The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-12-06
A. A. U. STRONG HERE
Washington Men Named to
Conduct Sports.
WILL INCREASE MEMBERSHIP
-Four Local Organizations Have Quml-
flied for the south Atlantic AssOcia-
tion-WashiRStOn Represented on
All of the Most Important Commit
tees-COmpIiment to This Section.
Special to The Washington Herald

! Special to The Washington Herald
4 Baltimore, Dec. 5-The list OF officials
OF the South Atlantic Association Of the
A A L. for 1867 and 1908 was announced
by President Washington Bowie, jr., to-
day as follows:
I President-Capt. Washington Bowie. jr
| Vice President-Joseph T. England.
Secretary Treasurer-Theo. L. Straus.
Board of managers-Joseph T. Eng
land, William II. Hallowel. Charles
Keidel. jr.. Joseph j. Rettaliata. Gusta-
vus Brown. c. II Dyson, J. f. Tyler. jr..
Lieut.. ]. w. Crawford: d. E. Wlber. Capt.
Washington Bowie. jr. Alexander S Gage.
William Becker, Theodore Z. Straus, c
Z. Edwards, and Maurice Joyce.
Delegates at large-Henry G. Penniman.
Henry T. Baker. and 5. Johnson Poe.
Registration committee-Dr. D. Z. Wi
Der (chairman); H. c. Penniman, and Jo-
seph J. Rettaliata-
Official handicapper-John P. Baer.
Finance-Gustavus Brown (chairman);
Joseph T England. and c. Z. Edwards.
Records-Henry G. Penniman CHAIR
mani; John p Baer. and Maurice Joyce.
Track and Field Champlonship-Dr. D.
+. Wiber (chairman); Charles Keidel jr-.
&C.. II. Dyson. William Becker, P. T.
.O'Malley, and c. E. Beckett.
Legislation-Joseph T. England CHAIR
mani; J. T. Tyler. IT.. and Theodore E
StraUs
Membership-Dr. D. E. Wiber Chair
mani; Theodore E Straus, S Johnson
Poe, Joseph J. Rettaliata, and William H.
HellOwell.
William Becker chairman;
DR.. Alexander 5. Gage. and Maurice Joyce.
Basket-ball-W. c. Thatcher chairman;
William Becker. Thomas Cornelius, G. L
Beckett. and Walter J. Cox.
Athletic commissioners. T. MusgrOve,
Bristol. Va; c. NJ. Barry. Norfolk, Va,
and ". p. Wajdy. Richmond, Va
Clubs on the List.
The present members Of the South At
lantic Association clubs embraced in iJ).
are as follows:
Baltimore - Mount Washington. Wal
brook. Baltimore Athletic Club. Maryland
Swimming Club. Maryland Athletic Club,
Baltimore and Ohio Athletic Association,
Central Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. Fifth Regiment Athletic Association.
Municipal Games Athletic Association.
Battery 3. Boys Brigade, and the Sub
urban Club.
Washington-YOun Mems Christian As
sociation. Washington Grove Athletic As
scciation, National Guards District Co
lUmbia and Carroll Institute.
The clubs in Norfolk and Richmond.
formerly members Of the association, are
not AZ present members. as they have
failed TO send in their membership dues.
The association is determined 70 in
crease its membership this year. and
Secretary Straus. 10 South street, will be
glad 20 receive applications and point out
the benefits 10 be derived.
Compliment to Association.
President Sullivan. il his annual adj
dress a couple of weeks ago, said, among
other things:
Il am going TO speak frankly TO the
delegates on the question of member I
ship in the different associations, and
would ask that they take notice and en-
large their membership as much as pos |
sible.
Three years ago your former president, |
Mr.. Joseph 3. Maccabe, made a state /
ment that We should have go clubs in /
the A. \. L. and see no reason in the I
world why we should be satisfied until /
we reach that figure. All of our associa- /
tons are 10 be criticised because the /
Of each and every one Of 4
them should be larger than it is at \
present
The South Atlantic Association. with |
a territory having few large cities. has \
a good membership-hftee il is try
ing for more. Il IS never satisfied
IL may be news TO many in this city
that the a 4. L has relinquished juris-
diction over roller and other skating. At
times last season there were rumors that
the Baltimore Polo League would get it.
self into trouble for playing games with
out sanction, and that PLAYERS were
jecpardiZing their amateur standing by
playing with or against men who We're
not registered and could not be All this
is over, however, and skating of all kinds
is now under the jurisdiction Of the IN
Skating Union.