New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01

NEW PROVISIONS FOR THE YEARLY FIELD MEL
1SG-r1sr or THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The annual meeting of the intercollegiate Athletic
Association was held a. the Fifth Avenue Hotel
yesterday afternoon and 1t was one OF the HVe'eS'
4, tho history of the organization. Delegates were
present from most OF the important colleges OF the
country The college boys lost no time in pre-
lninary squabbling. but got down TO business ike
veteran politicians. The diplomatic work OF =
Murdoch Kenirck. the chairman. assisted ma
@eria.lv Mr. Kendrick made by .ong odds the best
chairman seen at en- intercollegiate meeting In
years He handled his men VITA such tact that one
OF the veteran college present referred to MIN
as "old Tom Reed
The report OF the Executive Committee favorlns
an alliance with the Amateur Athletic Union ana
declining to enter into any competition with the
Western Intercollegiate Association Of Athletes was
adopted unanimously.
The Western Association suggested meet on the
last Saturday in June which the winners ana
seconds In both association meets could take part
Tho A. A. A. declined the ground that IL WAS
a Nationa, organization. While II refused 10 con-
slider any games with any other association. II was
the sense of the meeting that its doors were open 70
ri colleges which might wish to JOIN
THE REPRESENTATIVES, PRESENT
The colleges were represented "a fAows: Henry
1. Twitche, Amherst; a. II. Call. brown H. n
q. /.
Columbia; John r. Bowen and c. F. Hamilton
Cornell: Louis Sherburne Cox. Dartmouth; j. r.
Cun.an and Charles Downes. Fordham; J." LOUIS
Tracey. Georgetown; j. l.. Bremen ~ W. bingham
and A. H. Bullock. Harvard: Oscar Wagner ana
Frank b. Vermlya College of the City Of New
York: Chester +. : Whitney W. \. Hudson ana
James A. MacCague. University OF the Ci'y o.
New-York; G. w Dorton Charles ]" Mcheehah
and W. G. Douglass. Pennsylvania: t. g. turner
Seward Erdnan and Robert Garrett. IT. frihce'oh'
G. g Hobart. Rutgers: william Dewey AseVer,
Syracuse: W. L. Terry. Union; e. Harper Firth ana
G, G. Hodge Swarthmore; Melrose d. Dawes
WESLEYAN; L. p Sheldon, c. Gillette and Sherman
Day Yale.
The bicycle men achieved emphatic victory
and hereafter the wheel will have lie proper place
in the intercollegiate championships. heretofore
there has been only bicycle race at the annual
cbamp,onships Under the new arrangements a
Ing contests will be decided on the Wednesday De-
fore the track and field contests
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The following amendments to the constitution
we're adopted:
The annual convention Of this association shall
be held in NeT-Ycrk CITY at go p m on me nep Ias
iieid meeting shall be held the afternoon of the
s sry nea IN the NaE ards 20
mile runs: the l20 yards and 22O yards hurdle races
:he naber Of entries shall render it necessary shall
be run the prey ious FRIDAY afternoon, beginning
Gemi-Hnal and fral heat to be run on Saturday a.
ternoon in the 100 yards ard 40 Yards run the e i
In the quarier-mie dn which there shall not BE be
feld events shall be started OF the same time
Friday afternoon. at O'Clock, and continued until
saiurday afernoon These Ave comp, ttofs sha
be allowed three trials each on Saturday after
noon. and the be-, three shall be allowed three ad-
h on PS5 2i n neT ea t heI S Be- be
meeting for The bicycle races. containing such CON
vse 3 of n" is b sgn as may De
The Championship games shall include running
100 yards, running 22O yards running one-quarter
DIE racing I vars On brs feet iHchos1
hurdle rasing 20 Yards 40 hurdles feet inches,
walking one milo; running high jump running
pounds throwing the hammer lG pounds; bicycle
racing; one-quarter mile; b.cyc:e racing, one-halt
miles; one milo for tandem teams
The bicycle races to b, contested separately from
n or near Zew-York city to be provided for by the
IN al ned meetings except for bicycle races. be rs
n9 Tday fsr sar s 5as SG yaEaf q ms
Iun ,Gria heats. 40 yards Grial heats. 290-yard
Throwing the hammer OriaisD, poe-vaulting Ora,s)
r9nins MN jump rias running broad jump
oss a'u5aaS Isa var 9 br
feaO 4io-vari Anal one-,ne rua i2o-yard hdrd!e
gnsD M-yaId dash C1naD. 0ne-nile wax. one
yard dash @cmi-anal heaU three-n,le run. 22O-
yard hurdle Cinal heaD. 2c0-yard dash ninai hcaO
Field-IhroWlnS hammer tnaD. pOle-Vault!ng
gnaD. running high jump ChHap. running broad
jump lfnaD, putting the shot GinlD
The order Of the bicycle meeting shall be as fol-
lows: Quarter-mie trial heats, onc-me uria
heais). one-mic tandem race. ONe-haf mile Orial
heats). quarter mile Ona. heaO. one-Inle (flnai
heaO. one half nile Ginal hear nve-nliie race
But the bicycle races shall be counted as a whole
upon the following basis. viz Five points for tho
college or university winning the highest aecre-
gate OF points in these races computed bv tho
value of their prize above; points for INC
second college and one point for the third in rank
TEAM CAPTAINS AND MANAGERS
The captains and managers OF the different col