The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-21
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION.
Annual Meeting tn New York-Records
 Accepted--Jumior Class Established.

New York, Nov. 20.-The annual
 meeting of the Amateur Athletic union was begun here to-day. The most i'm portant question that came before the the Baltimore contingent of the Ath letic association to obtain division of
 the territory taken in by the Atlantic
 association. This effort comes as a
 result of the trouble between the Phil
 adelphia and Baltimore contngents.
 The Marylanders have threatened to
 cut loose from the union entirely un-
 less their alleged grievances are favor
 ably acted upon. The treasurers re-
 port was presented to the meeting soon
 after the session began. It showed
 that the union had cash balance of $500 in the treasury.
 The Baltimore delegation was sum-
 moned into the meeting early and laid their grievances before the deega tes A large typewriter statement was presented setting forth the charges of the Marylanders. After discussion it was decided to keep hands off and allow the PhiladeIphians and Baltimoreans to settle their differences as best they could. Nearly all of the amendments proposed by the New York association, which were fully printed recently, was passed. The original amendment af- fectng the New York A. c. and it's col lege athletes was voted down But a substitute which amounts to practically the same thing was adopted
 All of the amendments to the boxing and wrestling rules, and to the govern ing of trainers and handlers in contests or at championship games were passed. An amendment was pissed creating a senior and junior class at championship meets. This will be an incentive for schoolboys 'and members of small clubs to take part in championship games. The Y. M. c. A. applied to the union for special power regarding the stand ing of It's own athletes. It was con- cluded to try the experiment for one year. The following records were ac- cepted:
 Broad jump-Distance 24 feet, 1 1.2 inches A. C. Kraenzlein, New York Athletic club. May 26, 1899.
 Throwing 6pound hammer from seven foot circle without following Distance 167 feet, s inches, John Flanagan. New York Athletic club, September 1. 1S90.
 Throwing 16-pound hammer from ninefoor circle without follow-John Flanagan, dis tance 1G4 feet, inches, made September 1, 1899.
 Standing broad jump-DIstance ii feet, one-half inch. R. C. Ewry, Asbury Park, August 9, 1899.
 45 yard hurdle, three hurdles, each ? feet 2 inches nighttime . 3-5 seconds. A. B. Boston, Mass, March 1S 1899
 40 yard run Time 4 3.5 seconds, F. E. Boston, Mass, February 16, 1899: also A. F. Duffy, same time. place and meeting.
 Thomas Vegalis, suspended nine years ago for competing in unregistered games was reinstated.
 A board of governors was elected in- cluding the following: Metropolitan as- sociation, Barlow s. Weeks, James E. Sullivan, J. b Frawley and J. T. Dell ling; New England association, D. E. Rabb, J. B. McCabe and T. l.. Riley: A. A.. Oliver Shiras; League of American Wheelmen, George F.. Stackhouse; North American Gym nastic union, John Steil; Y. M. c. A., pr. L.. Gulick.
 The election of officers resulted as fol- lows: President, Barlow $. Weeks; vice presidents E. E. Rabb of the New Eng land association, w. H. Liginger of the Central association, J. J. Frawley of the Metropolitan association and B. P. Sullivan of the Southern association; and treasurer, James E. Sul- ivan of the Metronolitan association