New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-01
TROUBLES or AMATEUR ATHLETES.
PROBLEMS WHICH ARE vEXING THEM-NoTF

TROUBLES or AMdTEOR AIHLEIEo'
PROBLEMS WHICH ARE VEXING THEM-NOrEs.
10 IS Tor the best lnterc, Of sports generally
all existing differences should be settled quickly a.
possible. The amateur organization can do more
ouar-cing over some echnc difference 81, real Sig
nacancc than any other body Of men known to the world
The paving u athletes expenses and professionalism h
socaled amateur ranks have caused all promoters OF pure
sport deal ~ trouble and always will while the manage
mcnt f., a. lax d, +, to-day The Amateur Athetic
Union much promote amateur sports that IL
do a great deal more. The Union officials say uat
or that much work has yet to b. done u drive
features and that In time the managers
Will b. able . .oniIl,h that object Certain Union
Official, and wealthy patrons Of amateur SPORT look WIN
uIon the octopus boxing craze which is rapidly dFlV
ing legitimate athletic sport, 70 the wall They ackno"i'
edge that ,parng all richt but that I; Is being
oyordouc Ilr.cfo r,h. II the athlete entertainments
now given IN tbs ehhorhood given over % boxing
and ",ugrinc" u the smaller clubs are no better
than tiny should b., recent police Interference Win
their cntera 'uncnts amply te'tAc- Even the blood
Ncn-A and Bioosyn poll cman cannot look on
without feeling %, disgust at some Of the revolving spec
taco- recent boxing shows Some of the best So
called amateur boxers in ne'ghborhood tolerated in
euoctable aule: club, simply Tor their science with
tl.ir duaes" the designate their fists The follow"
cr ~ .lu u those a.lr champions gen rally nom
Bowcry dives and he after effect Of their presence IN
rspeetabl, dollhouse j. e!t fos weeks "fonr uncle
can tell YOU VIVA. becomes diamond rings and gold
vat he's by tleS" pug ut'A ~ a'''a''u 'is''''
eut p, nuenfs why SHOULD the Wendel Baker,, the
A!exander Jordans tho willie Days. the Connects. the
Page. TIE Shorrell. tn wcsng, the owens and tho
Brook, b. c'assrd with III, Kind Of cat'lel
when the Amltsur Union concluded 20 embrace base.
ball a. one q pr'n. pal feature, IN It's ffreachIns
domain tlc managers hardly anticipated The trouble and
worry they wcrr Inviting. The nrscia's amateur ball
PLAYER f. about .. slippery eel ever got into tn"
Union net, II he is nrscas pitcher or catcher II Is a.
difficult Ecop Dim 800 &C. straight path Of amateur play
Il j.. persuade Sou.'rn mule 20 be a"laoe' Ih'
old Amateur naobiu alIc found this ont several sea
.oos AGO and In -e.froryation compelled 10 allow
IL teams 10 employ pitchers and cachers ana
insisting other places on the teams should BE- h
strictly amateur pity'r-. Inc Union h""''er H'sO'
mat N, battcr. well the IN and ont heders shall be-
made IN OF purov amateur pa,crs and II all the club,
VIII work In u son n t- EFFORT c desired object VIII be-
attained. The Union d-re, Nh" disruption o. inc local
Amateur Lfaguc whlh a,t var consisted OF the TWO staten
Island i tt. C-o.con, Athlete club Of brooklyn and
tie Englcvood fi,d Cuh IN" Staten Island Athletic
championship of I'LL league while tn" New
jersey Athlete club tho Eastern championship OF mo
Amateur Athletic Union owing To the d1eF'he'7 'Nl'''
Ing between ORGANIZATIONS IA" two teams coud not
play together and the amateur baN'ual V''"P'"SHP -
matter OF dispute
A. pre..nt an EFFORT /. being made 70 wipe ont all these
rronc. and n II r,ts deserved success the amateur
championship next VIII amount t. something ~
combining the two local ofanIlS'oh'' inc strongest "'
t.ur league ever otpaullcd would result and the games
,c-, There arc already four clubs entered IN the Wash
lngton branch of the four In Detroit and four In
Buffalo Boston. Chicago and 81 Louis VIII ais nave
br,uche. After each section has IT. pennant the
final Games VIII be between the champions II the East
aud West Il f. NOW proposed have the Ncw-f0k emo
II the league composed u eight clubs. The Manhattan
Y w.Yors Ncn.I,rsey and Herh"l"y Athletic cluN nave
already entered and Chairman sullivan Is ANXIOUS :"
get the Crescent Athletic Club. the Staten Island Au
l,tc club aid he staten lsHnd Cricket
clqb to enter teams such league would com
bine all the best players in this neshbohood and
the games would cNct twice tn" interest OF any amateur
contest, played in this ncishbo'hood'
In Response to letters Inquiry. the record Of The Yale
Princeton and Harvard COLLEGE mines last season Is given
below
M May i a. a, IIaycn-Ysir 5. ma"yaid o.
My a. at a. taai idG ro.G%@n Harvard II, Yale T.
Niy al M C,mbr'dg,-IIarVard 10. Yale ..
June TO- at Ncw.lIa,cn-( Freshmen Yale 10. Prince
ton TO- ,o
%ss At NsJ AK 5 "' rln 19% G d9anS
June is nj lrooalyn-Yalc q. Princeton =.
j I%a 3 a; XS yaig y IIar,1r%
The Who'll sale u suspended athletes by the
Amateur Athletic Union its meeting at the Asor House
yesterday dncut IL Is To prove professionals m
against suspected athlete The amateurs who accept
money prizes equivalent are As plentiful a. du't III
the Streets yet they seldom caught. some OF the
correspondence relating suspensions and reinsat'ment'
amusing. For instance. Tcncr. the professional pitcher
who accompanied the teams ON their famous trip
around the world hopes to be- allowed TO peh lof inc
Allegheny Athletic Club IN the Amateur Union race
But he won't His professionalism has been llttle TOO
pubic. A New.England professional recently wrote
Union officer that wanted 81 DE ella sed a. pure ANA
teur. His reason that he had always been pro-
ssonal had never been amateur. aud consequently
never Of the Union laws one OF the local
amateur clubs recently word To famous amateur boxer
asking join the club and wear the cuD coor' al al
entertainments The young pug wanted to know the kind
Of situation and the salary club would secure for him
before he would join.
PROGRESS Of THE BEULAH MISSION.
An nstution .hat 4. meeting with great success In the
field O, benencence Is Buah Mission at No Oh SIKH
aye This mission was established BY Mrs f. ~ Free
purpose OF reaching all classes Vi sniul ~
and women 10 was opened on November l. lSso al
No "a West Thrty.nrsts few months ago IL was re-