Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13
THE soCIAL-ATHLET1c LEAGu1
Delegates to Be Sent BY the Columbia
Club.

Delegates to Be Sent BY the Columbia
Club.
The proposed United States League Of
Athletic Clubs promises to be fact Az has
been explained in The STAB the purpose of the
league is to develop the social side of the
athletic clubs by providing for the interchange
Of hospitality. The Columbia Athletic Club Of
this city has looked upon the scheme kindly
from the start, as it was an extension Of GUS
tom that has prevailed for some time Of ex-
changing courtesies with the leading athletic
clubs elsewhere. The meeting to take action
regarding the proposed league will be held at
Delmonico's in New York on February 49, The
Howard Perry, Alexander Grant and William
B. Hibbs. Other delegates selected are:
New York A. C.-President Barlow g. Weeks,
A. G. Mills, F. J. c. Blackhurst.
Athletic Club of the Schuylkill Navy-H Nc
MILAN, w. L. Wallace, Thomas II. Fenton.
Cole, Robert Mazet.
Athenaum Club, Toronto-President Charles
Pearson, W. K. McNaughton, J. E B. Little
john.
Hartwell.
Providence A. A.-President Geo. L. Ehspley,
Alonzo E. Flint, John Shepley, jr.
Manhattan A. C.-President Geo. W. Carr,
Walton Storm, Eugene Van Schaick.
Olympic a. c., San Francisco-Vice President
E. A. Rix, NJ. II. Weed, A C. Forsythe.
Jersey City A. C.-President 8. B. Finney, @.
Lee III ers A. B. Dusenberg
DetroitA. C.-President Frederick 4 Stearns.
Montclair A. C.-B. Whitehorne, z. G. Bur-
CESS and Jas. D. Freeman.
number OF other clubs that have signifed
their approval of the plan have not yet an
nounced their delegates.
The Toronto A c. and Toronto Lacrosse and
A. A. have sent request for papers.
Chicago to Be Western Athletic Center.
Governors A. G. Spalding and Henry Ives
Cobb of the Chicago Athletic Association have
returned to that city from tour of inspection
Of the athletic clubs in New York and Philadel-
phia. 81 am more delighted than ever with
our association" said Mr. Spalding, ''and am
satisfied that it will be not only the largest but
the most complete in its outfit. We will have
all OF the improvements to date, and it will be
the best-arranged club house in the world.
There will be ample room for every known
game and the arrangements all through will be
perfect. The building will be ready for occu-
pancy in June or July, but the opening will
probably be postponed until September
Chicago is bound in few years to become the
center OF athletic sports and the new athletic
development" Mr. SpaIdinR. who has appar-
emily lost interest in base ball, ID enthusiastic
over athletics.
Amateur Athletics.
special meeting Of the Columbia Athletic
Club will be held at the club house on Thurs
day next at 8 pm. to consider and to take &C.
ton on the following subjects: Report Of the
special committee authorized by the club at the
annual meeting Of January Is; the annual
reports for the year 1891, which were submitted
at the annual meeting, but not acted upon; the
proposed new constitution, consideration of
which was postponed to the special meeting
The business to be transacted u Of such vital
interest to the members, and 30 deeply con-
Germs the welfare OF the club, that every MEM
Der should be present None but members viii
be admitted at the meeting.
Tommy Connect, the champion amateur run
ner, has decided not to become professional.
He will remain at his home in Ireland for . few
months. and, after he has had rest, will train
and compete in the amateur races in .0rest
Britain. He viii return to America In time to
take part in the American championship races.
There II o movement ON foot TO organize an
athletic association composed wholly Of regi-
ments. The promoters argue that . regimen
tai athletic association outside the male Of the
4 A. D. would prove sueosss.