The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-28

athletes were to become identified with
the union. Every delegate present,
! however, declared that he had been an
/ thorlzed to legislate his club into the
organization whether through the P3ci-
/ he branch or otherwise. Mr.. Fiddes
was then directed to take the matter
up as soon as he reached New York
and cable, in brief. the results of his
session with the national officers.
According to the form Of constitution
/ tor active associations published. only
/ four clubs are necessary to form an in
! dependent branch Of the A 4. l., but
/ from Mr.. PeiXOtto s letter it was as
/ sumed that the matter of admitting an
/ organization to membership in the A.
! A. L. was discretionary with that BODY,
/ and the number of clubs applying for a
! charter would have to be sufficiently
j, representative to secure serious consid-
Grafton. Mr.. Peixotto went on to saw
IN his communication to Lorrin An
| drews that with the several island clubs
identified with the Pacific Amateur
Athletic Association. the delegates to
the annual session of the A. A. L. in
! November would propose that the Ha-
waiian Islands be segregated from the
territory now allotted to the Pacific
association and be allowed a charter
as a separate organization. This state
ment coupled with article three Of the
form Of constitution gave the impress
sion that only clubs already members
of branch of the A. A. L. could gain
recognition by the national organiza-
ton. Article three reads:
''Until (1) the members of this as
ISOLATION shall fall below four in mum
Der or ~ until the Amateur Athletic
Union, under the provisions of its con
stitution, shall allot a portion or por-
tions Of said territory to a new asso-
citation or TO new associations formed
therein and admitted to active member
ship in said Amateur Athletic Union
the territory under the jurisdiction of
this association shall be-
The Hawaiian Islands are at the
present time designated as within the
Pacific association s territory. and it
was thought by Mr. Andrews that as a
matter of courtesy the local clubs We're
expected to first identify themselves
with the Pacific assoc iation and let the
delegates from that body represent to
the national board; that the distance
twas 50 great and the conditions in these
Islands So different than on the Coast
la, to make it advisable that Hawaii
be set apart as an independent branch
Of the y. y. [.
| Mr.. Livingston, who was one of those
, appointed as a committee TO bring the
matter Of the local clubs coming under
the jurisdiction Of the Amateur Ath
. Ietic Union. reported that he had con
terred with officers Of the local tennis
clubs as directed. and while they were
, favorabiy inclined. they wanted to
/ know lust what benefits were to be de
| rived and what their obligations would
| be. He was not clearly enough in
, formed on this phase of the subject, he
! said to enlighten them definitely
Being so far removed from the main
t. land it is difficult for those here to see
, the benefits of something they are not
in contact with and the intricate ques
, tons that arise have. a this stage Of
the game. to be submitted to President
- Peix0tt0. of the Pacific association. anf
70 his reply awaited. WHICH takes weeks
, So that those who have to be showr
first before they will venture into {
] thing that has been worked out sue
cessfuIlv in the United States may
: have to experience some of the disad
vantages of not being a member before
: thew have all the benefits doped out t.
- their own satisfaction.
r Tho / maintains the standard
, of a,natour athletics awards champion
- t1t;,l. nrosar1-a1 the records of its in
1t,i;dna] members, regulates sporting
GENTS 50 that they don t conflict any
,,ora than j necessary. brings about
oaara~a+;on for the mutual benefit Of
, On and seoreoates the professional:
( - +l,,,.e prafacei,na1s arr