The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
ALL ATHLETES
TO Be NUMBERED
Amateur Union of United
States Issues a
Decree.
w. F. Humphrey of This City
Paced on Registration
Committee.
Hereafter a Man Must Be Recorded as
an Amateur to Be So
Recognized.

At the latest meeting of the Amateur
Athletic Union held in New York few
days since a new scheme was adopted for
controlling and identifying all the bona
fide amateur athletes in the United States.
Hereafter every person who would be
considered an amateur athlete must be
properly registered and numbered.
Wherever he may go or compete in ath-
letic contest his registration number and
certificate will be taken as proof of his
amateur standing. No person without
number will be recognized, and no person
will be registered until his amateur stand
ing shall have been clearly proved.
A careful record will then be kept of
athletes by mum bers, and by simple sys-
tenn OF frequent notification among the
different branches of the Amateur Union
the exact standing of individuals may be
readily ascertained. There will be no
duplicate numbers. Registration will
take place every year and at charge of
81, half of which will go to the union and
half to the association making the regis
tration. If person be guilty of profess
sional conduct, or, generally speaking, if
he fails to compete fer a year, his mum Der
will be withdrawn.
This registration scheme will be in effect
for all amateur contests after March l,
1897.
The Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States is the main organization for
the control of amateur athletic matters in
this country. 1t has its regu lar officers,
its board of governors, its stan ding and
special committees, all made up of chosen
nrln r.f In
president is II. Mcmillan of Philadelphia,
the secretary James E. Sullivan of New
York, the treasurer J. w. Kelly of Wood
bury, n. J.
For convenience the territory is divided
up into seven associations, EN- braclng
total of $50 amateur athletic organIZa-
tons. There is the New England Asso-
citation with its twenty-five athletic clubs,
the Metropolitan Association with its
forty-two clubs, the Atlantic Association
with its slxty-tive clubs, the Central Asso-
citation with its eleven clubs, the Pacific
Association with its eighteen clubs in Cal
ifornia, the Pacific Northwest Association
with its ten clubs and the Southern Asso-
citation with its nine clubs
The Pacific Association, of which w. f.
Humphrey of this City is president, is
made up of the following club mem bers:
Stanford University, Reliance Club, Olym-
pic Club, South End Rowing Club, Acme
Club, San Francisco Y. NJ. c. a, Oakland
Y. Nj. G. A, Sacramento Athletic Club
st. Mary's College, Fresno Athletic Club,
Stockton Athletic Club, Oakland Athletic
Club, Dolphin Rowing Clab. Pioneer Row
ing Club, Ariel Rowing Club, San Fran
cisco Athletic Club, Lurline Swimming
and Polo Club, University of California.
When the announcement of the new
registration scheme was communicated to
the heads of the different associations a
registrar of amateur athletes was also ap-
pointed for each district. For the Pacific
Association, embracing California, Ne
vada and Arizona, William +. Humphrey
of San Francisco was commissioned to ex-
anime and record athletes. at the same
time Mr.. Humphrey was further honored
by being made member of the Board of
Governors of the general organization.
He is now president of the Pacific Asso-