The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
TO LEAVE THE 4. A. [.
PLAN TO FORM 4 PACIFIC COAST
ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION.
Alliance with the Mother Assocfa-
rfon One of the Feafures-Heme
Rule In Athletic. .s Proposed By
Henry North. of the Auisnomah
CIub-Favored by One of the
Leaders of the Olympic CIab, Of
San Francisco.

TIE most important and far reaching
proposition ever brought Ep al q meeting
OF the Pacific Northwest Association &C
tie Amateur Athletic Union vas present.
Cd 10 delegates OF the Pacific Northwest
Association last evening a. an informal
gathering. 5y Henry North. OF the Multi
ncmah Amateur Athletic Club OF Portland.
He outlined a plan BY which ali members
OF the Amateur Athletic Union on the Pa
cffic coast would withdraw from the moth
81 body and form an independent associa-
ton. stiil retaining friendly relations vita
the Amateur Athletic Union b. means OF
an alliance. The matter was being freely
discussed when the meeting went into
regular session and soon adjourned until
later In tas night Ia order 70 allow Pres
iGent II. v. Y. Bean. VINO was detained az
the ;. A e. minstrel SHOW. 10 be present.
According 10 the rules of the Pacific
Northwest Association. the annual sched-
ule meeting was slated for last evening.
Henry North and @. r WElett. represent
ing Muitnomah. and ]. NJ Glesy, repre-
senting the Portland Athletic Club: arrived
from Portland. The University OF Washing
ton Athletic Association was represented
by A. d. Durham. c. II Stsfin and II.
c. corman. w. II. Lewis and e c. Sharpe
we're on hand 10 look after the interests
OF the Young Meas Christian Association.
The delegates met in the early part OF the
evening at the Rainisr-Grand. but found
that no arrangements had been made for
the meeting President Bean was at the
Seattle Athletic club minstrel show and
Secretary Grafton had been detained over
enc train In Tacoma
Those present adjourned 70 the Seattle
Artistic Club rooms and went into an In
formal session. ". II. Lewis presiding,
and A. d. Durham acting as secretary
II was decided that those present might
as well give an idea OF the dates their or
CARNATIONS wanted for athletic games. W.
II. Lewis said that the Young Mems Chris
tian Association would ask for the spring
handicap games. May 80.
Glesy. Portland Athletic Club. said that
he believed IL TO be understood that Multi
nomah was to have the fall championship
games. No one saw ct 10 object. because
IL was practically settled last fall when
there was a dispute between Seattle and
Multnosnah about the games. that Multi
nomah should have them next fail.
Mr.. Lewis asked Mr.. North what his
plan for the championship games was.
Mr.. North replied that he desired TO make
them more than the p. y. A. champion
ship games; he wanted them TO be for the
Coast championship. He went on 10 say
that he favored the organization OF Pa
oifc Coast Athletic Union. The idea in
volved the breaking away from the A. A.
II. He thought that * was better 10 have
the affairs Of Coast athletics governed
here than 500 miles away. He said he
had written 10 c j. Morse, one Of the
leaders OF the Olympic Club. OF San Fran
cisco. and asked his opinion about the
feasibility OF a new organization. After
waiting some time he received letter
from Mr.. Morse. in which that gentleman
said he favored a Coast union. and added
that the membership in the A. A U. was OF
little benefit.
'T would be willing" said Mr.. North.
''to see the new organization form an ALL
ance with the A. A. T., but I want II 10
ton. have Il; II It does not wan; II. then
don't have It,"
Would you divide the Coast into dis
tricts with separate organizations asked
Mr.. Lewis
mo. do not think Il would go well
One district would be doing what was dis
countananced in another. X might ba well
20 have districts with local representatives
after the fashion Of the T.. 4. W"
81 think II would be well 20 have hsndi-
cappers In districts" said Mr.. Lewis. las
a man TOO far away from the cities where
the competing athletes 1--we cannot get a
good idea OF their ability"
Mr.. North saw no objection to this Mr..
Sharpe said u was a se-iou. thing 20
mitted that there was natural division
and that the measures adopted by the A.
a. L. were sometimes misty.
The a A. L. does not do anything for
us" said Mr. North. but furnish rules
that cannot be understood Now. 7 don't
believe anyone understands this registra-
ton scheme fully President Bean admit.
lures Of II he did not clearly understand"
II would not favor breaking away from
the A. A. u" said Mr.. Lewis. ~ II would
cause nght; hu; think We could have
a friendly alliance"
mo. l do not care for a hFht"' said
Mr.. North. ''bu; I think that II we told
the A A. L. We would Ike 10 break awav
they would let as. or course. nothing can
~ done in the matter until there is an
Official ut;erancs"
Mr.. North went on 70 say that he had
received letters from several clubs. no.
members OF the 4. A. L, who were desir-
Gus az Joining n cosSt union which gov
erred itself II think II would give ath-
letics big boom" continued Mr. North
'af W. gave a coast championship meet.
Muitnonsh hss no interest IN the receipts
outside OF the ground rent. and I would
be willing 70 divide the proceeds among
competing clubs or devote Il 20 the ex-
pensss 81 forming the new union" His
pEan FOR organization would be 20 appoint
committees from al clubs
At this point Secretary Grafton ans Nr
v1llett arrived. Mr.. Giesy spoke about
sn application % the Portlsnd Athletic
Club 20 have three man reinstated He
said y had BEEN lost IN the shuttle Score
tary Grafton said The men bad been re-
snsta;ed. The letter never reached the
= A. 9.
4 long discussion followed concerning
tire regular meeting. bat after Mr. wTlett
ha. made a speech .avoring an adjourn
nasn. Until y o'clock 80 that Mr.. Beaa
could he present. Mr.. GieSy's melton 20
adjourn 70 that time carried The discus
sion was caused primarily through =
proposition 20 sd30urn until tais morning
Mr. Levitt. Mr.. Sasrre and Mr.. Willett