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Mount Allison Amateur Athletic Association (1884- )
Mount Allison's first athletic association was created in 1884. It was formed by students of the University, and was called the Athletic Club. Before the Athletic Club was formed, there had been no structured attempt to encourage and promote the growth of sports and games at Mount Allison. Since the University did not have a gymnasium at the time of the club’s formation (the first gymnasium burned down in 1883), the Athletic Club focussed its attention first on outdoor sports and games such as cricket, and later on rugby football, track and field, and hockey.
The club held annual meetings and elected new officers each year. Its early tasks were to secure sports equipment, organize sports contests, fundraise, and oversee the growth of athletics at the University.
In 1901, the Athletic Club revised its constitution and by-laws and became known as the Mount Allison Amateur Athletic Association (MAAAA). Its stated goal, as reported in The Argosy (April 1901) was "the promotion of athletic sports." Officers of the MAAAA were elected by secret ballot. Varsity team captains were also elected by the association, first in rugby football (1901), and later baseball (1904), hockey (1904), track and field (1904), association football (1911) and basketball (1912). The MAAAA held annual banquets for rugby football players, and, in April 1909, held its first annual banquet for athletes of all sports.
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