The San Francisco call., 1897-02-24
NEW ATHLETIC COMPACT.
When Ratified Will Go Into Effect-The
Field Day.

Field Day.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. pa new
compact 10 govern athletic contests be.
tween Stanford University and the Uni
versity of California Until January !, 1900.
kas been drawn up by representative ath-
.Ietes of both institutions, and will, upon
ratification by the executive committees
of the Palo Alto and the Berkeley student
bodies so into operation for the present
sea'or.
This years very important intercollegi.
ate field day will take place in this city on
April IL
In addition TO the set rules formulated,
the committees discussed and expressed
opinions on other athletic matters affect
ing IN tercolleglate sport The University
Of California representatives suggested
the propriety OF doing away with Eastern
football coaches, but Stanford saw no
good reason for changing the present plan,
and there the matter was left.
Stauford's three representatives at this
conference, which was held at the Uni
;versity Club on Saturday evening, were
eX-Football Captain and present Senior
Class President Charles NJ. Fickert. who
was chairman of the meeting; x-Football
Manager, ex-Track Captain and present
Track Manager Dave E. Brown. and
VI.
Berkeley's three representatives were
Professor George q. Edwards; ex-Football
Manager and ex-Varsity Tackle George F.
Reinnardt, who acted as secretary OF the
meeting, and ex-Track Captain and Foot
ball Manager-elect Everett Brown, a
brother of Stanford's star mile runner,
and a mile runner himself.
This committee recommended that
When circumstances permit there shall
be an annual intercollegiate boat race. "
The wording of this recommendation is
plainly victory for Stanford inasmuch
as Berkeley had continually demanded
fhat her rival come to time with a crew,
while the Palo Alto men have quietly
Esserted that conditions at present made
.lsoat racing an mpossibility for Stanford.
Three special amendments we're made
to the football agreement. The annual
freshman intercollegiate matcn is TO be an
established event. The list of contestants
in intercollegiate football shall not here
after exceed sixty names from each uni.
yersity. Special or limited students OF
carrying at least ten hours work (ten
recitaLions or hour lectures week) or not
having to their credit ten hours work on
such basis for one term shall not be
allowed 10 compete in intercollegiate foot
Ball.
The athletic compact TO be in effect dur
ing the next three years is as follows:
All dgreem dL Dy THIS committee
shall be subject TO approval by.respeeuve COM
mittees represented, and when approved by
them shall be binding.
No regular student, taking less than five
hours work, shall be allowed 10 compete in
any intercollegiate contest
Special limited students not carrying at
least ten hours work and not having 70 their
credit ten hours worh shall not be allowed to
Compete in any intercollegiate contest.
No student who is member of another edu-
cational institution snail be allowed 10 CON-
peie in any intercollegiate contest
Students in any department. not requiring
any entrance qualifications shall be consid-
cred as special students.
No person shall be allowed to compete in the
same character of intercollegiate contests Tor
more than four years. This shall not be con-
strued 10 include years in which students did
not participate in such contests.
No graduate shall compete in any contest
Tor more than one year.
No student shall be permitted to compete in
any Intercollegiate contest who has entered
his college later than thirty days from the be-
9iuning OF the term or semester in which said
Contest takes place.
Lists OF contestants for any intercollegiate
athletic contest shall be exchanged by the re-
spective captains not later than three weeks
before such contest. Said lists shall MOI ex-
ceed 100 names in track and field contests
and sixty names in other athletic contests
The athletic committees of the faculties of
the respective universities shall be the courts
of appeal III eases relating 10 challenged con-
testants
Sucn challenge shall be made not later than
~ae week before said contest