The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-10-04

among n youth OF the BEauou
schools of the city. Unfortunately
the Board of Education Of Baltimore
has adopted a most n-on-progressive
stand in regard to school athletics;
that Of refusing to permit athletic
teams to officially represent the
schools. 1t is bad that a loose con-
%struction cannot be given a rule that
is so largely responsible in keeping
schoolboy athletics among colored
boys far behind what it should be
in a city where the colored popula-
ton is proportionally so large. How
ever, the efforts of the young men of
the Dunbar Club may be the means
of bringing Baltimore to the fore
front.
The lack of newspaper publicity is
all that prevents Philadelphia being
considered a hot bed of basketball
activity. The Stentonworth Athletic
Club is the championship organiza-
ton, with the Y. M. c. A., the Wissa-
hickon Boys Club, the rs" Club and
other runners-up in their various
classes.
In Pittsburg the Monticellos have
made themselves famous in the East
by trimming a crack five of Howard
University that essayed to win West
ern honors in the Smoky City. This
team will be brought to Washington
this year and may be tempted to take
the trip North. From all angles it is
a hrst-rate basketball team and will
make things hum around the circuit.
IT might be we'll in this article TO
air a few points Of discussion that
might bring benefit to the game
among us. First, a lover Of the game
hates to read of the almost annually
occurring wrangle among many of the
leading clubs in the city of New York.
It seems to be the result of too
many Independent clubs running bas-
ketball almost entirely from their
own points of view. Editor Hebron
Of the A. A. U. Handbook deplores the
, tendency to run basketball teams In
!. dependently, and suggests that there
be more league formations. Were a
, commission formed to classify teams,
, arrange a schedule, make rules OF
eligibility of players, with men acting
thereon solely for the good Of the
game minus the influence of compel
ing clubs, a model situation it would
be. Many colored schools were once
! in the habit of putting teams in vari
!. Gus sports only when 1t was definitely
! assured that the team had a winning
: chance, with the result that a really
! good team was seldom or bull
up. 1t Is a poor constructive policy
to build along such lines and is typi
a cal of poor sportsmanship. It is ques
tionable in my mind, whether goot
!, comes to the game when 1t is de
. pendable upon a following dance t
draw supporters, and I have Away
!. regretted more the seeming ~necessit!
10 find a suitable hall for the gam
with adjoining saloon privileges
!, especially where school, Y. M. c. A
or college teams are playing. In thi
city a determined effort is to be mad
to run games without the attractio,
= Of a dance to follow in hope tina
= basketball like football will be apprt
ciated by all who attend from low
~ for the game itself. In Washingto
!, last year we found it a paying polio
10 severely criticize lack of sport!
- manship and perpetual contention
~ ness on the part of players in tn
news columns in the local player
~ It was seldom that such CONNER
n failed to bring about a better state {
affairs. Lastly, it would be we'll &c
IA the game everywhere If impartia
- competent officials were always s
h cured. With league organization
is possible to train officials, and whe
n once a good mar is gotten he shoul
10 be amply paid for efficient service.
am sure that this will be a bann,
w. season in basketball with many ben
fetal results secured to player, schoc
% college and club.