Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-27
HARVARD ATHLETICS
10 Be Doomed by New Athletic Association Of
Harvard Graduates.


ing, i'm Sanders theatre for the purpose
of organizing the Athletic Association
of Harvard Graduates. Gen. w. A.
Bancroft. rs. presided and addresses
were made by Gen. Bancroft and Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt assistant secretary
of the navy. 1t was by far the largest
gathering of graduates Interested in
athletics that have ever come together
in Cambridge. In the course of The
evening Gov. Wolcott entered the hall
and was greeted with prolonged APP
plause as he was escorted to the plat
form.
After the speeches were over the re-
port of the committee on organization
was presented by c. f. Adams, 'SS, and
constitution adopted. The meeting
then proceeded to ballot for the execu-
tive committee of a members and the
following were unanimously elected:
A. G. Hodges. "a. New York; w. A.
Bancroft. rs. Cambridge f. D.
Brandegee, 81, Utica: George r. Morri-
son, 50, Boston; X. w. Boyden, s.,
Beverly, Mass; j. ]. Storrow. IS; Bos-
ton: A. =. Gardner. SO, Hamilton w.
A. Brooks. Jr.. 81. Boston; \. f. Hol-
den. 'SS Salt Lake City; J. II. Sears. 50
New York f. c. Storrow, 50. Boston;
Kellogg Fairbanks. 80. Chicago; j. +.
Hutchinson. 80 Philadelphia; a, J.
Cummonck. 81 New York; Nicholas
Longworth. 81; Cincinnati: J. F. Lee,
81 New York; +. y. Watries. %, New
York; a. j. DibbIee, a3, san Francisco.
l.. A. rockingham. 93, Boston; r. q.
Waters, "a, Boston: r. y. Wrenn. %,
New York; n. W. Bingham. Jr -.
Cambridce: -. y. Scannell. .. Boston.
f.. y. WriEhtington. %. Boston
\ resolution in memory Of Marshall
Newell. ~, was presented ~ r. e.
Waters, -. and passed by standing
vote.
Cen. Bancroft in his address said. in
part:
Amy attempt to attribute ufa
causes Of athletic failure at Harvard
I" one particular condition has hI'her-
10 resulted in nothing and those Ia
Wljar with the state uf affairs for tn
ias' ten Years have been irrc~istifly
fng cd u he conclusion THAI a cn!aL.-
nation % causes. Iathcf than amy
Specific reason. has produced tha re-
suits which confront IT, today
That Harvard has seriously. al-
though wisely handicapped herself ny
hcg unWar.rins atttud, toward thr
professional athlete. cannot for
r:oment lee doubted by any on" " ho
has seen man after man diverted from
biz intention 81 entering Harvard hy
Tho Inducements held out Cd him 4,
other institutions.
recognize that III Agc are ~ win r.e
must strike out on our own lines ans
endoaNor To inau&urate some beneficial
change in circumstances in Cambridge
SGch. gentlemen. IS III" reason which
la9 led 70 the movement for d grad
uat" athletic association"
Denying the charge Of favoritism IN
the selection ~ its athletic teams by
Harvard, Cen. Bancroft said it was
nevertheless extremely doubtf,ll
whether circumstances do not produce
biased selection of candidates
Nothing but organization Will proper
~ canvass incoming material. Through
,he organization which We shall form,
tonight we shall obtain information
from all over the United States about
the material Of which our freshmen
class is composed.
I'm other words information which
has been received informally ard irreg-
ularIy in the past. Will in the future
hc gathered systematically and used
methodcally. Again. all captains ana
coaches in the future will have a def
mite body to whom they may appeal
for advice or assistance.
"0n the other hand. from the stu
dents point Of view. the association
Will tend to stop confusion Of ad- /
vice and ignorant criticism Of gradu- /
ates through the medium of accurate /
information On the progress Of athletics .
N the university.
Mr.. Roosevelt was received with a
storm of applause The speaker de- /
Clared that he WAS Il thorough believer /
in athletics as an important influence /
in the development of character and /
confessed also a preference for those {
sports tina; We're called rough. The I
softer virtues were essential to civiiiza-
ton. but in the last resort the man !
that had it in him to give himself heart |
and soul To the cause in which he was (
engaged. had the qualities that would !
make him the most useful citizen. Mr.. /
Roosevelt concluded with an appeal for /
Il more reasonable view of athletics.
COY. Wolcott was given Three times /
three" when he came upon the plat
form and made short speech in sym
patty with the object of the meeting.