New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-21
Stormy Fight
Is Promised at
MET Election
Nominating Committ..
Names Ticket of Candidate,
for Local District
By A. c. Cavagnaro

A stormy SESSION is promised At u.
annual meeting of the Metropolis, A.,
ISOLATION, to be held at the Hune.ri,,
American Athletic Club on Seu,erA,.
II, as a result Of the designations mad.
by the nominating committee las, nigh,
Some Of the names suggested for A.
fees are certain 10 cause quite an IN.
heaval when the time for election
comes. There are bound 10 be MANY
independent nominations By the dele.
gates on the night Of the conclaye
Frederick w. Ruben, who succeeded
the late James E. Sullivan. has been
renamed as president, as also has bee,
Jake W. Stumpf for vice-president. IN.
first conflict is likely to occur asar.
suit Of the designation Of Herman
Obertubessing to succeed Andrew T..
fully as secretary-treasurer. The lat.
ter, after serving in this capacity for
the last seven years, has been forced
to decline denomination owing to
business and illness.
Obertubessing viii Not Handicap
Obertubessing is the present hand.
capper of the district, collecting fs,
of 10 cents FOR every entry received
for a handicap in set Of games in ii,
association. He has held this post FOR
seven years, but for the last few
months has stated positively that b,
would not coUntenance any suggestion
for denomination owing to nervous
breakdown. He has, however, declared
his willingness TO accept the new posi-
ton, which carries with It an annual
salary OF 5000.
Named TO succeed 0bertubessing a. |
Handicapped is George P. Matthews, VIE
now is chairman Of the registration
committee. Another fight /, promised
over this post. As chairman Of regis.
tyation Matthews receives five cents ,o'
every renewal and new application for
registration cards. His new position, 4 |
ne should be elected, is calculated e
bring him business TO the extent o.
several thousand dollars for the year
The promised squabbles are likely %
reach the climax when the nominations
for places on the registration commit
tee are announced NJ Wetmore Kihi-
ley and Stephen ]. Byrne. present mt-'
bers of the board, canno. accept a.
other renominatiin, and with u, Hi1'
ing of Matthews for the hantnfps
there only remains Fred W. NIs ana
James Clark of the old group. BON
the latter have been named sgsh
Others suggested FOR positions on u'
board are John 7. 0'Hara. Of Newsrl
who failed to obtain reelectiln Jas.
year, and John P. Boyle, veteran ans
capable official. One other name y
still to be announced, and this WI
probably come Wlthln the heA' :"
days,
For Other Districts
denominations we're in order for "
handicappers Of the tgo other tl''ney
of the association. John P. Eaton,
Schenectady, who was an impornI
witness in the Harry J. Smith and A..
r. Kiviat professionalism case IN III
Is again suggested for the Eastern !
vision, while Charles D. Reidpaa
formerly one Of the best hutdlen
this country, will look after the hs
ern section.
The men named 70 represent the
ISOLATION at the annual meeting OF
Amateur Athletic Union are Jua
Barlow S. Weeks, Frederick ". Rubis /
Jeremiah T. Mahoney, Congressn' Il
Murray Hubert, Jacob ". Stump q
Herman Obertubessing.