At the time , the Boston Athletic Association was run by some of the city 's wealthiest residents .
Boston Athletic Association was born of the sort of high - minded borrowing of ancient Greek culture so common in the Gilded Age .
At the time , the Boston Athletic Association was run by some of the city 's wealthiest residents , and it was born of the sort of high - minded borrowing of ancient Greek culture so common in the Gilded Age .