The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
'SOUTH ATLANTIC
COLLEGES UNITE
FORM INTER tTH-
LETIC ASSOCIATION WITH
EIGHT IN LEAGUE
WILL HOLD MEETING
FEBRUARY - SET TO RATIFY AC-
TIoN AND ADOPT CONsTIt-
TIoN AND BYLAWS OF
ORGANIZATION
WILL HOLD MEETING

I WASHfNGTON. Feb, t1,--Reprc-
sentstives from Georgetown tniver-
sity. North Carolina Agricultural and
/ Mechanical college Of North Carolina,
+ Virginia Polytechnic institute Wash
ington and Lee. Richmond COLLEGE
and Johns hopkins met hare yestcr-
day and oaganized the South Allan
ln.-t. o.avs aate Athletic Associa-
tinn. This newly formed athletic
, hooy has FOR its purpose the promo
ton of track and field sports in the
middle South and. Judging from the
interest taken In the first meeting.
this sporting body should have the
greatest possible success in its pro-
posed plans.
=. tn the exception of the Cnivcr-
sity of Virginia. All the institutions
Ut note In the South were represented
in yesterdays meeting on the hilltop.
The Charlottesville school was I'M
able to send representative to the
meeting at the Blue and Gray school
yesterday, owing to the fact that
the Orange and Blue track team
had so many entries In the George
Washington meet last night. which
consequently took up the attention
of the Southern institutions track
executives. However. Virginia has
sent word to the association that she
will have representative at the next
meeting that the Southern athletic
body holds Several other Southern
schools are expected to apply for
mem bership before the body meets
again. and eventually this new ath-
letic association will comprise the
whole Southern sporting world.
Will Meet In Richmond.
The second meeting for the final
ratification and adoption of the con-
stttuttoH aHd-by-iaws of the aEEoCia-
ton Will be held at Richmond Feb
ruary p. II Is very probable that
the constitution which will be ac-
cepted at the next meeting in Rich
mond will provide for a big set Of
track and field games to be held ea--
~ in the spring Of each year to de-
eide the cham pionshIp or the South
Atlantic section in this sport All
the institutions that were represent
ed at Yesterdays meeting We're heart
lily in favor of the proposed set Of
games, and Il is thought by those who
are in touch with the plans OF the
Southern athletic association that this
part Of the constitution will he ac-
cepred by all the universities inter
annual affair. This track meet will
in all proba bility be held at either
Baltimore or Charlottesville, and will
have for its program fun list Of
events. together with several relay
races.
This athletic association is the first
thing Of it's Kind that has ever been
organized in the South. and from
the present outlook II should he
great aid 10 track athletics in this
section. With the larger universities
In the South taking interest in the
body the small institutions will fol-
low suit and the association will have
little trouble In gaining an import
ant place in the athletics If the
South.
should Rand Together.
There is every reason that the coll
leges of this section should be bound
together by some sort ~ an associa-
ton, as is the case in every other
part OF the country In the North
as we'll as in the West there Is
collegiate sporting body among the
more important institutions of those
sections that not only assumes con
troll Of track athletics but also Of all
the other branches OF sport It IS
the opinion among the men interest
ed in the formation Of the Southern
association that it will only he mat
ter OF time before the body that was
horn yesterday will play as import
ant a part in the athletics OF the
South as the different bodies in the
other parts Of the country do at the
present time In their respective To-
calities
Mr.. Joseph England. Of Johns Hop
kins, and official Handicapped for the
a. A. L.. was elected temporary chair
man in Yesterdays meeting and will
in. all probability re made president
OF the association at the nsxt meet
ing in Richmond. Among the other
representatives present yesterday
were Branch Bocock. of North Caro-
lima; Burton J. Ray. OF the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College Of
North Carolina; y. NJ Dunlop. of
Richmond College: c. r. Adams, OF
Virginia Polytechnic Institute: John
NJ. Holmes. OF Johns Hopkins ]. w.
Bollard. OF Washington and Lee:
Thomas S, Smith, president OF the
athivtfc association: Vincent Daley.
graduate supervisor Of athletics.
and Eugene Darr. assistant manager
of track of GEORGETOWN, Among the
above list Of men there are those
who have been intimately connected
with athletics in the South for years
and are we'll versed in both the or
ganization and the execution OF the
plans Of such body.
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