New-York tribune., 1911-02-14
Racing Lawn = Auomobmg Athletics Other Sports
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Baseball Owners Gather Here to
Adopt the Playing Dates.
PROTEST AHLGREM RULING
Catholic Athletic League Up in
in Arms, and Calls
for Relief.

in Arms, and Calls
for Relief.
The owners Of the American and Ma
stional leagues will bestow fitting recogni-
ton on St Valentine by meeting to-day TO
discuss tho PLAYING schedules for the sea
son Of 1911 Ban 3. Johnson has sum
moned his minons 10 q conclave in Chi
caco. where. after tho formality of adopt
ing the playing dates has been observed
tho owners will repair 10 a dinner given by
Zen shbe president OF tho Philadelphia
Athletics. in commemoration Of the victory
over the Chicago cubs in the worlds series
last fall. Frank J. Farrell, president Of the
New York Yankees. left here yesterday In
company with hi' scout. Arthur irwin. 70
attend the meeting He will meet Hal
Chase I'm the Windy City. and It would not
ho surprising II Russell Ford and I'd
Sweeney were on hand. as well.
The National League owners will gather
in this city fo- a pov-wow at the Hotel
Rresiin. on Broadway. There is sneakinS
suspicion that the meeting viii not be
marked hv the breyity and peace which are
characteristic Of the American League as
samhlages. This suspicion arises from the
fact that the annual meeting last Decem-
her was merely adjourned subject 10 the
call Of the chair Therefore. anything dis-
cussed at that meeting may come mp for
consideration again before the schedule IS
taken NJ.
This being the case II is more than likely
that there will he one or two sessions De-
fore the owners get down 70 the playing
dates II IS intimsted that the new rail
question will be the chief bone Of conten-
ton. Rival manufacturers are pressing
their claims. and while the league has a
contract with one firm to run throughout
the coming season. the question OF ne"
contract Is likely to be settled.
Among other announcements which will
he made is the list of new umpires which
President Lynch has appointed. The um-
pire question was satisfactorily settled 81
the meeting in December, and II IS unlikely
that there Will be any complaints raised a.
to new appointments TO the staff. In the
absence Of President Brush. William i
GRAY and John Wahen will represent the
New York Giants.
~ largely attended meeting of thf
board Of delegates Of the Catholi, Athletic
League. held at ST AIMS Parish Hall. No
IL East 1lfh street. on Friday, the follow
ing resolutions appealing from the decision
Of the registration committee Of the ANA
teur tthletic Union in the matter OF Alexis
Ahlgrep. Of the Ozanam Association, were
unanimously adopted
Whereas, the Catholic Athletic League ia!
held individual membership IN the Metro
pOlitan Association of the Amateur Athletic
| CniOn OF the United States for a half doZer
years or more and is entitled TO all the
privileges Of . member. aud
Whereas, when the catholic Athletic
League was organized. the Rev. Francis j
Sullivan, president OF the Catholic Atnleti,
League, and James Y. Sullivan, president o'
the Metropolitan Association ana tn. Secre
tary OF the paren, BODY, held several con
terences IN relation TO The Catholic Athlete
League becoming member of the Metro
polltan Association on the same basis a.
the Public Schools Athletic Lea que. l. p.
to elect into this league clubs or societies
from all Catholic churches. il was agreed
that any church association or club mem
Der ct the Catholic League, could hold al
open athletic meeting without paying I
sanction fee, providing the entry blank an6
programme announced Catholic Athleti,
League meeting underneath or above tn
name or the church association. that III
individual athletes would be protected anC
the Catholic Athletic League clubs coulc
avail themselves Of the privileges OF thi
Amateur Athletic Union laws, which priv
leges the Catholic Athletic League and III
/ affiliated clubs have enjoyed since IL
Organization, and which no registration
committee has heretofore questione up (,
this time: therefore be 1t
Resolved. That we. the board of dele
gates OF the Catholic Athletic League. rep
. resenting over forty church clubs and sew
eral hundred registered athletes, question
the consttutionalty ana the fairness of tn.
recent decision OF the registration commit
tee which. by vote of 2 to / CMessrs. Far
/ ley and Hart voting for and Mr.. p. j
! Walsh dissenting). denied the Ozanam AS
sociation-a member OF the Catholic Ath
letic League-the right TO hold Ahlgren. on
Of its athletic members. notwithstanding
7 the fact that the OZanam Association, as
member of the Catholic Athletic League, i
entitled to all privileges entered into an,
| between the president of the Catholic Ath
! letic League and the president OF the Met
! ropolitan Association of the Amateur Atb
| letic Union. as stated above, and in drec
Athletic Union constitution; and be 1t fur
ther
Resolved. That inasmuch as the decision
| Of the registration committee strikes
! vital blow at the very life Of amateur ath
| letics in this district, enabling the large
| clubs to prey upon the athletes who hav
| been developed by the smaller clubs, and
! is the sense of this body that should thi
/ pernicious decision prevail there will he n
1 incentive for small clubs to exist, whicl
/ are actually the backbone Of athletics II
| this country, and. IN accordance with Arti
! Gle XI. Section 10. Amateur Athletic Uniol
constitution, We hereby appeal from SAT-
! decision. confident that the board OF man
| ayers of the metropolitan district will re
/ pUdiate by decisive vote this violation o
an honorable agreement entered into am
| between the Catholic Athletic League an,
| the Metropolitan Association; and he !
/ further
| Resolved. That these resolutions be en-
! tered in the minutes of this meeting an
! that copies Of same be forwarded TO tn
| president of the Metropolitan Association
! the chairman OF the registration committe
| and to the press.
| Harry Wolter. right fielder of the Ne,
York Yankees is i'll with tonsillitis at tn
| home Of friends near Palo Alto. Cal. II /
thought that he may not be able TO repor
| for carly spring training.
| Owing to illness, Henry OTdeman. q
Minnea polls will not meet George IIacker
schmidt at Detroit tonight. Instead Hack
enschmdt will wrestle Samson. the Ger
man: Bruggillio. the Pole. and Erler, IN
Austrian, agreeing 10 throw the three me
I'm ninety minutes
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JOE MILLER WINS H0N0RS