The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-01
WlLLETT WAS OFF.
In His Action Concerning the
Championship Games.
\ PROTEST SENT TO. cuRrIss
DE SECRETARY Evidently DID Not Cer-
si'er the Thirty Day clause
n IRE Bylaws.

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fFpW giving t1e meet. "a their reffnHu.asl.
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ol Rs9taer SPONSOR Following ls q copy
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fFaff fNitsetI. ~ TIE = = A. NOTIFYING
ERE thal e2 secretary. aad held tne es~-
s'Dn cf I've additional members o. the
soaf4 - managers Invalid ara thaf rhosn
hFe Members were u0t entitled % vote on
TIE question ~ holding - championship
meet ~ Portland Or Seattle. Z cannot an
esrNtsna wners SIR. Wgs3eft. a sseretary.
gefs the power 70 declare the acton e
the ASSOCIATION invalid but as e n eco
iate 90 correct bis arbitrary ruling Z wish
y again eHphattcai,y protest against the
ensfD paoassllp meet heinE gwen 20 Port
land. for the reason thar 81 would - a
erect violation o. that portion Of article
90 The oy laws % tne = X A. wh5ea
proscrlaea that e. least thirty aays' no
tiee - nIt such championship games stall
De- given 70 al members OF this assoc la-
ton. AMI no such ramas snail he given
~5thin FIVE daEs OF ans date Fixed ny the
a a T. for any games or eostests Tor
TIE championship ~ said union.
As th@ vote awarding Tire championship
sarueg 20 Portland was only completed
August p ~ IS manifestiy Impossible 10
give thirty days notice % the meet. n
held there. unless the date Is changed. L.
seems very strange thar Mr.. Wulett who
appears 20 add TO no duties prescribed for
the secretary In section OF article OF
the bylaws that OF Interpreting ard en-
for.ing the rules OF the + y A. for his
lsss enlightened associates Should rot
have discovered that be himself - at
tempting 20 vl0ate one OF the paalncst OK
the bylaws
As due notice was given OF the holding
o. the championship meet lu Seattle Sep
tember y. and as no proper notlce IS pos
stbie ia ease the meet should bf held la
Portland. unless the date be postponed
some two or three weeks. J respectfully
enter a protest against the Seattle Attn
ietic Club being allowed 30 rellnqulsh the
meet. and insist that d oe held Ga Ssattl.
on september ~ in accordance with t1e
notice contained in the minutes OF the
meeting Of March "A. sent 60 aii cipb mem
bers, and the later notice sent out by our
versatile secretary"
IL viii ne seen that the matter now rests
with presiden, Cuftlas whether Seattle Or
Portland has the meet. ii il comes 90 So
attic ig Is probable shat the Y NJ a. a
VIII donate its grounds free OF charge and
cooperate with the = 4. g ia its efforts
90 make the meet q success.
IL ia q mistaken idea that there has been
rivalry between the = a q. and tae Y NJ.
g. A. about the champion Ship games.
When che = A. a. decided 20 reltuQuish
the games T. Immediately offered them TO
The 1. N. =. a. The latter declined be-
caQse Il Nas uuw Hing 90 assume t8e
financial responsibility which 10 understood
had go be assumed bv The eIuh giving the
proven. that the ;. A. q. couid Hot al thAe
}ste date eurn over the meet 90 another
clue d was only after tails oIyer ~ the
s. A. &. and refusal av .he y 81. =. A
that the championship games We're relln-
qulsbe3 la favor OF ;he Ma.tnomaa = a
G OK Portland