The repeated negligence of the various athletic associations in giving promised cups to victorious teams is a matter of severe criticism in many quarters. The list of teams which have failed to receive their just reward is already long. Carelessness is no doubt the cause of the delay, but whether there has been carelessness or not, the matter should be attended to at once. Either cups should not be promised or they should be given. It hurts athletics in general, it hurts each delinquent organization in particular to have victorious teams go unrewarded. If men do not receive the trophies promised them they are bound to be dissatisfied and to refuse their hearty cooperation in athletics in the future. It will be a move in self-defence, therefore, for the associations to fulfil their obligations.
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