The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-11
NATIONAL AYKLKTiC MEETING.


Reorganization Plan Adopted-Ford Sus-
pended-Detroit Gets the Decision.
the Amateur Athletic Union held its
convention ut Washington, ID. c., last
evening. Ninety-three clubs were repre-
sented. The Mills plan OF reorganization
was adopted. The reorganization calls
Tor u division or the union iuto separate
associations, each of which will govern
itself. 1t was decided to pu the plan
into effect in April. The associations are
as follows:-New England, Metropolitan
(takiItg i'll New York and New Jersey
north of Trenton), Atlantic, Central n
Pacific. The Southern Association scheme
was abandoned, n the States which it
was to take in were divided between the
Central and Allan lie associations.
Walter A. Storms resolution doing
away with paying athletes expenses 10
any but championship meetings was re-
ferred to q committee consisting of
Messrs. Matherson, Harder and Curtis.
Mr.. Curtis resolution providing for fhe
championship PLAGUE to its donor and
doing away with point trophies in the
future was referred to the Score Com
mittee. The following gentlemen were
elected TO ~ofiiciate on the Board Of Man
Mcmillan, Athletic S. n. w. ID. Curtis,
New York A. e.; W. b. Kurtz, Warren
A. c.; George w. Carr, Manhattan A. c.;
James Il. Sullivan, New Jersey A. c.; w.
Scott, Pacific Coast A. a.; G. +. MaJher-
son, Berkeley A. G.; G. B. Morrison, Bos-
ton A. A.; 4. w Jansel, Staten Island A.
O.; Howard Perry, Columbia A. c.: +.
w. Eddy, Detroit A. c.; A. d. Hartwell,
PaStlme A. c., of St. Louis. and Julius
Harder, Turn Verein.
After the convention adjourned the
newly elected Board went into private
session and elected the following off
oaro.- Draci1onf Harry MnNJ{llan. f,et
vice president, F. w. Eddy; second vice
president, George b. Morrison; secretary,
j. Z. Sullivan; treasurer, Howard Perry.
The following dates were allowed:-
January 10, Pastime A.. G. boxing tourna-
ment: November 81 and rs, ATLANTA
Pastime A. {. entertainment; October %,
Eagle A. G. boxing tournament: Novem-
Der IL, st. George A. G. entertainments;
December IS, Varuna B. G. indoor games;
November b. Riverside a. q. invitation
tug-0f-war.
The Board of Managers met in the af-
~tefnoon.
The protest OF the New Jersey Athletic
Club against Walsh, of the Detroit Ath-
letic CLUB baseball team, who played in
the baseball championship series, was
not allowed. all the out of town dele
gates voting against it. The Western
baseball championship of the United
OtHt0S do uuClElOLG 6WdEQcu W bAG 06-
troit A. G. The New Jersey Club was
awarded the championship of the East.
For Two. hours the delegates wrestled
with the Malcolm w. Ford case, and the
decision it came to will prove u big sur
prise to the athletic world. II has been
believed by everybody lately that Ford
would be r~eiustated. Instead of that,
however, the Board declared that he was
a professional and not eligible to com
pete as an amateur. The committee
which had his case III charge had no re-
port to make and was promptly dis
charged. It was then moved hat Ford
be suspended indefinitely, but it was
found that the constitution would not
permit of such action. A motion was
made that he be disqualified on the
charges of receiving q salary from the
old Brooklyn Athletic Associations
while n member of that body and for
competing for a consideration in the Ma
itional Athletic Associations last meet
ing. The vote, when taken, was nine to
five in favor Of his being declared a pro-
fessional.
The Auditing Committee, which spent
the morning examining Mr.. Perry's ac-
counts made q report, q reorganization of
which is as follows:-