Evening star., 1919-12-28
TWO SPORT BODIES
PREPARING TO S|FT
VARSITY PROBLEMS
Graduate Managers Asso-
citation and National Cole
giate A. A. to Hold Sessions.
by H. 6. BYRD.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Meet-
ings to be held here within the next
few days should have very important
ing the next year. Monday nigh,
the Association Of Graduate Mana
gers Of Athletics is to gather for its
annual gabfest and banquet; Tues
day the National Collegiate Athletic
Association meets in morning, after
noon and evening sessions. Indica-
tions are that both gatherings will
be- more largely attended than at
any previous time.
Just a word about what these or
ganizations are: The Graduate Man.
ayers Association is an informal or
ganization of the men handling the
financial and other business arrange
ments for the athletic associations of
their respective schools This body
was fostered by H. G. Pender, grad
uate manager Of athletics at Dart
mouth. who now is it's head. The
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
ton practically was the outgrowth
of a gathering of representatives of
colleges in New York thirteen years
ago.
N. c. A. A. Result of Grid Meeting.
Following the great outcry against
intercollegiate foot ball during and
Immediately after the 1905 season
men interested in the game met in
formally to ascertain if there were
not some way in which the rules could
be SO altered that it would be more
safe and sane" and thereby over
come the public aversion for it.
The forward pass and the 10-yard
gain in four downs to make first down
were results of that meeting and so
thoroughly beneficial for foot ball did
the gathering prove that it was
decided to form a permanent organ
ization at which there might be
discussions Of all collegiate athletic
activities. From that the National
Collegiate Association has developed
until it now has standing committees
which control the rules for foot ball,
basket ball, track and field, associa-
ton foot ball, swimming and water
sports and wrestling. Also the CEN
trail board Of officials is controlled
through the association. In other
words, out of an informal gathering
has grown a body influential wherever
collegiate sports are supported.
When the graduate managers get
together Monday there probably will
be round-table discussion of peculiar
or unusual conditions met and over
come during the past year by separate
great many helpful hints are forth
coming from these discussions about
specific details in the management of
college athletics. Another feature of
this meeting is the opportunity given
all the graduate managers to get per-
sonally in touch with one another
and thereby establish more intimate
relationship between their respective
athletic associations and institutions
Not less important side is the ar
rangement of details of games and
often the scheduling of games. No
meeting, as each person present
brings up whatsoever subject he de-
sires to discuss or have discussed.
Three Sessions to BE Held.
Each meeting Of the N. c. A. A il
divided into three sessions, morning,
afternoon and evening. The morning
session always is given over to ad-
athletic subjects, the afternoon ses-
sion is the business meeting. with re-
ports from the districts into which
the association is divided, the stand
ing committees and special compatt-
tees. The. night session is an in
all. matters athletic led usually by
one speaker Of considerable promi-
nence in his profession or business,
which profession or business usually
is not athletics.
Next Tuesday morning four ad-
dresses are to be held The opening.
of course. will be by Lieut.. Col. Pal
mer E. Pierce. president OF the as
sociation.. Henry D. Phillips of the
University CT the South commonly
letics ir that section DR.. j: II. Nc
Curdy of the Springfield Y. NJ c. A.
Training School is scheduled for an
address. The subject of which is to
embody the value of physical tram
ing for the masses, and Secretary Ct
War Baker will take as his subject
Physical Efficiency as National
Asset" The informal discussion at
night Is to be led by Frank H Scott,
a big business man of Cleveland, VINO
General Munitions Board and later OF
the War Industries Board.
Report Due ON 1918 Resolutions.
Last year It was the question Of
seasonal coaches which brought forth
a storm-it really was a storm-of
discussion, with the result that
paragraph was incorporated in a set
Of resolutions setting forth that such
coaching was contrary to the spirit of
amateur college athletics. This set
of resolutions resulted from a gen.
eral discussion. which brought out
various so-called evils of collegiate
sports. The resolutions were far
reacnlNE III many IcSpSClS, par IllCU.
larly in advocating the doing away
with certain factors in the develop
ment Of teams which had always been
regarded as fixtures. The resolutions
Of 1918:
BE is resolved. That, in the opin-
ion of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association. physical training and
athletics are an essential part Of edu-
cation. and that lin. every college or
university the department of physical
training and athletics should be rec
ognized as a department Of collegiate
instruction, directly responsible to the
college or university administration.
That each college faculty should
make adequate provision in the hour
schedule for physical training and
athletics.
'aThat seasoned coaches. scouting
Except at public intercollegiate con-
tests), training tables and organized
training or coaching in the summer
vacation are contrary to the spirit OF
amateur college athletics.
"In furtherance of the first resolu-
tion. seasonal coaches should. as soon
as practicable, be replaced by coaches
appointed for the year. or should
themselves be given an appointment
for year or more"
Special Committee Named.
A special committee was appointed
to place the resolutions before the
colleges and getting their co-opera
tion in the development of athletics
along the lines proposed. Just how
successful this committee has been
should be exceedingly interesting for
all to learn. 1t is known that most
Institutions have made efforts to solve
the seasonal coach problem. all re-
alizing that it is for their best inter-
ests to have year-round man in
charge of their sports, or at least a
man whose regime extends from year