New-York tribune., 1895-12-11
! S. MITCHELL DROPPED.
HE WILL NO LONGER THROW WEIGHTS
FOR THE NEw-YORK ATHLETIC CLUB.

THE ACTION OF THE ATHLETIC COMMITTEE IN
DoRsED by TIE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
MTTCIIEII.s RECORD AS AN ATHLETE
-PoLITlcs IN THE CLUB.
James s. Mitchell will longer throw hammers
or other weights for the New-YorlS Athletic Club.
The Athletic Committee of the club held meet
ing yesterday afternoon A resolution was adopted
suggesting that j. s. Mitchell. the champion weight
thrower, be dropped from the club rolls. AT a
meeting OF the Beard OF Governors later the action
of the Athletic Committee Endorsed. and the
best weight thrower OF modern times at least Is
no longer privileged to wear the winged foot en-
bem of the New-Yors Athletic Club.
Mitchell was requested to appear before the
Athletic Committee a week ago. but he refused
to do so. declaring that the club must first present
him with charges before he would appear Mitchell
however, was simply an athletic member OF the
club and this formality did not have to be OBJ
served.
All his troubles with the club date back to the
sensational meeting OF the Metropolitan Association
of the Amateur Athletic Union of a few weeks
ago which led ;c the 'throwdown of Bartow s.
Weeks, and later to the resignation Of the New
York Athletic Club from the A. A. u -, NJ
weeks. and he criticised the action OF some of the
officials of the NewYork Athletic CLUB in no meas
Grected ahsa dr toward B. G. Williams one Of the Board
Governors In reference to the matter la,t nigh, q,
has been dropped" and there seemed to be con-
siderable satisfaction In Mr.. Williams tone as ne
Mitchell holds the record for throwing the So
pound weight having, at Travers Island. on Sep
rember % 1894 hurled the weight 80 feet W Inches
The best English performance to date Is 80 feet
inches Mitchell holds the record also for throwing
Trayers Island on oc Nber s. isS2 throwing the
hammer 1i5 feet and three-quarter inch. Mltcheii
won both the hammer and weight-throwing con, con
tests at the New York London Athletic C,uo
international games held at Manhattan Field III this
city. ,, -
According to the statements of the officials OF
the New-York Athletic Club the troubles OF that
organization not nearly so serious as me ptoo-
able opposition candidates in the coming eIeciion
would have the public believe; First the cyclln9
Then alleged defects in the plans OF tne ne" cIup
house were brought up, and then the uH tteuNeo i
between the Weeks and the W.lliams iacuons
and the withdrawal from the Amateur Athletic
Union followed. -, -
For the coming election the friends OF the reg,
u,ar ticket which will be posted before January l
and probably December %. are confident III ls
thought that with or two exceptions most oi vi
Include the denomination of B. c. Williams on
the Board OF Governors. at whom the opposluo"
Will direct their fire. ,,..
The friends OF Barlow s. Weeks. the ex-president
OF the club say that Weeks will not remain quie'
but Mr. Weeks himself has nothing to say.
II is the sentiment of the conservative eement
that James Whitley should accept the hohniha .h !,
ton for the presidency. His admirers insist that
TO select any other leader just now would De eN-
tremely unwise business policy. Mr. WnlteIy
sIst upon controversy in public, the preslae. MS
close friends say may refuse a reroihlha ttU'
The building and Finance Committee WI havs S
n meeting at the clubhouse. fllty-lltn-St a'Iu
think the water the new clubhouse VIII cause
trouble.