New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
NOT OPPOSING THE A. A. T.
Mr. JANssEN's PROPOSED NEW LEAGUE MOE,
SOCIAL THAN ATHLETIC.

| NIX JANsSEN'S PROPOSED NEW LEAGUE Mopy
| SOCIAL THAN ATHLETIC
The proposed United League Of Athletic Cluhs ~.
details Of which were published YESTERDAY IN n.
Tribune, created great deal Of talk among .thl..
! ana their friends. The general opinion was thai n
was " hckers' movement against the Amateur Az
etic Union, and that another war was Imminent, Ang
to the old A. 4. Z. and L. AS. fight
This at least Is The opinion taken by many o. ,Ao.
high up in the councils OF the Amateur Athletic rpor
The promotes 81 the new organization however, A.,v
that they are a tag0nistic 10 the A. A. L.
Z" IL is Just this way said F. w. JANSEN the r,oos
nized leader of the new scheme yesterdsy n,
Amateur Athletic Union, As now conducted. e,,,r.
directly to the active athletes, which. AS you kpox
consist OF only small percentage Of our great An
letc-club membership. Take the cases Of the New
York and Manhattan clubs, for an example The
Union caters to- say, 200 men Of the $500 in t
New-fork Club, and, say. to 800 out Of the 5000 IN
the Manhattan Club. Now We propose 10 cater l,
the entire membership of the clubs
g. Then the new movement does not mean a war ut,h
the present government OF amateur athletics ~ Wa
asked.
g Most certainly not" said Mr. Jansen. Neither
am l interested In the new movement slmply he
cause not elected on the board If tie A. 4. T.
as has been unJustly charged We do not aspire
to snpplant the Union, but better the conditions Of
tIe ChuDs NJ large. III Is not necessary 10 withdraw
from the Union order 10 become a member Of the
new League. The movement IL more for social reason,
than for competitive sports. The fact that the circular
sent to clubs states that the League shall al tnes
remain harmonious with all organizations having ya
tional jurisdiction, and that the League sh4l %.
hold competition OF any kind for National CHAMPION.
ship honois,' shows that not gonisai ia.
Union
IN circulars were sent TO the New. York Ysars
tan, Palma, Jersey City and New-Jersey Athletic
clubs, TO the staten Island Cricket or EngewOM
Field clubs. OF the other clubs, favorable replies o.
words have been received from the tOl
lowing staten Island A. c., Staten Island, Crescent
c., Brooklyn; Berkeley A. C., New-York A. C.
of schuylldu Navy, Philadelphia; Columbia A. C.,
Washington; Detroit A; G., Michigan; Montreal A. A,
Canada; Athenaeum Club, Toronto, Canada. southern
A. c. New-0rleans; Olympic A. c.. Francisco
A. G. Of Buffalo, Buffalo, n. Y; Providence A. t.,
Rhode Island Montclair A. A., New Jersey; Orange
A. c., NcwJersey; Pastime A. c., 81. Louis
James 4, sullivan, tie secretary OF the Amateur
Athletic Union. lools upon the new scheme as dEef
menace TO his beloved organization lie OF courss
predicts its utter collapse and early death There Il
no use In ever questioning sullvan's loyalty > Tie
tnlon. one day, Sullavn walked across MaDhstE-
Field, an athletic was remarked There sO@ To
Amateur Athletic Union"
George W. Carr, the president of the Manhattan
Athletic Club, last night aud said that a
he matter had only been mentioned ~ him ind
ienally, he had formed no decided opinion. lie was
positive that his club had taken acton and had no,
discussed the matter In any way Mr.. Carr, while not
aging much, gave the writer the idea that the Cherry
diamond president did not believe that the new move
nent would set the athletic world afre.