The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-11-02
Churches Form
Athletic Body
REPRESENTATIVES, OF METHOD
1ST CHIInCHEs MEET AT TRACY
10 CONSIDER ATHLETICS.
(From Tracy Headlight

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Frsm Tracy Headlight)
A very significant meeting was held
on Tuesday morning in the Methodist
church when representatives from the
churches in the sixteen towns in the
northern portion of the Marshall dis
trict ranging from Winthrop to Lake
Benton, met in the interests of clean
sport and supervised recreation am
ong Methodist young people.
81 IS a recognized fact by all lovers
ut the national game that the COM
lnerrializing of the small town team
has resulted in the introduction Of
salaried players who have no interest
III the towns life and who frequently
have questionable characters. Their
employment bars also the local boys
and their presence fosters a gambling
spirit and a lack Of Sabbath observ-
ance already too prevalent.
It is to counterfeit these tendencies
that the Marshall District Interchurch
Athletic Association Of the Methodist
church has been formed. It is intend
ed to cover the whole range of re-
creation needed by the whole church
basket ball, volley ball, tennis, base
ball, bowling, horse shoe pitching and
track events.
ach church will take an inventory
Of its athletic possibilities and these
viii be forwarded to the schedule
committee who will arrange Inter
church contests and twice year at
some central point big field meet
and Community Day will be staged to
which all members of the Association
will be invited.
Already some employers of labor
in the different towns have signlfied
their willingness to free their en-
ployees on Saturday afternoon IN
the interests of clean sport and Sab
bath observance and it is hoped that
many others recognizing the results
Of the present disregard of law, hui
man and divine, will encourage this
movement to direct the necessary re-
creational activities of the community
along legitimate and monumental
lines, by setting aside the Saturday
afternoon for that purpose.
The perfectly natural desire for
play is characteristic not only Of our
youth. but to adult folk and to assure
these of a pleasing environment and
an opportunity to see and participate
in their Iavorite games now made well
nigh impossible because arranged on
the Sunday, the Association has been
70 med.
The officers are: President, Rev.
r. B. Tibbetts, Marshall; Vice resi-
-ient, Rev. B. L. Main, Redwood Falls;
Secretary, Rev. H. Hugh Cover,
Tracy; Treasurer, Mr.. C.. o. Wam-
stad, Tracy.
Standing committees on schedules,
awards, eligibility Of contestants and
publicity, were appointed and the fol-
lowing Bylaws adopted.
Article Name. The name of
this Organization shall be The Mar
shall District Athletic Association.
Article Purpose. The purpose
of this association shall be to provide
properly supervised recreational ac-
tivities for the communities.
Article Membership. Any
Methodist church organization may
become member Of this association
upon subscribing to the Bylaws and
payment of the annual dues.
All entrants in any Of the games or
contests must be members or attend
ants Of some Methodist church organ
ization.
Article 4.-Offcers. The officers Of
this association shall consist of a
President, Vice-President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Article 5.-Duties of Officers. The
PRESIDENT shall preside at all general
business meetings of the association
and have general direction of its ac-
Invites and shall be ex-off1cio nlem-
Der Of all committees.
The Vice President shall preside in
the absence of the President and as
sumo all responsibility involved in the
Il office.
The Secretary shall keep all records
and carry on correspondence involved
in the administration Of the associa-
ton.
The Treasurer shall be responsible
for the collection of all dues and dis
bursement Of all monies, subject to
the order of the Secretary.
Article ELECTION. All officers
shall Be elected annually for one year
o. until successors are elected, said
election to be held at the regular
annual meeting in October.
Article Board of Directors. The
j Beard 81 Directors shall consist OF
I TN ofElcers Of the association and
claisvmen Of the standing committees,
) Article 8.-Standing committees
shall consist of the following:
(1) Com on Schedule.
{2) Com on Awards.
Com. on Eligibility of Con-
testants.
Con1 on Publicity.
xkicIe 9-Meetings. Meetings OF
~ ~ 4ciation shall be held at the
W S II v President the annual meet