The Washington times., 1905-09-19
WASHINGTON GOT
WHAT It WANTED
Fared Well at s. A. A.
Meeting Last Night.
WILL HOLD OUTDOOR MEET
Awarded to This City Although Wanted
by Baltimore-Change in Bas-
ketball Rules.
WILL HOLD OUTDOOR MEET

ketball RuleS.
washington Jared well last night at
the meeting of the South Atlantic Asso-
citation of the Amateur Athletic Union
Capt. c. f. Edwards. of the District
National Guard. was elected member
of the registration COMMITTEES; Jim
O,Shea was elected delegate TO the
meeting of the A A. L., in New York
in November with ]. j. German. both
of Carroll Institute, alternate. and Lieut-
]. w. Crawford. of the Washington Y
M. c. A. was elected vice president
The meeting in Baltimore last night
was one Of the most Important ever heid
from the standpoint of athletics in this
CITY where amateur rules have been
treated with supreme indifference ana
where no attention was paid 70 the rui-
ings of outside organizations. There was
a complete representation from the y
NJ c. A., Carroll Institute, and Ma
tfonal Guard. Washington Grove ana
the Columbia Athletic Club have filed
applications for membership in the
South Atlantic and had delegates on
hand to plead their cause. Both were
admitted :,
One Delegate by Mistake.
Washington had been promised two
IN making the city's position clear Cap
tain Edwards made the mistake OF
thinking there We're only three delegates
with three alternates, and asked that
Washington have a delegate and an al
ternate. He got them, when as mat
ter OF fact the Baltimore people We're
perfectly willing to give US TWO 1uii-
fiedged voters at the meeting
The registration committee menlpSr-
ship was decided IN caucus or the
Washingtonians by the. Nip OF a com.
O'Shea and Captain Edwards We're at
York. while O'Shea wanted to be on the
COMMITTEE They tossed a coin TO see
who should have the job, and the cap
tain won.
washington delegation in the matter
of legislation concerned basketball, ana
the number of men on the registration
committed An effort was mace 10 nave
.he meeting instruct its delegates 10 the
annual meeting of the Amateur Atm
letfc Union 10 have the national Dooy
change the registration commune iii l1oii,-
ber from to ) for each allied associa-
ton. but 1t was finally thrown OUT on
technicality-
Against Free Toss
In basketball Captain Edwards moved
that the free toss be eliminated anu
mat the team fouied be given half a
this-OsShea- and the. other Carroll lnstl-
tuta and Y. NJ. C. A men taking diff
ferent view. On the other hand. he re-
ceired considerable support from Balti-
n,oreans. and after a tie vote in when
only eight of the eleven clubs repre-
sented at first took part. Baltimore
cv,,b came TO the front and the oele-
eates were instructed 10 ask the A. a
T. ~ make the change.
Another innovation the captain de-
sired was TO have the system OF naVllg
both a referee and umpire aDoHSneo
and substitute Il referee alone, VINO
should nave full charge of the game with
absolute authority on all points. Just a.
a baseball umpire has ms proNoneu
much discussion. in which captain Eo-
wards found little support, ana the mo
ton was finally lost.
A neat scheme was evolved by Secre-
tarv Theodore StraGs by which wash
ington would have had no mernDer or
the board OF governors or the A A U.
which board takes mai votes. suspends
people and otherwise cuts much Ice.
He wanted the meeting TO instruct us
delegates TO elect the president secTs-
fary-freasurer, and chairman or the
registration committee OF the . A A
TO the said board. As all three OF these
worthy officials are Baltimoreans. this
CITY would have no chance 70 get a gov
erno- this year President Al. Mott W.Is
one of the first TO see the injustice OF
the ARRANGEMENT ana spoke against IL
so forcibly that II was killed Now Jim
O'Shea will have a chance 10 get on The
board.
Another victory for the District was
when IL was awarded the outdoor field
and truck championship. Baltimore
wanted II badly. but a little talk with
some of the leaders over there convinc-
ed them il would be a big help to ath-
letics around here and il was all fixed up
before the meeting 10 award he honor
to Washington. DIR. William Grant then
spoke up for Baltimore and asked that
an indoor Championship be held there.
which was unanimously granted, as the
Washington delegates did not care 10
undertake the winter meet in opposition
TO the big Georgetown games.
Officers and Delegates.
The officers and Washington men
present We're:
Board OF governors:
Albert Mott Dr. u. Z. Kelsey, Gus
ir.. Capt. c. z. Edwards, DR.. Willard
oiront, Lieut.. ]. w. Crawford. II. O.
Hartzeu. James A. O'Shea, Theodore
=. Straus. J. Harry Gross, DR.. u. +
rice O'Connor and j. a Baker
The board elected the following as Its
officers:
Vice President-Lieut. ]. w. Crawford
Washington. Y. NJ. G. A
Secretary L
Straus, Suburban Club.
Registration Committee-Dr william
Grant, Chairman, Maryland Swimming
Club; S. Johnson Poe, Firth Regimen ,s
Athletic Association; Capt. c. r.. Ed
wards, Athletic Association Nationa
Guard, District of Columbia.
The South Atlantic Association Il
entitled to send six delegates and sil
alternates to the annual meeting or tn
A A U. Delegates and alternate.
were elected as follows:
Delegat ates-Messrs. Albert Mott. Gus
tavug Brown, James a O'Shea. Dr.
William Grant. Theodore E. Straus. DR.
H z. Kelsey.
Alternates-Messrs. Joseph ]. Retail
iata. J. J. Gorman. James Houston
Washington Bowie. jr., Latrobe Cogs
well and T.. V. Cummings.
The delegates al the meeting las
night were:
Washington Young Mems Christian
Association-E4eut J. w. Crawford, Nj
b. Rfdeout, G. l.. Beckett.
Athletic Associa tion OF the Nationa
Guard of the District Of Columbia
Can. c. e Edwards Capt @. f