Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
Missouri Valley Union to be Created
at the November Meeting.
RECENT MEET BEARS FRUIT
President Brown Says Omaha Gave
Greatest First Meet He Ever Saw.
WEEKS TOURNAMENT PLANNED
sucb ~ one Of the Probabilities for
nest winter, ~ the Present
rraniEation scheme
Carries,

omaha was designated headquarters OF
the Amateur Athletic union for the north
ern territory by the national officials sat
urday. This city Is made subordinate only
10 st Louis as the head Of the western
Amateur Athletic union The organiza-
ton Of a Missouri Valley Amateur Ath-
ietic union with Omaha the center and
leader At the national meeting in Novem-
b r is assured
John j. OConnor Of st. Louis. president
~ the Western Amateur Athletic union,
wired his approval OF the program con-
crrning Omaha, over which he has juris-
dction. At meeting held al the Omaha
club Saturday afternoon, attended by Pres
ident Brown, Secretary Sullivan and other
officers OF the national organization the
plans for the Omaha organization were
discussed and program laid out
The Missouri Valley American Athletic
union, to the organization OF which Pres
ident Brown has pledged his unqualified
support will include, Nebraska, Iowa,
North and Douth Dakota, Kansas and
oklahoma. This union must then hold a
meeting for the choice Of headquarters, In
this competition assurance is given that
Omaha vii gain in leadership of the ter
ritory and become the center of western
amateur athletic affairs.
Tournament of Weeks Duration.
Plans set forth include an athletic tour
nament OF a weeks duration for next win
ter. In this tournament a day will be de-
voted separately to wrestling, boxing. col
legiate competitions, gymnastlc perform
ances and secondary schools.
The Omaha Athletic association will seek
an outdoor field of ample capacity with a
view of holding here the Western American
Athletic union championship competitions.
Omaha has done better with her first
meet than Kansas City has been able to do
with five years OF experience" declared
President Brown. The showing made by
the first meet has assured the success of
those that are TO follow, and now Omaha
will not have to solicit entries. There will
be hundreds OF athletes anxious for the
privilege Of getting into the Omaha meet.
u will back the organization OF the Mis-
souri, valley Amateur Athletic union to the
limit There is a great territory here In
which the development Of amateur sports
has but begun We are looking for great
things out OF the west and from Omaha"
Kansas city with 81. LOuts.
The new program will leave Kansas City.
Mo, in the Western Amateur Athletic
from the Omaha Missouri Valley division
after the national meeting in November
The western division will then be COM
posed Of Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee
Financially the meet held Friday night
successful The receipts were close II
$500. The exact condition OF the treas
ury has not been determined on account OF
the large number Of expenditures which II
viii he necessary to cover.
we now have 100 applications for mem
hership IN the Omaha Athletic association,
said Leader Michaelis secretary Of tn,
meet. The temporary organization formed
for the purposes OF the meet will be mad,
permanent at meeting to be held shortly
for reorganization. The fee for member
ship will be made SO With those now II
view We will be assured at least 81 900 a.
working capital to begin with"
After the meeting Saturday Afternoon
President Brown and Secretary Sullivan
departed for the east. accompanied By
number Of other Athletic union Officlall
y no came to Omaha for the meet.