The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-18
TO WEAR COLLEGE COLORS.
Collegiate Track and Field Men
Must Not Perform for Clubs.
Bowling ConEress-Among
Y. NJ. c. A. AthIetes-POtOmac's Re-
gatta-Crew Goes to Harlem-Big
Card at the Coliseum on the 21st.

1t is a well-known fact that for the last
ten or twelve years the big athletic clubs
of New York, Boston, and Chicago and
elsewhere have made 1t a custom to cor
raj all the crack college athletes during
the summer vacation and train and enter
them for the A. A. U. championships and
other big meets.
But there is every Indication that this
practice has come to an end and in fu-
ture il the college athlete completes at all
in games outside the Intercollegiate Ath-
letic Association meet he will wear his
college colors only.
The initial step toward this reform has
been taken by the faculty of Princeton
University. which passed a rule this year
prohibiting athletes of that institution
from competing for athletic clubs. No re-
striction was placed upon the athletes as
to when or where they should compete.
but 1t was made imperative that on all
occasions Princeton men should wear the
Princeton colors and not even interviewer
with that of any athletic club.
The matter has been generally taken up
by the other colleges and those in favor
of purity of college athletics at Yale, Har-
ward. Pennsylvania. and Columbia favor
the precedent established by Princeton.
to the one inaugurated by Princeton will
be introduced at the next general meet
ing of the Intercollegiate Amateur Ath-
letic Association and made to apply to
every college member of the association.
1t is sure to please all the big colleges.
AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS.
The announcement that the American
Bowling Congress will convene in Buffalo
in January created considerable bowling
talk here, much more than usual at this
season, when there is scarcely an alley
in service, except at the Y. M. &. A,
where the bowling never stops on account
of the hot weather.
MIR. Samuel karpf. Secretary of the
Bowling Congress. spent part of a day
here last week looking over the field.
primarily to secure the attendance OF one
or two teams at the tournament to be
held in connection with the annual meet
ing of the congress. He was given 10
definite promises by the local leaders.
Mr.. karpf reports the sport in
healthy condition throughout the country
The congress at Chicago last winter was
the best ever held since his connection
with the sport, he says. He states that
radical changes will be made in the
national affairs of the sport at the
coming congress. THE organization Will
be made more compact by uniting the
several leagues in each city into a local
association, through which all records
and reports must be sent to have them
recognized as official by the congress.
Each alley also will be compelled to
take out a sanction from the congress,
which will be furnished free of charge.
The idea is similar to that under which
the League of American Wheelmen has
been working for many years. Each alley
must be official in order to have the
records made upon 1t count. ard esch
city must be supervised by the local asso-
citation. similar to the State divisions of
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