New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-04
Membership Increases and
Treasury Shows Margin
of Profit.
"CLEAN SPORT FOR
LOVE OF THE GAME"
This Is Motto of Captain Paul
Pilgrim for Future Con-
duct of Teams.

Ing to the statement of Paul II. Pilgrim
the captain Of the club. and embodied IN
the annual report Of the famous organ
izatiCn, which was issued to the mem
bers yesterday Altogether the year that
has Just closed was a prosperous one I'M
der the administration OF william IA.
Page, the president.
The total number OF members reached
the aggregate enrolment OF i,i2s whi' n
was an increase of thirty-one over the
previous year. The disbursements of the
club reached the amazing total OF S@s-
22S IS. but even this vast expenditure WAS
accomplished safely on the side OF pru-
dence. for the report of Martin 5. Paine
the treasurer, shows that there was net
profit above all expenses of a2,51 81 Ihis
amount is not as large by $3.50 20 as me
profit of the previous year. Considering
the fact that the club found it necessary
to spend considerable money on improve
ments. It Is a tribute TO the wisdom with
which the affairs of the club were con-
ducted.
The old adage that money makes the
mare 20" received emphasis and illumi-
nation from the concise statement OF the
wears expenditures for athletics. Alto
eether the sum of $iS,62e 90 was expended
In the various departments. which IN
clude practically every branch OF sport
and pastime OF this princely sum the
largest single item vent for the boxing
shows. which have proved highly success
ful Boxing cost the club 1924 50. ana
MAS the most profitable venture under
taken in the way Of sport, for IL pro-
duced a proft of 50, 30. Trap shooting
cost the club $3.50 81. which was the sec
md largest item on the list. and tnis
also resulted i'm a profit Of Slyi A. Irach
athletics. which brought to the Mercury
Foot emblem its greatest glory were al,
outlay and no income. the trach a"N
field squad cost 1859 49,
The annual indoor games at Manson
Square Garden Yielded proht OF % ID
after an expenditure OF s2,s76 SO, and was
considerably less than in former years
The wrestling shows also produced
proft of s167 10 on an expenditure Oh si'-
/ 1888 s..
! Despite the vigorous efforts of the board
of governors. the elaborate gymnasium
/ cost g.. III 43 to keep up and returned
/ baqgarly SIT "a in receipts. IL Is sti'e
,bot the hoard of governors is consiueI-
inc the ACCESSIBILITY of shifting the gym
- sirn, n smaller quarters and utilizing
the big hall as permanent arena io'
boxing. wrestling and kindred coi'ipe"
/ tions. no,,o,,
! Az the club dropped out Of the hocheS
league championship series. only >io ""s
charged against this account because u
nrirtine and correspondence. Rowing was
much more expensive, as a totai OIL 90
40 81 divided into NUMBER oil 'e''"'
was made against the sport. In inns oe
nartment the support of the crews '"a'
49,, forr races out OF five starts COST
E, 400 ne The club engaged more extern
sively than ever before IN lawn 'e''',''
and this sport. played exclusively Oh t"e
courts az Travers Island, cost the cruz
I s., 5i6 %. ,,a ,.ast
AZ recompense for all Of THIS Vas'
=. - r,orev the wearers of the Mer-
-, Foot emblem created enough world
records to satisfy the most exactihs,
Tire list of important records maze ny
Nev York Athletic Club men follows
J. I. wendell-lo yards, indoor rns six hur''s''
March 4 1918 Time. 2-o SECONDS. .-,dge
'"1 WendelI-220 yards, hurdles. Cslnpf''s''
| Ma 1oi3 Time % 3-5 seconds. ,.,,oors
pat Misunderstanding high Jump; u.Iv
New York city. January 20 i'i''
zee. - thompson around track and neta
record, Princeton, y. j., June D. lol"' i''"'0
~ Goodwin-sOo yards open still ~s sasP
nina turns. Coney Island. september - IT,
Time. 1l7 %: 200 yards ssrS open SEPTEMBER et l.
| i9Ia Time, lT:O4 one mile. open. sun %ssel
t~entv-one turns. Coney Island sep'emDe' T.
l9I5. iih'e; ISSonSai[world's cycling records
At opsrter third. nalf and two-thirds miles
In addition 10 these brilliant perform
ances athletes OF the New YORK Athle'io
club won the senior Amateur A'hleue
trnion 'cross-country team ehafhpioii-
shins the Junior 'cross-country chah-
nionships and the junior Metropolitan
Associat ton track and field champion
hin meet It's men were high up
among the winners in all Of the more
imnortant competitions held in this
country.
The report Of Paul H. Pilgrim. the
athletic captain is in part as foiioWs'
The club during the year 1918 has
| lived ~ to its legend of fostering ana
encouraging amateur athleucs. besldeS
/ holding the annual spring ana ran games
and garden games, IL also held num-
! her OF swimming meets in which cham
/ Mons ips were contested. and also box
! ing and wrestling tournaments IL has
/ held under its auspices the national IN
/ terschols site track and neld champion
1 ships. at Trayers Island on June ~
! last the medals for which were very
kindly donated by our ex-president, Colo
mel Robert NJ Thompson. and the ma
/ tfonaI interschOlastic swimming cham
/ ntonships at the city house on April J..
/ All the large schools OF the East were
I represented In these championships, our
/ idea being that II the United states is
\ 10 win at the future Olymplads We must
/ encourage the boy.
I been: Clean sport for the love OF the
| game" and 10 that end ! nave caused
/ "A resolution TO be adopted by the com
mittee on athletics. and approved by the
/ board OF governors. which prohibits any
entries in competitions where the games
/ ar exhibitions are for commercial pur-
pose or OF financial assistance TO the
promoter. not permitting the name OF
| the club TO be used as an advertising
medium.
That the club is taking time by the
forelock Is made evident by its pro-