New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
BERKELEY OVAL TO-DAY
OF THE ASSOCIATION
MAKE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR BIG CONTEST.

A Joint meeting of the members of the executive
and advisory committees OF the intercollegiate
Association of Amateur Athletes of America for
the purpose of arranging final preparations for the
annual college championships which to be held
at Berkeley Oval to-day and tomorrow was held
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening.
There were present at the meeting George H
Hooker, Cornell. president Robert Adams, New
York University, secrtary; Allan B. A Bradley,
Columbia. treasurer Lawrence P. rockingham,
Harvard, and Charles Gould. Yale of the executive
committee and Gustavus T. Kirby, Columbia Muir
dock, Kendrick, Pennsylvania; and Thornton Ger
IRISH, Harvard, of the advisory committee T. b
Ellis of the University of Pennsylvania. who Is
managing the games also at the meeting, and
made report. Mr.. Ellis announced that the condi-
tons favorable for the most successful set of
The track he declared was in perfect condition for
record breaking performances. The advance sale
After the report of Manager Ellis. the members
and the drawing for positions in the various con-
tests
The members of the Harvard Princeton and Will
Jams teams arrived We IN me city last nsh and
wearers of Yale's blue will arrive here to-day from
wards crack pole vaulter and hurdler c. Fl,
seheuber alleging that the Young Hopkins93n
violation of Article XVII. Section o. of the con-
Harvard one of the entries in the sprints Schick
is a freshman at Harvard. and is considered one
the Georgetown University champion, in the 100
yard dash. locked forward to with more than
ordinary interest. There are many who believe
Schick can defeat Duffy. The protest against
schick is also based upon the allegation that he
has taken part in set of open games. Harvard
retaliated by protesting ]. c. Preston one of Yaes
pole vaulters-
In the cases of Schick and Preston. the executive
committee decided to allow both men to compete
under protest Subsequently the case will be
taken up and decided finally. Harvard was not so
fortunate. for Scheuber's entry was withdrawn
He admitted having competed in violation of the
rule, but said he was not aware of the existence
OF the rule.
1t was decided to allow the start in the quarter
and half mile contests to be made twenty yards
back of the regular starting point. This was done
so as to avoid crOwding in the turn, at which
point the starts have been made heretofore. After
deciding upon the protests the committee began
drawing for positions at the start for the various
contestants 1t announced. however. that the
result Of the drawing would not be given out last
night
Yale. Harvard. Pennsylvania. Princeton Cornell
California, Amherst. Syracuse, Swarthmore Rut-
gers, Haverford and several other colleges win
compete There will be two team contests this
afternoon and tomorrow. Yale and Harvard will
fight ii out for the team trophy. while Cornell
Princeton, Pennsylvania and California will
struggle just eagerly for the third place
To-days contests will practically decide how the
meet will go. and there several men in each
capable of grand performances, the preiminaries
will make up set of games that will be interesting