Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-08
AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED AT A
MEETING TUESDAY EVENING.
II Will be Known as the Bratteboro
Athletic Association, Will Promote
Amateur Sport, and Ultimately Pro-
vide Public Playground.

Amateur Sport, and Ultimately Pro-
vide a Public Playground.
AT meeting held in the Y. M. C. A.
rooms Tuesday evening 1t was decided
TO form a permanent athletic associa-
tion for the control and management of
amateur sports locally, and a constitu-
ton was adopted for the government
of the organization. Officers were not
chosen at Tuesday evenings meeting
but committee consisting of c. l..
Stickney II. X. Whitaker and G. f.
Mann was chosen to nominate a list
of officers and present 1t at a meeting
which will be held in the High school
building Tuesday evening at o'clock.
The new organization is to be known
as the Brattleboro athletic association
and its purpose is to promote and en-
courage clean and wholesome sport
and ultimately to provide suitable
public playground. All residents of
Brattleboro Is years of age and over
are entitled to membership upon the
payment of an annual fee of 81 on or
before the June meeting. The officers
will consist of president, a secretary
treasurer and an executive committee
of five members including the two Of
ficers The duties of the executive
committee are: To act as agent of the
association in all matters not assigned
to other officials; to have control of all
athletic contests sanctioned by the as
sociation; to decide what teams or
contestants shall be allowed to appear
under the auspices of the association,
and to determine what conditions shall
govern such teams or contestants; to
decide upon the eligibility of all players
upon its teams; TO determine all rules
and regulations governing games or
contests; to act as a board Of reference
and discipline on all questions relating
to the conduct of players and teams, /
and to suspend or otherwise penalize I
offending players or teams; to appoint |
such sub-committees as may seem nee
essary and to assign their duties; /
and to perform all other necessary du-
ties.
All money remaining in the hands of 4
the association at each annual meeting
above actual expenses shall constitute
a trust fund TO be devoted TO securing
a permanent playground and such 9TH
er facilities for athletic sports as may
be authorized by the association. Such
fund shall be placed in the hands Of
trustee elected for three years, who
shall report at each annual meeting. I
No money shall be paid by the asso- |,
citation either directly or indirectly, to
any team or contestant. except for ac-
tuai expenses and the association shall
n
ton Of the money whenever II sees fit I,
Regular meetings of the association
shall be held in December March. June
ma September between the first and /
he 10th of each month. The December &
meeting shall be the annual meeting at
which full reports OF officers and COM
nittees shall he presented and new Of
icers elected for the ensuing year.
Special meetings may be held on call I
# the executive committee or upon .
written petition of 10 members pre- 4
ented to the secretary. Ten members \
hall constitute quorum for the tram e
action of all business. (
The above paragraphs are sum- Y
nary of the constitution as 1t was /
dopted Tuesday evening The move
lelll IL one Which CdliilbA LeIf illtSi
sting every person in town who is in
crested in the growth of amateur
ports, and It is expected that the or f
anization will secure large mem
ership. The annual dues are placed y
[ a figure which is within reach of all, d
nd the object for which the associa- q
ion is formed is certainly worth work e
lg for.
1t was not definitely decided at Tues
ay evenings meeting whether the as
ociation would operate a basketball I
,ague but II is very probable that such :
course will be taken as there are at =
Aast four teams that are anxious to 7
nter such a combine and would will y
ngly go under the league manage =
tent. The question of placing the Y. a
|. c. A. basketball team under the as
ociation's control will be settled at
leeting of the directors sometime this
eek, and their decision will be given =
/ Tuesday evenings gathering. II =
Gems likely that the Y. NJ. c. a. team
i'll enter the association, although it
ould not be a member of the local II
ague but would. play games with out
: town teams in connection with the
cal contests.
Since the organization of central
hletic committee two years ago local
nateur athletics have enjoyed a
aalthy growth. and more money has
zen realized from them than ever be-
re. Under the associations manage
ent basketball and football can prob
by be made to pay for themselves
hle baseball will net a handsome
oft. The scope of the new associa-
on is exceedingly broad, and there
no doubt that the town will benefit i