Evening star., 1923-03-23


At an executive committee meet
ing here some time ago of the South
Atlantic intercollegiate Athletic As
sociation 1t was found that there is
70 be divided among the various
schools. 1t was said that this should
ne sent out in checks and that this
need not be held up. because 1t was
thouSht the Richmond meet would
more than pay for itself. At a later
conference of members of the or
ganizatton who belong to the South
"rn intercollegiate Conference il
vas about decided that they would
simply let the South Atlantic go to
smash after the meet this year
Seen ns Hopeless Task.
President Miles of the South At
Iantlc, who has done everything in
his power to keep the organization
moving, said that il seemed impos-
slble to do so longer than this year.
IT was his opinion that the body
should hold games this spring and
red in by six institutions represent
ed. 1T was Miles feeling that his
institution, for instance. could not af-
ford To keep up the two organiza-
tions financially. the expenses this
year being more than doubled. by the
fact that the schools would have to
send squads not only to Richmond.
but TO Montgomery. Ala for the
Some such action rs this was pre-
Saged last fall. when il was learned
that Johns Hopkins had decided to
Withdraw from tn" South Atlantic
Association. Hopkins. it was under
stood, felt that il could not consist
entity belong to tho South Atlantic
and maintain its affiliations with the
Middle States Association, nf which
II also is Il member For this rea-
son Hopkins decided to Withdraw.
Hopkins ais" felt that the South At
lantIc Organization was beginning to
get a little weak in the knees" as
one of its supporters told the writer.
1t undouhtedly viii be a matter of
regret 10 many to see the passing Of
the :. y. J. y. \. as it has long been
rhe QUO hig set of outdoor track and
feed games toward which schools in
this section could look
No doubt the South Atlantic ASSoci-
alton has done much for athletics In
this section. particularly track and
field. II has brought the schools
into closer contact and really has
stimulated considerable interest be-
velopmeut of athletics along this line
At Virginia .Hlitary Institute. Nir-
Ginid Polytechnic Institute and other
schools has been due in large meas
u~e to the interest they have had in
the South Atlantic championships.
TOO Stringent for Some.
Breaking up of the organization
that some Of the schools in il are
compelled to 1--we up to much more
stringent oiigihiiIty rules than others
and uudcr ruling recently passed
by the southern conference these
schools would not he allowed to COM
pete with the others with less
stringent rules As matter Of fact.
last spring at the annual meeting
of the BODY there We're certain mat
tcrS hroachcd which might have re-
suited in a eaIIing up Of the body
had il not been tina. tn" matter vas
engineered wi,h considerable dipio-
macy.
Whether or rot some other organ
izati"u VII take the place "f the
South Atlantic Association is not
known. It iS more than probable
that some of tn" schools may get
together and form new body.
There has been considerable talk or
organizing 4 South Atlantic Confer
ence to govern all sports and to take
in all schools from North Carolina
to Delaware There should he room
for some Kind Of AN organization to