the latter. A boy can go out and run or jump or put the
shot all by himself at almost any time of the day. But he cannot go into
an open field and play baseball with himself, nor can he go to a
tennis-court and play tennis with himself. In one case he must secure
one opponent at least, and in the other he must gather a dozen or more
companions. To be sure, these objections are not very valid in New York,
but I have no doubt the charm of individuality has tempted a good many
boys to indulge in track sports. If baseball and tennis have suffered
thereby it is all the more reason why baseball and tennis enthusiasts
should strive by every means in their power to organize good nines and
train good tennis-players--for it is an unhealthy tree that puts all
its vitality into one branch.

There is talk of changing the constitution of the New England I.S.A.A.
in order to allow scholars over twenty-one years of age to compete in
games held under the rules of that association. The subject will be
brought up for discussion and probably decided at the meeting to be held
in Boston day after to-morrow, May 2d. The motion should be
unconditionally defeated, and the constitution left unaltered. Except
for very unusual reasons, a man twenty-one years old has no business
being in school. He ought to be at work or in college. If, however, he
still lingers about the school-room, there is no reason why special laws
should be enacted for his benefit. He deserves to be discriminated
against. Besides, there are probably not more than half a dozen men of
that age in all the schools of the New England League, and these can
certainly spend their time to better advantage in studying than at
foot-racing and jumping. It is unfair to allow grown men to enter into
competition with younger men, and I earnestly hope that those who
control the policy of the N.E.I.S.A.A. will realize this, and
unceremoniously shut the men out.

At the annual in-door meeting of the New England I.S.A.A., held in
Boston last month, there were 342 entries, representing thirty
preparatory schools. This would seem to show that there is even more
interest in track athletics in Boston than there is in New York. The
result of the meeting was most satisfactory, inasmuch as five records
were broken, one was equalled, and a new record was established. The
team races were a new feature, and as rival schools were purposely
matched against one another the contests proved most interesting