The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-11-02
Churches Form
Athletic Body
REPsslls sATIvEs OF METHOD
IST CnIHR. les MEET AT TRACY
TO C0NSIDER ATHLETICS.
From Tracy Headlight)

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A very significant meeting was held
on Tuesday morning in the Methodist
church when represent 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.
# Is recognized fact by all lovers
of the national game that the COM
1nercializing 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 gambling
spirit and a lack of Sabbath observ-
ance already too prevalent.
1t is to counteract these tendencies
that the Marshall District lnterchurch
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
will be forwarded to the schedule
committee who will arrange Inter-
church contests and twice year at
some central point a 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 a 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, hu-
man and divine, will encourage this
movement to direct the necessary re-
creational activities Of the community
along legitimate and uncommercial
lines, by setting aside the Saturday
afternoon for that purpose.
The perfectly natural desire for
plav IS characteristic not only Of our
youth, but to adult folk and to assure
these of 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
fo med.
The officers are. President, Rev.
r. B. Tibbetts, Marshall; Vice Presi-
dent Rev. B. L. Main, Redwood Falls;
! Secretary, Rev. H. Hugh Cover,
Tracy; Treasurer, Mr.. Go. Wam-
stad, Tracy.
Standing committees on. schedules,
awards, eligibilitiy Of contestants and
publicity, we're appointed and the fol
lowing Bylaws adopted:
Article 1.-Name. The name OF
this organization shall be The Mar
shall District Athletic Association.
Article 2.-Purpose. The purpose
of this association shall be to provide
properly supervised recreational ac-
tiyities 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.-Officers. The officers OF
this association shall consist of q
President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Article 5.-Duties of Officers. The
President shall preside at all genera
business meetings of the association
and have general direction of its ac-
tivities and shall be ex-officio mem
Der Of all committees.
The Vice President shall preside II
the absence Of the President and as.
sumo all responsibility involved in the
ss office. -.
The Secretary shall keep all records
and carry on correspondence involved
in the administration Of the associa-
tion
The Treasurer shall be responsible
for the collection of all dues and dis
bursement of all monies, subject te
the order of the Secretary.
I Article ELECTION. All officers
q shall be elected annually for one veal
Il 81 until successors are elected, sait
E election to be held at the regular
annual meeting in October.
Article Board of Directors. Th'
] Board of Directors shall consist O
the ofi6ers Of the association ant
! cfiaizsnen of the standing coramittees
Article 8.-Standing committees
j shall consist of the following:
IA Com. on Schedule.
(2) Com. on Awards.
Com on Eligibility of Con
testants.
Com. on Publicity.
ERtfS1e g. Meetings. Meetings o:
n Qciation shall be held at tn
z " President. the annual meet