The Washington times., 1910-01-09

~ ltl-uAN MlSEl1il- 10 interfere Win NlEe
private arrangements OF Georgetown
and George Washington Universities, It
must be said that if they have really
decided to boycott the Federal indoor
games they have gone out OF their
way 10 do a small piece or business.
II is true that the Federal games
have not the advantage Of being able to
offer entries for the universities meets.
but the schools are under obligations TO
the promoter IN more ways than one.
In the first place. ". G. Nike Stuart,
the prime mover in the Federal games,
has done more to teach the managers
Of meets in this city how to run an
enterprise Of the sort than all the uni
versity managers put together since
the days when Mike Thompson was at
Georgetown. In fact, he is the only
one who has grasped the fundamental
principles Of management and has had
the brains and executive ability to carry
them through without a hitch.
Encourages Youngsters.
Stuart has persisteutIy and systemati-|
CaiIy developed the athletic spirit in the
high and grade schools. and among the
smaller athletic clubs. which would
have had few or no opportunities for
entering big meets II he had n-.- DELHI
erately made room for all comers and
given them aid and comfort. Much OF
the enthusiasm and the talent which
viii 90 TO make the Georgetown and
George Washington games a success
VIII be due 20 the seed planted by
Stuart.
Also. he is the only manager since theI
days OF Thompson, who has had more
than a rudiTnentary idea of how to prop
erly advertise a meet. He is head and
shoulders above any press agent for
athletics that ever lived in Washing
Ion, both In the matter OF deep person
al interest and IN intelligent boosting
OF sports in the newspapers. When he
and BIZ Foley, and afterxsrd he by
himself, ran the Federal games, the
date was in February. but he began his
newspaper campaign the latter part OF!
OCTOBER, Until this year. when there
was apparently q wave Of common sense
az @ w L, there has been no CoIIeE-
i'2te manager since Thompson, who has
known enough OF had experience enough
with the cruel world outside the walls
OF dear old alma mater TO appreciate
the value Of advertising Their theor-
has been to place cute posters around
town talk among themselves abo7st
what they we're going to accomplish.
and send three or four stories, written
more or less badly. to the papers during
Li-e week preceding. the meet Stuart =
example IN tie matter Of getting 0rrt
alld HlS-lne IL this one respect Is worth
al IiaI lne two universities could do
TO help his games
Brought Many Stars.
In the second place. Stuart has Jaen 4
remarkably successful In bringing 10 /
this city the star athletes IN whom. the
public Is so much interested ard who
otherwise, would never have a-,Dearad
before the Washington followers Of field .
and track sports He has never issued
a not air statement about his affrac- +
lions, and ne has made good when he .
mas made a promise or published an en- .
Try The public IS under obligations. 10 .
him IN this respece
stuart vigorously denied this morning
insinuation that the Federal games .ol /
this year were being run IN the nau7a
of the Y IL Q, A. merely as a blind.
He and Prof Beckett, Of the Y. NJ
c A. he asserted absolutely, were run
ming the meet In the interest Of the
y. n 9 A, and with t1,3 support Of is +
OT1Cl6 IS AS the Y NJ g a. IS a nov
eTTul influence IN athletics here and has
on number OF OCCasiCas loaned its.
gymnasium 20 the homeless squalls OF
other organizations, the alleged boycott
OF the associations games this yparI
would have a distinctly bad appear
zuce.
Concerning the intimation that the.
high schools might keep Out OF the
Federal games, Stuart said this morn
ing that Captain Tanner. Of the West
ern High SchOOI track squad. visited