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90 ATHLETICS
SECTIONS
The Athletics portion of this Publication is divided into SEC-
TIONS as under:—
Section Subject Matter
I. History of the Association
II. Rules of the Association
III. Financial Regulations
IV. Championships—ATHLETICS
(A) INDIVIDUAL
(B) BOYS
(C) INTER-UNIT
V. Championships—CROSS-COUNTRY
(A) INDIVIDUAL and INTER-UNIT
(B) BOYS
VI. Championships—TUG-OF-WAR
VII. Army Athletic Officials Association
VIII. Combined Services A.A.—Constitution and Rules.
IX. Rules for Competition under A.A.A. Laws
Appendix
A. Notes on ORGANISATION of Athletics and Cross-
Country Meetings.
B. Hints on Training.
SECTION
I
HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION
Prior to
1914
no Association existed ; but an Army Athletic
Meeting was held each year, a special Committee being formed,
usually under the chairmanship of the Inspector of Gymnasia.
In
1914
steps were taken to form an Athletic Association, and
a Committee was duly elected. This Committee met on 23rd June,
1914,
but, owing to the War, its members automatically disappeared
and the Association lapsed.
In
1919
(13th January) a meeting was held, at which an Army
Athletic Association and an Army Cross Country Association were
formed under a joint Committee; this joint Committee, Captain
T. H. Wand-Tetley, O.B.E., as Hon. Secretary, remained in office
until December, 1920, when the two Associations were merged into
one. Captain H. M. Heppel, O.B.E., who had been Hon. Secretary
of the two Associations, carried on until January,
1921,
when Major
J. S. Davenport, M.C., became the first Hon. Secretary of the newly-
formed Army Athletic and Cross Country Association, and a re-
arrangement of the Committee was carried out with a full-time
Assistant Secretary appointed. From
1942
to 1951 the Association
was affiliated to the Road Walking Association.
An event called the Unit Relay Championship was first run in
1908,
and, with the exception of the years
1914-1918,
was run under
varying conditions until
1921.
In
192o
a Unit Championship,
based on the results achieved by individual competitors, was
instituted ; but in
1922
this system was superseded by the present
one of both Team and Individual Championships.
SECTIONS
The Athletics portion of this Publication is divided into SEC-
TIONS as under:—
Section Subject Matter
I. History of the Association
II. Rules of the Association
III. Financial Regulations
IV. Championships—ATHLETICS
(A) INDIVIDUAL
(B) BOYS
(C) INTER-UNIT
V. Championships—CROSS-COUNTRY
(A) INDIVIDUAL and INTER-UNIT
(B) BOYS
VI. Championships—TUG-OF-WAR
VII. Army Athletic Officials Association
VIII. Combined Services A.A.—Constitution and Rules.
IX. Rules for Competition under A.A.A. Laws
Appendix
A. Notes on ORGANISATION of Athletics and Cross-
Country Meetings.
B. Hints on Training.
SECTION
I
HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION
Prior to
1914
no Association existed ; but an Army Athletic
Meeting was held each year, a special Committee being formed,
usually under the chairmanship of the Inspector of Gymnasia.
In
1914
steps were taken to form an Athletic Association, and
a Committee was duly elected. This Committee met on 23rd June,
1914,
but, owing to the War, its members automatically disappeared
and the Association lapsed.
In
1919
(13th January) a meeting was held, at which an Army
Athletic Association and an Army Cross Country Association were
formed under a joint Committee; this joint Committee, Captain
T. H. Wand-Tetley, O.B.E., as Hon. Secretary, remained in office
until December, 1920, when the two Associations were merged into
one. Captain H. M. Heppel, O.B.E., who had been Hon. Secretary
of the two Associations, carried on until January,
1921,
when Major
J. S. Davenport, M.C., became the first Hon. Secretary of the newly-
formed Army Athletic and Cross Country Association, and a re-
arrangement of the Committee was carried out with a full-time
Assistant Secretary appointed. From
1942
to 1951 the Association
was affiliated to the Road Walking Association.
An event called the Unit Relay Championship was first run in
1908,
and, with the exception of the years
1914-1918,
was run under
varying conditions until
1921.
In
192o
a Unit Championship,
based on the results achieved by individual competitors, was
instituted ; but in
1922
this system was superseded by the present
one of both Team and Individual Championships.
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| Description | 'Games and Sports in the Army' was an annual publication produced by the British War Office between the 1930s and 1960s. This included the Second World War. It outlines the rules and regulations for games and sports played by members of the armed forces. It features names and photographs of team members, and examples of contemporary advertising. |
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