The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-26
RULES FOR ATHLETES
IMPORTANT CHANGES MADE BY THE
INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION.
New Regulations in Regard to Anna
teurism and Scholarship of Men
Competing in Contests.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25-The annual meet
ing Of the Intercollegiate Association of
Amateur Athletes Of America was held to-
day at the Fifth-avenue Hotel, and some
very important changes in the constitution
and rules in relation to amateurism and
scholarship of men competing in intercol-
legiate contests were made. This year, for
the first time, the matter of the athletes
scholarship in the institution to which he
belongs and which he represents in intercol-
legiate contests was brought up, and the
| constitution was changed so as to forbid a
man who has lost his class standing for any
reason to compete in intercollegiate sports.
Another sweeping change was the divorc-
ing of bicycling from track contests and the
formation Of a separate association for con-
trolling intercollegiate bike racing.
The executive committee of the associa-
ton met in advance of the general meet
ing and reconsidered its action of Friday in
regard to the recommendation to be made
for changes in the rules. On Friday night
certain recommendations made by Harvard
and others made by the University of Penn
sylvania were voted down in the joint meet
ing of the executive committee this morn
ing, the two universities combined on a COM
promise amendment, which was passed. The
amendment as adopted reads: "A student
shall be allowed to compete at the intercol-
legiate meeting four times and no more.
This applies to all departments, medical
school, law school, academy, etc. If a stu
dent has represented a college III any inter-
collegiate track meeting in which more than
three colleges participate and has won a
first or second place in any event, he shall
not be eligible to represent any other col
lege he may hereafter attend in the inter-
collegiate meeting until he has attended such
college two full calendar years" This
amendment is not to be retroactive, but af-
fecting only those who enter college after
the date of the adoption of this amend
ment"
The proposition made on Friday night to
bar for a year a man coming from a prepar-
atory school who has won a place in an in
tercollegiate or open meet was modified in
the committee and later in the general meet
ing so as not to diSbar the nterscholastic
winners, but only those who have taken part
in outside athletic contests and won honors
so as to make them desirable acquisitions
to the college athletic managers. This and
the part of the rules debarring men who do
not keep up their college work are included
in the GLOWING amendment:
mo one shall represent any college or uni
versity as a competitor at the annual field
meeting who has ever won a first, second or
third place in any open field or track sport
until he shall have resided one calendar year
at the college or university he represents
and has passed an annual examination on a
full years work.
mo one shall represent any college or uni
versity as a competitor at the annual field
Reeting unless he shall be a student for a
Wgree, or taking a special or partial course
that requires an amount of work regarded
by the college or university he represents
as equivalent to the work required by a stu
dent for a degree.
asNyo ono cbal1 rapracant apv COLLAGE or
university at the annual field meeting who
has been dropped from his class. into a
of his college or university. or who, not
being in good standing in one department,
has been transferred to another, until he
shall have completed one calendar years
work and passed satisfactory examination
thereon, or has been permitted by his col
lege or university to regain the class or de-
partment from which he was dropped or
was transferred"
The constitution was also amended so as
to provide for q committee OF three graducc
ates as an advisory committee and also or
@ faculty committee of five members of the
faculties of the five colleges or universities
making the highest scores at previous an
nual field meetings each year. The faculty
committee was made the court of final APP
peal on all matters Of eligibility for COM
petition.
The following officers were elected for 1899:
President, K. Donaldson, of Princeton; sec
treasurer. w. r. Quinn, Of Columbia; ex-
ecutive committee, T. r. Fisher. of Yale:
f. r. Nourse, of Harvard; r. II. Ripley, OF
Cornell, and c. l.. McKeen, OF PennsylVa-
mia.
Hamilton College, at Clinton, N. Y, was
admitted to the association. Boston Uni
versity, Brown University of California,
Iowa State University, Lehigh, LELAND Stan
ford, Michigan, Pennsylvania State College,
Wesleyan University and University of Wis
consin were expelled from the association
on account of nOnpayment Of dues.
The intercollegiate Bicycle Association
was formed after the adjournment Of q The b
Hall was elected president. 1t was decided
to leave the selection Of f other = r officers to
tive The executive committee is to be made
up of representatives from the University
Of Pennsylvania, Yale, Princeton and Har-
ward. The treasurership was given to Cor
nell and the secretaryship to New York
University. The organization. was in a way
provisional. The selection of the date for
the annual meeting, which will be sepa-
rated from the field meeting, and the choos-
ing Of a, suitable track were left to the ex-
ecutive committee.