New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-19
ATHLETES IN HOT WAIER.
" o. HICKOK c. w STAGE AND W. j.
WEFERs ON THE SPIT.
THEIR AMATEUR STANDING IN DANGER-IhE
MEETING OF THE AMATEUR ATHLETIC
UNION RESULTS ALSO IN RULE
AGAINST PROFESSIONAL COACHES
AND BASEBALL BATTERIES.

AGAINST PROFESSIONAL COACHES
AND BASEBALL BATTERIES
On. o, the ivelest meetings Of the Amateur
,b,.,,c Union held in long time took place at the
,s,or House Yesterday. The session lasted from
carly in the afternoon until late last night Dele
gates were presen, from all parts OF the country.
A, tho meeting Of the old Board Of Governors the
treasurer's report read which showed t"a' the
o-ganization was in better shape financially than
many supposed. The receipts for me year were
sS7l 80 the expenses sLosl ~. leaving oa'ahce On
hand OF 1909 a. II. Mcmillan, julius haraer ana
rames f. sullivan composed the old Board
Whom the regular meeting of the a. a. l. was
called the following associations were represen'e
Ne,ronolitan Atlantic. New England. North Amerl-
can G. l. and the Pacific Association. w. D.
rur,,s's retirement called out resolution OF re-
go, The North Side A. c.. OF Allegheny. whlch
Tia a hovinr tournament over which there was
.,cu,e sen, 10 the Union check for $40, although
i,s own figures showed that II owed the OIioI
$40 % All the committees and ofhcials VINO nHu
had ANYTHING do with the sho" nave Dee" S'
pended. 1T. -. .,,r,oy r-o
,-,o,a, batteries for baseball and coaches FOR
football teams thrown out
" 7 Wefers the amateur champion sprihtel' W
o Hickok the Yale hammer-tnro"er' anu - w.
stage the Splinter and baseball umpire are IN MOI
vater Hickok and Stage cannot compete until their
u,crisb claim 10 all medals recently TO the
athletes who finished second to them Weters VIII
no declared a professional as soon as he starts III
an amateur contest for receiving that purse OF <"
when he returned TO his home after the interha-
tonal games.
The union cast bombshe into the camp OF the
athletes by passing resolution aimed against train
ing tables and the custom OF paying travelling and
training expenses. II the sense OF the meeting
that an athlete who has no visible means OF sup
port cannot longer pose as an amateur
The new Board Of Governors then met. They are
az follows. J. F.. Sullivan. ". J. Lnehan. II. Nc
MILAN T. f. Babb. Walter Simpson and julius
Harder The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: H. Mcmillan president; ), " r, RELY, -, Hsds
The committees FOR the year follows:
Finance-Harder, Raymond and Simpson
Schetule-Sulivan Simpson and Harder
Athletic Rues-Stimpson, Lineham and Kelly.
Trial and Observation-Disclosures, Kelly ana
Records-McMillan. Sullivan and Simpson.
Championshp M.eting-sulvan Kelly and Babb.
Boxing and Wrestllng-kelly, WEIGH and Line
individual Championships Sullivan, Babb and
swimming-Kely. Sterrett and HAYES
Fencing-Harder. Friedgen and Cunningham
Gymnastic Championship-Harder' SteA ana
Brock.
II Is probable that an alliance will be formed be-
tween the union, the Amateur Athletic Associa-
ton OF England and the Amateur Athletic As
ISOLATION Of Canada. A committee was appointed
whose work will be much like that done by the
Racing Board OF the League OF American Wheel
men II will have fun power 10 suspend athletes
and 20 investigate rumors relating TO their stand
ing The committee viii be as follows; j. l.. Sui
Ivan j. W Kelly, Z. F.. Babb and G. =. Curtiss.
Ihe Amateur Athletic Union and the League OF
American Wheelmen will hereafter recognize the
suspensions made by either organization
The ten-mile championship run and the twO-me
steeplechase will b. held at the games OF the New
Jersey Athletic club at the Madison Square Gar
den February