New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-09
ATHLETES THREATEN WAR.
TALKING OF LEAVING THE AMATEUR UNION.
BASEBALL MEN OF THE MANHATTAN CLUB WANT
TO FORM NEW LEAGUE.

BASEBALL MEN OF THE MANHATTAN CLUB WANT
TO FORM A NEW LEAGUE.
That there is serious dissatisfaction among some OF
the athletic clubs over the in which the afars
Of the Amateur Athletic Union are conducted becomes
more apparent each day. The Manhattan Atfieuc
Club may be the first to break away from the great
organization, and II the Cherry Diamond club docs
secedc, other formidable clubs will follow
The baseball league of the Union was not SO sue
cessful last as anticipated. and II schsm
follows, the A. A. U. may have no baseball league
next season. meeting will be held next Week ior
the purpose Of combining the three strongest clubs IN
the Union with the regular Amateur League. Inc
latter, at present, is composed OF the staten lsand
A. C., the Crescent A. c. the Englewod F1eld Ciuo
and the Staten Island Cricket Club.
Alfred Chessand, tho manager Of the Manhattan
baseball club, last night and said Yes,
such scheme is proposed, and meeting will be held
in few days 10 bring about such an object our
club has been invited to Join the other league and will
do IT, proposition has been sent TO the New-fork
NewJersey and Orange Athletic clubs. and the chances
| are that some, and probably all, will accept Ihis
arrangement would give NewYork the strongest anna
teur baseball league ever organized Each club would
DO allowed to employ professional pitchers and catch
ers, but the other places would have to be filed
by amateurs
Other prominent athletic men last night said
that Il the break made against the Union on base
ball. IL would be finally followed up by other depart
ments Of sports. The larger clubs have wearied OF
being ruled by the smaller clubs, and the Weather
organizations do not propose IN stand much longer
in point frequently referred TO last night, was
the reinstatement OF Meeks the walker, who was said
to have been fulfedged professional Most Of tho
larger club representatives voted against his rcnstae
ment but the smaller clubs Outvoted their Weather
rivals.
President George W. Carr when spoken TO about the
subject last night said that the Manhattan Athletic
Club had taken official action yet about with
drawing from the Union. lie said that the Board OF
Governors had not considered the question, but he
not tell whether the subject would come mp al the
annual meeting next Monday not
secretary c. c. Hughes admitted that he had heard
many peculiar rumors, but he was sure that nothing
positive had been done yet. lie said, however. that
if President Carr at the coming meeting, should suggest
Withdrawing from the Union, he would second the
motion.
The differences between the Manhattan Club and the
| Yale and Princeton the Thanksgiving Day
football game have not yet been settled President
| Carr 5. J. Cornell, Max Farraud of Princeton. and
Eugene Richards. unofcially representing Yale, had
| a taik over the subject The idea Is to have each
college and the club 10 appoint an arbitrator ana 10
| settle the affair. -
uuJusy accused about the receipts, but they DO not
like 10 anagonlze the college interests Capain,
Cornell says that he demonstrate 70 the COLLEGES
satisfaction that everything was all right If he has
chance. Yale asserts that she can prove that ia a
! policeman of the schemers who passed men
| through the gates Illegally.
As announced In Yesterdays Tribune, secretary
| Charles J. Leach OF the 18th Regiment, has de
ermined to uphold the Union In It's Squabble Win
| the 18th Regiment. Mr.. Leach called upon the secre
aIy Of Union yesterday In regard to the matter
| said he Tho 18th Regiment Athletic Club Is
.tauch member of Amateur Athletic Union, and rs
such will certainly uphold its laws TO the best of It's
ability. Consequently al athletes who competed n
| the 9TH Regiment Cames-cOntrary to the warning Of
| the Amateur Athletic UniOn-will be rejected II Is
of course, scmewhat unpleasant % bar out these
| athletes especially as some of them old &C
| 1ualntances, but II they break the laws they mus
| stand the consequences" .
armory on Monday evening at O'Clock, and will b
| one OF the largest meetings of the year over 40,
entries have been received which are nearly al
| the athletes OF note in this nelghbOrhood and many
| miles AWAY The contests are 60yard dash, 700
| yaid hurdle 300-ynrd rum one.mile run, one-miit
walk tWomile bicycle, all handicaps one half-Inilc
novice obstacle and one halfmlle heavy marching
| order reception follows the games.