The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-16
idea been Abandoned
Excelsior Athletic Club Will Not Conduct an
Association Tournament.
THE usual MEET WILL Be Held
Entries from New York, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wash
ington, D. C.-WiIl Eclipse All
Former Tournaments Of the Scran-
ton Excelsior Athletic Club--The
Atlantic Events Abandoned.

The Excelsior Athletic club, OF this
city, has abandoned the intention OF
managing the annual events of the At
lantic Association Of Am lteur AthlVt-
les. The Atlantic association comprises
Pennsylvania. New Jersey south OF
Trenton, and the rest of the southern
states bordering on the coast Anna
Ieur Athletic clubs organized within
this territory are eligible to member.
ship in the Atlantic association. Every
year the association conducts a general
tournament in the CITY on the circuit.
guaranteeing u Succossful affair,
This year the Excelsior club was in
vited to conduct it. and the Academy
of Music was rented for two nights.
April 9 and 10, from Manager Bur
gunder.
When n club takes this respOnsi bilitv
from the association, a guarantee of
90 per cent of the profits must be
mNdo to the associations treasurer or
the officers of tho executive board ani
no compensation is expected for this
bonus Tho club having tho tourna-
meut on hand must labor siagly and
secure all entries on it's own accord,
Up to date not II single entry has
been received by the Excslsiors and no
brighter prospects were visible
Therefore. At a nesting held Wednss-
day night it was decided to abandon
the idea of an association tournament
aud on the dates already mentioned
run one o. thoir own, such rs they
have done in the past.
WILL ASK FOR RELEASE
President Joseph J. McNally will
leave for Philadelphia next Wednes
day accompanied by John J Collins,
of the club, and advise the officers of
the association of the change in the
programme. Mr.. Collins will ask the
board Of directors to release the Excel
sior Athletic club from tia contract
Iu An annual championship, such a.
was expected to come off here, al
boxers entering the lists are required
to pay their own expenses The mos
Of the amateurs are working msn un'
abs to stand the outlay necessary, es-
pscially in coming from distance
This is the reason advanced for the
lack of interest in the championship
tournament proposed for this city.
1t will be different with them in the
case of a club tournament. There II
40 percentage of gate receipts guaran
teed to anybody outside the club, and
all the proceeds go into the club
treasury, Consequently all who de
sire to enter the contest are sure at the
outset that their expenses to and from
home will be paid in case they carry of
the honors in their respective classes,
Defeated ones get nothing, and expect
nothing.
President MeNAlly will 90 from
Philadelphia to Trenton, thence to
New York and Brooklyn. He will pick
up entries as he goes along and expects
to get soma first class men before re-
turning Tue Metropolitan Union OF
New York state which was debarred
from the association tournament will
furnish soma first class entries. Mr..
Collins assured a TRIBUNE reporter
that the coming event undsr the aus
pioes Of the club will eclipse anything
that could have been done by them il
they pushed the association tourn l.
ment.
WEIGHTS OF FIGHTERS.
The classes arranged are as follows
1Oj, 100. 1875, 1874 145, and 1jS pound
bouts
As yet nothing in the wrestling line
has been looked for, and it is hardly
possible that there will be any arrange
ments made for such bouts
Seven numbers will be given eacl
night