New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
NEW COLLEGE RULES.
MANY CHANGES MADE IN CONSTITU<
TION AND BYLAWS-CORNELL
GETS PRESIDENCY.

One of the most harmonious meetings in the his
tory the intercollegiate Athletic Association took
place at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday after
noon. 1t was businesslike session and httie or
no time was wasted. At the meeting OF the ex-
ecutfve committee Friday night the proposed
changes in the constitution and in the rules were
agreed upon, and when the measures came up for
adoption yesterday every proposition went through
without hitch. 1t the first meeting IN many
years that no member of the association was reprt-
manded expelled for not paying dues promptly
or for infringement of the rules
Even the treasurer's report was encouraging ana
showed net balance hand of 81 As As this
amount is than is needed TO conduct the
financial affairs of the association. II was decided
that all colleges which had three competitors IN
the annual championships last year should be en-
titled to a return Of SO. As this is the amount or
the yearly dues. the dues practically returned
10 each college which supported the championships
in good style
one Of the changes which caused considerable
preliminary discussion the amendment 70 ena-
bic college to referee the annual ehaInpion-t
ships For many years the late Father BilF' I;
Curtis was the referee and since the death or the
Father of Athletics James r Sullivan has taken
his place 1t is believed that Mr. Sullivan will
continue to referee the games, in spite OF the
change OF the rules
The colleges Yesterday were represented by tins
following voting delegates: Columbia. Chesley
Brown Marshall; Yale. Charles Gould; Holy Cross.
August T. Kelly; New-YOrS University. Frederick
W s CIeverdon: Pennsylvania. II K Hill; Haver-
ford. ]. W. Reeder; Georgetown Joseph Lynch;
Harvard L. p. Frothngham; Cornell, George H
Hooker; Fordham, John Brooks; St Johns. James
Fitzpatrick and SwarthmOre. y. H Mollnakee
The election of officers resulted as follows: George
H Hooker. Cornell president; J. w Reeder Har-
ward and ]. B. Clark. Fordham, vice-presidents:
c. r. Adams New-York University, secretarys
A. B. A. Bradley Columbia, treasurer, and execu-
tive committee, L. P. rockingham Harvards
Charles Gould Yale and E. ~ MechIing. Princeton.
The appended changes were made in the consti-
tuition:
The field contests shall be started Friday
weights and broad jump shall be allowed three
trials. On Saturday afternoon the best hye COM
petitors In each Held contest SHAH DC allowed 20
compete, that afternoon the competitors in the
trials and the best fou. competitors os the two
afternoons three additional trials. The best PEI
pole vault and high jump shall decide the contest
high jump the contest shall be alone decided by
the contest of Saturday.
nual meeting. and any college in arrears for ona
years dues may be suspended or expelled without
The referee shall be. selected by the, executive
name at least two officials for each position neSes-
LOT d fyl Irb nCIirstiors rta execritfve
committee shall before May l. select the officials
professional
The appended changes were made in the bylawss
The executive committee shall decioe by lot the
different positions of each college Ia each track
The officers of an athletic meeting shall be: One
(
soTrse fve assistant Clerks of the eonrsS one
reporter one announcer with assistants if neces-
sary). Fo: track cOntests-FOur judges at the fin
eats"Eisht @ fs ei judges 0T Or measurers
Field judges and measurers shall measure and
record each trial Of each competitor in all games
whose record is OF distance or height Their de-
be inai and without appeal There shall be eight
putting events for the high Jump. two for the
broad jump and for the pole vault
The clerk Of the course shall record the name os
shall give him his number for each game in which
every Contest in which he is engaged He shall bs
centestants for each Contest The assistants shall
do such work as he may assign to them.
their respective places He shall record the laps
made BY each competitor. and can them aloud.
% G 9 Shall HhS do ch portions or h Of b 8T
as he may assign 10 them
Verbal protests may be made at before any
athletic meeting against competitor or team by
any competitor or college competing; but such
thereon made in writing and dull presented % the
The poles shall be unlimited as . size and
weight, but shall have no assisting devices except
substance for the purpose OF arording a hrmer
grasp, and may have one prong a the lower end;
which was uppermost when he left the ground 10
hand which was undermost when he left the
ground TO any point the pole above the other
hand. ANY competitor who uses a pole without a
spike shall be allowed 10 Dig hole not more
TO plant his pole.
The hammer head shall be meta! sphere. The
handle may be of any material. and the combined
length Of the head and handle shLU not b.
than four feet and tho combined weight shall not
be less than sixteen pounds
/ An intercollegiate record Is any record made at
the annual meeting OF the T. q A. A. a. A. A
collegiate record is one made at ct held by
a member OF the I. c. A \ \ 4 The I. c. A A.
A. A. shall keep last of all intercollegiate rec
ords. and another of all collegiate records
/ In every contest gold medal shall be awarded
first. a silver to second a bronze to third.
In the case OF a tie and the inability to agree upon
/ a method of award, the medals shall be awarded
as the referee shall decide.