The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-28
OF Success Tor
the B.A.A.
FACTS AND FIGURES
j. Todhunter Sloan at Home
in Kokomo.

Few athletic organizations in this
country, after life Of ten years, can
show more prosperous condition Of
affairs than the Boston Athletic AS
ISOLATION, which, next Thursday eve
ming, will celebrate the tenth annivers-
airy Of its formation. The association
entered upon its career with bonded
Indebtedness Of $250,00O and shortly at
terward this was swelled through nee
assary additional expense to $290,0OO,
Since then, through the redemption of
bonds, this indebtedness has been de-
creased and now stands at S2oS 900. or
less than the assessed valuation Of the
real estate The present members in
clude 1920 active members, lao non-res-
ident members, as against an even
thousand, when the association was
formed.
URlike many similar organizations,
athletics have always been made q
prominent, in fact, the prominent fea-
ture of the association, and many are
the prizes won and records obtained
by the athletes wearing the unicorn
upon their breasts. Not only has the
B. A. A. been represented in nearly all
the leading athletic meets of the east,
but ii has instituted a number of
events and features that have since
been very generally ADOPTED. 1t was
the 3. A. A, for example, that held
the first Marathon road race ever given
IN this country; the B. A. A. introduced
here discus throwing, an event that has
since been added to the A A. L. list
Of championship events; a =. A. A.
team competed in the first game Of
water polo played; the B A. A. intro
rduced raised corners for indoor run
ming. Then, too the Boston Athletic AS
sociation was the only club in this
country represented by a team of ath-
letes at the Olympian games. All in
all, the Boston Athletic Association has
ever been foremost in fostering the
cause of amateur athletics. The or
ganization starts out upon the second
decade of its existence under most pro-
pitious circumstances.
The newspaper men have been hav-
ing hard work the past few months
trying to find out Jimmy MichaePs in
tentions. They have had it that he was
going to forsake cycling for the run
ners, that he had already done so, that
he would retire from all forms of rae
would do any number of other things.
But at last the truth is out--or rather
the diminutive James has spoken. He
says he does not intend to give up cy-
cling, that there is more money in it
than in jockeying, and that he will be
IN the game for another year at least.
Il Arthur Gardiner knows what he is
talking about, there is not the slightest
nf t1a
returning to the fold of L. A. w. It
may be, however, that Arthur is sadly
mistaken. However. he is quoted as
saying:
Il know that league men in the east
are making a great effort to have us
return to the fold, but I do not think
there is possible chance of our doing
So We would not return without full
representation, nor without a few other
concessions which, l believe, the league
would not be willing to give us / am
opposed TO returning to the league un-
der any conditions. The league has al
most killed racing and is not entitled
10 much consideration from us. If the
men stand together now. there is no
reason why racing should not again
become popular throughout the coun-
try If the theatrical or any other am
usement business had been run the way
lasted as long as racing has lasted. The
stand taken by the men is what should
have been done several years ago. The
prospects Of a. successful season for the
union men are brighter now than ever
and when our rules are made public ]
think all will concede that we know
how to get at the matter TO insure sue
cess"
- When T rTndbupter cloaY a,ant1a,,,-, -
and jockey, arrived at Kokomo, Ind
to see his foster parents, for the first
time in ten years, it was under circum-
stances differing slightly from his de-
parture from his native heath in the
spring of 'SS. Tod went out of Kokomc
and into the world in a box car with a
few brokendon horses, belonging tc
another man, and with only few pen
MES in his pockets. He came into Ko-
komo last Friday in his private palace