The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-25
A VICTORY FOR THE L. A. W.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION WILL
AVOID EURTHER TROUBLE.

AVOID EURTBER TROUBLE.
New R.iss Accepted =, ths Aspusi rseti.s-
whssfwrIsht 81 Harvard Elected Fresi-
sest-Rivsi Frstsr-itie. Clash Over the
Eiectior OF Crossett OF the ~. v. u.
The annual meeting OF the Intercollsaiate
Athletic Association Of America was convened
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon In Parlor II
OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The room was
crowded when President Wade OF Yale called
the meeting TO order. The colleges were rep
resented by the following undergraduates
cornell walter P. TRIBE and George W. Rull.on
College Of the City ofNsw York. H. j. Curtis Tombo.
Jr. ssu h A Rundqui'ti Harvard. n. " whsslwrIshl
q Crompton and r. Bsais; Stevens, George 8. Mont.
somery, A. c. sumner. and lsttimsrs Carter; New
York University. Fred NJ. crossst Vernon r. Carroll
sna ,. =. wslsehsid; University Of Pennsylvania
Parker Freeman. Harry A. Haeksy. and Y. ST. T.
Lewis; Princeton. c. n. Nc1lwsin. y. r. Huntington
ana q. X swain; Brown University c. 9. Aldrich;
swsrthmors. y. p. Bond; Rutgers. george Ludlow;
Uforeetown John J. o'Neii; Lsfsystts. Erns,t O.
cnth, Wesleyan. Charles c. Huribut; Amherst '. ".
Beshmsn and n H. Small; Columbia l. ". Lawson, n.
II Kingsley. and J. n smulL Jr.; Ysle X. wade
end W. $ wsleott Jr.i Union. L. C Bsksr; FOrdhsm.
1. Tracey.
Trinity, Lehigh. Hobart, Williams University
Of Michigan. and University OF Vermont were
not represented. In addition to the above list
OF delegates. Harvard. Yale. Princeton. and
University OF Psnnsylvsnis were represented
respectively By graduates James II. Lee.
Charles II. Sheriff.. p. vredenburR. and F. B.
Ella The Chair appointed . committee on
credentials, consisting Of Columbia. College OF
the City OF New York. and Princeton. to record
the names Of the delegates and reject any that
might be found Ineligible.
The Secretary then read the minutes OF last
years. meeting. and they were adopted very
quickly. The committee on the Hutchinson
case reported that the matter was in fair
way to be settled by q promissory note. Amend
ments to- the constitution were then taken up.
two hour. The first amendm snt brought be-
Follows:
sri .snisnce OF which now reading. mo on. shall
%..p ~ VINO g.. not s..n
% that college university in good and regular stand
sS.n 10. ore oow. % .Ss
so.ss,. msetins. Who be. not been msmSsr Of iss,
ssssc e. m good and r.si.r .;.ndSs Ss
meeting
Ellis Of the. University OF Pennsyivenis I'm:
sRis emit rss4ins Tor ' the entire Dor.
Tine .ss pISI a. and sa
man because OF sickness or for other reasons
or SIX Mssks. had sispsed. He said that there
the above m snti Toned phrase be suppianted By
the words. = prior to the 18th day Of the
%sni, as a%ended By Ellis. was then unsni-
mously carried.
has ss have s.en
decided after dark. As O remedy Harvard Of
fered the following:
,ca e d: a., ::n!s5ss ~. i u .sSs: I:SqiiiSs
morning beginning at 10 4. NJ sass ~ '
whesiSrieht o. Harvard .ithdrsy i In favor
OF another amend emit offered By Lee Of the
same college. reading as follows:
IN. AID IL. . s q .e S
morning uhii eomps,,ors B. reduced to avs - '''
cat. q s Hs sad ehst e.
sfns at ths o saa
10 the public. He claimed that trial heats
S 70 G Srhs
be shortened: The association should re-
sss n ,ai public p it,
lie DO damned has given chsunesy Depswa
sheTrili OF YAH. jumped up then and i'm.
sSanpioasSIp nsetins '" "ss held TO- 70 de ens
onstrats which college had the finest
Stayed away sobody Cared. II. was in p faTop
OF holding trial heats In the morning. provid-
S.s
tn Les,s smendment. which was carried By q
vote OF ID 20 =
nvs men are left to decide sacn event In the afternoon
ment to Lees amendment that the trials Of
sna Ss sa, or fs r9a 'si nsss1
Colu mbia then tangled matters MP by dsclar-
carried By tWo.thrds vote IS Der oonssi Ssn
s nsd Sv wrssEl' sSsnsd Tho5 was finally
voted UPON and carried Il to fHn'm'n' o''nS
:, The following amendment .propoeed by
Princeton. was carried without objection:
changing III. po.l;ieS. OF chs t.smif. bicycle race
neal h .eS n Of ss n: g as
% s I'D the '"@m' ee' race
II was moved. seconded. and carried that no
for his services. this being done in view OF the
men IN trial eats win have trial Ssst Of S sSsr
own IN which to qualify for the tiuals On this
was unanimously carried:
s .ss: 2, The he Tai: q tH: By I'D
ss.a o1. Rs., 4. S.
ne, :s:GSS be d'Ssrsd from
When the question OF amending the rules
rsgarding hammer throwing came up there
med no. S. Hs.sssd
out serious trouble. II was this
Amendmssts to Artels 2y-First. by changing the |
= s: y Io: sS: .ss ssas
ma hsnS- ssSI :. .s % ns 10 ma t 1o head
. The BANNER head shall be q metal sphere the han
ale IN ~ be OF Any material and the combined lsnyth
Of the head and handle shah be not than IesI
and the eoInbinsd weight shall not be less than Id
pounds"
Harvard's second amendment was the cause
Of strong protest from Yale. 1t was to allow |
Inc hammer thrower the privilege OF taking a |
run inside OF . seven foot circle as provided in
the A. A u. rules instead OF the old IA HI onsd
standing throw. Sheriff. Of Yale, In opposing
he amend msnt said that he had information
hat the A. 4. Y. was thinking seriously OF
= going back to the old rule By abolishing the
throw ~
Mitchell OF the New York A. G. had become so
proficient In the art OF throwing the hammer
with run that 1t was hard TO get any body to
sompete In this event
"Iknow very we'll" said he. that Har-
Yards hammer thrower. Acton. can do better
9Th q run, but possibly Hiekok OF Yale may
10 able to beat him At this game, tool STILL
hink II would be more advisable to stick to
he old ruls OF standink still before making the
brow. as Il will make the event more popular
Imong Athistss" The Harvard men; how
'yer. argued the point 80 eonyineingly that the
'enting votes. 1t Was a. follows:
secondly inserting after the sentences reading
rho hammer shall be thrown from . circle seven fesI
n diAmstsr" the following sentence; /" In making an
ttempL eolnpstitor may assume position he |
asAies" And ~ striking DOT the sentences numbered
20 .e,eA 5sSan LiliST fro@ .hs gr9Gnd .hs foot