Athletics and Football (extract)

224 ATHLETICS worn phrase, ( honourable to both particeosncerned,' and have certainly made the interests boothf bodies fsaor identicalas to strengthen the position of each with the amateur public. All mixed meetinsginsce the arrangement are advertised under both rules, the foot-races and other athletic sports being under the A.A.A. rualensd, thceycle racuens der the N.C.U. rules, the N.C.U. undertakingt,he case of meetings held by the clubs affiliated to the A.A.An.,ot to make any orde(rexcept at the invitation of the A.A.A. clupbo)n the committee of that A.A.Acl.ub to ailttser decision. We havperobably said enough of the A.A.A. and its objects and principletso convey somidea of the work it performs. Soon after its foundation it was found necessary putto the greatest possible administrative power into the hands of the local associations in the North aMndidlands, and the A.A.A. may nowpractically be said to consist thorfee bodiens the North, Souatnhd, Midlands, the general committee only sit­ ting as a court of appeal from the decisions of the local committees, and the generablody of clurabrsely meetimngore than once a year, to efafletcetrations in the rules, and to super­ vise thme anagement and expenditure. It has naturally been a matterof time antdrouble getto thAe ssociation known and its power felt throughout the kingdom, and for its present strong positihoen A.A.Ao.wes gareat deobft gratitude to its present honorary secreMtary. ,Herbert, of the Civil Service Athletic Association, in whose hands the management of the body has been since 1883. In thearly days of the Association also, oitwed much iotsf success thteo supporotf the Press, most tohfe sportinpgapers of influence giving assistance and encouragement to the movement for theorganisation and puri­ fication of amateurathletics. So far, however, we have presented the brighstide otfhe picture skientching the history aofbody which has undoubt­ edly by its influence brought all classes of athletes and all districts into communion, and has also donemuch to remedy some tohfe grosser abuses thoef sport.On the other hand,