
season that, if successfully carried out, will
cause Pittsburg to be a great athletic center.
The directors are extremely enthusiastic on the
matter. and during a conversation yesterday
Mr.. John Moorhead said:
I'VE have made up our minds TO have three
amateur athletic meetings in Pittsburg next
year, and each one will be OF the first-class
order. Heretofore the great difficulty has been
the want OF good track. Next year, however,
this will be overcome, as there Will be an ex-
cellent cinder path built in Exposition Park.
When this track is completed we will have
little trouble in securing the best amateur
talent in the country to compete here. l am
personally acquainted with many of the lead
ing Eastern athletes, and they have all told me
that they will come here as soon as we can get
. good track. Our first meeting will be in the
spring, III second IN the summer and the third
IN the fall At the last named meeting we hope
to secur.' the entries of all leading English
amateurs who may be in this country. There
are sure to be some English champions here at
that time and they will come here At the
summer meeting we are sure to have such
runners as Carev and Owen, because we will
have very valuable prizes, and we hope to have
the track as fast as any in the country.
1--WE do not desire to make profit by any event
that we may promote; all that we want is to
clear expenses The better our efforts are pa
trnnized the better talent we will get and the
more contests We will hold. know there are
scores of young athletes in and about Pittsburg
who will Join the association, and before next
spring comes will have very strong force"
1t is understood that the association
will apply for membership in some national
amateur organization. and when such
membership is obtained it Is likely
that efforts will be made to have ma
SO far is a healthy sign as far as local sporting
continues it will insure frst-class contests of
the most honorable kind. Letters from various
amateur organizations throughout the country
have been received by the directors of the local
organization, and these letters all urge the di-
recUors to stick to their work and have a
thoroughly representative amateur ath-
letic club in Fittsburg next season.
These letters have chiefly prompted the direct
Ors 10 make up their minds regarding the
three meetings next year. The organization. it
may be stated, was not established for football
alone. ltmtends to cover cricket tennis and
all branches of athletic sports. Already
numerous of the most prominent young busi-
ness men in Allegheny county are among its
Several new members were enrolled
on Saturday and more are expected to-day If
Mr.. Carey and Mr.. Owen DO not run their
match this year many of the members of the
local club are anxious to try and get them TO
run II here next spring or summer. Such an
event would. doubtless, attract a tremendous
crowd to Exposition Park.