The times., 1898-02-13

sity Of California, Leland Stanford. and
so on down the list.
Provision will also be made for pre-
! paratory and high schools These may be
represented not only in their class races
but in the open events outside of groups,
or they can race in the big open cham
pionships. The Central High School of
this city has one of the fastest mile re-
lay teams south of New York, and they
would undoubtedly be able to show the
way over the tape to the best that toe
the mark against them. 1t would be in
teresting to see them race in the follow
ing group of the fastest of school teams:
Central High School Washington. Cen
trail High School philadelphia, Cen
trail High sSchool Brooklynl. Central
North East Manual Training School
(Philadelphia).
1t promises TO be the biggest event Of
its kind ever held in the Intercollegiate
Athletic Associations successful history
and with seventy-one colleges and sixty
seven schools sending teams Philadel-
phians are certainly to be envied, as the
teams will bring out the best athletic
talent in the Intercollegiate a. A, and
in the different preparatory schools.
Basketball Registration.
The registration committee of the A.
A. L. insists upon carrying out its orig
inaI program of registering basketball
players and the teams they represent
One of the reasons given is that there is
no association or organization of the
teams and players interested in the
game, and in order that il may not
run to ruin as the union puts it, it has
thrown out its fostering arm and gath
cred it in, and from present prospects it
will be a yeTy prOfita ble ward
There is much interest shown in the
result of the breaking away of the
clubs and teams in Philadelphia from
the care of the Union last week, when
some 10 teams threw down the gaunt-
let and declined to be registered AT a
meeting-of representatives from the var
ious clubs and teams interested, ii was
decided to at once begin the organiza-
ton of basketball association, which
shall be national in character and which
shall have control and management Of
the now Tery popular game. just as the
National Hockey and National Swim
ming Associations govern these sports.
respectively.
The only fee attending membership in
the new organization will be the annual
membership fee or dues of the club join
ing. just as dues are paid in other ma
tional associations. When the organiza-
tion is in shape and sQuarely on its feet
it would seem advisable for the local
teams to join, so that they may have the
benefit of the protection of a governing
body directly interested in the sport
and one whose ruling will not be afbi-
trary and where snap judgment will
be an unknown thing.
Columbia Athletic Club.
The annual election of officers TO serve
the Columbia Athletic Club during the
ensuing year is over and the great activi-
ty of the workers for this or that can
didate is ended. Once more the several
sides are united and renewed energy and
interest from this time forward is the
word. The interest shown in this elec-
ton has not been equaled in the club
since the memorable election of 1891 and
there is no doubt that it will result in
more taan passing good. All the MEM
bers realize what a responsibility they
have in keeping this splendid organiza-
ton TO the front and what field the club
has yet to work up. 1t should easily be
made the largest and best athletic club
south Of New York. Why not? With
the hundreds Of young men in this city
to draw from. there should be a men,
bership of 1000 and waiting list. too
The coming outdoor season under the
new administration promises to be an
unusually active one, and field and track
sports and rowing will more than ever
be made prominent features
There is general regret among the
rowing clement in this club, and cut of it,