The sun., 1890-10-17

Some HAtsresting Faets ConesrntnE thls
New Csisbratsd Case.

| posed to accept his disqualification by the A
| A. U. Board OF Managers, and the followinr
petition 10 being circulated among the variouI
clubs:
lssnd you herewith petition addressed to the Board
OF Managers OF the Amateur Athletic Union with ref
ersnce 10 the reinstatement OF Malcolm W. Ford OF the
brooklyn Heigha Athstio Club TO the amateur ranka
may state for your inform that the vote ON Mt
| Fords disqualification was to g the New York Ath
letic Club Berkeley Athletic Club Boston Athletic A.
| ISOLATION Manhattan Atblstio club ID Warren Ath
lsuo Club OF Wilmington. Del voting in favor OF ht'
aoquittaL may also state for your further informa
uon that the charges against Mr. Ford were nnaly mar
roWsd down 70 two. one vas having received q
salary for athletic services from the BROOKLYN Athletic
Association and the other for having received pc
ouhiarY or other consideration for competing for the
National Association OF Amateur Athletes OF AmericA a
Malcolm W. Ford tried and acquitted on the nrsI
ohArFe By the n A. A. A. A at time when the n. A A.
A, had cole Jurisdiction ever amateur athletics in
America The Amateur Athletic Union dismissed the
Springfield charges against Mr. Ford, IN view OF the
fact that Mr. Ford had been tried and disqualified by
the old n. A A A A. on the Springfield chArReI and
afterWHrd relnstAtsd to the amateur ranks by said
association The A. A. u in throwing out the Spring
nsld charges and taking action in the brooklyn Athletic
Association charge, stutnsd itself as be plainly
seen BY the above statement The charge against ha
colin W ford Of having received eompsn.ation for
to k5ST al .0Sgt whsIh'r he received somDsns"ton
y ESo q 9S SSSy; been asked b
before the CLUBS q the Union
r PotS sSoaS On 30 se Sy
ssSSd gSd r:s as
sstitisn 10 tns sinr%aavo or 10 tie n.tsiye. u
= sna my RST sfsn "a IN TN
dsrsand that Tits action 4; taken in my naiyauai ca
may s'a.s howeyeI, tor your Inform ,tlon tha. may
matter nv future new'papsr writings on This case
may state for your further Information that number
FoFd's reimbursement ''A"'N "''"'"A
The blank to be signed reads rs follows:
n We the undsrssnsd r, rsgress9tng saes msmesrs Of
,vseti1y IsqSs;t tS. hoard f asnsEsTs Of he ANA
M1nassrs ot tho 1ma.sur Athletic rnion W
ES.d 4 ;siSs ,cr Tsnstss@.n, anstSaT
Of %
rstaTy q the Mnn6attan Athleiis CUB Mr. Mr.
sosn or heard oft. think that The last para,
eHRn tSe .UPs Rsdn % in RS H s s epG Ge
Board. was not consulted in the drawing pf
Z, however. ReGarJing The Brooklyn 4. A;
the following letter from Gen. Fitzgerald re-
ceiyed before Joined the B. A. A. inIlS86 That
certainly shows that received the $3.50 Ter
month as his business agent and not for
booming the club. as some OF these managers
iows:' " O .0 WV .1s - N iO'
~. ,.,,..,. ,.. ~ , Kaw Yonk, Jan 2S 1885
pEaa Sin: RefSrrnE TO our several con ersatons on
the subject Of the brooklyn Athletic ASsociAtOn beg
s i;%DSy my in ,n"
beGinninS on The dats Of your election 70 memGersp
In the assoeiation and payable on the 18th of each
By h.. ySp shall cSpanGs tho
Tii; aaaefsSadins 10 be t.rnnaolo by either party
Please advise me IN writing of your acceptance and
1t has been an interesting question what
force of eircumstan ces or motive led the Board
Of Managers to take the Ford case" out Of
the-hands Of the committee and act upon 1t
themselves. In 10 morrows SPIRIT Of the Tunes
VIM. b. Curtis, one Of the Board OF Managers
who voted for Ford in he matter will eylew
Ford y friends on the Board We're IN the main
responsible for the turn OF affairs aud possibly
his disqualification:
Games Gopmi!tse rsJ:S,el the entry otN Fore and
e. aD Dt ts on
Which they based their action The Boarl appointed
sUtGn @ q .hi, eo%gm.ss cog was not happy Nes.rt sui
pe:1.y rsia,sd ssrvs aus " Sa Ss.a paSsy
sSsTRSd 5na they were S m against FORD and
M ead a St sg tns IT, eg
San francisco iiVsd TOO Tar away to be svsa6e? Mr.
Storm va. rong e Europs way prevented
Hae fs of hs Sy
Timinscn AND IiaIdsF and IsiGs ..on q Ssw YSrE
Before BEGINNING formal proeeedingH the Chairman
SponauS Win evsrS Whose name % had sTer Ss.n
e yin
sn sRsn o9G had :,. snS for
toEeher and the documents submitted The committee
be best and finally appeaed to the Board Of Managers
eSmmittes should not take qP the charge e
% Snd 81 sonJG and VI M
% A. and should also d"oins 70 az al
Of p sHS
on na so eS
only; one OF haynE accepted Peclnisry gain emon
% ths n 4 < 4 in isss: and iho Other Tor having
nSsr Witch a
offence AGAINST the amateur definition Ford sum:
S oa 5 Ss fo %nE &c s
~ Of Obtaining fun meeting Of tho committee noLn.
&Ssn il the regular course business the report of
that no BAD been r. made and none
n 4. Or .s a. hsSf RS.S
called So31 Tor %oTS :. saGIio. p05mrOP each mem
gI:ys1,sd ,.o% extending any q the meetings mad
as
that .es tssmony was not 'uis.nt 20 convict Ford
Ano,6ef Thought that lords own testimony portion;
SnS s RSifG Il
conclusive such as TO make IL more than probable
that Ford was guilty and that the only proper
would be TO continue tho case and allow the committee
to make further invesgation secure more testimony
doubtful potnts and settle beyond doubt the truth
or fASity Of the chargek
This appeared 10 be sensible plan, and several
bsrs " the Board expressed themselves in It's favor
the Eontlsmen who were taking charge OF Mr. Ford
interests seemed determined TO force shue and pro
posed that the committee be instructsd to Wthdiaw
from the room and prepare and submit report thin
that IL would be possible 10 force hVs American ctlens
TO write and submit report without their consent the
motion fAi cd. IL was then moved that thu committee
Be and that the BoarI proceed INN riatsiy
70 decide the As the committee al willing 10
lunctuTs NJ Mr. Fords friends In the ROard
made a bundeF by announcing that hs had Obtained re.
abio that coalition ~ the delegates OF
large number cubA hal been iOrmad had agreed
that N this meeting OF the BOhrd did not fsnstAs ord
they would bring 10 the after In the annual cOnvsn
lion few houTs later. take the OF the hands "
the BOARD and Feinatats ord then and there This WAS
a m nSt siatsmsnt for although NOT 40 In
tended t slIcf majority ofths board benR IN I6s
IL waS then again suggested that the matter b.. rs
turned 70 tne committee for further inysstiEa
which In addition boinK Wise AHd proper could have
done Mr. POTd no harm as the end ~ tie Athlsnc
season At hand and whether he should 10 rein
stated IN November December EDud be- OF
no adherence 10 him but his frends Insisted on f0rcin1
dsolslon motion TO remove FOTd'a BuSpsnsi0n was
Nals "A hN ~ Elst thlTda