The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-30
Spefts - Pastimes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
] THE athletic situation In tsss Pacific
Northwest Is fast approaching a CHI
- azax, bur there IL dessGs q lack %
agitation TO how tai climax VIII
terminate There was = tire when the
Amateur Athletic Union was ali powerful
even ia the Pacific Northwest eut now Il
- allowed 20 exist In this particular sec
ton because there IS 30 other organiza-
tori for the athletic clubs TO ON
The Amateur Athletic Cnson has been
gradually 9eIegating power 10 is differ
EFT members until saost 81 The objections
urged against IL from tsis sectaon nave
disappeared. On tFs5S account am IN
cAxs-6 20 think that with tfs approach OF
spring there Wis ae . general ann healthy
movement 10 live up to the rules as In
terpreasd ~ officers Of the A. A L. in
tire Pacific Northwest. Mary prominent
members Of the Seattle Athletic Club and
Asisrosnaa Athletic cEab ha * been ready
10 leave fae A A L. ] always felt that
/ ~ was such cumbersome Institution
taat little good was derived from 1T.
Il was too easy re pigeon hole an I'M
portant matter. The case OF r. T. Pope
/ All De Recalled. lie played a lew games
o! BASEBALL with the Tacoma team In the
old pacGre Northwest League OF pro-
sessionass- When he went into oleer
business he desired 10 take part in anna
statement sas sent 10 Portland. WHAT
has become OF AZ Pail r. Kelley. former
iy president OF the =. 4. C., a-came dis
Sustesi in trying TO fisa out watcher p. y.
A. off1caals In Portland or New York were
10 blame in the matter. This one instance
caused much troEuie and created hard
feeffnS. II has Always been asiirged in
Seattle tha; an effort was made To keep
fope from being reinstasea. 5tf that that
ebert Vas concealed In an allie se4 11gs-
placing OF Papers.
From now on the Pacific Northwest AS
scelafion OF the A a. L. viii sIIAYe jaEis-
dtetioa over Its osn athletes WIKI power
TO decide an their amateur status. THIS
matter Was decided recently al a special
meeting OF delegates ia New York. II Is
considered Radical step but after read
Ing several accounts Of tie meeting | an
unable 10 determine exactly no~ far this
step goes One story says that the DIFF
Ierent members OF the union were given
absolute Jurisdiction OF the amateur
status of their athletes. Another says
given permission to decide amateur
status. Another says. Zach aSsoai-
alton is 20 have jurisdiction over yae am
aseur status of all athletes registered in
| its own association. subject To appeal,
frs, To the board OF managers of the
association and then to the ooara of gov
ernors CT the Amateur Athlesis Union.
There is a vast difference between abso-
lutte jurisdiction and jurisdiction subject
| To appeal.
The registration committee VAS abolish
| ed and the fee reduced from 81 20 = cents
MS acti0n was TAKEN fgty
| New York. TO '-plaeate the Ssssenters in
| the West who objected TO paying the sum
hitherto charged II remember cor
ion scheme lem Game an from n. b curtis Of
the Spirit Of the Times. the acknowledged
father OF amateur athletics in the United
States. Mr.. Curtis lives in New York.
Each member of the union Will appoint its
| own registration committee the appoint
Ing power to lie with the board Of man
ayers. The committee Will consist OF
AZ L "a n nal ~ a a :
10 whether they SHAH be chosen from
the board or at large.
An associate individual membership 10
the Union was established. The cost will
he 81. Individual members will be al
lowed 10 participate In championship
games, but beyond that will have no
privileges, such as voting. etc
Under the old rules. a registered attn
lete could obtain entrance 10 champion
ship meet BY simply presenting his card.
ii his saved him entrance fees Under the
new rules the regular entrance fee mus,
be paid
In view OF the fact that a decided move
been taken do not anticipate that there
will be any move to break away from
the controlling body The new rules will
have an important effect on the entrance
fer the Y. NJ. c. A. meet, removing several
distractions AS I understand The new
rule relative tn individual men. u rship. II
covers athletes who are not members OF
clubs In the 4. n L. IL have not been
led astray by careless use OF words, then
athletes in Port Townsend. Everett and
Tacoma who are not members cf a club
can obtain the right 10 take part In a.
a L. games.
A NDY ANDERSON. seattle's crack see
"A oud baseman. returned from San
Francisco yesterday n.oriuag. Andy
says that when the weather Is good IN
California the climate is wonderful. but
| that after all Puget sound Is good enough
| for him. Anderson is looking Well and
says that the other members of the Sc
| attic ball team are living In "a pleasant
cottage. well supplied with food. lard
Bas.man Dea viii be In Seattle soon. An
dersoa says that the boys were Just az
good as stranded waon Manager Doyle
| said that he had telegram fr, III Seattle
| to the effect that his baby WAS dying
| and that he must gc. we PLAYED two
| games after that" said Anderson, "and,
| having good weather. made money. The
/ last game was q regular Garrison finish
Int Baohiit made a home run in the ninth
| and ws won. 4-S II gave us the cham
| rIonshin of the Pacific coast as we'll az
| the Pacific Northwest. when We FIRST ar
| rived there they took Us for chuEnps and
| as a matter OF fact. we PLAYED awfslIly
| poor hall for two gafnes. We STE tel prac-
| ticing on very damp day. Everyone ~
| us got sore arm and We simply could
not put up bail that did rs Justice Along
| the last We struck our gait and they
| came TO the conclusion that We were
| NOT as chunspy as We appeared
YOU ought 90 read the Exan,in.s'
story about the boys in their cottage ard
4
| write-un. They had cartoon showing
| 3 cottage on = Hill. Long STAIRS led down
| from Il 20 the wharf. where the eoys
were fishing
| "San Francisco Is "A great baseball town
| ard ~ mistake. It practically supports
| the California League. 7 10 net know
as we could complain IF oar treatment.
We played seven games and won f0gr.
| As matter Of fact. we oughs 10 have
wen six out Of the seven
Andersen says that there 10 not the
slightest chance of California aiming with
| the Pacific Northwest IN a Pgci.lc coast
league
= - -
| - 7DRTSNE< Will b. glad - hear that
- the bin introduced by Senator cole ~
Pierce county, extending ,sys duck shooting
Esssca has heem PASSED by the senate and
house. According To unofficial infor-na~
si9r. u had An enser gency CLAUSE - that
THE rsssaent Gov. Rogers signs II hunseFs
can commence shooting. II ssass rns sem
probahte tina. tAa governor will delay n1t-
ting hsx signature 20 she measure. II was
not passed ~ the intsres, AZ any political
marty or as a n0s8t.ca1 measure. Tire opsn
seaRaS was rSdirusousiy short ard sports