Show SPORTING LEAGUE ORGANIZED PROMINENT HOUSEMEN GET TOGETHER combine for tho the protection of 0 turf interests major johnson johndon of lexington president cleveland 0 0 april D P the convention ot of turnmon called to organize a sporting league quickly concluded its ita business when it finally got to work this afternoon the meeting was waa called to order by colonel william edw edwards ads of this city who wh io introduced major magoa I 1 P johnson John sion Jont of the national trotting association as aa tempo temporary chairman with W it 11 gocher bocher of cle cleveland ve ELI as secretary major Jo Cinson called attention to tho the necessity of or garit zing a league he said bald it was not Pro proposed Dosed to matte the league an aggressive organization the very fact act said lie he that wo we are prepa prepared reI will make it to ircle lie he said every effort W would all 14 be made to keep the iha n ot of tile the league on the very highest plane and that nobody who was as objectionable would be ba admitted the committee reported IL a charter which rites ches tile tho name ot of the organization as the american league and its object to encourage and protect the many sports and the business interests connected conne led eted them the constitution which was adopted provides tor for a president secretary and treasurer and ice precide n t each state having havlic a subordinate league le affue and also a board of control confining of 0 the president and vice president the at bairt ot of the league are to be managed by the board or control there Is also to bo be a general assembly to consist of one delegate from rach each subordinate league this assembly hall make all the bylaws by laws lawa elect the omeera and receive reports from tile tho treasurer treas uror and secretary subordinate leagues knust consist of not less lead than ten members the membership and officers to be ba re to tho the main league upon its or Kaniza tion the membership fee ee Is fixed at 1 but tho the board ot of contract ean can in emergencies arucas each member in a sum not to exceed 1 1 lit in tiny any one vear the following follow lne officers were elected president major P P Jo lInson lexington ky ICY vice presidents W P I 1 ken maine J N 1 forbes massachusetts chue chu etta lion ilon W C dark clark new hampshire judge leslie Le ille W russell Ru csell now new york colonel A L snowden pennsylvania F S gorten illinois frank mckeen indiana Ind lann Co colonel loneil Z clay kentucky lion ilan C L banjai Pc njamin michigan illch lean C it 11 allen alien ohio obio norman J coleman missouri and colonel A A pope of connecticut W 11 gocher ot at cleveland was made secretary A und fund was raised to pay all the immediate expenses at 0 tho the league |