The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-26


NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-The>adjourn-
ed meeting of the Intercollegiate As
sociation of Amateur Athletes of the
United States held today at the Fifth
Avenue hotel. and some important
changes in the rules and constitution
in regard to mateurism and scholar
shin of men competing in interstate
contests were adopted.
The matter of the amateurs scholar
ship in the institution to which he be-
longs, and which he represents IN
contests was brought up, and the con-
stituticn was changed so as to forbid
man who has lost his class standing
for any reason to compete In inter-
collegiate sports.
Another weeping change was the d.
Vorcing of bicycling from the track
contests and the formation of Sepa-
rate association for the controlling of
Intercollegiate bicycle racing.
The executive committee of the as
sociatiOn met in advance of the gem
eral meeting and reconsidered its ac-
ton of Friday in regard to the recon-
mendatiOn to be made for changes In
rules. On Friday night certain recon-
mendations made by Harvard and
others made by the University of
Pennsylvania, were voted down in the
joint meeting of the executive COM
mittee this afternoon. The two uni
versities combined on a compromise
amendment which was passed. The
amendment as adopted reads:
"A student shall be allowed to compete at
the intercollegiate meeting four times and no
more. This applies to all departments med
ical school law school, academy, etc. II
student has represented a college in any in
tercOllegiate track meeting in which more
than three colleges participate and has won
n first or second place in any event, he shall
not be eligible to represent any other college
he may afterwards attend in the intercolleg!-
ate association until he shall have attended
such college a full calendar year. This
amendment IS not 10 be retroactive, but az
fecting only those who enter college after the
date of the adoption of this amendment.
CONCESSIONS MADE.
The proposition made on Friday
night'to bar for a year man coming
from & preparatory school, who has
won a place in intercollegiate or open
meet, was amended in the committee
and later in the general meeting so as
not TO disbar the interscholastic win
ner, but only those who have taken
part in outside athletic contests and
won honorS so as to make them desir
able acquisitions to the college ath-
letic managers
The constitution was also amended
so as to provide for committee CT
three graduates as an advisory COM
mittee, and also of faculty com
mittee of FIVE members of the faculties
of the five colleges or universities max
ing the highest scores at previous an
nual field meetings each year The
faculty committee was made the court
of final appear en- all matters of eligi-
bility for competition.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were elected
fer 1899: President, K. Donaldson, of
Princeton; secretary. j. B. Van Fieck,
: sf New York; treasurer, w. r. Quinn,
9f Columbus, executive committee, T.
r. Fisher Yale; R. F. Nourse, Har-
yard; r. II. Ripley, Cornell, and c. L.
5IcKeen. of Pennsylvania.
Hamilton college, at Clinton, N. Y,
was admitted TO the association. Bos-
len uriVecsity,- Brown university, Of
California; Iowa state univecsi Y, Le-
high, Leland, Stanford, Michigan,
Pennsylvania state university, Wesley
an university and University of Wis
oCnsin we've expelled from the associa-
tion on account Of non-payment cf
Gccs.
BICYCLE BRANCH.
The Intercollegiate Bicycle associa-
tior was formed after the adjournment
Of the Athletic association. H. n. Hall
was elected president.
1t was agreed to leave the selection
O. other officers to colleges which were
rated for representative. The ex-
ecUt!Ve committee is to be made up
6f representatives from the Universi-
ties of Pennsylvania, Yale Princeton
ard Harvard. The treasurership was
given to Cornell, ant the secretary
ship to New York university The or
ganizaion was in a way provisional.
The selection of date for the an
nCal meeting, which will be separate
from the field meeting, and the selec-
ton of suitable track, was left to the
executive committee.