The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-26
Il. 4. u. Action Against
4. 4. Was RetributiOn
Expelled Association Responsible Tor Bitter
Athletic War-phiIadeIphia Paper
Clubs Worked Harm
By THOMAS S. RICE.

meeting Of the A. A. L. in New York
and ask that The Atlantic Association
b divided. and WAT IS now the South
Atlantic Association be freed from Phil
adelphia influence. 1Eessrs. Long. Brown.
Wiikens, Henry Penairlan. Rodney c.
Niles. Thecdors F. Stratus. Ellis Jack
SCR. ete.. representing the 81 A. c.,
Druid Athletic Civb. Druid Outing Club,
Suburban Club Walbrook Athletic AS
sociation, the athletic association Of the
Fcrt MeHen1y soldiers. the Fourth Reg
iraent Athletic Associations. and perhaps
one OF two others / have now forgotten.
al active clubs with good athletes and
strong teams. went TO New York to
plead the cause.
Delegates Appeared Stupid.
went along with the party and it
was a rare and instructive experience.
The points made by the protestants
were perfectly clear. Their arguments
sound and logical and their desires OBJ
vions to all but the brilliant intellccts
| representing the other branches Of the
A. A. Z. seemed to have the greatest diff
ficulty in understanding what was want
ed. A jury Of farm hands would have
had better grasp OF the points made
! - - IA q - tfAt 0NtE AtiE AtdAtNAtS
OF radium than the A A T. delegates
had of what the protestants were after
This exhibition of apparent stupidity by
the delegates both amazed and disgust
ed the Baltimoreans. whose ideas con-
corning the mental capacity of the a. A
| L. overlo=ds took decided tumble Had
/ the delegates grasped the situation. dis
/ cussed 1t inteliiSently and then voted
nay there would have been little kick
coming. and probably no war would
have resulted, but the professionals re-
allied that they were butting against a
stonewall in talking 10 such an aggre-
cation and started their outlaw organf-
zation in. it may be said, sheer disgust
One man only seemed to be ava xe
when the arguments were being made
That was Barlow s. Weeks. At that
] time Mr. Weeks was deep IN the trial
OF Roland 3. Molineux for murder
and clearly showed the terrific strain
under which he was laboring in con-
Quoting the defense In one of the great
est criminal trials in legal history He
had slipped away from the court when
| recess for lunch was called, and drop
ped in at the meeting He listened for
eight or ten minutes to the prasenta-
4 ton Of the anti Philadelphia eide. and
/ then asked that as a special privilege
| he be allowed TO make a few remarks
ahead of the regular time, as ne had
to hurry back to the trial table.
Barlow Weeks Extended Aid.
/ In the few minutes he had been listen
/ ing Mr. Weeks saw what was the mat
! ter and made a brief. but powerful
speech. in which he stated in force
full language the main features IN the
| pinaraer q.
that the Atlantic Association be divld-
ed. and advised the A. A. L. to relieve
s, the southern half OF the association
from the pernicious influence OF Phila-
delphia control Had the vote been
taken then the South Atlantic Asso-
ciaien might have sprung into ex1ss-
ence at once, but lunch time intervsn-
ed, and in that breathing spell Nc
MILAN. Kelly and their cohorts. who
had known most of the delegates fol-
years. got busy and asked that they
be sustained as a personal favor
Practically no arguments of fact were
brought forth against the redistricting
the appeals being based largely on the
ground that the Philadelphians would
not be placed IN a nice light If they
were deprived OF their authority over
Baltimore and the South.
This personal canvass finally out.
weighed the Baltimore arguments and
the speech of Mr. Weeks. and the A
a. L. voted against the redistricting
The disgruntled athletes irnmedia tel,
threw off their allegiance. went bach
TO Baltimore. organized the Middl,
States Athletic Association, and moi
only deded the national body, but de.
clared active war against it. with tho
avowed purpose Of remaining in tbs
, field forever IL their just demands wer,
not granted
Henry z. Wilkens. president OF tn,
Henry z. Wilkens Printing Company
719 Thirteenth street northwest. Wash
ington. but in those days IN business fl
Baltimore. was elected president MucI
OF the credit for holding the organization
together IN the face OF fierce opposition
and hundreds OF unforeseen difhcuItie.
is due Mr.. Wilkens. who labored nigh
and day in the fight in the two year
he was president He spared neither hi
time nor his money and would hav,
continued longer in office, but finally bf
business engagements imperativeIy de
manded that he allow someone else Z
lead the insurgents.
Fight Doomed Athletics.
f This light against the A. A. Z. Will
it appeared at first, and was denounce
as such. a dangerous revolt against or
ganized authority and a menace to clear
sport. turned out TO be the creates
I boon 10 athletics ever known in thi