The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-18
fame OF CITY SPREADS
Amateur Athletic Championships May Possibly
Be Held Here.
The HONOR CAME Unsolicited
The Excelsior Athletic Club Hand
someIY Recognized by the Board of
Governors President Montelr S
Letter--Academy of Music the Only
Place Large Enough Club Will
Engage an instructor.

President McNally of the Excelsior
Atletic club. is In recsipt OF the fol-
lowing letter from Charles Montell,
chairman of the board of governors OF
the Atlantic Association Amateur Ath-
letic union:
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10, 1894.
MIR. Joseph McNally, Scranton, Pa.
DEAR SIR:-ln accordance with reSolu-
tion assed at the last meeting Of the
board of governors of Atlantic Association
Amateur union. / wish 10 inquire if your
club desires to hold the boxing and wrest-
ling championships.
Yours truly,
CHARLES s. MoNTELL. Chairman.
The championships referred to in the
foregoing are very important events,
and every city holding mem berShip in
the association strives annually for the
honor Of holding them. Only the b9st
men In all tho clubs participate. and
there are five bouts in boxing and the
same number in wrestling.
HOME CLUB IN DOUBT.
The home club 10 in doubt as to the
advisability of accepting the prohiered
honor. 1t came unsolicited and the
young mon constituting the Excelsior
club have reason to feel proud. This
all comes from the loyal AMI gentle
manly treatment accorded the young
men who have come here as the club
guests to enter tournaments that have
been held in the past
There can be no profit to the hom3
club from such an evsnt. The expenses
| yUill ha ~ frhara H., -,
first prizes, gold medals. valued at $3j
each, besides ten silver and ten bronze
medals for second and third prizes.
The medals alone will cost nearly $500
while other expenses will make an az
gregate of more than 5000
There is only one obstacle in the
way. That is to get a place large
enough. The Academy is the only
place in the city that would be suita-
bic and at the clubs next meeting
committee will bs appointed to wait on
Mr., Burguudsr and there can bs no
doubt that II the young man are sue
cessful the Academy will be packed
with representative Scranton audi.
ence
TO ENGAGE A TEACHER
The members of the homs club have
awakened to the fact that in the
science Of boxing there is room for i'm
provement in many Of the members
aud they propose to set about remedy
ing the defect at once. President Nc.
Nally has written p. J. Douohue, edi-
tor Of sports of the New York Re-
corder, in relation to au instructor, and
has received the following reply:
jan. Is, '94.
FRIEND JoE.-Boxers are cheap, but
boxing teachers who know their business
and who will at once give satisfaction and
be on the level are scarce. Consequently
you ask me great deal when you ask me
to recommend man. II you address
Professor Mike Haley, care this office,
think you can do business with man who
would suit you. Your friend.
P. j. DoYoHuE.
Mr.. McNally has written Professor
Haley and expects to hear from him
today. In speaking on the question to
\ TRIBUNE reporter last evening Mr..
McNally said: Tho club is dssirous
Of securing the services of competent
instructor. Salary will be no object.
We have come to the conclusion that
it ia cheaper to hire a first. class man
at a high salary than an inferior
teacher at half his cost "