New-York tribune., 1908-12-27
TO CONFER ON SPORTS
QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE.
Summer Baseball and It's EUils Ia
Be Discussed.

The Inte-CoLeg1zte Athletic AssOclauon OF -
United States VIII hold its third annual convs7-
ton at the Murray Hill Hotel. IN this city. AZ D
o'clock January 2 IN order 20 secure "a g
attendance Of representative men who have gwen
attention 90 the problems % tntercollsslats & etH-
etlcs an invitation has been issued 20 accrecfted
delegates from al the constituent institutions o.
the association. and visiting delegates from fnss@
tutious oc college rank which are not snroHed a.
members Visiting delegates VIII have all the privt-
Ieges OF accredited delegates except tHs rlsnS %
vote
The following amendment to the constitution vii
be presented for adoption
Two or more colleges ar universities nay. Win
the consent of TIE exsciitiye coS, - s-s
delegate This delegate snail ee sn5tlsd - 70 Ss S5s
& VOTE o-y, = - = s - ,ss nresifent or secrstary
at least one month before the date OF tSs aHn1a-
convention
Captain Palmer E Pierce. president Of the asso-
ciation Issuing hfs call for the meeting ana ex-
tending an invitation all colleges and unfv-rss-
ties 70 be represented, says
II your institution has not yet been snroLsd an
member you are gtssd e take "a t9e ne = rss
mo7emeHt Tor The sane eontroi colisEs ssAlsr.s
sgrs sgerss IN By 99lns of 70 re y05 c ~ a on porzce
In this connection your sttenrion = caieo S2 r-e
ing athletic association FOR al institutions r ne
jaree fo- mis- to be successfully done by single
organization Rather We are enSogra[E .-7 ~ co-
ditlons be net and i tilegss 5,ss-, e wise
The function OF this association Is largely educa-
tiona and directive Some day ,, f nsy 5ecoms
Of evolution. At present i e aoinE an !m1nsnss
and proper control and bT the support of repre-
II you are unable 20 send delegate yourself On
account Of he sxpense Won are rssd % sorn2l1s s
delegate with instuctions voting on tse cues
tons 70 2e sid oslore s tse esss5 II any as
II your nstftution Is not already Taena6sr Of our
and to Be emitted . send an aocrsditsd aeegats.
TSTT Pofsssdr ' W - I5e4 of the vsrsas7 of vr-
gina and 9eaI Inc. r9tes &c q yosr "a scSSR % w sas sec
Two sessions VIII be held one "a The morning
and one tn the afternoon. The morning session VII
be devoted 70 addresses various s1bJecuz- ard
a debate the question OF sumner baseball and
seni-professionaIism- The bros1 question follows:
Any student In good coIlssiets standing should
be permitted 20 play IN intercollegiate baseball
contests"
Professor Judson P wsloh. of tire Pennsylvania
State Agricultural College. and Professor " z
Metzenthin, OF the University OF TEXAS. VII take
the Affirmative side, and Professor z G. Bartlett.
OF Dartmouth College. and Professor 4 A StzsE,
OF Chicago University. the negative
Addresses will be made follows: The In
tercoIIegiate Athletic Association OF the United
States" by Captain Palmer z Pferce. o 3 A
Athletics From q Historical and Educational
Standpoint" BY Professor Charles W Larned, OF
the United States Military Academy
Proper Control Collegiate AthIssics." BY Pro
-
Basketball. a Historical and Critical skstch-
by r B. Hyatt OF Yale University. chairman OF
the coIIsxiate Basketball rules committee
The afternoon session VII be devoted ths
regular BUSINESS before the association including
reports Of committees and election OF officers
The intercollegiate Athletic Association of the
Tinted States was organized three years
growing out o. and following the conferences of
colleges and universities the question Of the
abolition OF football as intercollegiate sport
This conferences was called By Chancellor Mac
Craczen following the death of Harold NOors
from an injury received in game between Union
Collage and New York University IN the fall OF
1907 At that conference many were n favor of
cutting football or the list ot intercollegiate sports
and the discussion waxsd warm Captain Palmer
z Pierce ar that tine stationed az West Point
co1rseILsd patience. and made such strong ana
convincing plea FOR the sport that a compromise
zzsz effected the association vas formed and
-o-,n,f-+ea APPOINTED 70 confer With the res1a-
football rules COMMITTEES Sor rhs purposs O rsss
f,g ,he rules. This was accomplished and the
game was saved
some o. the larger colleges. notably 1a1e, FFlncG
= cd Cornell are not members of tbs assocaa-
tor b,+ an effort stf1 being made 10 d7aw them
+, with the ides OF making IL aasOECceT raSio7e-
tD ftz scope q condition that practically exists as
.. a. The delegates 10 the convention viii De 1sc-
t. members OF the institutions that ars rsrn-
hers OF the association