The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-29
PROSPECTS FOR SPORT.
THESoUTHERN EXTRAORDINARY
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED.
A Meeting of the Representatives of the
Various Colleges I'm the South Held
In Richmond-The Plans.

There are excellent prospects for ath-
letic sports in Richmond next summer.
The Southern Inter-C Collegiate Athletic
Association will give splendid exhibitions.
All that is needed is the generous support
OF the sport-loving public here. Those Of us
who begin TO complain early in the spring
that for sports Richmond is a dead
town should now change their wailings.
The sunlight Of athletic consummations
break through the dark clouds OF fake
ball games and other inferior efforts.
Therefore, let us get out our score-books.
don our colors, get our yelling Threats in
order n be happy.
There met at the Exchange Hotel yes
terday representatives from a number OF
the leading universities and colleges OF
the South 10 organize a Southern Inter
Collegiate Athletic Association.
The following delegates were present:
Or. +. +. Venable. University OF North
Carolina, B.. NJ. Price, Wake Forest;
w. II. Graham and q. W. Hodson. Sc
vance; j. r.. Robertson and w. Murray
Mcclure. University Of Virginia; q. a..
Southgate and L. Il. Iglehart, st. Johns
College. Maryland; c. j. West and w. l..
Symmington, Johns Hopkins University;
lDT. u. W. heUlt Sly VI
and G. Il. Ferguson. University OF Ala
bama.
DIR. Venable presided over the delbera-
tons Of the meeting. and Mr.. Robertson
was selected TO act as secretary.
A free interchange Of opinion then took
nlace. and II was decided to name the
new organization the Southern lnter-Col-
Iegiate Athletic Association. The object
of the Association is TO unite and ad-
vance the interests In athletic sports IN
the South, and the young men interested
intend that the baseball and football
championship contests shall be to Rich
mond Atlanta and other cities or the
South what the Thanksgiving game is TO
New York.
Each member of the Association is
20 fun nish a team for the intercollegiate
contests. and the Association VIII be
divided into two circuits. Maryland, Nir-
ctnio and North Carolina will constitute
the Northern, and Tennessee and Alabama
the Southern circuit.
Considerable time was consumed at the
morning session in the discussion Of a
suitable constitution and bylaws.
one of the constitutional rules declares
emphatically against professional players
ON teams. members of the Association.
and there is no doubt but that the teams
will be composed entirely of players VINO
are bona-ide students at the coleges they
represent.
'rhe champions Of the Northern and
Southern circuits will play each other Tor
the championship of the Association. and
very fortunate for Richmond both champ
ionship games will be played here next
summer. The baseball contest Will be
played on May 18th, and on THANKSGIVING
dav the football elevens will tackle and
kick for goals.
At the afternoon session officers were
elected as follows: Messrs. J. b. Robert
son. president; w. S. Symington, vice
president; w. II. Graham, secretary ana
treasurer.
l; was decided that the next meeting
of the Association be held in Lynchburg
on the last Friday in December.
II was agreed that in the future the
club winning the baseball pcnnant snail
have the privilege Of naming the president
of the Association, and the successtul
club in the football contest shall name
the vice-president. The other officers are
TO be elected in regular meeting.
Apropos Of this. il may be stated that
the University team will play the Yale
mon a game of baseball in Richmond
on April LIST.
Mcclure and Marshall will be the bat
terv this season. Mr.. Mcclure having got
ten back to a considerable extent the use
OF his arm. The team will be the same
this wear with the exception of Shelton
and Benner. Smith will be captain, as
usual, and gracefully adorn the first bag.
Mr.. r.. u. Anderson, who so successfully
managed the team two years ago, has
again been made boss and success Will
most certainly crown the efforts OF Nlr-
ginia's athletics.
The team will SO in training next Mon
day.