The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-03

shin Contests of the Association.
The annual meeting of the Intercolle-
giate Amateur Athletic Association of
America. held in New York last week was
one of the most profitable and business
like in its history.
It was profitable because it brought
about a most thorough and clear under
standing of certain conditions and rules
by mea .; of the passage of amendments
her ttofore rather cloudy and ambiguous.
and the result will be appreciated by
everyone interested in college athletics.
It was busfness-like because it disposed
of knotty problems in agreeable, thorough,
and prompt manner
1t was unanimously decided to hold the
championships annually at New York-a
Mott Haven. They will be held, as usual,
early in May.
The athletic carnival for college men
will be held at Buffalo, May 81 and June 1,
and will have nothing to do with the
championships.
The training question was gone over
carefully, although it was not changed
materially. A college athlete must con-
tinue to pay. when at training table. the
same amount for his board which he has
he went to training table.
1t was decided. too that referee can
have heats in the half-mile run. It was
also decided that hereafter a college man
can be referee or other official at cham
pionship meets. Under old conditions a
non-college man had to be chosen referee.
In the rules relating to the eligibility of
the college athletes no man can represent
any college at the field meeting who has
been dropped from his class to a lower
class, or expelled or suspended.
This change was also agreed upon: IF
a student has represented a college in any
intercollegiate track meeting in which
two Or more colleges participated, and has
won a first or second place in such meet
ing. ke shall not be eligible to represent
any other college he may thereafter at
tend in the annual field meeting until he
shall have attended such college for one
full calendar year and passed an annual
examination on one full years work.
No one shall represent any college or
university competitor at the annual
field meeting who since February IS. 1898.
has won q first, second or third place in
any open field or track event. until he
shall have resided one calendar year at
the college or university he represents,
and shan have passed an annual eSamin-
ATHLETICS AT Y. NJ. C. A.
The remaining dates of the series of
contests for the all round championship
Of the Y. NJ. c. A are March % and
April ).
The events for the former date are:
Pull-up fence vault hitch and kick and
spring-board high jump.
The baseball team lost its game last
.lux~
ing and over-confdence Of the team Two
strike-outs were missed. In the last in
ming six runs were made off two hits.
Speare had an off night, although he
struck out eleven men. He offset this by
giving seven bases on balls.
Games for the indoor baseball team are
scheduled with the Norwarts nine at Bal
timore March q. The return game will
be played here March 20.
The basketball team still has several
good dates ahead. Among them are:
March %. with West Branch Y. NJ. c. a,
of Baltimore. to play here; and with Cen
trail Y. NJ. c. A at Baltimore. March 30.
A game is being arranged with the VII
niington team.
For the present no more games are
scheduled with the CAROLS.
The pole vault event started at the
Baltimore Athletic Club games a fort
night ago and still undecided will be fin
ished either at the Johns Hopkins games
March IS, or at Central Y. NJ. c. A, Bal
timoie, March 80.
The Associations annual spring track
and field games will be held May y.
The physical instructors hope to get to-
gether a sufficiently fast team and strong
individual performers to send to Buffalo
during the Exposition. upon the occasion
Of the games to be held under the direc-
ton Of the Association League North
American Amateurs
The making OF entries will depend en-
tirely upon the men and it behoOves them
TO work hard and show their earnestness
in practice.
The bowling team lost two games last
week 20 the Jolly Fat Mems Club and
somewhat reduced their percentage and
their lead at the same time. They say
they are out to hold the lead to the end
and /: looks as if they will make good
their assertion.
CORCORAN CADET CORPS.
Athletics at the Corcoran Cadet Corps
Ar1nory have been side issue for the
past two weeks and drill work preparing
for tomorrow's inaugural ceremonies and
parade has had the right of way, and it