New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
OF INTEREST TO ATHLETES.
THE AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION WORKING
AMATEUR BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.


Secretary Higgnbo,ham. OF the Canadian Anna
teur Athletic Association. has Informed James r.
Sullivan Of the Registration Committee Of the
Amateur Athletic Union. that the Berlin hockey
team. OF Berlin. ont, has been suspended by tho
Canadian Hockey Association for professionalism
and the decision has been recognized by the cana
dian Amateur Athletic Association. Therefore. as
the Amateur Athletic Union has an alliance with
the Canadian Amateur Athletic Association, the
Berlin hockey team will not be eligible 20 compete
I'm any amateur contests In the United states. Inc
amateur clubs in the United States are warned by
the Amateur Athletic Union not to play this dis
qualified team. It is the intention Of the disqud-
fed team to make a trip through The West and
then come East They will endeavor 10 play all
the promlnen: hockey clubs
The Cross Country Running Championship Com
mttee will be made up OF James J. Frawley
Knickerbocker Athletic club chairman. and Morti-
mer Bishop. New-York Athletic Club. The cross
country championship will be given by the knick-
erbockcr Athletic Club on April .
The Gymnastic Championship Committee has
been selected. John d. Adams. secretary Of the
Knickerbockcr Athletic club. has been chosen
chairman The other member Of the committee
is r. c. Fisher. OF the New-York Athletic club
The championship will be given by the knickor-
booker Athletic Club March g.
=. L. Arnold has been chisen chairman Of tho
Billiard Committee. His committee will conduct
the coming National tournament in April They
will frame the rules and regulations for the Regis
tratiOn Committee OF the Amateur Athletic Union
All communications in regard 10 the championships
should be addressed to Mr.. Arnold. care Of the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club. Forty ffth-st and
MadiSon-ave.
Barlow 5. Weeks, member OF the Registration
Committee OF the Metropolitan Association Of the
Amateur Athletic Union. has issued a circular In
relation to the forthcoming championships OF the
Metropolitan Association. The baseball champion
ship will be open only to club members OF tho
Metropolitan Association. and all players must be
registered. An entrance fee OF go will be charged
and the entries will close with Bartow s. Weeks
No. 100 Broadway. February 2 The conditions
governing the competition will he announced later
a championship trophy will be given 10 the winning
team. II Is expected this competition will bring
out amateur teams from the New-York Athletic
Club. Knickerbocker Athletic Club. New-Jersey
Athletic Club and several others and Mr.. Weeks
feels confident that several clubs in this section
OF the country who have desire for amateur
baseball will at join the Metropolitan Asso-
citation with the hopes OF having team entered
In this series.
The. Elm City Gaelic Athletic Association. OF
New-Haven. Conn. has been suspended by the
League OF American Wheelmen for giving I'M
sanctioned games. Under the terms of alliance be-
tween the League Of American Wheelmen and the
Amateur Athletic Union. in future no sanction will
be granted to this club for athletic games until
Chairman Mott lifts his suspension.