The Washington times., 1905-09-17
AMATEUR ATHLETIC
UNION GATHERING
South Atlantic Association
Meets in Baltimore.
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An Effort Will Be Made to Bring
Championship Meet to
Washington.
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The annual convention of the South
Atlantic Association OF the Amateur
Athletic Union will be held tomorrow
night at the Hotel Rennert in Baltimore
AS there are three clubs here IN this
city. members Of the association, WASH
ington viii send representatives.
From the Young Mems Christian As
socfation. Lieut. J. w. Crawford and
Messrs. Beckett and Rideout, physical
directors at the Y. 81. c. A. will be
sent. The National Guard Will be look
ed after by Captain Edwards, Captain
Swaggert and Lieut.. p. W. Smith. Car
roll Institute will send as its representa-
tive James A. O'Shea, chairman OF i.s
athletic committee; W. Cieary Sullivan.
secretary OF the institute. Harry Cul-
len and John j. German.
Washington Factor.
OF especial Importance is the meeting
tomorrow night. for during It officers
Tor the ensuing year Will be elected. and
ire place for holding the South Atlantic
championship meet will be designated.
washington has never had very much
to say in the running OF things In the
South Atlantic, because IL was numeri-
cally weak, but since the meeting last
year TWO new clubs have entered. the
National Guard and Carroll Institute.
winch gives tie Capital more strength.
III was hoped that the convention this
year could have been called here, but at
the meeting Of the association held last
Year baltimore was decided upon.
determined effort will be made to bring
the championship meet here next year.
washington supplies more athletes than
Baltimore, and, so the clubs OF this
city say, could make more money out of
the meet than Baltimore has ever
made. This year when the games were
held at Maryland oval. on May I9, there
was n very slim crowd in attendance
ana the returns which resulted from
more conveniently located, could be
found here in Washington and the nov
eity or a ehampionship meet would be
take to field and track more readily
than they do in Baltimore. IL the crowd
which attends in the two cities is any
standard by which TO Judge.
Keen Competition.
Comprising, as the South Atlantic
does. the States OF Maryland. Virginia
West Virginia, North and South Caro-
lima, and the District of Columbia. to-
morrow nights convention bids fair to
be very important one Each asso-
citation enrolled in the South Atlantic IS
allowed three delegates and three al
ternates. and as nearly the entire roster
of officers Will be elected, there NAV be
some great State rivalry.
AS it is the usual custom for the vice
president to succeed to the presidency.
Dr. III. E. Kelsey will In all probability
assume the duties now demanding AL
bert Motifs attention. The registration
committee and the board of governors
will also be filled. Washington thinks
that every club in the city should have
a man on the board OF governors. The
capital City VIII back one OF its men
Tor the vice presidency and expects to
put him into office. but the name OF the
candidate viii not be announced until
the convention is calico.
The individual members of the asso-
citation are working hard to put the
quality OF athletics on as high a basis
as they are in the northern part of the
United States. The South has been
able impetus Is being given to the
amateur status, yet only by a strong
and determined stand do the followers
or the Amateur Athletic Union hope TO
Atlantic is practically an ofrshoot of the
old Middle States Association, yet the
change which perfected the new organi-
cation is comparatively recent. and the
south feels that the stride which Il has
made is praiseworthy. The most re-
markable thing is the way that the as
sociation has gone forward here in
Washington.
The South Atlantic haD looked after
the status OF it's athletes with much
sollcitude, and on one occaS sion, when
some OF the wearerc of spiked shoes
left this city and went to Port Deposit,
where they paraded under false colors,
the entire crowd was disqualified.