Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-27

Many Important Matters Consid-
cred At New York Meeting,
Association Condemns the Registration
Scheme of the a. A. U.-I. N. Swift
Elected President.

New York, Feb 26.-One of the most
important meeting in the history OF
the intercollegiate Association of ANA
teum Athletics in America was held al
the Fifth Avenue Hotel this afternoon,
Oliver Shiras of Cornell, president of the
association, presided Representatives
We're present from Columbia, Harvard,
Yale, Cornell, Pennsylvania, Princeton.
Amherst, Dartmouth, Fordham, George
town, Haverford, Holy Cross, Lafayette.
Rutgers, Stevens, Swarthmore, Syra-
cuse, Union and Wesleyan.
Briefly the result of their deliberations
this afternoon is as follows:
The Intercollegiate association does
not believe in the registration scheme of
the A. A. o., and will not be governed
by 1t. 1t viii lend its moral support to
the National Interscholastic Athletic AS
sociation in its fight with the A. A. IT,,
on the registration scheme. President
Edward j. Brown, of the University of
California crack team, will have TO
prove his charges that in eastern col
leges the amateur status is but a pre-
tence; otherwise he will be asked to
withdraw the team of the University Of
California from the I. C. A. A A. After
this year bicycling will constitute a
separate sport, and will not be con-
Quoted in connection with the annual
track competition of the association
The question of international games
between The representatives of the
American colleges and those of England
has been laid aside for the present, and
viii be referred to the executive COM
mittee of the association.
On this question the executive COM
h1d n y
ton reported no conclusion had been ar
rived at, and suggested that the whole
matter be turned over to the Incoming
executive committee for further action.
The committee asked that expressions
of opinion be given by the various mem
bers of the association on this matter,
and the opinions given as a result of
this request show that the association
is divided, several of the members being
IN favor Of resenting the letter sent by
the English college, while others be-
lleVed that the matter should be passed
over, and letter forwarded to the Eng
llshmen requesting them to state upon
what terms games could be held
When the University of California
matter came up, President Shiras re-
ported that the executive committee had
considered the case thoroughly, and had
arrived at the conclusion that Mr..
Browns statement had done the asso-
citation much damage. Furthermore, he
stated the conditions upon which the
California team would be permitted to
remain in the association
On the registration scheme of the anna
teur athletic union a resolution was
adopted which, after pointing out that
this rule of the A. A. U. is a detriment
to amateur competition, and should
either be abolished or modified, declared
that an athletic competing for a college
of the I. C.s A. A. A. has by reason of
his membership in such an association, a
full and sufficient record of all that the
registration scheme requires, and should
therefore be exempt from registration.
This resolution met with unanimous
approval
After a lengthy discussion, Mr.. Ellis
of the u. of P, offered the following re-
solution, which was unanimously adopt
ed:
THAT the 7. c. A. "A. A.. recommend
to the A. A. u, that the same considera-
ton be given to the l. S. A. A.. as has
been requested by the 1. c. A. A. A."
The only material changes made i'm
the bylaws was in the section on the
scoring of points. In the future the
points will be scored as follows:
], six points; 2, four; 3, two; 4, /.
In the makeup of the championship
events the two mile run was substituted
for the mile event. 1t was at first pro-
posed to make the distance three miles
to conform with the English list.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected:
President, !. N. Swift, Yale; treasurer,
e. M Bull, Cornell; secretary, B. S.
Barringer, New York University; homo
rary vice president, E. S. ]. Mozart
land, Fordham, and j. D. Clarke, LAT
ayette; executive committee, L. N. Swift,
b. H. Hayes, Harvard; j. D. Winsor;