New-York tribune., 1901-02-24
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
ANNUAL MEETING OF COLLEGE MEN
INTERESTED IN TRACK AND
FIELD SPORTS.
SEVERAL COLLEGES RENsTATED PENNsu-
WANNA GETS THE PREsDENcy-MUsT
PAY REGULAR BOARD AT
TRAINING TABLE

Many OF the delegates 10 the annual meeting 0;
he intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association o.
America arrived here Friday. In the evening
there was meeting OF the Executive and Advisory
committees OF the association. which explains the
reason for the easy manner in which the college
delegates decided knotty athletic problems al the
annual session the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
afternoon All OF the vexed questions were gone
over carefully Friday night. thar al the meet
lng yesterday everything moved smoothly The oele-
gates are selected annually each college and
university because OF their knowledge OF track and
field athletics.
The meeting yesterday did not last more than
two hours. Albert G. Mason, OF Harvard, was In
the chair; William A. Young OF New-York Univer-
sty, recorded the minutes. and ". r. Quinn, OF
Columbia looked for the financial interests OF
the organization. The place for the holding OF the
annual championships, generally held in this CITY
evoked the only lengthy discussion OF the day.
With the idea OF getting opinion from the vari-
Gus colleges motion was made that the annual
track and field games should be held successfully
IN New-York. Philadelphia and Boston. The mo-
tion was In the end defeated, and the opinion was
practically unanimous that New-York is the place
TO hold the games.
The uncertainty regarding the intercollegiate
games 70 be held at the Pan-American Exposition
was also Strengthened out. Some OF the delegates
and many athletes have been led believe that
these games at Buffalo would be the annual cham
pionships OF the association. Such will not be the
case The championships VIII. as usual, lie held
IN this city probably early IN May. The athletic
carnival for college men win he held ar Buffalo on
May 81 and June J.
DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE.
While many advisory members OF the College
Committee were present, they did not vote but oc-
casionally took part IN the discussions The regu-
lar delegates were as follows: Yale s. l. Coy;
Harvard. J. ". Halowell, College Of the City Of
New-York, C. A. Hess; Columbia c. A. Dana: Cor
NELL J. II. Blair; Fordhsm. c. H. McKenna; Haver-
ford, W. H. Krkbridge, Holy Cross, r. J. Gould;
University OF Pennsylvania, E. A. Mechling; Prince
ton. J. W. Jannson Syracuse, A. A. Webb: Will
iams. f. s Goldthwait
The election OF officers resulted as follows: f. A
Mechling, of Pennsylvania, president; 7. w Gould
New-York University, secretary: A. B. A Bradley
Columbia. treasurer; f. s. Goldthwait Williams
and A. A Webb. jr. Syracuse. honorary vice-presi-
dents; J. ". Jannison. Princeton: T. Gerrish Har-
ward; J. II. Blair Cornell, and S. L. Coy. Yale.
Executive Committee.
FEW AMENDMENTS BROUGHT Up
The treasurer's report was one OF the most en-
couraging in the history OF the association and
convinced the delegates that il might be inadvis-
able 70 take the annual games away from New
York City. Mr.. Quinn showed thar the net profits
OF the games held last summer amounted 70 81 COO
leaving In the treasury a balance on hand OF
S.2ss as AS there has been arrangement IN this
branch OF sport for a division Of gate reoeipts re
ceived in this way and a dividend could nor ba
declared. IL was decided that each college which
sent ilfee representative athletes 70 the annual
annual dues. amounting 10 SIS for The present esy
resolutions or respect 10 the memory OF Wiilisn
IS curtis known as the Father of Athletes vTbo
cleo lasl summer were adopted Curtis boS
reiereed the annual games OF the association sncs
us conception, and was honOred with a fesfirnoytsI
olnnef oy the association last winter Trbe resoI,
lions Will De engrossed and sent 70 his fswiV
The training question, always a troubiesor.e o,.
IN amateur anairs, was gone over caref,ll,s -
though II was not changed materially A $780,
athlete must continue 20 nay, when al the trS,,I So
table the same amount for his board ther tis
he has been compelled 10 pay al his boarSn S
before he the training IA he rrhas ras mouse ase
his board the training table might b ,.a
say s. a week, he would have 70 nav onlT xs @ n
vided that is the amount he paid before aEinr rn
athletics seriously. "e "
Hereafter. when found advisable the ref.r.. -
have heats Ia the half mile run With tbe sSss -,
harmonious relations between the aSSn-fst -
and the Faculty Committee. the president ~, ~.
association will appoint a chairman who win ~
member of a joint committee OF the Faculty AS-
Visory and Association committees
Article Xxx Of the constitution amendes
that hereafter the referee and other officials az TIE
championships can he college Under the ola
conditions non-college man had 10 be chosen
referee.
In the rules relating 10 the eligibility Of the
college athletes no man can represent any college
o. the field meeting who has been dropped from
his class a lower class or expelled suspended
This change also agreed upon: IF student
has represented college In any intercollegiate te
track meeting IN which two or more coll
leges participated, and has won a first or second
place IN such meeting. he shall not be eligible 70
s~ss.s1t any other college he may thereafter at