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

quietest and most satisfactory ever held,
although measures Of the most vital importance
we're proposed. II was called to order BY
President Mcmillan Of o'clock, one hour late,
there being about one hundred and twsnty.fys
delegates present, representing one-hah Of the
organizations composing the union
The president then read the report Of the
board Of managers, giving . review Of the
| events OF the psst year, and making certain
weil-timed remarks upon masters that seemed
TO require immediate atteution, The union
was congratulated upon the happy settlement
Of all difhcuities 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
Bund, an organization Of over co. 900 members.
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,
rs being dangerous and in no way exempiifying
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 tothe 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. A committee Oh nominations
was appointed consisting of Messrs. Milligan,
A. c. 3. n; Hibbs, C. A. c., and Williams, c.,
the officers elected TO serve until March only il
ho MA fnr hs,,xr
the meeting like a 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 hoar
was made by Chairman Mathewson Of the
Berkeley &C. of New 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 II 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 dificulties in the way of per-
yet the committee had succeeded in obtaining
formulation that appeared to give what vas
wanted. He then gave the details Of
THE GENERAL SCHEME,
which has already been sketched in The
STAR, 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 1t 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 as board Of governors, with one
additional from the Turn Verein. The board
had also decided to amend by permitting IN
dergraduates 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 10 next The report Of the committee
was received with the heartiest applause.
THE report Of the treasurer was then called
for, but Mr.. 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
favorable condition of things as to the
finances Of the union. There were balances ON
ing to %, 100 and there had been expenses to
the amount of S7,364, thus giving balance for
the union Of 81, 736. This report, which had
been duly audited, was received with appro-
baton.
At this juncture Mr.. A. G. Mills. the father
Of the plan for reorganization, arose to address
the meeting upon the ACCESSIBILITY 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
without 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
well satisfied to have it pass so easily.
THE QUESTION OF PAYING THE ExPENsKa
Mr.. Storm, one Of the weaithlest 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-
ception, however, to the expenses, actual trav-
cling expenses, of those going to the champion
ship meets OF the union. He made short
speech in favor Of the motion, urging that he
d1d so not as member OF the NJ. A. G.
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 be found. There was
no difference, he asserted, between a man be-
ing supported by his club at meets and on tours
and 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 a
committee consisting of Messrs. Mathewson,
Harder and Curtis, the same one that consid-
cred the reorganization matter, with the addi-
tion of Messrs Storm and Mcmillan. This was
carried, but Mr.. Storm declined, and II was pro-
vided that the committee might fill the vacancy
MR.. CURTIS RESOLUTION.
Mr.. W. 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 no more
club contests for points and no more banners
given. The club WANING the plaque today
should return it to the A.CS.N. before Sep
TENDER l, 1884, 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 res oution was referred to the
same select committee.
THE NOMINATIONS
were then submitted as follows: Board of
nanagsrs-Jscob Stern, Buffalo; James G.
Tighe, yarina, B. c.; Harry Mcmillan. A. C.
s. N; VIM. B. Curtis, N. Y. A. c.; W. b. Kurtz
W. A. C.; G. W. Carr, NJ. A. c.; J. e. Sullivan.
n J. A. c.; w. Scott Pacific coast; c. F.
Mathewson, Berkeley; G. b. Morrison, b. A. A.;
+. w. Jansen, s. l. A. c.; Howard Perry, c. A.
c.; Frank W. Eddy, d. A. c.; A. d. Hartwen
p. A. c.; u. Harder, N. Y. I. "
The meeting then adjourned. Immediately