The sun., 1907-12-28
HARVARD NOT IN NI.C.A.A. US.
CORNELL ALSO TURNS DOWN THE
OFFER TO JOIN.
Vale and Princeton FAN to Answer Invita-
tIOn TO Become Members Of New Body
Executive Committee Frames Rules
10 be Presented 10 the Convention.


Executive Committee Frames Rules
10 BE Presented 90 the Convention.
The members Of the executive committee
of the lntercOllegiate Athletic Association
of the United States met yesterday afternoon
in the Murray Hill Hotel and discussed
matters to be put before the general con-
vention of the association to-day In the same
place. The persons present were 'apt'
Palmer +. Pierce. 4. =. A.. president; DIR.
Henry l.. Williams. University OF Minnesota,
vice-president; Prof. Louis Bevier. Jr. Nut
gers, secretary: Prof Henry ID. Wild. Will
Jams College; Prof. W. l.. Dudley. Vanderbilt
University: Prof Clark W. HetherinRtOn.
University OF Missouri. and Prof. 4. +. 81.
John, Oberln College.
The chief matters discussed were summer
baseball. football and basketball, There
was a committee OF which Prof. hetheTington
was the head which investigate summer
baseball and made an exhaustive report on
the same. Questions were addressed to
siXty-one colleges on the subject and the
net result seemed TO be that summer baseball
fOurished ia about all the sections or this
country among college men. II il snid.
however. that the Southern intercollegiate
Association and the colleges in the State OF
OHIO have the summer baseball problem
hest under control 4 recommendation vii
be made TO the convention OF the l. q. A. 4.
I =. to-day that summer baseball be put
under the same control M other college
sports. SO that principles Of the strictest
amafeurism may apply.
As regards foot ball there were certain
Ot her developments. The association has
long beer eager to enroll among its members
the colleges which compose the older football
rules committee. outside of the two which
already are members. That Is 10 say. the
association wanted 10 get in Harvard, Yale.
Cornell. Princeton and the Naval Academy.
The University OF Chicago and Pennsylvania
already are members. To the end that the
five 80 lie ges might become members a letter
was addressed to their aut hOrities suggesting
that they come Ia In order that college ath-
letics might benefit and pointing out that any
college although bound by the rules Of the
T. &. A. 4. 4. y. might file written objections
TO any of its rules and might withdraw at
any time
II was suggested that IL the colleges came
in so that the entire rules committee OF four
teen members could be chosen from its ranks
the tenure OF OftiCe for members OF the
rules committee would be- three years. The
seven mem bers chosen from he association
~ at present constituted would he elected AT
the meeting in 1897 n follows: Three 10 be
chosen for "A term Of three years two for "A
term OF two years and Two Tor "a term OF one
Year and that vacancies as they occur to be
nled for term Of hrec years.
,J % - " i1e .blr .il,,.' .,,cs H.
ward returned a refusal. dated ia November.
on the ground that matters az the Cambridge
institution were 40 unsettled that 10 was hard
TO say what would happen there. Cornell
returned qualified refusal. pointing ont
that the control of athletics at the Institution
was curiOnsly regulated that IL would be
hard Tor the lthacans TO enter into any agree
nent OF the kind. Yale did not reply. pro
successive absences OF MIR. Camp and Presi-
| dent Hadley abroad. PrlncetOn's reply did
for that discOurtesy.
The Naval Academy is considering be-
view Of the fact that the eventual success
| Of the I. g. \. 4. Y. =. depends upon the eE-
tent 20 which u spreads is influence. it ~
| colleges outside Of those already members
| did not respond more ravOrably.
In the matter OF basketball the conInittee
] purposes TO recommend to the meeting to-day
| that colleges should COnhne their schedules
as far IA possible TO games with teams from
educational institutions. In some sections
! where colleges are few and az distances
greatly Semoyed from one snosher this pISS. Ian
| COMMITTEES intends that only teams regularly
| reglstered with the Amateur Athletic Union
lating the differences that have. arisen be-
cause Of college teams meeting the unreg!s-
II il pxpested that at the meeting to-day
there VIII be representatives OF nearly seventy
IN Ib Stnry ~, ~ n sh;, Sn Ss n
! leges represented will be: Amherst. Buckneli.
Allegheny; Case. Colgate, Dartmouth. Den
| George Washington, Grove City. Hayerford.
Kenyon. Lehigh. Miami. New York Uni
! versity. Oberlin. Ohio State University. Ohio
! Wesleyan, Ohio University. Pratt. Rochester.
| Rutgers, seton Hall. Swarthmore. TUFTS,
Union, University OF Chicago University of
| Colorado. University Of Missouri, University
| Of Nebraska, University Of North Carolina.
| University Of Pennsylvania. University OF
Texas. University OF Virginia, University
| ol West virginia University Of Vermont.
and Jefferson Wsstminster' Wsseysn' Nest
| Point, Williams and Western University of
! Pennsylyania. There will be others not in
4 the association VINO VIII present credentials.
| The members OF the football rules COM
mttee from this association will be chosen
to-day. The morning session will take up
the reading OF papers Capt. Pierce will
detail the history and growth OF the associa-
tiOn. Prof. James y. Kemp OF Columbia,
formerly / n charge Of student activities there.