The sun., 1890-01-12

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The dissatisfaction on the part Of many
athletes OF the Staten Island Athletic Clut
over the way the athletic department has beer
run lately has assumed such proportions that
some Of the dissatisfied ones say the subject
should be looked into. Several men who have
represented the s. l. A. @. successfully on the
clnder path have resigned. and others say they
will do the same unless a change is made. A
SUN reporter chnvassed the question among
the clubs athletes. and also among several who
have resigned.
George SchweRler tho American and Cana
dian amateur champion high-hurdle racer.
who resigned from the s. /. A. G. recently,
said! Il sent In my resignation about two
months ago, for several reasons, but have re-
ceiyed no answer. My main reason was the
Inconvenience OF belonging to a club 80 far
from my place OF residence live up In Nor
risanla, and II | 90 to Staten Island to prac-
tiss In the afternoon cannot get homo before
Q o'clock at the earliest. expect to Join either
the New York or Berkeley Athletic Club. Tho
grounds Of both are within a half hours jour-
neI Of my homo. As for any trouble With the
Created well and N have s&S no Complaints &c % to make
understand. though. that Others did not meet
with the same treatment" ,. .,,,,,.
distance runner, said: 90 have sent Ia my
resignation. but do not know whether 1t has
piy. There is great dissatisfaction among the
Staten island Athletic Clubs athletes. can
a screw ssr Moo loose s somSWhere was disSusted
with the way things are run. You never cquid
get any Information 4 md entries s were ., held thd
programme, though we were only prevented
from competing once. AZ and that was s at the
games. lived on Staten Island last summer,
end Of course frequented the club great deal
wanted any niormati % % on in regard 81 to the atR,
letic department and say. on, we cant get get
although thought until the day OF the clos
ing of the entries that Of course my name was
friend ask mo why was not entered. | asked
Jansen afterward about 1t; and he said that
d @9 aS Ho TS6 6af Sf5 Sns Show set
leuc department Is very loosely managed, and
ber o jSsseg &hec ea al Gla6
Fred ". Japssen, who seems to DO the centre
signed because he lives too far away. He told
me ho was sorry to go, but that there was no
q 80 &c Far as y SSn eonsene
will say he is a chronic klck or and would not be
satised % s H,ywhG@re @ hs went and We ere 5pst as
Of further dissatisfaction from athletes Nj.
Jansen SAID; Il dout know anything aboutit
done the best could for the athletes; but my
efforts laye frequently been balked by the
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for the Acorn and Thirteenth ReRiment games
Lately h. said that II was shs Place
am sisk q I6e wheie business, The athletes
sens sfa 6otRsF i 70 w6 hSme any M
MIR, W. O. Davis. Secretary Of the club, said
the IN nater SO Tar as Il not Sons his place
enter the men. for although In former years
the seeretar used to attend to that part Of the
Chairman o. of the Hthietic Committse, had
usuIped the. power. and has had printed postal
cqiated among 6eclnb'e athletes addressed to
him. Continuing, Mr.. DAVIS said: "Dissatis-
an
not his place to do these things. when i is on
Canadian amateur champion high jumper; Ii. |
American high jump 2T Champ Champ lonsSip. @ and Ava
Nickerson. another celebrated high jumper.
we're uGapimous that the athletic department.
but they had taken no steps MISUNDERSTANDING.
Prtchard said he would not resign. any way.
81 81 the Club said b Intepaed n resisninE nor ior
several reasons which ho did not care 70 men
Sn S Ea sr Horrs the
running high & jumper and q e.. G. Wtrede tte
department. was improved. p. E.. .Dehnert,
running high jumper, was much disappointed
1t finding that he was not entered at the Acorn
games. and said that 1t had happened 80 often
hat some thing should be done.
: A. G., said he was sorry to find dissatisfac-
ion SO prevalent among the clubs athletes.
md that probably some one was negligent in
lis duties. He continued. saving: Tho mat
or will come up at a meeting OF the Board Of
next Saturday evening when will
earn exactly what the trouble Is"