The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23
CONVENTION OF C. A. A. A. A.
CONSTITUTION, BYLAWS AND
ATHLETIC RULES AMENDED.
Much Business Quickly Transacted ~ the
mt Meeting ~ Firth Avenue Hotel
A College Man Now Eligible for
Referee Of the Annual Track flames.

Legislators OF college athletics. constitu-
ting the intercollegiate Association of ANA
teur Athletes OF America. held their nnual
convention at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yester-
day afternoon. The session was n record
breaker in two ways. IL was the tamest ever
held since the inception OF the association
and II took the coilpgians exactly thirty
minutes to gallop through n pile of business
which in previous years consumed hours OF
debate and anxiety. out Of the great mass
Of amendment submitted 70 the constitution.
bylaws and laws OF athletics there was a
discussion only over one word and this was
more ON the order Of n gra mmRtical fancy
than on a technicality. Twenty-Five colleges
compose the organization. but probably owing
TO delay In transportation. only twelve OF
these sent delegates to look after their in
terests. Another noticeable feature Of the
conclaye was the absence OF the graduates
who In years gone by conRreeated for the
purpose OF offering advice to the younger
generation.
At $50 o'clock the President. T.. 4. Mechling,
OF Pennsylvania took the chair and then
the following colleges and delegates answered
the roll call:
Columbia, G. Brown Marshall: Cornell. George
". Hooker: Fordham. James Fitzpatrick; George.
town. J. 7. Lynch Harvard. j. q. wills and L. p.
rockingham; Holy Cross. Augustus T. Kelly:
New York University. ". :, Clarendon. Jesse j.
Adams and c. II. Adams: PennsylvsnlA. Howard
Kennedy nm, Haverford James w. Reeder: Prince
ton. z. h. Large, Swafthmore, y. II. haIlnskec'
Yale. Charles Gould.
The absentees were Amherst, Boston
college. Bowdoin. Brown California. College
Of the City OF New York. Michigan. Johns
Hopkins, Lafayette, Hutgers. Stevens. SYRIA
cise ana Williams. !. ". Du b.. Gould. New
York University. acted a. secretary. aud
those who had ex-officio right In the con-
~ .-l T-lA .AI Z @
Murdoch kendrics, .Pennsylvania. OF the
Nd vi, DRY Board. j., W. jameson, Princeton:
I. GerriSh. Harvard. and A.. y. 4, Bradley.
Columbia. the treasurer. Other college men
After the minute. OF the previous meeting
were read and approved Treasurer Bradley
encouraging. showing the receipts for the past
season TO be 81, gas ri. The liabilities were
seoa. IS, leaving u balance on hand OF isste
The most surprising item was 500. as, the
receipts from the annual games last May;
Both days there was a miniature deluEe and
ASSOCIATION lost several hundred dollars.
A. soon a. the treasurers report had been
disposed OF the report OF the Executive Com-
miftc-. the most important matter In con.
nection with the convention, was then brought
forward for treatment. This report covered
bY-ls%s and laws Of atkleucs, Those OF 10.
constitution came frst All we're carried
without challenge Article Il: which soy;
by the addition of the following:
The neld events shall be started on Friday after.
SSS S, on 'H gsmS Sf sssn Be- allowed iSSs tP ;Sra IN , re Ses''S
on saturday afternoon the bss, nye competitors
3, n e ,Sa, hae Sren' the s Compeiiaors in he weight,
and broad jump shall BE- allowed lhree trials. and
ne best four competitors OF the Two afternoons
The best Performance o. the Two siternoons,
decide The contes, in each neld event, bu, In the
pole vaul, and high Jump ths contest shsh Or alone
lI...tAfnEa IL MS the gIletOfn Tor COLE Qps
10 pay their annual dues OF so NJ the annual
meeting According TO the new con>truc-
one year may he suspended without notire.
II was expected there would De some op-
p rsc.rs. d to ~, tf'' snnS SA ,r Teirh and as' rsI S' men lse
In years gone by the rules called for y non
college man. but the amendments made IL
por%eriv The starter OF The meet should
be A professional OF known int gritty and
ability but the rule IL now simpiin"d "a
follows.
INC referee shall be selected BY the Executive
ommiue not later Than April ! and he shall name
~ Tor he proper conduct OF the ANNUAL neld mestine,
aud from such nominations the Executive Com.
The game, The starter Of the games shall be a
professional.
treated OF entries and the drawing by lot
for the hnal heats of each event, The clerk
OF the cuurse previously had the arrange
ntent OF the preliminary heats, out the new
rendering of the rticls places all in the hands
az The Executive Comm ittee. thus
,, r..u,,,,. Cor,uItts- shslI dcc,d. hy lat
49,, 4nn,ition. ~ zach r1nIl,vr in s,ch tr,cl
lue ulu'''"' P'''
rNen'
Tie part OF me hanuDooh N,hl'n Irlslrs
10 the Ia " OF uthlatlCs Was coulpletelr iufnru
top.v-turNy Article !. ~ the new book
viii be as follows
rn, ,e,r,rs of an athletic meeting shall be one
re,eT,. four inspectors TO ASslsi referee, one scorer.
Ave assistant scorers, one clerk OF ,be course. nve
sssistsnt clerks OF the course. one reporter, one
announcer WIN aNSl>!sn's v ncrrsser ~ NIsch
events, louf Judges ~ Wv nn,sn, .h,es LLHs hsepets,
one staref. Tor hrlu eNen''' ''su' nelo Juuf'' or
mrANuTefs
4 little variation has been introduced ~
the rules governing the duties OF scorer aud
clerk OF The course, Out the mo.t slflklhk
change occurs IA Article III instead OF
sI tneasurrrs thrte shhII or tlshti thht -
two FOR TIE hammer throwing ana shol pm'-
ting. two Tor the hlgh. Jump ana TWO Tor me
broad lump ana TWO Tor the pole NhnU Ar
tiCle NJ, under which heading comes all
matters Of protests. is a trine more e1 plicit:
ye,hsl nrotrstx may be made AZ or before ANY
athletic meeting. against = competitor or team. by
an, competitor or college competing. but such
protest must be subsequently, and before action
thereon naur III NV'l"E anu uu| pr'"h'to 10
the a>'o'lenoi'
The much discussed rule governing the
pols vault and jumping In general has re
ceiy.d another twist, the latter part Of trti-
ola \\I\ being Ornnmented with an inter-