New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-23
ATHLETIC WAR sUBsIDING.
MAKES A STATEMENT.

40 amateur athletic war already shows signs Vi
coronse The controversy between the representa-
., the Manhattan, New-York ana Ne"'es0, ad
c,,bs Is s,il fiery. but Is gradually slHlnIei"s Wv"
M serious effect on amateur athletics wiz rcsun" ,Ms,
No .iiou e.,onaI X,oionce nor a resort TO coffee ana pie.
~" ,, como NJ the cornbatants are not oniIt =" "aS
G.. G. Hughes, the secretary OF the ManhA's" .hrn g..
Club. has issued a monifesto' the ~" ~
appended: ,,,. y. mo Aston House
o..tn, / told him plainly, in effect, that In the VEN -
Mr.. Carr being elected to the Cehtra' DoaIu ~. Coz in
don, Of the Metropolitan District Associ"''o"' A. ,ha
~rc, a contingency, could be depended upon ~ u
nropsr thing; meaning that in the eNen1 Vi he
ne,rc convinced that he should not FIJI TWO pos'UV"s :"
,y,uld resign the one Of least Importance, Wv" ne.
| vonld have been the presidency OF the "''io. ~,
..., ,..o.ia,,on Therefore these facts re aN"'"H' 90
,H'. .otn, :. IN the Manhattan Athletic C!uO h"N"s
all the recopnition t. which IL Is ehtlVlu' "S
here that President Mills must be a"a'c s"'' -" on.
., ,,o eleven members Of the Central Bodiu VIZ
| holders in their respective district a-sCc'"'io'S' 90
=. onr.,,no In MIR. Mnls's argument IL shoulu uPpS ."
| = x s,earns. who was elected piesld'"' u :" ,a
! District Association and aiter"aid 800, po,rl
Central Board, and other members VI --.o.M..
who hold prominent oHciai po""
district associations. ,,,t
.,, course the Manhattan Athletic Club. In It's "sua'
| hospitable manner. has invited me nemo'to vi c,uh.
- .,1,o,,c C,ub 10 visit the Manhattan A'hic'lc O'uo'
house upoa the occasion Of the Wa"I'p"o nov" 80
-, r-,d,v ,icht The Manhattan Athlcuc Ciuo i m'.o
nm Of sportsmen, and the club VIII t'aI rN'l 'rt,
,ions in a sportsmanliae manner on d II V0'''0"'
Tho c,,b enter. into competition with such H''' -
caniza,ons. President Mills. OF the Ne"',or"
C,uh &c q, n way responsible for Mr.. arr Wv y
Office In the Metropolitan District Associstioh. -i
v,s 81 elected bv the suffrage OF ms 4N"' ="
| the METROPOLITAN District Association l.
.I NAV also state TINT Manhattan Athie'c 'i''' ~
so t.r az the Amateur Athletic Union Is coheelhc1' No0o
To- continents through It's delegates therefore fres'ue"'
| uu,.,s statement as to the irIesponsibllty OF NY 'cNS
&c simnlv misleading and incorrect. The Nc"-hofh ATM
le.ic club has no more important and prcssih. ou'i'c''
than 30 suppress and disclaim the uttefohccs Vi ~ IA
,ro,s and rischiefmakers. who would selhshly invite Tor
the sake o., some fancied club advantage. or % sd'siS SUM
,,t,,,e orudpo. a disagreement In the Amateur Athletic
Uniol.
president Mills states that ] threatened IN ny puo'
ush,d interview that the Manhattan Athletc ,IuD "O"lu
,csicn rom the Amateur Athletic Union. In reply 10
this I can state that l never made any such Statement
NAV state. however, that in the course oil a cohvefsa-
ton with President Mills at the New-fork Athietlc Ci"o-
house last Friday night / stated that II the Metr'loHtm
District Association seeded from the Amateur AthIetlc
I-nio, the latter would soon cease 70 exist / Tauc
this statement simply because l believed IL TO DC a h@t
.Tbe question at issue at the present moment Is whether
ny not the Manhattan Athletic Club has been treated
Justly. l maintain not. and the facts are win me-
ormlv believe that the men who east their votes
AGAINST the Manhattan Athletic Clubs eandldate Tor inc
Central BOARD are In their own hearts conscious that they
have made a serious mistake. l also believe that those
U. delegates who are Of ali fair.mlhded VIII take
rho next opportunity that presents Itself OF doing the
Manhattan Athletic Club justice.''