New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
DUFFEY LOSES RECORD.
Intercollegiate Association Sc De
crees-Detdils of Meeting.

tercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes
OF America was held yesterday at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. Delegates from colleges and univer-
stiles in the association present, with the
exception of Amherst, Johns Hopkins. Boston
College Bucknel Lafayette and Georgetown.
BY action of the convention the worlds
record for the 100-yard dash made by Arthur F.
Dutfey. the former Georgetown athlete, was de-
clared TO be no longer acceptable. and the men
who took second place in the 10O-yard dash in
the three successive years that Duffey the
race were advanced to first place. The reso-
lutions passed regarding Duffey as follows:
Of Whereas he Arthur F Duey at the the annual meet
lOO-yard dash in 1912 seconds and at the annual
meet in 1902 did win the 100 yard dash in 35 sec
dash Inc IN ~ sec0nG ds; and i did win the
Whereas, Mr.. Duffey has been given credit for
such performance in the records Of the association
whereas Certain statements which have been
made and certain articles written, which in the
opinion OF this body, have cast suspicion upon the
annual games of the l. c. A. A. A. A at such
times as he did compete and
of Article 81 of it's Laws of Athletics Keeps list
Of all intercollegiate and all collegiate records;
longer acceptable TO this association and that the
list of intercollegiate and of collegiate records be
amended so that there be mention therein of
the name or performance of Arthur +. Dufey.
The action was taken without consulting Duffy
or giving him chance to defend himself.
All the recommendations made by the execu-
tive committee, which met on Friday evening
were adopted.
The resolution that caused the most discus
sion was one providing that the executive COM
mittee may. at its discretion declare dividend
to be divided among those that have entered ten
men in three different contests at the previous
field meeting. such dividends to be not greater
than the net proceeds of the association from
the field meeting. and to be divided among col
leges entitled TO receive the same in proportion
to the number of men competing and the number
of miles that the college is from the place of
meeting.
w. r. Wood. of Colgate objected to this on
the ground that many of the smaller colleges
would have difficulty in finding the ten men of
intercollegiate calibre which they would have to
enter in the meet in order to obtain share of
the proceeds.
speaking for the executive committee, c. T. |
Kirby, of Columbia said that the amendment
smaller colleges to send more men than they |
We're at present entering, and that there was no |
intention on the part of the committee of legis.
Iating against the smaller colleges. The amend |
ment was finally passed
Another amendment was adopted raising the
number Of who may he entered in any
contest to twelve, and limiting the number of
starters from any one institution to five.
Amendments were made to another section of |
the bylaws by inserting the words acceptable |
to the association so that the rules now read:
AN intercollegiate record is any record ac-
ceptable to the association made at the annual |
meeting of the l. c. A A A. A" and "A col |
legiate record is any record acceptable to the
ISOLATION made at any meet held by a member |
of the l. c. A. A. A. A All Of these records |
ton"
nittee it was formally decided to hold the next |
intercollegiate meet at Soldiers Field Cam
bridge 1t had formerly been decided 10 hold |
the meet In Newly York. but field could be |
found. 1t said that at Columbia Oval there
We're no suitable dressing rooms. while Ohio |
Field New-YOrk University, there was no 220- |
yard straightaway. These were the only fields |
considered.
Brown, Dartmouth and Dickinson made anpIi- !
co ton for membership. Brown and Dartmouth |
were former members but were dropped for fail |
ure TO compete in the field meets. Representa- |
tives of each college said that athletics had now |
been put on such basis that in future they |
would be represented. These two colleges were |
admitted. The case of Dickinson was laid on |
the table because of failure to send a repre- |
sentative to the meeting.
The treasurers report showed that the an |
nual field meetings were paying good dividends |
Last year the surplus was over $1,000 The |
present balance in the treasury is So 800 81 |
which is an increase of $725 over the balance |
last year.
In the absence of w. N. stillman. of Yale. |
president of the association. w. G. Graves of |
Harvard presided. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, H. r. Geyen, Of Pennsylvania;
honorary vce-presidents. p ]. Kammerer, of |
the College of the City of New York and F.
H. Plumb of Syracuse; secretary, A P Pavson
OF New-York University; treasurer, FREDERICK
Lage, Of Columbia; members of the executive
committee, NJ. j. Sands of Yale; w. G. Graves
of Harvard; w. c. Potter of Princeton and
Leroy Woodland of Cornell. Gustavus T Kfr-
by, OF Columbia, and Thornton Gerrish of Har-
ward, were reapponted members of the advisory
No one was appointed to succeed
Charles r. McKeehan of Pennsylvania the
other member of that committee
The delegates present were w r Wood Of
Colgate; 2. j. Kammerer, of the College of the
CITY OF NeW-York; j. r. Hoyt. of Columbia; F.
{. Chapman, of Cornell f. ]. Mansfield of Ford
ham; w. G.. Graves of Harvard; A K Smiley.
OF HaverfOrd; Howard Fitzpatrick of New-York
University; H. r. Geyelin. of Pennsylvania: NJ |
f. Pratt, of stephens Institute; F. II Plumb of |
Syracuse; f. II. d. Perkins, of Swarthmore and |
NJ b. Sands, of Yale. Dartmouth and Brown |
also sent delegates to make applications for
membership.