The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-14

men who have won hOuors with the gloves
and whose records make them formidabl,
competitors.
There are now in the Amateur Athletic
Union more than 100 clu S, including, out
side of New York and adjoining cities. such
organizations as the Athletic Club Of the
Schuylkill navy. in Philadelphia; the
Columbia Athletic Club of Washington; the
Baltimore Athletic Club, the Buffalo La
crosse Club, the Detroit Athletic Club, and
the Catholic Club Athletic Association and
the Michigan Athletic Club, also of Detroit
tue principal Boston and other New Eag,
land clubs; the Olympic Athletic Clue OF
San Francisco; the Southern Athletic
Club of New Orleans and represen-
tatives, in fact, from every city in
the union where organizations for the
furtherance Of athletic sports have been
formed. The North American Turner
Bund and several Scottish American clubs,
as well as regimental athletic associations,
are also represented in the Amateur Ath.
ietic Union. The championship committee
which has charge OF the approaching con
tests is composed of James L. Sullivan.
New Jersey Athletic Club chairman; Will
lam 3. Curtis, New York Athletic Club,
and Julius Hard AZ. Y. A. T. b. Compet-
tors will be called upon to weigh-in on the
evening Of the prelirninaries, and also on
the evenings of the iinas
The union is practically the only national
of amateur athletes in the country. 1t was
organized in 1887, man. athletes arrivil g
at the conclusion in the fau of the year
that certain abuses wnich had crepU into
amateur athletics were slowly, but surely
undermine all genuine amateur sport
They therefore, decided 20 form an amateur
union, which sh )uld be national in char
acter. and whose definition Of an amateur
should be SO strictly drawn and enforced as
to avoid any . ssible misconsrruction or eva
sion. At the preliminary meeting. held in
New York in October, 1887, the clubs
represe ted were the Atlantic Cllb of the
Schuykill navy of Philadelphia, the Pas
tune Athletic Club of New York, the Olym-
pic Athletic Club OF New YORK, the Jersey
CITY Athletic Club of Jersey City, n. j.
the Detroit Athletic Club Of Detroit. NJ CHI
the Columbia Athletic ClCb Of Washing
ton, D. C.. the Warren Athletic Club of
Wilmington, Del. the Indianapolis Athletic
Club of indianapolis, Ind. and the New York
Athletic Club Of New York. AT subsequent
meeting held i'll New York, jan. II, 1888, an
organization was effected with four6ee
clubs qualifying as charter members. The
most formidable competitor OF the new
union was the old National Amateur Ath~
letic Association, and for time the rivalry
between the two organizations was bitter
one. Last year, however, the old associa-
tioa passed out OF existence. aud the clubs
composing it became members OF the union.
Although the coming exhibition is to be
devoted TO boxing, wrestling and little
fencing, the union exists to encourage all
descriptions of amateur sport 1t had a re-
cent track and field championship meeting
in Washington, and at some time during
each year furnishes amateurs IL every de-
partment of sport with an opportunity to
compete in their own particular line. Hero
Is its list as revised to date:
Boxing, wrestling and fencing champion
ships.
Gymnast!c championships
All-around general individual athletic
championships.
Indoor track and fixed athletic champion.
ships.
Outdoor track and fixed athletic cham
pionsnIps.
Eastern states track and fixed athletic
championships
Western states track and fixed athletic
championships
Swimming championships
Base ball league championship Started
NAV. 1890.
Lacrosse league championship (,tarted
Aug. 2, 1920.
The unions definition Of an amateur Is:
zone who has not eBte -e9 IN an open C IA
D .tlti)u; or for either a stake, public or adj
mis- ion money, or entrance Zee: or under a
fictitious nome; or has not cOmps ed with or
agains. a professlona n any priz wner
o .missioI fes - "a ged :Or who has not Ia
siructed, pursue or assisted o. the pir-ult
OF athletic exc e.ses q a means Of livelihood