Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
WILL TRY FOR FAME
Athletes of the Three AS to Start
in Some Outside Com
petitions.
NEWSAB0UT THE LOCAL DOG SHOW.
latest Gossir About the Two Great Fistic
Battles at New Orleans
This Week
TIE BASEBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
TIE BASEBALL LEAGUE SCHEDULE.
Interesting Shooting Match at Hcmewcod Park--Gen
eral Sporting News.

The members of the Allegheny Athletic
Association intend to make their organiza
tion as prominent as possible this year, and
they have decided to enter two of theil
number in the contests of the Detroit Ath.
Ietic Club, which take place March .. This
is a very wise step and even if first prizes
are not brought to Pittsburg it will show a
desire to sssist in popularizing amateur
contests.
E. V Paul has been entered in the lao
wards sprint handicap and also in the high
jump. Mr.. Paul, as is known by Pitts
burgers. is a good man, both in running and
jumping, but he will meet some frst-c!ass
talent in Detroit. In the sprint handicap
he will meet the famous Mr.. Jewett, who is
considered a solid even time man, but with
sufficient start the Pittsburger will keep the
flyer going. In the high jump Mr.. Paul
will compete against Duharme, a famous
jumper, so that it will be seen Mr.. Paul has
quite a task before him.
Another Good One Entered.
George \. Laughlin has been entered in
tEe 90 and 40 gard races, and he also will
meet some flyers Mr.. Laughlin is good
runner, but the present may be somewhat
early in the year for both himself and Mr..
Paul
The three AS, generally speaking, are
getting along in irst-claSs style. At pres
eut they have a membership of 400, and
judging from the way in which applica-
tions Tor membership are coming in, it is
fully expected that there will be a member
ship OF 500 on April 1. Everybody is put
ting forth every possible effort to boom the
organization, and the great object is to have
q few of the best athletes in the country be-
come members 1t is confidently expected
that this will be done before the wear is
out
The committee on the proposed new
building are working their hardest and are
collecting all the data. necessary to discuss
and determine on the matter. Mr.. John
Moorhead, who has been in New York dur
ing the last few days. has been busy collect
ing figures as to the cost of building and
maintaining such clubs as the Manhattan
and New York Athletic Clubs
The Figures Will Be Useful.
These organizations may be on larger
scale than what is proposed for Pittsburg,
but the figures relative 10 them will be use
full Last evening Secretary B. Page of the
Three AS left for St. Louis to make in
qulrles regarding the PaStme Athletic
Club of tnat city. The estimates obtained
from there will be of great value. Messrs
Paul and Laughlin will make similar in
quiries concerning the Detroit Athletic
Club this week and that club is something
like the size of that proposed for Pittsburg.
The committee will also visit Philadelphia,
Boston, Cleveland and other cities where.
there are frst-class clubs. The intention is
10 secure all possible data of trustw orthy
kind bearing on the question.
The committee expect to be in a position
to call a general meeting during the latter
part of March and make a statement satis-
factory enough to prompt the engagement
Of an architect to formulate plans of the
proposed club house
During the present month no less than
$40, 900 have been subscribed to the building
fund, and as soon as the committees state
ment is made subscriptions will become
very numerous.