The record-union., 1892-03-15
IN ATHLETIC CIRCLES.
A Contested Election Case in the
Local Club Settled.
Lady Visitors to be Admitted to the
Gymnasium-Prepar for
the Swimming Season.

The recently-elected Board of Directors
of the Sacramento Athletic Club held its
first meeting last evening at the gymna-
SUM. President George II. Clark pre-
sided.
After auditing the regular bills and dis
posing of batch of applications for mem
bership, the protest filed by one of the
members against the seating of G. w.
Railton as director was taken up. The
protest was based on Il section Of the new
constitution adopted by the club just prior
to the election, which section provides that
no member is eligible to hold Office III
the club who has not been member Of
the club for at least six months. MIR.
Railton did not happen to be member
that long, hence the protest. After con
siderable discussion the board decided
against the protest by adopting the fol-
lowing resolution:
ReSolted. That il is the sense of this board
that the point made III the protcs against the
seating OF q, w. Railton as q member OF the
board Is HoC sut1ici; III - make him ineligible
to lection; that the clear intent Of the by
laws IS that any menGer in standing at the
time of tie adOptio OF such bylaws was eli
glble o election for any Office and was not de,
briVed of his rights by sGcl adOptio9; that
the provision making six months member
ship necessary Tor elig 0ility 10 election as an
officer was intended 10 apply only 10 such
members as joined subsequent to the adop-
ton OF the new Dy-aws; that Mr.. Railton haY-
ing been member in good standing at the
time of the adoption of the bylaws Was eli
gible for election to any ofics, and having
been duly nominated ana declared elected is
entitled TO his seat
The board was notified through the
Captain that tho management of the
swimming baths had fitted up a large
comfortable dressing-roOm for the use of
the members during the coming swim
ming season. Each member will be pro-
vided with key to the room. This news
was received with enthusiasm, and by
unanimous vote u letter of thanks was
rendered to President Willis OF the asso-
citation.
In the matter of the tie i'll the vote for
Messrs. Pierson and Ripley for seat in
the Board OF Directors, recount of the
ballots cast at the late election was or
take had been made and that Mr.. Pierson
had received a majority of two votes.
That gentleman was then duly declared
member of the board.
The Captain was authorized to pur-
chase some new apparatus for the gym
nasium and to reorganiZe the method Of
class teaching.
1t was also decided that on the second
class night Of each week Thursday here
after, members will be permitted to
bring lady visitors to the gymnasium, so
that they might see the workings of the
classes.
President Clark appointed the standing
committees for the ensuing year rs fol-
lows: Auditing Committee-C. +. Klein
sorge Chairman, V. S. McClatchy and
G. w. Railton. Entertainment Commit
tee-J. G. Mansfield lChairman), A. f.
Kleinsorge, +. G. Yoerk, j. j. Cahill and
c. j. Fredericks. House Committee
Ira 4. Robie (ChairmanJ, +. T. Johnson
and A. p. Booth Membership Com
mittee-W. w. Rhoads, h. L. Devlin and
q. w. Railton from the board), and G.
L. Bauer, George w. Littlefeld, Ii. r.
Blair and +. W. Whitmore from the
body of the club.