Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-14
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
An intercollegiate Athletic Association
Now Necessity.

OGe Of Names best known college ssh-
letss vss recently In the city whiting
friends. A JOURNAL reporter meeting him.
asked whst vas the latest thing ct college.
I'VE are 'slkins up Maine Intefcoils-
gate Athletic Association. be said In reply.
eft il really not very new for each yea,
it has been suggested but there kas
not been enough sentiment behind the
the movement to Put it through. 10 The
springs Of 30 and 81 the Bovdoin Orient
and the Colby Echo, the leading college
publications in this State, contained many
articles on, and in favor Of. the movement.
But Il came to nothing. siacs then the
Inter choIastic Association has bssn
formed and has proved 3 success. This
has stirred up the school boys and
they will no. BE- inclined to look
fsvorsbly 8, cur co!lszs When they
can get nesrly ~ good &C education snd
hstssf facilities for the dsvelopmea. Of
athletics ct TIE other New EogIsnd colleges.
Our brightest ,lIsge men realize tbs The
Inter Scholastic Association has come to
stay. 4, isa striking ILLUSTRATION Of the
spirit Of the times and the conditions IL has
created must be met. not evsded IL can
not be squslched now, AMI i,s uadoubted
benefits should be rssped By Maine col
lsges."
How would such an association - you
spoke Of meet the conditions and lead the
boys to the Maine colieses?'
That is very simple When you stop to
think. What the boys want 10 4 chance to
20 on with their work. OF course In
theory q man or boy should cultivate his
body for his own sake, bat unfortunately
human nature 10 50 constituted tina, men
won't run unless there 10 goal for which
they are striving. Competition creates in.
tsrest. Ambition is simply striving to get
ahead Of others. Recognizing this We mus.
provide facilities for ambitious men to
grstify their ambition. II boy 10 q
good runner give him chAncs to run where
his run will count for something"
Why WON'T the college Geld days ill the
bill2"
''In the first place - it 10 now there 10 not
distinction enough. The colleges are small
and the excitement IL, any. Is purely per-
sonai. In an intsrcolle gate contest college
patriotism 10 called upon and each one feels
that he has the honor Of his college at stake.
Then besides IL = Colby man beats Bow
doin man, or viee versa, 1t means more to
him for the boys appreciate what has been
done for their college. My goodness. /
could 60 on talking for hours on this sub
ject. the arguments are so many and so
strong"
"whA. is it you college men propose to
do2"
I'VE want the four Maine colleges,
Bates. Bovdoin, Colby and Maine State to
come together and form State Inter- Col
legIa,e Athletic Association. What we
Colby men want Is to have 1t hold an a.h
ietic contest once . year in Augusta and
have each college represented BY team Of
either 10 or IL men This We think il By far
the best meth ID but 1t 10 . matter which
must be settled later on. have not the
least loubt that before long . convention
Of the colleges will be called. As it stands
now Bovdoin and Colby are both on
record IS fAvoring it, Before long you will
see 1t organiz I'd