New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
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The year Of 1891 will go down TO posterty as the
birth year OF a club perhaps destined 10 be the largest
r not the most important club Of New-fork city-by
name the University Athletic Club. Now that the
club has eventually been organized. clubmen are won
dering the opening for such club could 30 long
have been overlooked. There Is disposition in ce~
tain quarters to regard the organization as Sort
u a protege Of the Berkeley Athletic Club. This IS
mistake, although c. +. Mathewson and Harry -
Brooks who are conspcuously identified with tile new
club, likewise prominent in the Berkeley. II the
new club Is Taceaoe to any single city club IL may
rather De- said to be an Outsrowth Of the U3iyeriy
Club All OF the nine incorpontOrs Of the L. \. c. with
the single exception Df Mr. MathewsOn, members OK
the University Club and less than half dozen of them
Berkeley Athletic men. Here Is the list George ~
Adce George Walton Green, William H. l. Lee. Charles
F. Mathcwsol. Evcrt Jansen Wendell Harry Brooks,
Tracy H. Harris. Henry :. VanDuzer and Edward 5.
Rapao. Up to date, the University Athletic Clubs
membership IS exceedingly small and select being
s,ricted 10 the nine gentlemen above named who by
the way VIII govern the embryonic club. trustees.
for the first year Preparations FOR increasing tie
clubs limited membership are already under way. ana
within tho next thirty days the club will probably
number hundred members. \ list OF twenty ive
college Of prominence representing the various col
leses has been prepared and the gentlemen whose
names Oh tie list viii be invited b act with the In
COZ pOrator, in shaping the Dimes Of the new club A
committee on site, al executive committee ana COM
mi tee on admissions Will be appointed within the neXt
week or two. a constitution and bylaws drafted and
these prciimnariDs adjusted each OF the Or
sanizers will probably prepare a list OF college men
who an his Judgment should be asked T. join the club.
y nccleus thus obtained. the cub will 70 ahead and
elect member, after the usIul fashion. In one sense,
II will be exclusive sort Of club, IN the way Of eH-
Gliding every applicant who i not OF NJ standing ara
character. The men who are at the helm, however,
say good Will be kept oIt through lack Of
sfa sfI fa.irt .i
be a representative organization and not close cor
poratCn. The club house. wherever sitatcd aud how
ever modest otherwise. will contain finely equipped
gymnasium. Racquet courts. tennis courts, bowling
alleys and facilities for other games will probably be
added. and tine the University Athletic club house
will have superior. In point of equipment at least
in this any other city.
1t seems that the passing Of election day mt tho
Manhattan Athletic ClHb Is not 10 allay the discus
sion Of that clubs affairs T. state the ease fairly
and auarely the Manhattan Athletic Club does unques-
tonabN owe n good deal Of money. but IL and viii
pay It's dolts II it, enemies Will let II alone. Tho
people who are feeling badly about the VI. \. C's
debts either DO not, or will not, take notice Of the
fact that the club HIS been In possession Il il new
house It'll. more than year. Before it, removal
from the Nf,have home 1t, house receipt, noS
worth taling al mt. and # has had only year ia
which 10 reduce its Indebtedness. Granting that the
club docs owe something like 100000. il must have
IN equity of at least 100000. Its income from dues
alone exceeds 100000 every department in the house
NOR, than pays for Itself. and there Is no longer any
los through neglect Of members To pay their due.
the men who have retained their. membership up %
date may fairly be counted due, paying members.
All these facts taken in connection with the fact that
tho club cleared something like 100000 last year. al
tn )ugh this the first year Of the clubs occupancy
Of the house and things had not settled themselves IN
running ORDER would certainly seem Ia indicate that
the Manhattan Athletic Club had done well
The st. George Club, which recently took posses
sion OF tie house on the southeast corner Of Twenty
eighth :. and LcNnstoa-ave got into III quarters
last Wednesday evening and celebrated New Years
under #, own roof The Catholic Club has named
Monday February 20. and Tuesday. March l. As tbs
days for the opening exercises and reception. whcl
are 70 mark the entrance Of tie club 20 lis new home
in Fifty-nnth It. until recently the club had eN-
pcctcd to hold Of lis quasi annual dinner, neN
month bu ma, now decided 10 let the banquet OF l,03
70 and ccncentato its energies on mslns TIE moSs
of the opening exercises nj is new clubhouse
The nominating committee OF the Berlelcy Athletic
Club. which is in sort Of tornup condition luss
row. has posted the following ticket: For president
Francis f. ward first vice president. Wendell Baker;
second vice president. Walter b. saford secretary
and treasurer. Wilson Il. Yard; governors, J. Wells
Champncy, Clerk Mellcn, Archer V. hncoast, H. Z.
Robinson Robert \. Kenyon. Doctor John :. White.
W. H. Lloyd, Frank Waing. c. f. Johnson {. l..
Van Rensselaer, and f. +. Condor; committee on ad'
missions, j. W. Loyeland Ralph r. Spooner, K. a.
DeIiusy, George +. Smith ard j. 6. Burlll ardt
The exterior Of the clubhouse of the colonial
Club is now finished and the architect and chairman
OF the clubs building committee ready to make
affidavit that the house viii be ready for the club Do
fore MAY ], rs was promised.
The Tenderlon Club is to do little constitution
tinkerins one week from tomorrow night. II Is pro-
posed To make the initiation Zee Sl0. IL l. also pro
posed 30 Re the dues Sl6 instead of $40 year. ana
to make them payable quarterly instead OF monthy
There are now about 500 names on the roll