The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-27
RALLY OF HARVARD MEN.
GRADUATES FORM AN LssoCLATIoN
IN THE IHTEREsTS OF sPoRE

EORA AN ARTICULATION
I'm THE INTRREsTs OF sPoRT.
Exeoutive Consr-tttee or Twenty.rsur members
Appointed with Pail F~swers-severnl Prem
inent oid Tirsers Resew TheIr Allegiance
An Branches or SPORT Are Represented.
CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 26-The athletic association
OF Harvard graduates was formally organised
at a meeting held this evening in Sanders The
atre. As stated In tho constitution, which was
adopted. the purpose Of this association should
DO TO further the athletic interest of Harvard
University, without interference with under
graduates management OF athletic sports. Any
person. except undergraduates, who has ever
been identified with Harvard AS q student is
eligible for membership"
An unusually large number Of graduates were
present. Among them wero members Of the
Corporation and Board of overseers, members
OF the faculty, former representative athletes,
members of the present Athletic Committee.
and representatives Of college athletic teams,
including Capt. Goodrich Of the crew, Capt.
Rand OF the baseball team, Capt. Dibblee of the
football team, and Capt. Bigelow of the track
athletic team. The attendance Of graduates
was largely confined TO those living in the
vicinity OF Cambridge. Others present were:
Gov. wolcott, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry L. Hig.
sinson Of the corporation, Prof. Ira N. Hollis. Chair.
man Of the Athletic Committee DR.. A. @. Coolidge,
Prof. N. ii. Morgan. s. v. r. Crosby, W. Cameron
Forbes. w. H. Lewis "a, ex.Capts. Emmons. Wright.
ington. Waters, and Cabot Of the football team; r.
w. Boyden 's5. Augustus p. Gardner $50. Charles F.
Adams 'Ss. Edward c. storrow 80. Thomas N. Per.
kins '9l, Louis A. rockingham 90. Norman w.
Bingham 80. graduate manager OF athletics; d. d.
scannell ~. DR.. William A. Brooks 81, ]. J. storrow
's5. and State Senator Gallivan.
The meeting was called to order by A. C.
Hodges. IA. Of New York. William A. Ban.
croft, 70. ex.Mayor of Cambridge and a former
varsity crew captain presided. Ex.Mayor Ban
croft opened proceedings with a speech, In
which he considered the past and present con.
dition OF athletics at Harvard and outlined the
work for tho new graduate association. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, 's3, Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. followed with an enthusiastic ad.
dress. Gov. Wolcott added q few remarks.
Tho constitution, which was drafted several
weeks ago by the Committee on Organization,
was then formally adopted. A slight change
was made in Article XII. in relation to expul.
sions and suspensions. It was decided that o
three-quarters vote, instead Of ten votes, of the
Executive should be necessary for
e~Xpelling or suspcnding a member of the asso-
citation. The constitution consists of thirteen
articles. the substance of which has been pub
lshed in THE Sun.
The most important par. is Article IN. which
defines the power Of the Executive Committee.
This committee, which consists of twenty.four
members, is vested with the entire control and
management of the affairs Of the association.
Among other powers given to 1t arc the APP
pointing Of subcommittee and agents. RATS
ing funds by subscription in the name Of the
association, for such purposes as 1t deems ad-
visable and acting in the name of the associa-
ton, and expressing officially its opinion upon
any question regarding the athletic interests of
Harvard University. However. it cannot take
association. The fiscal year Of the organization
will begin on the LIST day of June. The annual
dues are fixed at 81.
For the Executive Committee the f%ollowin
members were chosen:
A. q. Hodges. "a. New York; W. A. Bancroft. '7s.
Cambridge; Z. D. Brandegee. 81. Utica; George B.
Morrison. 'ss. Boston,; Roland W. Boyden, 'sb,
Boston: a. F. Holden. IS. Salt Lake city:
70 row.. n; ;sy s' Boston * ke.1S ss" rs xs 5 E; g oa,s ssss;
J. P. Hutchinson. 30, Philadelphia: a. j. CumnocE,
81, New York; Nicholas Longworth, 81. Cincinnati;
York; A. J. Dibblee. '9s. San Francisoo: L. A. Froth-
ingham. '93. Boston: B. g. Waters, '94. Boston; r. D.
bridge: D.. D. scanpeil. '97. Boston; Z. Il. wrighting.
ton. 'e7, Boston.
This list was made out after careful consider
alton and with the aid OF numerous suggestions
t to Obtain o9's,s epr sssnsssi av Of al ihht the w prin %aai
sports and Of as many different localities as
possible. The committed includes Messrs.
Gardner. Brooks and rockingham. the three
Committee: Messrs. Bancroft, Storrow CS5),
Storrow CS9). Watriss, Brandegee and Hutch
inson represent rowing: Boyden, Hodges,
baseball; Brooks. Waters. Wrightington, Sears.
Cumnock. and Holden are football men; Morri-
son. Lee. and Bingham stand for track athletic
interests: Gardner, Dibblee, Fairbank and
The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary. and
Treasurer will be chosen by the Executive COM
mittee at the next meeting Of the association.