Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11
IN CONSULTATION.
I - Annual Meeting OF the Athletic
Union Last Night.

the Columbia club house and was one of the
quietest and most satisfactory ever held,
although measures Of the most vital importance
we're proposed. It vas called to order by
President Mcmillan ct 8 o'clock, one hour late,
there being about one hundred and twenty five
delegates present, representing one-half Of the
organizations composing the union.
The president then read the report OF the
board Of managers, giving . review of the
events Of the past year, and making certain
well-timed remarks upon matters that seemed
to require immediate attention. The union
was congratulated upon the happy settlement
of all difficulties and rivalries, and praise was
given for the western men, who had achieved
| great work during the year. Attention was
called to the acquisition BY the union of the
membership OF the North American Turner
The trouble with the Law. had been happily
avoided. The board advised. among other
| things, the abandonment Of tug-of-war con-
tests in the championship events of the union,
| as being dangerous and in no way exemplifying
| the value of the men engaged in them. Atten-
ton was called to the necessity of some legisla-
ton upon the subject of the payment of ex-
penses of members attending meets by their
| clubs as an evil leading to many other bad
| results The board had come to the conclusion
that amateur athletics are yet in the stage of
| infancy in this country, and that there is a
| great future ahead Of the sports if certain
| abuses are corrected.
REORGANIZATION OF THE UNION.
Notice was made of the work of the commit
| tee appointed to consider schemes for the re-
organization Of the union, which, it was said,
has labored wisely and well, and deserves the
thanks OF the Union. The report was adopted
| amid applause committee OH nominations
| was appointed consisting Of Messrs. Miligan,
A. c. s. N; Hibbs G. A. c., and Williams. c..
the officers elected to serve until March only if
the new plan for government which hung over
the meeting like q cloud, rose tinted as it
turned out, went into effect
| The chair then called upon the special COM
| mittee having this matter in hand to report
and an address OF about quarter Of an hour
was made by Chairman Mathewson of the
Berkeley A. c. ofNew York. He began by stating
that credit for the scheme should be given
without reserve to A. G. Mills of the New York
club, who had worked hard upon the object of
| giving the union q more convenient form Of
government. It had become apparent to the
| union at the last meeting that the increased
and increasing membership made it imperative
| that something should be DONE and though
| there had been difficulties in the way Of per-
| feet plan that seemed almost insurmountable,
yet the committee had succeeded in obtaining
a formulation that appeared to give what was
| wanted. He then gave the details Of
THE GENERAL SCHEME,
| which has already been sketched in THE
STAB, and noted certain alterations in the
original proposition that had been made by the
board Of managers at their session in the af-
ternoon. For example it had been decided to
divide the Southern Association between the
Metropolitan and the central The southern
extends from the District to the Gulf, and con-
| tains but one or two clubs. The new dividing
line between the Metropolitan and the Central.
| in which the District still remains, will be ON
| the New Jersey line, instead of at Newark
Each association is to elect four delegates to
| the general legislature, and from the twenty
four so chosen there will be selected two from
| each club az q board of governors, with one
additional from the Turn Verein. The board
had slso decided to amend by permitting I'M
dergrsduates to Join either the club in their
| college town or the one in the city OF their
| residence. The scheme was to 60 into opera
ton at the schedule meeting Of the union,
March IS next The report of the committee
| was received with the heartiest applause.
THE report of the treasurer was then called
| for, but MIR. Perry had given away under the
tremendous strain under which he has been
working for the past month and had been
forced to retire from the hall. His report,
which was read by Handicapped Carter, showed
a favorable condition of things to the
finances of the union. There we're balances on
hand and receipts from various sources amount
ing to 90, 100 and there had been expenses to
the amount OF u, 1854, thus giving balance for
the union of S1,736. This report, which had
been duly audited, was received with appro-
baton.
At this juneture Mr.. A. g. Mills, the father
OF the plan for reorganization, arose to address
the meeting upon the advisabiiity of that
scheme, but before he had progressed very far,
having called for the statement OF the ques-
ton, the chair inadvertently put the Question
upon the general proposition and 1t was carried
without a dissenting voice. This surprised
everybody, especially Mr.. Mills who had come
prepared for q long speech in defense of his
plan. He laughed and said that he was quite
laD latIaf fad 70 hov q
THE QUESTION OF PAYING THE ExPESsEa
Mr.. Storm, one Of the wealthlest and most
popular members Of the Manhattan Club, then
introduced his resolution to prohibit clubs from
paying the expenses of their athletes at the
meets OF the various other clubs and other
events. 1t was very wide reaching, making ex-
eeption, however, to the expenses, actual tray
cling expenses, Of those going to the champion
ship meets OF the union. He made q short
speech in favor of the motion, urging that he
did 30 not as a member OF the NJ A. c.
but as an individual delegate who was dis
gusted at the present state of affairs, which he
characterized as being one without the least
particle OF amateurism to DO found. There was
no difference, he asserted, between a man be-
ing supported by his club at meets and on tours
end being supported at home. He wanted to
bring athletics back to the days, ten or fifteen
years ago, when men paid even their own en-
trance fees, and when there were three times
as many entries as now. Mr. Mills agreed with
MIR. Storm in the principles expressed in his
motion, but differed as to some minor points
He moved the reference Of the question to n
committee consisting of Messrs. Mathewson,
Harder and Curtis, the same one that consid-
cred the reorganization matter, with the addi-
ton OF Messrs. Storm and Mcmillan. This was
carried, but Mr.. Storm declined, and it was pro-
vided that the committee might fill the vacancy.
MR.. CURTIS RESOLUTION
Mr.. ". B. Curtis then introduced his resolu-
ton looking to the abandonment of the COM
petition OF the Bailey, Banks and Biddle
plaque, taking the ground that 1T was at the
root of most of the evil of undue competition
and the getting Of good athletes from smaller
clubs by the larger ones He also provided in
the resolution that there should be more
club contests for points and no more banners
given. The club winning the plaque today
| should return it to the A.C.S.N before Sep
| TENDER !, 1894, with thanks.
| Instead of this the union is to give three
| medals for general excellence and one in each
| OF the five departments of outdoor sport, run
| ming, walking, hurdling, jumping and the
weights. This resolution was referred to the
same select committee.
TIE NoMISATIoxs
were then submitted as follows: Board of
mapagers-Jseab Stern, Buffalo; James G.
| Tighe, Varina, B.. c.; Harry Mcmillan, A. C,
| b. NJ; VIM. u. Curtis, n. Y. A. c.; w. L. Kurtz,
| W. 4. c.; @. w. Carr, Nj. A. c.; ]. Z. Sullivan,
n. J. A. c.; W. Scott, Pacific coast; q. +.
Mathewson, Berkeley; q. Is. Morrison Is. A. A. /,
+. W. Janssen, 1. ]. A. c.; Howard Perry, g. A.
C.; Frank w. Eddy, ID. A. c.; A. d. Har,weil,
r. A. c.; j. Harder, n. Y. L. v.
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