Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-25

THAT the proposed National Inter-
scholastic Athletic association will be-
come In dua course 81 time reality
appears probable. The matter was
fully discussed al the recent national
championships held under the aus
pieces Of the New York Athletic club
az Travers Island. Il was the unani-
nous opinion that the athletes OF the
preparatory and high schools Of this
country had reached stage OF ath-
letlc development whore their welfare
demanded national governing body
In all parts OF the states there ar~
schOOiOoy track and field performers.
whose records few years back
would have been considered unbeliev.
able by the average follower OF anna
teur turf and cinder competition. The
system Of training from virtually
childhood under direction Of skilled
trainers II In part responsible for this
remarkable progress and the con
stantly increasing opportunities for
trying out In meets Is also an import
ant factor
At the present time there Is mo-
body whose duty II Is TO see that suit
able eligibility rules govern the yarl-
GUS games Ia all parts 81 the coun-
Try or TO put the seal Of authenticity
upon the starting times and distances
credited to these schoolboy phonOme-
mons. This Il the proposed duty of
the organization which Is being form
ed az present A tentative constitu-
tlon, by-laws aud game regulations
IRE being drawn up and when com
pietod will be forwarded To the ath-
lctic association OF every college IN
the country. These organizations viii
be asked 10 pass upon the same and
return with such amendments as viii
insure their support When this
stage has been reached the National
InteTscholasiic a. A. viii be inoorpor-
ated and launched "a cover a field
not now occupied BY either the Inter-
collegiate A. A. A. A. OF the Amateur
Athletic union.
Following the defeat OF the English
polo cup challenging team by tho
American four in the opening game
OF the series the visitors explained the
upset In part. by the statement that
since their arrival In this county they
had been unable " obtain continuous
practice against fast playing, hlah
calibred fours. This statement was
true, but the fault lay not with either
Polo association or any OF its individ-
ual members. but the game Itself
Polo IN the United states Is OF com
paratiyely recent origin aud polo play
ers capable Of trying out the English
four 10 the limit. are few and far he
tween. Whereas thousands play tho
game In England and the various
British possessions, there are but few
IN comparison who participate in polo
Ia the states
The very fact that the few players
Of sufficient strength 10 give the ohal-
icngers a thorough try0ut we're need
ed for the American team and reserve.
placed AN unintcntlonai handicap up
on the invading players. Occasional
~ one OF the Meadow Brook "Big
Four" or an American ressryist prac-
tlced against the English, but this was
avoided az far az possible IN order
that the charge might not be made
later that the defenders were familiar
with the English style Of attack and
, defense. In years 20 come PERHAPS
polo will reach a point OF popularity
N This country where IN number 81
followers u VIII compare favOrably
with England. Until such time how
ey ~ the conditions Of which the Eng