The Washington times., 1901-11-03

The athletes of New York. Boston,
pittsburg, and Baltimore, who are plan
ming an open war upon the Amateur Attn
letic Union. and an extensive bolt from
that body in the event that favorable ac-
ton is not taken upon their petition to be
presented at the annual meeting, NOvem-
Der IS, asking certain changes in the gov
erning' rules and giving them some rep
resentation upon the board Of directors,
are lying low and awaiting develop
ments. If things are not decided as the
complaining representatives, of the above
cities desire. then a new Legislative body,
a rival to the Amateur Athletic Union.
will be formed.
In addition to the above the so-called
"kickers" believe they have good cause for
complaint against the methods pursued
by the big New York clubs to corral all
the best performers in the country, and
with the knowledge of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. This matter alone has tend
ed to widen the breach between the two
sides as much anything else.
1t is claimed that certain New York
and other big athletic clubs gobble up all
the good men in various lines of sport
and with them win all the honors at every
large open meet in the East. with an oc-
casional invasion of other sections of the
country.
With vast financial resources. these
clubs have been enabled to get together
aggregations of champions which have
completely thrown into the shade the men
belonging to the smaller clubs. and thus
greatly interfered with general partici-
patton in amateur sports. With so many
tried experts in a single club there was
no chance for a smaller one to do other
wise than make itself ridiculous in an eff
fort to win points at a big meet
Are These Men Paid.
Whether or not these men are actually
paid by the big clubs cannot be satisfac-
torily proved. but those who are protest
ing against the system hint that there
must be inducements of some sort to Sc
cure them, and they have been trying for
some years to bring about a reform 1t is
true that some concessions have been
made in the way of regulating the partici-
patton of crack college athletes in meets
under the colors of clubs. but they have
not accomplished all that was desired and
a strong movement is on foot to make
even more stringent rules
intercollegiate Alliance
The most important factor in specula-
ting upon the prospects of the success of
the proposed new organization is the
action which will be taken by the Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. Under
the present agreement between the Anna
teur Athletic Union and the Intereol-
legiate Association, the latter does not
recognize the suspension of men who are
out of the Amateur Athletic Union for
reasons which have nothing to do with
their status as amateurs. This was shown
when the Baltimore Insurgents took part
without Georgetown suffering a penalty
although the Insurgents were under sus-
pension by the Amateur Athletic Union
for taking part in Unsanctioned games.
Should the intercollegiate Association
make a new alliance with the Amateur
Athletic Union and agree to recognize
its political suspensions OF eXpulsions for
causes other than professionalism, a
serious blow would be dealt any who at
tempt to set up an opposition union and
would be rod which would probably
hold the intending boilers in line for many
days to come.
When the next meeting of the Amateur
Athletic Union is held in New York, on
November X this intercollegiate matter
win be one of the most important to be
discussed. There may be a break with
the college boys on the ground that the
present compact between the two organ !
izations means nothing at all. as suspen-
sions by one are not recognized by the /!
other.
The Insurgents realize that a new all |
ance between the above named bodies |
would be "A disastrous blow to their am |
bition TO start rival to the \. \. T., ana !
they will from now on bend every effort |
to prevent such a step being taken
Athletes Mt Y. VI. c. A.
The basketball team of the Y. NJ. c. A. |
as at present arranged Is very strong and /
should win a majority Of its games. The |
PLAYERS are: Bateman, left forward. |
James. right forward; Mueller. centre; !
Brewer. left back, and Pimper, right |
back The team still has a number Of eX- /
hibition games to be played before the |
regular league series begins. II expert |
enced its first shut-out on Thursday last, |
when it lost to the CAROLS, 1G 10 0.
Prof. Beckett has issued "A call 20 all /
members who are interested in the FORM J
tion Of basketball and baseball teams to /
play for the championship Of the associa- 1
ton Notices have also been posted re- !
questing that names be handed IN by No |
vember S
The dates for holding the semi-monthly |
for the all-arOund athletic cham |
pionship Of the association have been |
liked and are as follows: November s |
and y, December II and 2S, January 10 |
% The individual championship contests |
Of the Eastern Branch Will be held |
Tbe nneninp events November will be:
pull-up These will be scored as indi- ,
vidual trials and at their conclusion the
will meet and the makeup
of teams viii be chosen by lot.
The team captains decided upon are. II.
s Neal. G. i. Rayenburg, M J. Gleason,
]. Fewkes, Z. y. Richardson and J. J.
Rcamer. Others viii be appointed re-
quired
The indoor baseball team will open the
series next Saturday in
the association gymnasium with a game
against the Arlington Wheemen.
The basketball team has been made n !
member of the District National Basket
ball League. formed last night, and
which consists Of the following teams:
Y. NJ. G. A. Corcoran Cadets Light In |
fantry. Morton Cadets Carroll Institute.
and Sixth Battalion, National Guard. All
games of the new league viii be played In |
the gymnasums Of the respective teams
and not In one central hall in former
years.
A liz weight football team has been
formed and Is open for games with local
teams. j. Burrows. jr Manager may be
addressed at 1897 Street II. C. Fon- !
taine Is manager Of the big team. and
games may be arranged by addressing
him at llG9 Street.
The association track and field team
viii be entered in the indoor games
scheduled In Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Carroll Institute Gymnasium.
The candidates for places on the Car
roll Institute basketball team are doing
splendid work The playing of the teams
lined up against the Y. NJ G. A, last
week was Of the star order. one game re-
suited in a tie, and the second game was
won by the association by a margin Of
only one goal. and the CAROLS won We'd
nesday's game. l6 to 0.