It is not necessary that every school in the country should be asked to join at the outset. On the contrary, I would suggest that the greater Association under discussion be made up of the various I.S.A.A.'s now existing, and that the big annual games be a contest among the winners of the annual games of the individual associations. This scheme commends itself, because only the best men from every locality could compete at the meeting, and the number of entries could in that manner be limited. We have all had experience with a superfluity of contestants, and we know what interminable trial heats mean. If the movement to form a general Interscholastic Association should be started in New York, there would be no lack of leagues already in good standing to call upon for membership. There are the New York and the Long Island I.S.A.A.'s right here. Near by we have the New England I.S.A.A., the Western Massachusetts I.S.A.A., the Maine I.S.A.A., the Connecticut I.S.A.A., the Pennsylvania Inter-academic A.A., the Dartmouth I.S.A.A., and the New York State I.S.A.A. of Syracuse. In addition to these there are many others that I need not mention here. A large and influential league in the West is the Academic Athletic League of the Pacific Coast, of whose prowess on track and field I have had occasion to speak of many times in this Department.
Of course, one of the first questions that would arise upon the organization of such an Interscholastic Association would be, Where shall the annual meeting be held? The answer to that is simply, hold it where it will be most convenient for the greatest number of schools interested. It would not be advisable to hold the meeting in a different city each year, for the Portland and Bangor athletes would not care to journey to Philadelphia, neither would the Pennsylvanians care to travel up into Maine. New York is a central location, but in many respects it would be a poor place for a meeting of the kind under consideration. The ideal spot, to my mind, would be New Haven. This for two reasons principally. It is half-way between Boston and Philadelphia, which are the centres of the New England and Pennsylvania districts; and it is also about equally distant from New York and Hartford, which are the homes of the N.Y. & L.I.I.S.A.A's, and the Connecticut I.S.A.A. The second good reason is that Yale University is situated at New Haven, and I have no doubt that the authorities of college athletics there would only be too happy to offer the use of the Yale field, and to do considerable work toward the management of the games.
Even if the college men felt that they could not devote their time to the management of an Interscholastic meeting—which I greatly doubt, for it would be to their interest to do so—there are three large schools in New Haven, members of the Connecticut I.S.A.A., which would certainly see that business committees were appointed, and competent men set to work for the successful carrying out of the enterprise. But I believe the athletic authorities of Yale would be so glad of the opportunity to help and assist the school athletes that they would even go so far as to offer a cup to be contested for.
But I have run a little ahead of my subject. What we are all most interested in now is the first step; the rest can easily be arranged afterward. It is too late to think of holding a general Interscholastic meeting this spring, but it is none too early to begin to think of holding one next year. Preparations for such an important event require much time. If there is anything that Harper's Round Table can do to further the success of the plan, or if there is any work that I can perform in my small way toward the carrying out of any idea that may be formulated, it shall be done. I hope these few words on the subject will appeal to the athletes of the schools, and I shall be only too glad to hear from them, and, if possible, to give space to their suggestions.
PENNSYLVANIA I.A.L. GAMES, FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 1, 1895.
| Event. | Winner—5 points. | ||||
| 100-yard dash | Jones, P.C. | 10-4/5 | sec. | ||
| 120-yard hurdle | Branson, P.C. | 18-3/5 | " | ||
| Half-mile run | Gage, H. | 2 | m. | 17-1/2 | " |
| Mile bicycle | Whetstone, De L. | 3 | " | 7 | " |
| 440-yard run | Jones, P.C. | 58-2/5 | " | ||
| 220-yard hurdle | Branson, P.C. | 29-4/5 | " | ||
| 220-yard dash | Jones, P.C. | 24-3/5 | " | ||
| Mile run | Thackara, G. | 5 | " | 23 | " |
| Half-mile walk | Lippincott, De L. | 4 | " | 5 | " |
| Running high jump | Rorer, P.C. | 5 | ft. | 2-1/2 | in. |
| Running broad jump | Branson.P.C. | 19 | " | 7 | " |
| Putting shot | Watts, C. | 33 | " | 4-1/2 | " |
| Standing broad jump | Flavell, G. | 9 | " | 7 | " |
| Pole-vault | Hanson, P.C. | 9 | " | 2-1/2 | " |
| Event. | 2d—3 points. | 3rd—1 point. |
| 100-yard dash | Hunsberger, P.C. | Bailey, P.C. |
| 120-yard hurdle | Coit, C. | Remington, De L. |
| Half-mile run | Thackara, G. | Farr, De L. |
| Mile bicycle | Lagen, De L. | Beverlin, De L. |
| 440-yard run | Lambertson, C. | McCarty, G. |
| 220-yard hurdle | Rorer, P.C. | Coit, G. |
| 220-yard dash | Hunsberger, P.C. | Beasley, G. |
| Mile run | Guernsey, P.C. | Gage, H. |
| Half-mile run | Shearer, P.C. | Sutton, H. |
| Running high jump | Newhold, De L. | Remington, De L. |
| Running broad jump | Rorer, P.C. | Johnson, G. |
| Putting shot | Farr, De L. | Sayen, H. |
| Standing broad jump | Branson, P.C. | Rorer, P.C. |
| Pole-vault | Rorer, P.C. | { Flavell, G. |
| { Branson, P.C. |
| Points Made. | |
| Penn Charter | 67-1/2 |
| De Lancey | 23 |
| Germantown | 17-1/2 |
| Cheltenham | 9 |
| Haverford | 10 |
| Adelphi | 0 |
| Episcopal | 0 |
| —- | |
| Total | 126 |