Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-22
THREE COLLEGES
IN AGREEMENT
OCCIDENTAL, ST. VINCENT'S
AND U. S. C. FORM COMPACT
Representative Of Pomona Fails to
Appear-Bona Eide Students
Alone Eligible to
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representatives of the University o
Southern California and Occidental anC
st. Vincent's colleges met yesterday
afternoon as arranged, and perfect &c
an agreement which will govern all the
field and track meets to be held this
year between the three institutions
named.
1t was expected that Walter Hempe
of Pomona would be present, but a let
ter was received by Francis Haggerty
would be unable to send a delegate, as
originally intended. Coach Holmes OF
U. S. c. declared after the conference
that Hempel had evidently reconsidered
his first intention, and that the new
athletic code will apply only to the
three Los Angeles colleges, unless Po-
mona agrees to abide by the results of
yesterdays meeting.
The new intercollegiate rules are
aimed particularly at athletes who fail
to attain a satisfactory standing in
scholarship. A student who fails to
complete at least ten hours of class
room work or twenty hours of labora-
tory work will be barred from partici-
patton in any form of athletic activity
until he has made up the deficiency.
The new agreement goes into effect
Immediately, and the eligibility clauses
as regards scholarship and length of
attendance will govern all future inter-
collegiate athletics.
The first track and field meet under
the new management will be held on
the U. S. c. oval between the Univer-
sity team and Occidental
The intercollegiate field day between
U. S. c., Occidental, st. Vincent's and
Pomona, if the last named enters, has
been scheduled for March %.
New Agreement
Following is the text of the new in
tercollegiate agreement:
Section 1. There shall be annual
athletic contests and football, baseball
track, tennis and basket ball.
Section 2. Participants in contest be-
tween the institutions composing this
agreement must be regularly enrolled
students taking not less than ten hours
per week of class room work, or twenty
hours per week of laboratory work, and
must have a passing grade in each of
the lines of work that he carries.
Section 3. Any person who fails to
complete ten hours class room work,
or twenty hours laboratory work per
week during any semester shall not be
permitted to compete during any sub
sequent semester until he has COM
pleted the required amount of work of
that preceding semester which he failed
to complete.
Section 4. No person drawing salary
for services rendered the college or
student body to do other than manual
labor shall compete.
Section 8. No student shall be per-
mitted to compete in any intercollegiate
contest who has entered his college
later than one month after the date of
beginning of instruction to upper class
men of the semester of which the con-
test takes place.
Section 6. Managers of teams in all
contests shall exchange lists of all men
eligible to compete signed by the chair
man of the faculty athletic committee
at least ten days before any contest.
Section 7. All college men who have
competed on any college team for five
years after 1903 shall not be allowed to
compete.
Section 8. These lists shall be made
on printed blanks giving the rules gov
erning eligibility of contestants, the
form of which is adopted by this agree
ment. copy being included with this
agreement and all protests against any
candidate whose name appears on the
above mentioned lists must be pre-
sented in writing to the athletic COM
mittee of his school at least five days
before date of contest in question,
stating grounds of protest, and their
decision shall be final.
Section 8. Gate receipts shall be
divided equally among the contesting
teams.
Sectloh lV. Inc managers or track
shall put up cup or banner for track
meet. A like trophy for the relay
race. and silver and bronze medals for
first and second places in each track
and field event. The men on the vim
ming relay team shall receive trophies.
Section IL. The track and field events
shall be as follows:
100 yards dash, 22O yards dash, 44O
yards dash. $50 yard run. mile run.