New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-08
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Dates Set for United Hunts
Meeting Next June.
BOOM FOR AMATEUR RACING
Bob Eller Forfeits Prize won al
Irish. American Games on
Saturday.

Saturday.
| A meeting Of the board Of directors VI
the United Hunts Racing Association was
! held yesterday at the Windsor Atcdue'
Perry Belmont presiding. and the ioloA
! ing were elected members: Joseph r. DaNiS'
David Dows NJ. l.. Schwartz a. -
Schwartz. Hamilton Hadden, II. A buck'
n. r. Godfrey c. l.. Appleton, Sidney W.
! Fish, Lawrence Rumsey and Dilwin Sthi''
! It was decided to hold spring nleeti"s
at Belmont Park Terminal on Thursoay'
June 3. and Saturday. June 10. the pro-
gramme will be made up Of races for poha
fde and qualified hunters. for hacks ana
galloways. as we'll as several open events
Provision also has been made ior t"o
races for the officers of the United states
Army, one on the fiat and the other over tile
jumps, and the cooperation Of the OFFICIALS
Of the War Department, acting IN cohJuH.
ton with Perry Belmont. has been assureu'
| These military races have become an III
portant feature al most of the amateur
meetings. and this year they VIII ne more
generously support than ever peioie'
! The dates selected are sure TO meet WIN
the approval of those who make a practce
| Of supporting meetings of this type, as II
| follows that oe the Maryland United hunts
! at Baltimore, and precedes the meeting At
! Brookline, thus forming a circuit OF con-
| siderable importance for the non-profes-
SIGNALS in racing.
As an illustration OF the growing inter-
est I'm this class Of racing 1t has developer
that the number Of meets will he douoieu
this year. owing TO the interest displayed
and the generous support given IN the mat
| ter Of entries and attendance at hunt ana
country club meetings last season.
Bob Eller, the junior national champion
| in the low hurdles, must forfeit prize ne
| won at the Irish American Athletic CluO
! games on Saturday evening, and further
| faces suspension for violating rule o.
. the Amateur Athletic Union on the ques-
J ton Of registration.
James +. Sullivan, president of the Met
/ ropoitan Association of the 4. \. L., ad-
/ dressed the following letter yesterday TO
Terence Farley on the subject:
Page 50 of the Amateur Athletic Union
| handbook bylaws Of the Amateur Athletic
| Union, Rule H. Section >. compeis the ma
/ tional registration committee 10 take &C
/ ton whenever il may be necessary 10 Sc
/ cure uniformity OF Interpretation ana poi-
I lev as TO the registration plan. Therefore
/ ! feel. as chairman of the national regis.
! tration committee, II is my dutN 10 Cdls
| your attention 10 the irregular running on
! Robert Eller at the recent games o, w
/ Irish American Athletic CLUB heid AT Mau-
I ison Square Garden last saturday.
Robert Eller is registered for the lrlsh-
| American Athletic club and competed LOT
/ the irish American Athletc luO SI,t n
national championships at New orleans
! last October, winning junior champion
/ ship for the club. His competition ior tle
club a that time took away from nun III
| licht 10 represent his college In open com,
netition during the balance Of the school
/ year Therefore his entry I'm the IRISH
/ American Athletic club games last SaIui
/ day night from Fordham ChlNeIslt9 80,
/ unlawful and as he won a prize he must
forfeit same. and must he penalized ny the
REGISTRATION committee. 60 -. ~.
! There IS no doubt whatever but thdt NJ
| r.Iier entered from Fordham through lE-
| norance | feel confident he would nor
| knowingly break the law. onlN Nist ~
| call your attention 10 TINS because ~
is allowed TO 20 by unnouced u WI s aa,,
/ 10 other college men the right 10 n.eah
/ laws and do Just as Mr.. Eler mas zone.
/ Therefore warning now VIII ne ene,i -. :,
/ Mr. Fller must compete for ms atnltt! :;
/ club and must compete according u MS
/ registration on your books ...,.
Article Y. constitution Of the Amateur
| Athletic Union. conditions OF competition
| clearly defines under what conditions col
/ 80 otblate can compete for his college or
cInb in omen competition, and when ne mas
elected 10 compete for one or the olheI
after college opens he must accorulns W
| o,r law continue to represent the same
ono In all competitions that are open 10 an
registered athletes for the balance OF the
school year. 49, ...,...s,.or h,.. TIN,
NJ E,lIer having competed on october -
/ Tor the Irish-American Athletic club ana
being registered for them. must IN All com
petitions during the Wlnter ana aac' tthl
/ ia,ic CIub and no other organization. Ger
/ talnly not his college
Mr. Sullivan explained last night that II
vas not his purpose 10 swing the big
e,icl, " hut that the rules must be en-
! torcod He added: IF the athletes and
! the clubs do not want the rules and VIII
NOT live I'D 20 and enforce them II IS time TO
/ take them off the hooks.
Rob Eller won the 220-yard hurdle junior
cbamniorship az New Orleans last year IN
/ oe % seconds. His brother, j. j. Eller,
won the senior championship for the same
event in % l-5 seconds.
| baseball playors who sign contracts con-
| tanning a non-reserve clause which is not
authorized can look for no redress from
the National Baseball Commission Of any
| grievance mat tneN may nave '"Nii "'N
| the substance Of a decision handed down
| I'm Cincinnati yesterday, when the commits
! sion refused 10 consider a claim OF AM
broee Pullman for back salary alleged TO
/ be due him from the Petersburg. Va, CLUB.
! The commission announced that 1t would
consider no claims from PLAYERS who have
| contracts containing non-reserve clauses
which have not the approval Of the ma
tional board Of the National Association OF
/ Minor Leagues.
Byron Bancroft Johnson car Of the
American League. has suggested that the
/ only fair way TO award the automobiles
offered 20 the players who prove Of most
value 10 their teams during the coming
season is 10 have the question settled by
vote Of all members of the Baseball Writ
| ers' Association.
| Looks as if Johnson had a grudge
against the men who write baseball.
"Bud" Sharpe, first haseman. has been
| sold by the Boston club Of the National
/ League 10 Buffalo, of the Eastern League.
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