New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-20
AMATEUR ATHLETES IN SESSION.
A FIGHT WHICH WAS NOT ACCORDING TO USIo
RULES.

An important meeting Of the Metropolitan Associa-
ton OF the Amateur Athletic Union was held ut the
Astor House last night. The leveliest interest was
shown, many important questions relating TO
amateur atOletics came up for settlement AS usual
the delegates late In arriving and IL was dearly
O'Clock when the meeting clled to order by
c. +. Mathewson.
An exciting incident occurred at the close OF the
meeting J. X. Woodruff and l.. Levine, delegates had
O heated argument over disputed point. and woodruff
assaulted Levine, striking him in the face The other
delegates quickly separated the combatants, and then
roundly censurcd Woodruff for the uuwarraned assault
The case will up at the next meeting OF the asso
citation and several of the A. A. L. officials said last
night that Woodruff would he expelled.
The most interesting OF the night was the con
troversy over the athletes recently expelled for com
petlng in the eth Regiment games at the armoiy on
December >. C. G. Hughes. OF the Manhattan Athletic
Club. and made moion that the athletes be re-
in>atcd This brought J. f.. sullivan the secretary OF
the nnion to his feet like a shot. sullivan said that
Mr. Hughes was VI order. and that action could
be taken until the athletes had made an Application for
reinstatement. Chairman Msthewson sustained sull
van, and the 9Th Regiment athletes will remain out in
the cold fact, Of the thirteen delegates, Mr. Hughes
was the only one who favored the reinstatement OF the
athletes
The delegates present were follows: c. T.
Mathewson. University A. G.; J. f. Sullivan; \; j.
" B. C%r , NM ~ a. S S G. f,s G HI rs &c
VI. A. G.. D. IT, IlSilc, H. ll'HS-, mum
J. Z. Woodruff, ". F. A. a.; j. stnI, y y q "
Harvey, ;. T. G.; A.. peyerelly, w. A. A. l. \:
l.. Levine. =. \. A., q. ". Wood >tndafd v {.
The members elected 10 membership In the
association the Company J, Attn Regiment Asso
citation; Manhattanvile A. A., of Ncw-iorh; Hanover
A. c., Of New York. and Heard A. G., Of BrooklyiI
The Schedule Committee allowed the following dates :
January o., Park 4. G.. entertainment: January
30 Williamsburg entertainment; January 30, Union
A. C., Brooklyn. entertainment January 30. Titan
A. c.. entertainment; February .. Williamsburg A. A.
indoor games February 10, Williamsburg \. A., enter
ainment; February 20. Company n, l3th ksgiment
BROOKLYN. indoor games; February go. LDI1uan A -
entertainment; February -, Stuyvesant A. c. boxing
entertainment, February -, Cathedral y. n, INDOOR
games February 20. Active \. C., Paterson boxing
and wrestling tournament: February 20, Long Island
A. A.. indoor championship VI Long Island. MarCh :,
Nandome Club, OF Newark, boxing U1rnamenti March
90 National Cross Country boxing championships,
The application OF the Nonparcil A. {. for member
ship was rejected, and was referred back TO IL com
mittee for further investigation Tho protests Of +.
Dolan and J. J. Dwycr We're laid yer until the next
meeting. r. Kelly and J. =. fi1dlcy. who Won hr>t
and second prizes I'm the boxing tournament OF ~"
Bank Clerks A. G.. both disqualified ~
Parcels was disqualified for paw9ing a Club medal.
William g. ". licbering: J. T. Moore H. -
Woodward and J. {. Cuqlif, Of Roche'ter. and F.
Harvard X. Mercer and a. Mercer. Of Buffalo
were reinststed III full amateur standing