New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-05
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MOVEMENT TO cENTRALIzE THE ATHLETIC
ADMINISTRATORS

A MOVEMENT TO cENTRALfzE THE ATHLETIC
ADMINISTRATION
Thee is a movement ON foot ~ Columbia TO re-
organize the present system Of athletic adminlstra-
ton. Al recent meeting of the managers and cap
tains OF the various teams the suggestion 70 consoi-
idae the various athletic Organizations into one gen
eral athletic association was discussed Representa-
tives Of she track hastbau. football cycle rowing
and lacrosse teams were present and the ideas sug-
gested were cry sialiized into compact form. TIE
general purpose l. 10 effect central administrs-
ton Of athletics through single treasury and ex-
ecutive body u undergraduates with a graduate
advisory board. by this means obviating an cause
for rivalry and discord now existing between thu
different Organizations
Those present al the meeting were Captain J.
" Nackay. ~ and Assistant Manager Walton
Oakley % ~ the crew Manager " r. Mitchell.
o. OF fhe football team. Captain J Smith, o..
and n ". Shoemaker. ei n tho track team; Cap
tain D. Kebhier - and Manager Duncan Buckley
~. ~ the baseball team, Captain Allen, 90 AMI
Manager BUTLER o. OF the cycle team, Captain f.
S Barlow and Manager Dickinson. o'. u the la
crosse team Captain n II. Blrdck. 'oo. II the
tennis team W. & Symmes president NJ the base
ball association II. Hudson, OF the hockey ASSOC
citation. and W j. Meikeham. ST.
Although nothing definite was done. the subjec.
was Well discussed ana the outline Of the pro-
posed association was read. Similar associations
now existing al Yale Harvard and Princeton viii
be taken models and a combination ~ ne al
vantages Of each supplemented hy original sug-
gestions Will be presented 10 The meeting which
has been called FOR tomorrow afternoon for per-
manert formation
The Yale organization IS well outlined by Walter
Camp. lie says
Each Of the four main branches Of athletics.
namely baseball, boating football and track, he
distinct organization OF US own l' li'nStl,at
officers OF each are president Cor manager as ne
really isl, an assistant manager ana captain.
The manager has lh MS r'dfIt on matters con-
nectea with and appertainne I'd tie business ent
of the association. while the capiains province j.
thar OF practical Oyorseer N the candidates Tor
positions The manager and his assistant az
elected by The university Al an annual mass mee'-
ing Barring ne umnsna, tne ASS I's snc,
year The manager Is al"a>s member ~ me
senior class and his assistant or the junior The
urer cOmp0se the Financial Union ana an funfs
arr received and dishursed through this agency.
credited 10 the individual orsahizst'n "ll'n ,.'
them in and the expenditures " each are kept ~
separate accounts ana an annual report el tNsSe IS
published IN the columns % THE Yale News
At Princeton I'm addition 10 the features tod % hy
Walter Camp. Of Yale. there is an Advisory Com
rrittoe ~ five graduates chosen by the Executive
Committee subject 10 the ratification OF The uni
versity The powers u this committee are mainly
advisory but n has the power 81 veto 20 the election
Of CAPTAINS and IN permanent changes pi"p'7'H TOT
tho athletic grounds and buildings m n 81, .oh .
The Organization ~ tolunDd VIII In a.. ~, -es
.hi'tv include an the associations Wh'h 1T Irts.
erf give the varsity "C' 90 their teams ln7tgg
Include baseball football ua'A, crew 80 az ~.
ganzatlons S obtained by sunscrlpNon o', .sio,i,
the proposed regime menDe, sur ~ a., an re az
Association VIII l'tt"'' "'
rln Of such an organization Il IL teli WI
~io,ior. and committees, hotn oi N""'' s'"""''
and alumni