The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-20
+. C. A.. A. A. A. MEET LATER.
Plan to Change Date TO the Second
Saturday In June.

Saturday In June.
To get the thing before the |. G. A. A. A.
Gustavus T. Kirby Of the advisory committee
will propose next February that a change
be made 10 the bylaws Of the association
that will permit Of the holding OF the inter.
collegiate games later in the year. Instead
| of at the end of May, Is the games now are.
he will suggest nat they be held the second
Friday and Saturday In June. Practically
every year the meet 10 held on the last
! Friday and Saturday in May. except on
those occasions when the last Friday in the
month is May .. Then the games are run
over to the first day Of June.
The change. II 1t goes through. is con.
| ditonal on the dates Of the examinations
In the colleges. Once before a canvass was
made Of the colleges in the association and
1t was found that the date as 1t is at present
was satisfactory to a majority solely be.
cause 1t came in most conveniently with
the examinations; but the tendency 10
now to hold examinations on an earlier date
| than formerly. and some Of the larger nniver-
stiles next year probably will follow the plan
Of shortening the Christmas holidays and Of
bringing up the examinations TO a period
much earlier than before. II this Is the
case. and Mr.. Kirby hopes II will be with q
large enough number TO influence a change,
the intercollegiate meet can well come In
June.
There are all sorts Of advantages In holdine
| the eannes later In the year than they are held
now. Ono advantage 10 that the men viii
mot have to do so much work out OF doom
in unreasonable weather The seasons hsve
been getting later and later, IL appearx
certainly that is the experience Of the nro.
fessional baseball player. The college
athletes cannot take trips down South 10
get into condition as the ball players DO,
and even so there Is a question whethsf
/ such visits Is those Of Yale TO Charlottss.
Vile, Va, are productive OF good results,
Il vas not warm weather there all the tima,
In fact far from it.
n the college men were able to get out
later in the year when the weather was
milder the chances are there wouldn't b
! quite as many breakdowns as there aD
now. The dual meete ALSO could be eldh
later In the season. which Is what mos
| coaches would welcome They would thus
be able torend their hon In in better con-
ditiop. Take. for instance. Dartmouth
situated in o town where 1t Is no unusus
thing to have plenty of snow in April Cd
occasions the Dartmouth mer have undet
taken dual meets without having had mos
IMAM n uhy VI y Va Aa
The men also would be In better con,
djtion for the intercollegiate meet itseif
several OF the coaches were speaking a.
C~snlbridge recently about the merits of
change to a later date and they a, appeared
% be hIehiy Il dsyS or Of Nut i m rnsy tm Esss
work their men and they, would not hasp
to rush them the way they do now "a
differences Of " weeks IN warm weslnS
Inc interest amons the coaches in NJ
move was due to Mr., Kirby's talking VIII
them. He Is Interested deeply In it and hs
has spent some time tfsmptln , to d irsiDrr
Except at those institutions where some
such scheme obtains as Harvard has III
yersity attitude toward such q change, Sue.
ceeding team managers have different idsss
on these subjects. but where fGE iusssnss
management It is not hard to find out. y
college sentiment all the time TO find out
what the ideas are OF any subject that may
It 10 expected that by the fall there yill
be q chance TO see how the colleges stsna IN
the matter. iir. Eirty Is not sdyo!ffins
the change. as a most necessity .tribs,
% ~eessfdE b. ss 81 sdssnf.s. 4 n it s %ers deas. II
says he win bring the matter up At ne A. 4:
9ual meeting Of the ]: {. 4. 4; :. \ nc
The suggestion that Harvard and fel.
were contemplating dropping the hsmmet
throw-from their dual meet proerammsl
whether founded on fact or not. has causea
whether this event should mai on .he
int eroolleeiate games list as well pfoot
ably not q little Of this arose from tne Ia.
, Hsre i heId S before in "a" esmbridss the hammer
throw was conducted outside the stspium,
This was done solely because the hsid = 1s 20
nsrrOW that eI sGciasnts 81 p ahs e g y 4. Az
has discussed. 1t may be said. the merits ena
faults Of. hammer throwing as a game, Ss,
no decision has been reached as 10 Whe'he'
Some Of the leading folks in the !. G: 4.
A.. A, A. do net think much OF me com.
petition az a sport. because they DO not ase
any great amount Of srsee In Il; heS " Is.
new style handles and wires that are used,
why any sport ever should be limited TO
S Sse I VIZ mRpiisn%eessassssiinss f i%prov ~% ne aStil
pole .' Sssl.. would th.. SsSe iIpTFSS.:s .n ::
\ has Without tns bsm m%s 9, p9ts sorin me- The The
old timers II they had used thee new
handles and loSps. I believe, would nav
thrown, q we'll q the present day SFaehi
II IL argued that it isn't much Of SPOT
that has to be contested In some h ~
a. sway from contt the ret e o. o. 1ss met Interest %
intercollegiate hammer throwing whsn t Ian
most that u known Of the years comps .la 10
Ii when the announcer enters me ne'. ,S
i j. likely T TO ps sss out Sit~fbs By Itself il that sort
OF thing continue. l,.v al
Cornell that s6roSips the aity:sif pound smi
mer, II the /. c. A. A. A. A; vas snt,GS,
that grace and skill dc, not count for muSs
10 that event en.,5 probable 6sSIssy w Sfsaad 'S.t
men should have two a. well. Anoinsa
thing In favor Of the ffty-siy popnd T ye k
;nssId. w SSsre es ,h that oth !. ee event., se are ns,' :.
Coach Moakley, said he considered X,
hammer throw, aud he would be II i is,mp
z II he '. jS%psF- 0 dfd ne st% Already d Ssys ,ss
eyents. He figured that some coneeset,SSs
should be made TO the strong men ""nless
Sams: could hardly be vel FOUNDED ns s" well
a. Of speed, endurance and agility ann,
discussion of the merits oil. the, ha"h"IS
a. A. The Tact tn that there have been ssyerS
Injuries recently through the weigh. !"
inexperienced and, sometimes even eecS,tive
enced hands was cited before the s,,bouch
no action was taken then there may IN
later. However, the general sentlnen,.. "a
favor OF the hammer throw is hke'' "
keep It on the programme.
Tuxedo Horse Show Soon 10 bes"'
TUXEDO PARE, n. Y. June ia-ILe }.
nual horse show given by the Tuxedo Hors'
Show Association will open here on fr!is}}