The times., 1899-02-12
ENFORCING RULES
OF THE A. A. j.
After a Chicago Club for Drop
ping Track Team.
Boston's Open Meet Will Have No
Entries From Here This Year.
CoIumbin's New OTccrs-Infansry's
Coming Smokcr-Gnmcs with
Visiting Basketball Players.

| The object of the Amateur Athletic
Union is 70 foster and encourage amateur
athletics and when clubs become members
of the \. a. t.. through the provincial AS
sociations. it is expected Of them that they
are athletic clubs not only in name but
in deed, and that they will aid the parent
body in the effort to serve its purpose. If
club does not actively work up ath
lctics in one or more OF its branches then
it has outlived its purpose and usefulness
and has no longer claim on the protec-
ton of the parent organization, and should
drop out OF the ranks.
To cover just such cases the A. A. L.
has wisely provided a rule, and although
very lenient in its enforcement in the past
has recently been more strict in requir-
ing clubs TO live up TO the provisions of
the rule.
Among the clubs recently placed under
the ban is the big Chicago Athletic Asso-
citation, one of the richest and up to
short while ago one of the most liberal
athletic clubs. having a crack track team,
a very strong corps of field men, and n
star football team. The club was always
represented in all the big open meeting
and the A. \. L. championships. and each
year took great pride in sending its
teams to New York TO hold dual sets of
games with the New York Athletic Club.
Very recently so the story goes, the Chi
cago Club decided to drop its athletic team
and to decline TO continue what is known
as an athletic membership" OF course
all the real athletes left the club and the
| matter having been brought TO the atten-
| tion of the Amateur Athletic Union, it is
said steps were at once taken which may
| result in the expulsion of the Cherry
| Circle from the Amateur Athletic Union
| by way of the Central Association. which is
one of its provincial members. This is
certainly a most unfortunate state OF af-
| fairs and may have quite a bearing on the
| future of the big club, one of the largest
! and best in the West.
The Boston Athletic Association several
years ago decided to drop its athletic mem-
| bership and what was the result? One guess
is enough for those who are interested in
athletics. During the past few years the
| club withdrew its decision and again
came into the fold and took up athletics
| in even a more liberal manner than before
and what is the result in this Instance
Simply that the club is one Of the most
| successful and prosperous in the Athletic
| Union.
| Sullivan. Secretary of the Amateur Ath-
| letic Union, said he very much regretted
| the action it is said the Chicago Club has
| taken, believing it 10 be bad thing for
athletics in that locality" and he could
! readily foresee what the result would be
were so many members to leave the club." :"
| Imagine, for example, what would become
of the New York Athletic Club with its
| 1900 members IL it were TO drop athletics
| -no1. 10 hon for.
| the good of the athletics all around that
the matter in the Chicago Athletic As
| sociaton may be adjusted before decisive
steps are taken by the Amateur Athletic
, Union.
New YorI. BowIcrs' Record Score.
The Greater New York bowling team has
suffered but few defeats on its trip West,
| and in addition to heaping up victories it is
| making individual and team records which
are likely TO stand for some time in the
| West. In one of the games with the Chi
Cago Leaguers the team rolled up a total
of 1899 pins. Against the Windy City
| bowlers the visitors three games were as
| follows: 03g. g16, and SIS. while the
| home team scored 9il, SD. and 515 which
| latter scores show that it is no slOuch OF a
team, and the New Workers are Playing
| the strongest teams to be found and still
| are winnig. In the game with the Dayton,
| Ohio. team one of the New Workers broke
| the trip record by making nine straight
| strikes
BOstOn's Open Games.
Next in Importance to the Knickerbock-
er Athletic Club indoor games run off
| last month come the Boston Athletic AssO-
citation games to be held tomorrow night.
AS in the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
| meet, these games will have certain events
open to college athletes only and one of
the star attractions in this line will be
the relay race between teams from Prince
ton and Harvard. respectively. AS this is
one of the few events in which the Grim
son" and the Tigers meet the rivalry
is, of course. very great and that race
ishes his quarter of the mile.
The Tigers have gotten together
very strong team, one of the strongest in
| recent years. 1t will include Jarvis, 1900
Captain Crcgan, 1899; Goldwaithe. 1902.
| and Bachelor. 1902. OF these, Crcgan
handily the half mile scratch event
| at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club games
| last month in two minutes and seven sec
onds.
AT the latter games. Tewkesbury, of
Pennsy, made new indoor record for
sixty yards in six and twO-fifth seconds
J. f. Mulligan. of Georgetown, was a cley-
er second. "Tewks" will also run at Bos-
ton. 1t is unfortunate that the High School
| and Columbian University could not make
entries. Both have good teams, though at
present out Of condition. and it was i'm
possible to get them in shape in time.
Columbia Athletic Club.
The annual election at the Columbia
Athletic Club occurred on Wednesday. and
things have settled down to a normal basis
again, and from now on the new staff of
officers aided by all the members will have
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