The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-19
MILITARY ATHLETIC LEAGUE
Organized Last Night at the seventh Regiment
ArmOrS.

Armory.
Representatives from military and naval or.
carnations met in the Seventh Regiment
Armory last night to organize a military ath-
lctic league. The scheme has been under con.
sidcration for some time. but it was not until
the early part Of this year that 1t took definite
shape.
Then a committee was appointed to draw up
O constitution and bylaws, which were adopted
last night with a few slight changes. The meet
ing was called to order by the Chairman. Lieut.
Col. C. II. Luscomb OF the Thirteenth Regiment.
The following organizations were represented
by delegates:
Eighth Regiment, Lieut.. Jacoby; Ninth Regiment.
Major Japha; Twelfth Regiment. Capt. Setter; Thir-
teenth Regiment, Capt. Turpin; Twenty.second Reg!'
I,s@,. M Sasii i' Sixty D,n,h Regiment. Lieut.. beylin;
First Nayal Bst,aiion. Lieut. n5 Gtnrm0c Cant, fi Wi,i Ss.'
First Signal Corps. Capt. Il. Hedges.
The seventh Regiment was also represented
by Capt. Fiske, but he said before any business
had been done that he was antnorIzcd oy lne
that the Seventh did not propose 10 DC one oil me
members although it favored the scheme; The
principal articles of the constitution adopted
We're:
ARTICLE l., SECTION l: This organization shall be
known as the Military Athletic League,
SIC. 2. Its object shall lie the promotion OF attn
letic sports in the National Guard. naval militia. Uni,
army and navy Of the United States; the holding OF
an annual championship meeting and meetings AZ
the armorirs OF the several mt MIXERS, and the general
announcement development. and regulation OF ath'
letics among organized military bodies: .
ARTICLE H.-SLCTIoS |. Thr members OF this organ
izatiun shall be eLiment lattalious, signal corps.
squRdrons, troops, batteries and separate ccinrnhlr',
naval militia organizations and regular army ana
navy organizations.
SIC. .. The representation OF the several bodies
enumerated In the foregoing section shall he Us f"l'
lows: Regiments. four delegates; battelions, squad.
rOns and naval batta ions. two delegates; all other
military bodies, one delegate.
ARTICLE v.-sEcrIoS !. Members Of this organization
shall pay annually In advance for dues the Following
6iO; separate companies. divisions. batteries and
sigma corps. 20.
Officers OF the new league were elected as
follows:
President. Col. C. H. Luscomb. Thirteenth ReGi:
mcnt; F!rst Vie. President. Capt. Jacob Mil r. Naval
Militia; Second Vicr.Prcsident, Capt. c. J S"it r.
Twelfth Regiment, Third Nlce-Prrsident, Capt ID.
Wilson. Second Battalion; Recording Secretary. Lieut.
]. y, Jacoby, Eighth regimen Corresponding Sccre'
tary, Capt. q A. Wingate. Twenty'thlrd Regiment,
Treasurer. Major N. b. Thurston. second
Regiment.
The selection of n governing board. which is
other members, was then taken up. but only hNe
members were appointed.
Major y. Il. Thurston offered a resolution
that a carnival should he held as carly az posi-
| BILE to raise enough money TO complete the
monument now under way to the late Adj
Gen. Porter Of the National Guard. lie SAID
that the committee III charge OF inc WORK nae
about 81. 700. but $l5. 900 was needed. lie sug
Rested that a tournament managed properly
would secure the required amount.
The resolution WAS adopted, ana the GoVern
ing Board was ordered TO make arrangement,
for the event. IL WAS also agreed that NIX
league should form an alliance with the A. y
l.. on the same lines as that OF the l.. A; w. anG
the Intercollegiate \. A. Chairman Lnsconl'
proposed alliance could DO arranged without
much trouble.