The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-07
CHAMPION CAHIl.Is CASE.
1t Causes q Break in the A. A. U
COMMITTEE.

1t Causes q Break in the A. A. u.
Committee.
That Cahill matter, like Banquo's
ghost, will not down. In fact it has
caused a bad break in the management
of the Amateur Athletic Union. Mr.. B.
C. Williams, a valuable and energetic
member of the committee, has resigned.
He is not one OF the clique that assumes
the legislative functions, the combine
that branded Champion Cahill as a pro-
fesSional. "a
MI. Williams is opposed to playing the
pack horse and being ignored when the
committee meets as the legislature. He
also shows hat he has no evidence to
offer against Cahili and is not in the
lightesb degree responsible for the ty-
anical action in debarring the cham
pion.
Mr.. Williams yesterday told toa repor-
ter how he had been ignored by the
clique and It's injustice to Cahiil.
He said.-sl do not propose TO serve ON
any committee where l am only called
upon when they require my services to
help them in getting up q boxing show or
to testify on d trial, and am left uncon4
suited and ignored in legislative deliber-
ations. | worked hard to make a success
of the boxing championship. i superin-
tended the construction Of the stages
WHICH Ao 1PRStthto Shp09IC 0h
doing. / brought the scales from the
New York Athletic Club house. SO that
there would be NO mistake in the accuracy
n weighing the men. and / managed the
contests so that they were finished by d
little after II o'clock, which is earlier than
they have ever been concluded before, and
though | nave done ALI this work, l
was not consulted or asked to APP
pear when Mr.. Regan, President Of
the Scottish-American Athletic Club,
came before the Board of Managers OF
the Amateur Athletic Union the other
day at the Astor House. This was an ex.
ecutive meeting of the Board, and Mr..
vestigated should have been referred to
the Boxing and Wrestling Committee.
Instead of that they immediately acted
upon his request and appointed Friday,
January 8. for the trial. Most of those
present were opposed to Cahill, and were
glad to have an opportunity of acting as a
majority. The statement that I have evil
dence in my possession sufficient to
convict Cahill is untrue. In fact, l have
no reason to believe that he hes ever yio-
lated the amateur rule. On the occasion
that he boxed with McGinty at the New
York Athletic Club the latter was NOT
a professional. and to my knowledge
neither of them received remuneration.
McGinty afterward left the amateur
ranks by engaging ia a prize fight with a
professional in Boston. No evidence that
] could give would injure Cahill, but +
should like to have heard what Mr.. Regan
said at the Astor House,
When asked il he would appear at
Cahiil's trial il Summoned by the A. A.
u. and give what evidence he had regard
ing that athletes amateur standing, he
.said:--"I have no evidence to give, and
all this talk of the whole case resting on
what I say is rot. If the A. A. u. think /
am so important. why did they ignore me
in regard TO having a say as to whether
Cahill should be tried or not. LIDO DOT
want any further connection with the
case, for | feel that | have done my share
toward eleyating boxing.n
Thus the agitation. continues, and be-
fore it ends there is a brilliant prospect Of
a jolly row.
There is no doubt that there is a time
when a champion should be retired hon.
orably, but until such a law is passed tine
committee has no right to injure the
reputation of an athlete, even IL it is for
the interests of the Association TO crowd
him out to open the field for other COM
Uetitors.