New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-20
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ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE AMATEUR
UNION.
ALLEGED PROFESSIONALISM or SOME COLLEGE
MEN TO BE LOOKED INTO q ESTlONS AS TO
WHAT EAXORS NAY Iiit ACCEI TED.


WHAT FAvoRs MAY BE AccEiTED.
The annual meeting OF the Amateur Athletic
Union held at the Astor House Yesterday. The
system in vogue of furnishing news al these meet
ings is unpopular AMI UNIV hoescme. and IL the ~
A. L. wishes to retain the friendship Of those who
wish to foster and promote amateur sport change
should be made at once. That room full OF anx-
ous peop.e should be kept waiting for an hour
while a c.erk with all the Information in his pos
session should go off enjoy bounteous dinner
would not be tolerated in any other association on
cartn.
The following associa tons were represented; Met
ropolitan-W. b. Curtis. James T.. sullivan. George
W. Wood and John stei with j. c. Vanambecht
as an alternate: New -England-George W. Beals,
Walter simpson and +. sobb; Atan;ic-Harry Nc
MILAN: Pacific Nor;hwest-(ieorge Wood proxy
PaciGc-F Il. Brial: North American Gymnastic
Union-Jullus Harder c. Schmidt and William Hart
field; League Of American Wheemen-Howard T..
Raymond.
Since the last annual meeting many mail votes
have been submitted 10 the members OF the urion
tho most important being the annual schedule; vote
appointing Howard f. Raymond member of the
Board OF Managers vice Charles II. Lnscomp re-
signed: a to amend the constitution OF 'he
Pacific Associations vote reinsiatng a. W. mar
per. of Oregon: C. c. Riggs. OF Lockwood. y y
and r. Hcvc.ka Of Omaha. and rejecting the APP
plications of Messrs. Eaton. Kelly, Inks. Elmins-
ton. Cahill. King. Kcefe and Kiien on the GROUNDS
OF professionalism. vote allowing the Atlantic As
ISOLATION to appoint an additional handicapped "
vote allowing record 10 f.. r. Boss. 81 the bos-
ton A. A. for the running hop-step-and-jump or -
feet 6 inches made at the \. A. |. championship
meeting at ChcaCo on September IL. lsSi' ana me
vote approving the constitution OF me RACINE
Northwes; Association. All Of the above votes wei"
carried \ mail vote to compel athletes to wear
only their own club colors at handicap games l'''
IN receive the requisite number o' votes. w H.
.,.fra ~ he y "A
,u,ion ~ The Metropolltan Association asking per
mission to amend its constitution to enable c'"DS %
that association to give banners at hlnlicap Shi'c
10 clubs scoring the mos; points inc vaiue 81 NV
banners 10 be limited to go The applcauo" Wa
referred 20 the new Board OF Managers. Mr. Gurus
ole, renor,ed that the same association had referred
n this meeting the application for reinstatement %
r J. Vogellus Of Jersey city. The Rems'a'''ne',,
Committee had reported that N0ge"u' ha' "'o' 80
and on; OF work and his eliminates had gwen
stag but no profit was made and the pef''c'tiy
received nothing The committee reported IN FAVOR
~ rans,a,ement but owing to the nature OF the
benefit IL was necessary to refer IT 10 the mo-"
In behalf Of the Pacific Association, w Is '"'uS
read letter rom George \. 9 Edwards % '''
University OF California. asking the Union 'n'Se
questions , 4,
1a) II student athlete accepts mcmherShIp IN IL,
an athletic club as an honorary member docs ne
forfeit his amateur standing CD ~ eerrent
az ocnbers - the club that he shall not be called
unou for his initiation Tee Tor lr " " .,,,,-
NANNY dues does ne thereby forfeit his amateur
s,ondine9 ,c) II In addition TO Oh IN" cl"h ol
- ,aor,her 81 the club furnishes the new nl'hi'''
'rt.I running shoes and with his track sun "vts
he forfeit, his amateur standing. "l - Wv ',,ohar
nrovdes n training table, ana me ne" 'il'i"sl
h,os hero at the expense OF the club, does ne
sorroi, his amateur standing '"l II u man ~
ror1es n member upon tho proins" or cup M -
70 obtain business position for him after NE
season is over does ne become n pro'e's'ohhi'
IT was resolved to appoint committee OF thfee
,o confer with the intercollegiate Athletic ASso-
c,auon The delegates decided that each ns'o
ciation should appoint - committee oi two To- IN
vest,gate the amateur standing OF their athletes
and report back 10 special committee, con-
s,s,lnr OF John Stcil. W. Il curtis and Harry
Mcmillan on motion Of Julius Harder 1t was
resolved that the secretary of the Amateur Athletic
I MON submit the secretary OF "hch nsf". hlo
a series OF questions ~ to IN" siahrlhL oi u'4l
clubs the clubs to report back to NE sio'
secretary by September l. 1875. and thai me sc
,loraI secretaries report to ~" parent h''S ~
October T. 1895 The board also. on re- .iHi"'"'.
ton OF the North American GymnaStlc / mon n'
cidcd 10 take steps to roster gFhl"S"' 'N''''''
I'm all public schools.
The following Board OF Directors were elected
for Tho various associations. New tnsihnp ',Di
| " Rcals and " Siimpson. Atlantic uhr'y,. Va
| Curtis and j. T.. sullivan, Central X j. l,e'ai,1 1
ana T. * Stcarns. Phclnc-G -oTge G f,hWati ~ ',i'u
| 4 G Harrison. Pacific Northwest IL =. ILL.,
| and 4; g Rowe: League 81 American Nh" linen
| Howard f.. Raymond. Norih American 'iymnasuc
| Union Julius Harder. ,- a.
| Each club member o, each association must
ben SEES OF the Mon The trcasurers report showed
that the total receipts for The year haI n''n
81 G57 H. and the EXPENSES slG3 ., DfAGsrs M.r'
! elected as follows President william - Curus'
| son: secretary. James Il. sullivan treasurer
Harry" Mcmillan.