New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-15
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE MEET.

MANY INNOVATIONS TO BE INTRODUCED
THIS YEAR-uNUsUAL INTEREST At
TACHED TO SOME OF THE
CONTESTS
The annual meet Of the intercollegiate Associ-
alton OF Amateur Athletes Of America to be held
NJ Berkeley Oval on May q and s promises TO he
OF unusual interest. The management under Oliver
Shras. OF Cornell. has this year been carried on
with unusual intelligence and energy and as a re-
suit the games will. II Is expected. attract wide
spread interest. An innovation will be introduced
IN the seating Of the spectators by the assignment
o. sections to the members and supporters Of each
OF the colleges belonging TO the association. ana %
a large number OF preparatory schools whose SUI
dents arc TO attend the games The six most
romnent colleges will have the positions OF
honor. as follows: In the north covered stand.
Yale centre section: Columbia, left section; iar-
ward rsht section. The south covered stand VIII
be occupied similarly by Princeton. Cornell ana
PENNSYLVANIA The remaining colleges will he as
signed to sections In various parts of the stands
each section 10 be decorated with the proper col
lege flags and bunting. The sections reserved for
the schools will be decorated in like fashion. with
flags and pennants, and Will be occupied by about
one thousand schoolboys The innovation is likely
10 be popular and the Kaleidoscope OF colors Whlch
will be afforded by the Arrangement Will make the
circle OF stands OF beauty. The inter
national Band. another new feature. will on both
days play prelude. beginning at 80 o'clock. Music
will be continued throughout the games. and VIII
doubtless add TO the enthusiasm Robert c. Leh-
MANN the coach OF the Harvard crews will he the
only person outside OF the officials OF the assoca
ton TO have the freedom Of the inner ring.
feature which will be universally appreciated
is the decision OF the officials to arrange the con
tests this year so that some final heats will be run
on each day of the meet, instead Of placing all the
trial heats on the first day and the finals on the
second day. The bicycle races will he divided be-
tween the two days. their order being: For Friday
afternoon half-me heats and final one-mile heats
ard final and heats Of quarter mile and mile tan
dem. For Saturday there will be hve-mile. trial
heats OF two miles and final and quarterInile and
one-mile tandem finals. A time limit Will he fixed
by referee and II II Is exceeded the heat or race
Will be ridden a second time. All those not making
the time lim. will be barred from the final heat
This rule has been made to do away with 'lcahng
in the race and the consequent sprinting at the
finish The races will be unpaced.
When the sprntng trio. composed OF Rush or
Princeton: Wefers. of Georgetown, and Tewkes-
bury. OF Pennsylvania. meet there VIII be some
great foot-racing but with the addition OF May
bury OF Wisconsin. who is reported 70 be sprint
ing in worlds record time. and Wittemore, Of SYRIA
cuse who a place at the intercollegiate" games
last year and who IS a fast runner the sport VIII
probably eclipse the fine work OF previous
years. Rush may be remembered as the man who
beat the champion Wefers. In this city last fail.
rewkesbury who was last year an unrecognzed
quantity and who was discovered and brought out
by Trainer Murphy. OF Pennsylvania. has defeated
Wefers in the hundred-yard dash. his time being
within two-ffths OF n second OF the record. Johns
Hopkins University IL reputed 10 have man who
is running the quarter In practice In hty-one sec
onds.
In the mile walk. which Will he abolished after
this year Fetterman. OF Pennsylvania. is likely
10 break the record. he is walking In better than
record time He broke the record at the
AnFH Zelif q
nell. who is fast walker In good condition. may
prove a dark horse in this contest.
In the broad jump Remington. OF Pennsyl-
vaIia. for whom is claimed In practice % feet 70
Pennsylvania; Prns,en. Of syracuse who cleared
May J. q two Inches beyond the. record; Captain
BgelSw OF Har'ad and SOL Of JOINS HGpEns
Yale. and Carroll, Of Princeton arr factors. as
Cornell meet and again at the Cornell spring meet
three days later jumped feet ~ inches
thought to be Kraenzle!n. OF Pennsylvania. who
won the hurdle last fall for the Chicas2 Athlete
Yale. Of Cornell possible point winner There may
be pretty contest between thc two former other
factors in the hurdles are Fox ana brsmeG. 81 81
HarvaTa Among reGeT, notable o. @npp at
record by three and quarter inches
the shot forty-one feet at the las, Western inter
collegiate meet Johns Hopkins is coming up with
discus throw and shofput at the OlNmpinn games
Possible rivals will be McCracken and Outland, or
Pennsylvania. and Chadwick. Of Yale In the
hammer throw McCracken. A. the recent relay
games. did good work with the hammer.
In cycling contests Columbia Will enter n strong
team, including Mcfarland. Anderson. McCutcheon
and Walker. Princeton Will send Bert Ripley. the
wel-known amateur; Cornell VIII send Ludwig;
Fred Schade will come from Georgetown. and good
teams are expected from Pennsylvania, Harvard.
Dartmouth and Swarthmore.
Manager Shiras says the entries This year are the
largest in number IN the history Of the association
This fact together with the high standing ~
the contestants. the larger attendance promised and
the various innovations introduced indicates that
the great intercollegiate affair OF the year will be
one Of most successful yet held. The fun list
Of officers chosen for the various contests Is as
follows: Referee. William B. Curtis. announcer,
p s. Prunty: chief clerk OF course. John J. Dixon;
assistant clerks OF course, w. Bostwick. L. X.
Sharp. W. Scott and J. F Norton; inspectors q.
F. Kerby. Caspar Whitney G. r. Patterson and
c. H. Mapes Judges at finish. J. f. Sullivan. Is. S.
walking. Sam Austin: mcasurers Of hammer and
ABBOTT q POLE yS. H. hsSsT
A. s. Quinn; for hammer and shot. J.
Harder; scorer for jumps w Baker; scorer for pole
vault. F. W. Ruben. scorers for track events.
f. c. Carter and W f. Dickey; starter. S. u. Lee;
timekeepers; NJ. Bishop. X. stoll, f. \ Wandell
and C. g. Hughes.