The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
CLUBS WERE
SUSPENDED
OR REXPELLED
Important Meeting of the
Pacific Athletic Asso-
citation.
OLYMPIC AND ST. MARY'S
ARE DROPPED.
Fresno Club Also Let Out, While
the Acme Was Dis
cipllned.
HUMPHREY ON RUM0RS OF
DISCRIMINATION.
E ection of o fcers-Registr of
Amatsurs-A Committe,
ensured.
OLYMPIC AND ST. MARY'S
ARE DROPPED.
HUMPHREY ON RUMORS OF
DISCRIMINATION.
E ection of o fcers-Registration OF
Amatsurs-A Committee,
ClnSured.

OAKLAND, CAL, May IA -Th annual
meeting OF the Pacific Athletic Association
was held at the Reliance Club room to-
night and much important business was
| transacted.
The following delegates were present:
Ariel Rowing Club-Charles McAuliffe. ].
S; Highland John Nolan; Leland Stanford W.
VIC. S. Dole, George B. Culver, C. s. Pope;
Sacramento Athletic Club-C. E Bauer, Ed J.
Fay, R. E. Callaghan; Lurline Club-O. L.
LEVEL, P. Sheppard, Melvin de Lyons; Pio-
| Cuba P. Rotnkopf. J. B. keenan,.
J: J. Cronin; olympic Rowing Club
End Rowing Ciub-E. P. Shotall, Edward
Scully, John d. Mahoney; Alameda boating
Club-n. B. Hurdmann, Y. S. Scott, S. J. Penn
Hansen Reliance Athletic Club = H.
NJ. Leonard, NJ w. Jenllett, ". R.
Z. c. OF Berkeley E. J. Brown, j. Hopper, A.
Chick; Manhattan A. c., G. Ferrlss, Jose phi
Hilton. J. NJ. Killeen; Y. NJ. c. A. OF San Fran
cisco, ]. W. Ames; Y. NJ. c. A. OF Oakland, w.
B. West.
The Fresno Athletic Club, having been
suspended and not having done anything
toward making explanation, was unani-
mously expelled.
| The disposition of the fund taken in
at the Olympic Butte foot ball match,
amounting to $732, caused warm discus
sion. The board OF managers authorized
the payment of the money to the Boule
ward General Committee and that COM
| mittee, without further warrant, divided
the money equally between the olympic
Club, the Butte team and the boulevard
fund.
a resolution was passed censuring the
! boulevard committee and authoriziEs : the
new board of managers to take whatever
| steps might be necessary to recover he
money and see it used Tor its legitimate
purpose.
The treasurer presented a very datter-
| ing report. The receipts for the year
were: Casa on hand s. 70. dues S217, ini-
| tiatiou $l10, regatta S3ST so. swi m ming
tournament SAT Is; total $767 40. Ex-
penses $607 40, leaving balance on hand
| of $780,
Secretary West reported that there is
no foundation for the rumors that the
association is being disorganized, and
President HUM phrey said that the lead
! ing club to Withdraw was not unanimous,
as was proved By the application to-nigh hi
OF the olympic Rowing Club and its ad
mission 10 membership. He declared
that the association is absolutely neces-
/ sary to the preservation of amateur sport.
Howard TAYLOR, leader of the olympic
| Club, through the president, made a
statement nat neither he nor any of the
directors of the club were responsible for
the statements made in the papers, and
stated that with certain changes in the
representatives of the board of managers
/ the olympic would again join the associa-
| ton, and SO would the other clubs that
| had Withdrawn.
| I he president stated that the Olympic
| CLUB had been assured that no advances
| toward a reconcilia ton would be made by
| the association. 1.-The Olympic Club
seems to think that we need them, said
Mr.. Hum phrey, ''Dut we do not, and we
do not fear them
A discussion took place on boxing and
Delegate Bowers of Sacramento wanted
more latitude than the rules low. he
said $35 was too little lnducement, es-
| pecially for clubs who are distant from
San Francisco ami who want 10 draw men
from San Francisco or Los Angeles.
Delegate Reinhar OF the University of
California moved that the trophy be
raised to SIS, and after many member
had expressed the opinion that any one
who would not box for $35 is no longer an
amateur but is out,f for the monetary con-
sideration Reinhart's molten was de-
feated, and the delegates TO the National
Union will not be asked to have the pres
ent rules altered.
A motion was made to have all the
| players who enter the coming baseball
| tournament declared professionals but it
was tabled. 1t was brought up by the
query of Leonard of the Reliance Club as
to how 1t would affect his club if they en-
tered.
When the election of officers came up
| the following were elected:
President, w. r. Perry, Reliance. The
new board of managersis as TO llows: A.
A. League. w. F. Hall; Alameda Boating
ing Club, J. Nolan; Dolphin Club, Al
Rothkopf; Manhattan, James Kellsen;
| Oakland Athletic Club, open; Pioneer
| Rowing, William E. Espy; Olympic Boat
| Club, John Elliott; Y. NJ. c. A. of San
Francisco. J. w. Ames; Y. M. c. A. of
Oakland, w. B. West; Reliance, J. Cal
Ewing; Sacramento, Ed J. Kav; South
| End, J. D. Mahoney; Stanford, G. S. Dole;
| Stockton, f. G. Paoh; U. c., James Hop
per.
The registration OF amateurs caused
| discussion aid motion prevailed in
structing the delegates to the National
| convention to try and have the registra-
tion scheme entirely eliminated from the
! constitution.
W. F. Humphreys resignation was ac-
| cepted and he was again elected to repre-
| sent the 2. A. a.. in the National board of
governors.
The Olympic was dropped from the roll.
! St. Mary's College was also dropped. The
Acme Club was indefinitely suspended,
because OF its refusal to award the dis
puted fight to Frank Rafael.
The board of mana ers then met and
Mr. Elliott was elected vice. president; w.
f. Hall, secretary; o. l.. SWEET, treasurer.
The e Campo Club was granted a sane
ton for a regatta at Ell Cam po in June
Festival Concert.
A grand festival concert Will be given this