New-York tribune., 1905-02-26
MEET ON FRANKLIN FIELD.
Intercollegiate II. n. n. n. Decides
Not to Hold Games at HarOard.

In spite Of the decision announced by the eXecu-
tive committee of the intercollegiate Association Oh
Amateur Athletes of America to. hold the next
track meet in the Harvard Stadium on May 70 ana
q the association, at its annual convention yes
terday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, received from
the same committee a recommendation tha'
the contests be run off Franklin Field. Phlla-
deIpnia. and the change was adopted This
was surprise college athletes. although last
years games held at Franklin Field for the first
time proved pronounced financial success Inc
annual convention Of the association in lsH hao
practically declared that the meet should go TO
Harvard this year.
The lack of training facilities al Cambridge was
given as the reason for the change but it was
hinted that Yales objection to meeting Harvard
on her ground was largely responsible
The application of Brown and Dartmouth TO be
allowed TO re-enter the association. was laid on the
table and these institutions will therefore not be
able 10 send representatives to the games OF TINS
year California, Villa Nova and Bowdoin were
dropped from membership under the rule that ex-
pels any institution that for two years in success
sion does not have proper representation at the
games.
The new design prepared for the die from which
the associations medals will be made in the future
has the same subject the old medal, 4 nghtlhg
gladiator. This, however, is exact reproduction
OF the ancient work Of which The old was supposed
10 be copy and the attitude is much more Ifellke
Kenneth GrCesbeck made an announcement i ot t
behalf OF the City College, relative to its hope OF
acquiring an athletic field conveniently adjacent
straTford Chairman of the faculty committee on
athletics had told him that they not only hoped 70
secure the field, but were inclined to regard IL
as a probability. The Chair, commenting on thlS
announcement expressed the opinion that the
members OF the association generally would De
highly gratifed o have suitable held proFldeu
that they might have the annual meetings III
NeW-Eork again - ,.,,,
The oricers elected were: President W. \. Still
man. Yale; honorary Vlce-presldentS, heInetn
Groesbeck, College of the City OF Newly ork, ana
B. r Bushnell, Haverford secretary, Howard tltZ-
patrick, NeW-YOrk University, and treasurer, W. =
Motter, Princeton. The new executive committee
Will consist of r. L. Sard, Harvard; l. X. Merritt,
Columbia; J. VI. Carter, Pennsylvania, and Howard
G. T. Kirby. Columbia, and Thornton Gerrish.
Harvard were reelected TO the advisory committee
by the executive committees. Murdock hendrlcK,
pennsylvania. declined reelection. The executive
committee VIII name d man in his place at its next
meeting. Frank b Ellis, Pennsylvania, was re-
elected graduate manager Of the games. James +
Sullivan. treasurer OF the Amateur Ath-
letlc Juion, again appointed referee. The re-
Yort Of the treasurer, 4. II. Bradley, ColuInbia
gave as the present balance on hand $oa q, as
against $3.50 % year ago. although $l,oO was
spent the last year Tor new trophy.
The institutions represented with their delegates,
were: Colgate, II. r. Wood. College of the City OF
NeW-Eork Kenneth Groesbeck; Columbia, J. X
Hovt. Cornell Howard Enrich; FOrdham. X. =.
Mari; Harvard r. E Sard Haverford, Z. f Bush
nell: Johns Hopkins, A. ,. Wood, Newly ork Uni
versity, A 2. Ward; Pennsylvania, J. NJ. Carter;
Princeton. L. Mop. Armstrong; Stevens, j. =.
Hegeman; SWarthmore, ". II. Clinton; Syracuse,
J. a. DistOn, and Yale w. N Stillman.