Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-09
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.INTRAN|URAL SPORT
National Collegiate 4. A. to
Devote Time to That il,
IS. December Meeting.
By Il. c. BYRD. .

Problems related to the develop
ment OF intramural systems Of ath-
letics will be the main subject Of
discussion at the meeting of the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
in New York December 81 and g.. 1t
IL likely that the predominant idea
to be developed at the meeting will
resolve itself eventually into some
plan to broaden greatly present in
tramurai systems and to link UP the
fntramural systems with the inter-
collegiate.
Practically all talks at the meeting
to the problems referred to in the
foregoing paragraph. Also a rather
radical departure is that there are to
be fewer formal addresses. so that
there will be an opportunity for gem
views by representatives of colleges
from every section Of the United
States.
While the National Collegiate AS
sociation is purely an academic body,
thority, it has accomplished much
for sports In the colleges. The high
plane that collegiate athletics has at
tanned in recent years has been due
In no small measure to the efforts OF
the N. c. A. A.. and certainly most Of
the broad work along. intramural
lines has been due entirely to the
development encouraged by that or
ganization. When foot ball was on
the ragged edge in 1909, and there
leges to abolish the sport, it was con-
certed action by the National Col
Iegiate Athletic Association that
caused reforms in the game and saved
the greatest Of collegiate COMPETE
ton.
This year representatives of col
1eges from coast to coast and from
Canada to Mexico will attend the
meeting in the hope that some real
plan will be divulged whereby ath-
letics may be developed in the col.
:lege so that all students may get
the benefits that go with participa-
ton In competitive sports. Also a
practicable plan whereby a far
reaching intramural system may be
worked in conjunction with inter-
collegiate athletics will be listened
to with the attention of men who
desire to institute just that ideal.
Navy Yard yesterday again proved
its superiority over the service elev-
ems in this section, when 1t took the
20 to g. The Army aggregation
counted the first touchdown of the
game, but the Navy men came right
back and got the oval across the
goal line just three times after that.
The Navy Yard clearly outplayed it's
though both teams did some excel
lent work.
University of Virginia. while it did
not have foot ball last fall, plans
to play basket ball this winter. The
Charlottesville. collegians are busy
arranging their schedule. and plan
to have just about the same number
Of games they played in. pre-war
times.
Unable to use the Y. NJ. c. A. gym
nasium tomorrow afternoon for their
two scheduled basket ball games, the
high schools intend to play the con-
tests on different days instead of on
the. same day and arrange for the
contests wherever they. can get the
playing space. Business and Central
have good gymnasiuns. but the other
schools do not desire to tackle those
schools on their home floors.
OF the thirteen men on the Mary
land. State foot ball squad last fall
who might be counted regulars. eight
players. Two were from Western.
two from Central, one from Business
and three from Tech.
Another meeting of the District In
tercoilegiate Basget Ball League is
scheduled December II. Unless some
thing is done by that time toward
getting another CUNT in line to take
the place made vacant by the with
drawa1 of George Washington, the
league probably will be disbanded
until next year. 1t is unfortunate
nj nj, jSfo o.
so we'll and played through such a
successful season as the local body
did last year must go under at this
time when the general reconstruction
Of all athletics in the colleges is I'M
der way.