New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-29
TO BOOM TRACK MEET.
Ne7c Dividend Plan off. Il. 4. H.
Helps Small Colleges.

The announcement made at the Joint meeting last
Friday night OF the executive and advisory COM
rnittees of the intercollegiate Association OF ANA
teur Athletes Of America at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel that dividends will be declared to all colleges
entering at least ten -aen IN each or most OF the
events at the annual championship meeting should
go far toward increasing the number Of entries at
the annual field meeting Further than that II
should make these games, which for years have
been the greatest field meet in the intercolleslaIe
track world. even more representative.
The committees stated that the number OF miles
which the different teams travelled in going to and
from the games would determine the amount OF
money paid in dividends. The cost of transporta-
ton has always been prominent factor especially
among the smaller colleges which are members OF
the association in determining whether or not they
would send men to compete in the games. several
colleges-notably Wesleyan. Bowdon and Holy
Cross-wthdrew from the association because OF the
heavy expense.
For many years It has been the custom Of the
intercollegiate association TO declare yearly divl-
dend of so to all colleges which had been repre-
scented by at least three men at the annual games
and had fulfilled the regulation regarding the num-
Der OF dual track meets held during the year This
amount covered the annual dues Of the college.
However only few institutions were benefited by
this dividend Harvard. Yale, Pennsylvania, Prince
ton and a few other large colleges received tho
dividend but it mattered little 70 them
Under this rule the smaller colleges such as
Williams Amherst New-York University Lafay-
cite. Iehigh and Stevens Institute will be able 10
send competitors TO the championships, no matter
where they held. 1t is also probable that Mich
igan, California and other Western colleges repre-
sented in the association will send men East.
II at the annual meeting of the association on
February % IT is decided TO hold the championships
at Williamsbridge. as suggested last Friday
night, the long fight between the members will be
settled. Last year, when il seemed assured that
the games would go to Cambridge, an internal tight
arose, which finally resulted IN the championships
being decided Franklin Field. Yale would not
run the chances Of Harvard having an advantage,
and Mike Murphy instructed Yales representative
TO vote for any place except Soldiers Field. The
other colleges on the executive committee sided
with Yale for various reasons, and when the final
vote was taken Harvard received one ballot.
Although the two meets at Franklin Field have
been successes the large crowds which in former
years focked to Berkeley Oval have been lacking.
Williams bridge has many advantages. It IS only
few miles from the heart of the city, only short
distance from railroad and has fine track The
grounds are large, and new grandstands could be-
built at small expense The strongest argument in
It's favor is that II is centrally located and
city which literally supports track games