The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07

Slderaple discussion 1T was decided stnar, IL
would be advisable to place the track and,
field sports under the conference rules
and code Of eligibility. But as twas OBJ
viously. impossible for: the conference to-
usurp the direction OF the WI. A. A. A,
1t was determined to Withdraw from the
w. l. A. "A. A. and hold a meet under the
direction of this conference, which should,
however, be open to all the other colleges.
A resolution to this effect was accord
;ingly PRESENTED. but before taking final
action Mr.. Waldo. chairman OF the w. I.
A. a. A. graduate executive committee,
entered the conference meeting by invi
tation ard gave clear statement of the
condition of the w. I. "a. A. "A. ENS
He explained the management OF tho
annual meet showed the difficulty OF OBJ.
tanning satisfactory officials, and stated
that a contract had already been made.
for a field and track for the 1900 meet.
In view of these facts and not wishing
to leave the committee of the w. l. A,
A. A. in an ON barrasslng position after a
prolonged discussion the conference rep
resentatives, acting as a committee Of the
whole. passed the following resolution: :.
Resolved. That an annual track and field
meet to be held under the auspices of the
conference and in. accordance with the rules
and regulations prescribed by 1t, open to
teams OF all colleges in the territory repre-
scented in the conference. The first meet shall
be held dn ls01.:;; - .se..: - =
It was further resolved that; COM
mittee of three be selected to- devise q
plan for carrying out this resolution, Of
the conference. -. ~
/ In January Of the -year~-1901 a cir
,cular letter was sent by the executive
committee of the W. I. A. A. A. to each
of the members OF the college conference,
In the hope that the conference. could be
induced to abandon its plan Of holding a
conference meet and the old w: /. A.. A.
A. in which all the competing institutions
had equal voice and authority in the leg
islative body, thus be preserved.
Accordingly a. special meeting OF the
faculty representatives Of the intercoi-
legiate conference was called together lp
Chicago on February %; 19el.------ -.
| :. " Request Is Refused. .5.'
The question brought: UP by the circular
letter OF the nonconference; colleges was
carefully considered and after a. long dis
cusssion it finally decided that a separate
association under the control OF the con-
ference should be formed. committee
of three. consisting Of the representa-
tives from Chicago, Wisconsin and Mime:
sofa were appointed to draft constitu-
ton and by laws for the new association:
This committee later in the session pre-
sented constitution and bylaws which
were passed upon and adopted by the con-
ference. ~: s..5-G 1.,:a -
The function of the committee on eligi-
bility as provided for in this constitution
were also: defined and it was decided that
all questions of eligibility to participate
in the track and field meet of 1901 should
be referred to the conference committee
on eligibility, whether relating to can
didate from conference, or non CONFER
ence institution.
The date for the conference meet was
finally settled for June l.. In this. meet
all the collegiate institutions IN . the
middle west were invited TO participate,
but the requirement was made that the
code Of eligibility as adopted by the con-
ference shall apply to all alike and In
case any questions should arise they
should be settled by the committee on ell
ability which is at present made up or
the faculty members from the universities
of Chicago, Minnesota and Wisconsin. y
This action, however, did not: satisfy
! the circumference colleges. Their prin-
cipal POINTS of objection We're that II
questions of eligibility arose IN regard
to athletes from their institutions the
natter must be settled. by the committee
of the conference in which they had no
representation, and that the meet was TO
be entirely under the management OF the
conference colleges. - * t,..--...
The. greater portion = of the non-con
ference" colleges, therefore, decided not to
enter the conference meet but to hold
separate meet. unAer the old title Of tine
Western Intercollegiate Athletic Assocta-
| ton, on the same day on which the con-
ference meet was held. Thus It hap
pened that split occurred among the
eastern colleges and two seperate meets
were held in Chicago: on June l, 1901.
Such separation Of interests is Of course
deplorable... No hard feeling apparently
existed and among the wiser heads it was
seen that a great meet which should be
truly: a western: intercollegiate meet
would be far: more desirable than any
| splitting of interest. The present season
has therefore seen the old w. I. A: A. A.
abandoned. --:,-.-.- - ! 49, =
| The smaller colleges nearly all accepted
the invitation of the conference to send
teams to compete at this meet, and the
second annual meet of the intercollegiate
Conference Athletic: Association, which
was held in Chicago last Saturday after
| noon probably exceeded in interest any
| intercollegiate meet ever held in the
west. e.. --...-.z.. 49,. .. o..