Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
ATHLETIC NEWS AND NOTES.

President D. e. Wiber Of the South
Atlantic Branch Association. A. A. T.,
will leave Washington Saturday after
noon for New York to attend the annual
meeting of the. national body, which will
occur in the parlors Of the Hotel Astor,
New York city Accompanying him will
be w c. Thatcher, who expects to take
the trip, although not as an association
delegate This meeting should prove to
be of great Importance to our South At
lantic Association. In accordance with
a tactit understanding which was made
at last years meeting, when Henry G.
Penniman withdrew his namesfor can Ii
dacy for the executive Office. unless new
plans have been formed, he will succeed
Everett c. Brown Of the Chicago Athletic
Association to that Office. 1t Is also
understood that Baltimore Is a national
championship possibility, as steps are be-
ing taken with that end in view. 1t liz
understood that Philadelphia is making
fight for the 1911 championships, and
may get it, SO the South Atlantic dele
gates will not land this meet without
fight, if at all. Here's hoping.
Rumor has it that the federal games.
the most popular Of our annual athletic
meets. in fact the largest set OF games
held east of New York. are to be under
the auspices of the Washington Grove
Athletic Association this year, instead of
under the Y. NJ. c. A, as was last years.
or under Mike Stewart, az they were
previously. 1t has been known for some
time that the Y. NJ. c. A, under whose
auspices last years meet was held. would
not run 1t this year. but 1t was not
known who would take 1t, until 1t re-
Gently leaked out that President A.onzo
Tweedale Of the Groyites now has the
matter under consideration. His deci-
SIGN will be made soon, and If favorable
plans will be formulated and preliminary
arrangements will be started at once
With the athletic talent already at the
Grove, and with Mike Stewart to help
out. he having already offe. ed his serv-
ices. there is no reason why the 1911
games should not be as successful as
those of previous years.
When King won the quarter-mile
South Atlantic title Cindoor) from
scratch in Convention Hall in the
-onds, equaled the track record held by
Jimmy" Mulligan, the former George
town and New York Athletic Club star.
King is going to try to better it this
year, and we certainly wish him luck.
rip Stecker is not going to New
York for the big distance runs. az he
simple life, and expects to continue to
do SO for week or so longer. before
going into active training for the New
Year crosS-country run.
In the national indoor championships,
which were held in Madison Square
Garden, New York, October 81. and
November !, the members Of the South
Atlantic Association who entered did
not show up any. better. in fact, not as
well, as they did in the outdoor games
which were held at New Orleans few
weeks earlier. This only goes to show
that our athletes are not as good as
those of other cities. The winners of
the South Atlantic titles in the different
events, except in a very few cases. do
not compare with the winners Of the
events in other associations. and there
must be some reason. Next week a de-
.cision will be made as to whether or
not Baltimore will be assigned the