New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
COLLEGE ATHLETES MEET.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSoC1A-
TION READMITS BROWN AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

The great colleges OF the country which compose
the Intercollegiate Athletic Association appear to
have chosen conservative and businesske set OF
young represent them at the annual meet
Ing of the organization. The meeting held
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon,
and the affairs of the organization were disposed OF
in a sportsmanlike and at the same time business
like way Not a minutes time was wasted in
,eaaless debate or souabbling over points of adj
vantage Some of the politicians might learn
something by attending of these meetings. The
Rules Committee. headed by G. 7. Kirby. OF this
city had done its work well last year that not
an amendment to the rules. constitution or bylaws
was offered, record in its way
The meeting called to order at p. M. with
Keith Donaldson of Princeton, In the chair. After
such routine work the reading and accepting of
the minutes the different officers made their
ports which were OF the encouraging sort, espe
cially the presented by Oliver Shiras. the man.
ager of the annual meet. MI Shiras showed that
the receipts for the games last year, which were
held at Manhattan Field were g 257 81. and the
expenses s77s &c. leaving a balance hand of
81 as s.. Trinity announced its withdrawal from
the association.
At meeting of the Executive Committee. held
on Friday night. il decided to recommend to
the association the reinstatement of Brown Uni
versity and the University Of California. The in
sttutions had been dropped from membership be-
cause they did live up the constitution. which
requires that every college must send team to
the annual championships at least once in two
wears This Brown and California had failed to do.
The interest in track and field athletics at Brown
and California has increased materially in the last
two years, and the colleges desired reinstatement,
claiming that there would be no doubt about their
sending representatives TO the championships here
after. The Californ:ans particularly enthusi-
astic, and promise 10 send team East every sum-
mer The recommendation of the Executive Com
mittee was Endorsed. and both colleges were read
rnitted full membership.
There was no friction jealousy when it came to
the election Of officers. A. G. Mason, of Harvard.
was elected president; F. A Young of New-Yo rk
University. secretary; W. r. Quinn of Columbia
treasurer and F. NJ. Eshleman. of Haverford, and
J. E. Moore of Georgetown, vice-presidents. {. NJ
Stoddard. OF Williams. the candidate for vice
president who defeated. The Executive Com
Inittee was elected follows: J. D. Dana, of Yale;
A G. Mason, of Harvard; Fl. H. Langenberg, Of
Princeton, and c. L. McKeehan, Of the University
of Pennsylvania. The delegates 10 the meeting
were as follows College of the City of New-York,
7. J. Breitwiser; Columbia, w r. Quinn; Cornell.
Robert Deming: Fordham, p. B. Reilly; George
town. J. E. Mulligan; Harvard, A G. Mason: Hav-
erford. F. NJ. Eshleman; Holy Cross. f. j. Corco-
ran: New-York University A. A. Northrop; Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. c. l. Mckeehan Prince
ton. H H. Langenberg; Rutgers w. Van Wrinkle;
Swarthmore. R. L. Brownfeld; Syracuse, J. W.
Farley: Wesleyan. E. NJ. EIdrige; Williams, c. n.
Stoddard, and Yale Bascom Johnson.
Immediately after the general meeting the new
~ elected Executive Committee met in secret, and
appointed Oliver Shiras manager for the annual
championships this year. and W. B. Curtis referee.
The association also decided 10 reward Mr.. Curtis
for his years OF labor referee of the games by
presenting him silver loving cup. The EXecu-
tive Committee will make the presentation in the
near future. Mr. Curtis has acted referee at
the annual championships for fifteen sixteen
years, long the association officers have
any record.
At the conclusion of the convention J. w. Farley,
the Syracuse delegate, made the announcement
that. in all probability, Syracuse would send
team of amateur athletes to the worlds champion
ships at Paris next summer. Among those who
will go will be Myer Prinstein, VINO will compete
in the broad jump and hammer throwing; H E.
Lee, in the Quarter-mie run; z. T. Glass in the
shot and hammer; w F. Lewis, in the hurdles:
r. A. Waite. in the 100 and 300 ward runs and
Albert Petrie in the mile run. All of the first
five men scored points in the annual CHAMPION
ships last year, while Petrte won the running
championship for the upstate colleges
The delegates. of course, discussed with more or
less Interest the prospects of a dual meeting he
tween Oxford and Cambridge and Yale and Har-
ward The general opinion seemed to be that there
would be no International athletic meeting this
year. Late In the afternoon the Yale and Harvard
qeiegates went 10 the house of H S Brooks in
tseAihgton-aVe- to discuss in private the possi-
SlHues OF arranging the meeting Inquiries there
peeh decided on. Besides the Yale and Harvard
men II was said that or three of the Grad
Iate Committee Were present. 1t was intimated
kLlat mere had been a hitch in negotia tions
TOT return set of games. and that If the four
c0.eges met again II would be until 1861
II was learned last night that the following per
s4ns were present at the conference at the house
OF Mr. BROOKS: Evert Jansen Wendell A Rice
an a u mason, of Har, ard. and Jesse B. Dana
ano sBascom Johnson, Of Yale 80 Ian"