Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-05
IMPORTANT ADVICE.
I, H, Mcclellan Writes a Letter to
the E. f. Gyms about Joining
the A. A. {. and
REINSTATING OF PROFESSIONALS.
A Meeting to Be Held This Evening to
Discuss and Take Action
on the Matter.
RENSTATING OF PROFESSIONALS
VOCAL BASEBALL CLUB AFFAIRS
Several Players May Sign Before the Week Is Out
General Sporting News.

An important meeting of the East End
Gvmnastic Club will be held this evening
to discuss significant communication from
!. H. Mcclellan, of the A. A. L. The let
ter is Of the greatest Importance, not only
toamateur athletic clubs here, but through
ont the entire country. 1t was written in
reply TO a query sent 10 Mr.. Mcclellan by
Mr.. i. A Wells, secretary of the County
League. Mr. Wells asked information re-
carding the Fast End Athletic Club ball
team. as to whether or not the team could
compete for the A. A. L. championship.
He also askeda question relative TO the f.
Z. GymnaStic becoming member Of the A.
A. l., and the reply, as will be seen, is a
very encouraging one. President Mcclellan
also points out that amateur athletics are
soon to boom in this part of Pennsylvania
Following is a copy Of the letter:
\ VERY IMPORTANT LETTER.
Mr. J. A. Wells. Pitisburg Pa:
DEAR SR-Your favor of the SOth Ult. at
hand. As regards the baseball teams You
have, they could not compete in the A. A. L.
baseball championships, for a team to do
that must he composed of amateurs exclu-
sively. But the playing of professionals on
yoar team does not make your amateurs
professionals. Nor does il make your anna
fcUrS who belong to your club professionals
because they have professionals in the club
II You have any professionals of course they
could NOT compete in the games of the \. \.
l. clubs: and again. if any of these profes-
SiOnals would like 20 be reinStated they can
iii up n blank like enclosed and it will be
attended to in time by committee and the
board
I don't think there will be anv trouble in
having any of the contestants reinstated to
good membership at all / will give you my
assistance and Mr.. Harry Mcmillan, Captain
of 4. {. :. Y. and President of the 4.
4. L Will help me, and am sure
the Board will look at the matter in
buSipeSs-lile way and we can
start ont in your section of the State with u
good organization. The Athletic Club. of
Bradford, i going to join the organization,
and that VIII make three of you, and you
can find more. That will give you good
nucleus and will enable you to have games
indenendent of any other clubs. If you
work haImoniously your part of the State
Will be creditable to you all.
MMILLAN WILL ASSIST.
If You will drop n postal card to Mr..
Harry Mcmillan, 2S0l Dickson street, st.
Louis. and tell him where he can find you
lie Will call on his way East this month
some time in latter part OF the month. He
can post you pretty well on the A A. T., as
he was one of the Originators of it. Hoping
YOU viii see lit to join our association and
the pleasure of your early application for
same and to assist you in every way possible,
rap ein very truly yours,
baltimore. Oct. !. JAMES II. MCCLELLAN.
1t is likely that the gymnastic club will
at once make application for membership in
The A \. I. L is the best thing they can
do and the letter of Mr. Mcclellan plainly
states that the application will be all right
The more clubs we have in the district af-
filiated with the A A L. the better will it
be for the club and for the popularity of
outdoor sports generally.