New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
MEET GOES TO HARVARD
FRESHMEN TO BE BARRED.
amendments Proposed by Mtercol-
leoiate athletic Association,

In the fight for the privilege of holding the next
intercollegiate track and field meet Pennsylvania
lost to Harvard at the meeting the executive COM
mittee of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association
held last night at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Presi-
dent H. r. Geyelln of Pennsylvania seconded by
r g Chapman, of Cornell, made warm fight for
FRANKLIN Field. Philadelphia. but the opposition
was too strong, and in the end 1t was unanimously
decided to recommend to the convention at the an
nual meeting in this city on February % that the
next meet be held in Cambridge.
The Iale-Harvard dual meet takes place In New
maven this year, and that had a good deal to do
with giving the intercollegiate meet to Harvard
this year. Pennsylvania had to be content with
the assurance of getting the meet next year
Two important amendments TO the constitution
We're recommended last evening. Article II is to be
amended so as to read:
The annual field meeting shall be held on the
day IN May in each year.
This is changed from the last Saturday in Nav
1t is believed that this amendment will do away
with the conflict with examinations in most OF the
colleges, which TIE principal cause Of COM
piaint with the old way of arranging the date OF
the annual meet.
After warm discussion II was decided to recon-
mend the adoption of the 'ore-ycar" rule changing
subdivisions and Of Article L as to read:
No one shall represent any college, or university
one ctleliar year al The college or university he
nual eXanina tions on work during that year a
While this rule Is now in force at Harvard. Yale,
Princeton and Pennsy vania. it viii count heavily
against the small colleges belonging assOcia-
ton, and in all probability they will fight the pro-
posed amendment bitterly in the coming conven-
ton. The executive committee considered long
time before II decided 10 take this step. bat II
felt that more stringent regulation in regard 10
eligibility was ABSOLUTELY necessary.
At the last meeting Of the executive committee. In
December. a dividend Of 50 per cent OF the net
proceeds OF the last meet at Cambridge de-
clared. Treasurer FREDERICK Lage. Of Columbia,
reported that out of the nineteen colleges that
tcipsted in the meet only fve-Harvard. Yale
Cornell Pennsylvania and Dartmouth-qualife for
the dividend, only those colleges that have ten
men entered in at least three are eligible for
the dividend, and II is reckoned according TO the
number OF men who actually competed in the events
ana the distance they had travel
te!!nsy wanna mad p men entered, and
SIo5 q ale had SO in 12 events and received
S59l o. Cornell had "a in events and received
soto o.; dartmouth had 10 men in events. and re-
ctIVed ~ 10 Harvard had II IN I3 events but
as their travelling expenses practically nil
they received no dividend. Princeton had men in
events, ana was thus just below the required
number and had 10 pay It's expenses
secretary Payson reported in connection with the
elRlpiity rules that out OF the twenty-three col
leees n The ASSOCIATION. ten had rules governing the
three did not answer. Twelve colleges OF the six
teen which replied 10 the letters have not the 'one
The following present: President Fl r
l.cyeln or Pennsylvania: J. J Rawle Of Harvard.
{. sumner, of Yale. A. B. Walsh Of Princeton:
r G Chapman, of Cornell Secretary A p Paw,
son. OF New York University and Trea sIIrer Fred
erico Lage, Of Columbia. or the advisory commit
Columbia, were present. -