The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-15

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18e . ~or-hxe=f Association o. the
81 vrss finished yesterday morning
\ y -s.n fha session lasting about
o. s.s-s The matter Of breaking
tsss -, me 4. A. L. came up Tor an
tss1 - Ssscnssfon. during which the
Eie1a.~ -, reported in the Post-fntelli-
ssSs A.ss+.ydsy morning IVES again gone
g. .1ssos,gh 10 of-clai action was
81. 80 could be construed a. inaica-
BE- Universal desire 70 create new
- = eorngr.se all clubs on the facltlc
80 committee was appointed 20 look
-. gysevauces o. the i. y a. Ihis
49,. l. composed OF PRESIDENT n ).
60 ( A. e. Henry N0Ttn, Oh tue
..-s.~gr,ah Amateur AtEetle Ci1o. ana u.
= vgl,eft. Of the FIRST Regiment a A. OF
7srsl8nd.
~.,s action INDICATES beyond question or
~. 80 there vsfII soon be an under
s,.n6sng between ths = >. a ana tae
- government Of the a A q There
question about the position Mr.
- nrggf take. and IN MS quiet. easy and
- manner he III make himself
-. amen he says q thing ne means II.
:. 4 rot ore Of those people who -
- awav by enthusiasm Unless Pres
.. rssan has changed his mlgi recently
-, favor. As the mildest course. an
-. - eecllre q decided lncreaGe Ia the
- granted 70 the +. y. a. lie is said
- the oulnior that the officials Of
.s.p \ A. are better capable OF judging
- Qualifications OF its athletes than peo-
- ~ miles away. and for that reason
would ike sc have power given the =.
to lake anal action in protest ma
- H. WlIIett gzs secretary OF the r.
sf,t ~ xxyfff ,.
=. t,suhles experienced In getting mat
-. estfied Il is safe 70 say that there
- - no breaking away from the mother
s,~,rixation for q while - least, but IL is
--,,~n on the cards that some inportsn'
sss,sn will be taken.
rasYM C. A. asked permission 10 hold
.arsng handicap invitation games in Sc
.s.ls Nav a. The r. A. G. wanted the
go Il having been the custom OF that
snk "a hold lis spring games AZ that time.
waa award was made to the Y. Nj. q. a,
.as the r A. c. was given permission TO
ssd is spring handicap invitation games
during he rrst or second week In June.
a. stated in the Post-Inteliigencer yester-
aax morning, the championship games
I'll, - held In Portland the third week
r August under the auspices OF the Multi
uorah elab The &. OF w, S. A {. and
p A. G. viii make their applications 10
he schedule committee later IN the sea
san for dates Muiinomah also reserved
her application for date OF spring games.
The Portland University A. A and the
ueulnnyille 4. c. OF McMinnyilIe. Or.
sere thrown out OF the z. y. A. IL ~
understood that the reason was that they
tHf ARA Ftt 4 !
There was a rufnor afioat Yesterday after
ffon thai the Townsend Athletic Associa
i!ss stood IN danger OF sharing the fate OF
NcNinnville The club members OF the
PxA % the A. A. U. are now as fol-
kws Astoria Football Club. First Regi-
msa, 4 A. Of Portland. I.8Grande A. C..
Maiinomah. s A. e. T. A. c, Townsend
A A ard the Seattle Y. NJ. c. A.
Last Monday morning tie Post-Tnteili-
fsacss called attention 10 the fact that the
alsasce between shsA \. \. L. and The t. A.
~ bad been broken and that II was
ss-iags question whether Ed" Gaffney.
tss sleyeie rider. could be held a profess
saaal under the rules OF the A. a. Z. II
wAs evidently the scnse Of the meeting
lsssFaay morning that Gaffney was elig-
tsls 10 compete in the 4. a. II. ranks.
fssionsl hy the L. A W. Gafney was de-
dared 4 professional through the opera
tna Of I. A. " rule that ola not and
aess not exist In the A. A. L.. and as the
siiisrcs between the two organizations has
esssea 10 exist re does not stand in the
lsht q having violated rule ~ the A. a.
I Tie viii enter in the wrestling events
e b given IN connection with tho :. A g.
Aekiag tournament March = and q. IL ne
+ protested then the T. y. \. will have an
opportunity 20 exonerste him from all
'a'ai q professionalism.
TIE r y 4 should also exonerate Carl
Asendroth. 81 Portland Tie started out
faf Seattle 10 take part in bicycle races
= ~ smsteur. When ne reached this city
y ass Informal that the l.. a W. racing
bard bad changed him TO the professional
ta% lie had no Idea what ne had done
Z cause this, but hc was like the man
vho eakht not to have been IA Jail by
.sai but was there lust tho me. Hay-
hx TIE alternative before him OF racing
= TIE professional class or not Al all ne
faTe the former. Ahendroth wanted 20
iFnaia IN the amateur ranks, but was
ssFcsd cut. and why No one seems TO
theS exactly.
There - another cAee that requires at
'aion. it L. that az r. r. Pope TIE writ
y nas 10 intention of overlooking any on
fsianily % cali this special matter up
ssiers The ewes % the officials 81 the r.
Z, - Fene has heen an amateur in every
=" q tae word for six years yet he Is
~ our - The amateur ranks because ne
faAed Few games OF professional base-
- Tue :. A. 4. has tried repeatedly 20
80 e8s esee Ca conclusion. hns aas al
: Ass eFen eAcckmatej. In tais connection
pressing 20 note that IRE A. A. 4.
pss feiast8fed Sianey n Farrar ex-can-
- 81 the Philadelphia base haH team
WIN aNeA lhLnEn IL. .tL...nt..r.-.i ahnrn n.