The Jersey City news., 1890-12-01
THE ATHLETIC LEGISLATURE


Important Meeting of the Managers of
the A. A. U.
The Board of Managers Of the Amateur
Athletic Union had a meeting that began
on Saturday night but did not close until
yesterday morning. 1t was a protractcd
but interesting meeting. 0ne important
change made was that all competitors
beaten by the winner IN boxing compett-
tions shall be eligible to compete for the
second prize.
Thus IL Smith wins the first honor and
defeated b in the preliminary bouts and
in the final, B will have q chance to
meet c for the second honor. The knotty
expense problem which led to the suspen-
sion of the y. Y. A. C.'s wheelmen was
discussed and it was decided to appoint
committee TO confer with the League OF
American Wheelmen and the Associa-
tiou of Amateur Oarsmen and debate the
question. Messrs Mathewson, Curtis,
Harder, Carr and Mcmillan constitute
the committee. The Pastime A. Z. was
refused permission to give the boxing
championship meeting of New York
State, the Verona Boat Club was accord
ed the privilege OF holding tue boxing
championship meeting for the Eastern
States, ana 10 per cent OF the
receipts will go to the Union,
from all these championship meetings.
Mr. A. G. Mills retired from the Legisla-
tion Committee. These dates were given
for boxing Journeys, Decembe 10 to the
Brooklyn A. G. and December IL 10 the
Acorn A. G. The Manhattan A. G. was
given permission to give two mile
steeplechase and ten mile race for the
championship provided the profits go to
the Union.
The following clubs were elected to
mbe-ship:-Standard A. c.. Y. Nj. G.
A, Fall River, Mass; Crescent Boat
Club, Boston. Mass; Plainheld Bicycle
Regiment A. A, New York city; Sylvan
A A., Morrisania, n. u; Union A. c.,
Brooklyn, n Y; Bank Clerks A. A..
Philadelphia, Pa. The applications of
the Lafayette Social and Athletic Club of
Boston. Mass, and the Clinton Ath-
letic Club of New York city were
referred back for further investigation.
The ban of suspension for competing in
unauthorized games was removed from
Charles Crowley, Boston; G. II. Hodg
kins, East Cambridge; Joseph Murphy.
New York city, L. A. @. Kelley. Boston
Mass; II. X. Zust. Bergen Point, N. j.;
z. NJ. Raymond, Staten Island, \. " +.
X. Clark, Bayonne; Walter Kendall, New
York city.
The following were reipstated;-J. r.
Co.trell, Wallingford. Conn; A. Il. Mans
field, Mas: Joseph Hail, Wilmington,
Del: j. Fitzpatrick, Buffalo. N. T.; NJ. j.
Foley. Gloucester. Mass; ana Fred Coul-
son. of Worcester. Mass.
Secretary Young, of the Scottish Amer
ican A. c. of this city, notified the Board
that Frank Dolan and Joe Flaherty, the
well known cross country runners, had
been suspended for non-payment of dues.
Tney were put on the black list and cannot
compete at games.
On recommendation of the Committee
on Reorganization, February 90 was Sc
lected as the date on which the various
district organizations will meet TO perfect
the reorganization. Messrs. Curtis, Sui
iivan and Matthewson were appointed a
committee to formulate a circular to
send TO the various clubs in relation to
the reorganization. The meetings will
be held as Acknowledgment district,
New York city. New England district.
Boston, Mass; Atlantic district, Philadel-
phia, Pa; Western district, Detroit;
Mich; Pacific district. San Francisco,
Cal.
Bloss' running hop, step and jump
record Of "A feet / n inches and Wendell
Bakers 200 yards In 20 seconds were al
lowed. Contrary to expectation, nothing
was done in the Downes record case.