The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-18
SPITE PLOT AIMS TO
GET EVEN WITH PAGE
Men who Helped to Elect Him
Being Removed From Office
by Clique Of Governors.
COOKED UP IN ADVANCE
Committees Framed Beforehand
and All His Nominees
Voted Down.

Developments yesterday In the fuss
over the selection of committees to govern
IRE New York Athletic Club for the COM
tag wear were all along the line that a
deliberate attempt had been made by u
certain clique OF the governors TO remove
from committees and places as delegates
all the men who had aided In the reelec-
zion Of william IL Page as president Of
the club.
4 story was In circulation that an
name presented by President Page was
:rovned on and voted down, but no one
AT the meeting would confirm this The
suation, according to we'll informed
member was that the committees really
were framed in advance of the meeting
and the members of tho board antagonis-
&c to Mr. Page simply used their majority
10 vote them into office and Dust those
Who favored the head OF tho administrs-
ton. Also that In spite OF the fact that
the issue at the last election was athletes
against non athletes, the former winning,
TIE men most prominent In athletics were
those to fail by the wayside.
Further proof OF the wholesale assault
on the friends OF President Page was
submitted yesterday by the statement
tAAt Ut ~. " 1uHror Hdu Dttn lett oit
the trophy committee and that Graham
smsth had been dropped from the athletic
committee. Both are stanch partisans
q the president and fell with the rest.
Matthew T.. Halpin, chairman of the
athletic committee, who was mentioned In
yesterdays papers as one OF the men to
accept as delegate TO the Metropolitan As
ISOLATION of the A. A. L.. said last night
that he was not one OF the delegates this
M skuS mo- npA ~ Nr 4.
,in took 10 part in the recent election. ms
he was on his honeymoon at the time
He said that lie had no trouble with Mr.
Weeks so far as he knew. This leaves
the only change in the a. A. u. delegates
the dropping of Weeks and the substitu-
ton OF Powhsttan II. Robinson.
Every effort was made to find some
substantiation of the ruinor that the neg
kct of the wishes Of A. A. L. men in APP
pointing delegates portended break be-
tween the club and the governing body
In support OF this rumor. the alleged com.
petition OF certain New York A. c. swim
mers against the Navy. contrary to A. A
L. rules. was brought forward. Chairman
Hslpin of the athletic committee said tina,
he knew Of no trouble with the a. A. u
and when questioned about the compe-
titon said he knew nothing whatever
about It, on all sides the idea OF such 4
break was ridiculed. Attention was called
10 the fact that the Amateur Athletic
Union practically was formed by the New
York a. c. II was admitted that there
were few men in the club inimical TO the
Union. but the old members Of the club
were confident that, should these proceed
70 any such extreme measure as with
drawing from the A. A. T.. general
meeting OF the club would be called and
the matter left to the good sense OF the
members.
The swimming matter 10 likely to be
thrashed out to-day. when q committed
will come from Baltimore with the idea
OF arranging for the holding OF the A. A
L. track and field championships In that
city az the time OF the Star Spangled
Banner celebration. This committee II
from the South Atlantic Association II
which the alleged offence OF the N. Y
A. G. swimmers took place. The member
may be able to submit the names OF tn.
men who competed. as so far every effor
20 obtain these from the New York A. c
has failed. Inquiries made 30 far all e
to show that the New York A. G. did moth
ing officially toward letting its men com
pete and concealing their names. II wal
said yesterday that the athletic commit
tee had not passed on such trip ano
some persons even went so far as to doub
that the men were all wearers OF tn
Winged Foot