The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-24
RULES FOR COLLEGE MEET.
Referee sullivan Issues Bulletin OF sug'
gestiOns to I. c. A. A. A. A. OfaciAls.


by James u. sullivan. referee OF the /. Z.
A. a a. \. games at Cambridge next rriday
and Saturday, to the oficials 10 charge OF
the various events. The conditions under
which the field events will be hold con
in for special notice, possibly because Of
some o recent performances better than tho
used by some throwers and because OF han
dies stretching some precautions are ad-
Viseo- -.. ..-.
The instru'ti0R' about weight throwing
W IL ps," u.
stadium. Win And . standard scales and . ms.'u..
lns oosro. ine' wv az onoe ws'sn .~ an.
p p,snasn, i0I Es sss ,m nr,e sss1' d . corr %e. should ' be
nsrLsd'
und.I no circumstances must tn. otaei.l'
allow the contestant or his representative 10 70
move from the neld any implement that has been
weighed or measured and found correct II the
acuc,,, ~ nus. n, ,mm,di,,.iv removed from
~. n.,d ~
''1 Ts,. S.,rb,nr and m..,urln, must be r.p...ed
on the Saturday prior 70 tho games. The Geld
Judges must also be careful 10 measure the ham
mers after they have been thrown . few times.
for . case IS on reG ,Drs WHERE T, ss' :. hammer nns sn, nsna tss
stre1ned seveisi ,ncnes' Ids - one .nins w..
%s.suref' should watch for AND be very ''Fe'D'
.. ~, 49,. ,h.n tour r.s, and th.t n doe, no,
weigh less than sixteen POUNDS; !. y :l:S I goSd
tnlng 70 nave some tscks snu stf,PS - aanu.'
y, nsn ef - b sTS " saI up 10 he proper Weight. These
Ssn csasfsll and S., sSSss i, Sh s.s to, e T sss Weight %u So
added does not come on.
The hammer IS thrown from a seven foot circle
: sns the &c isn must s,a %pi ins 1S. e 81 ,s st' c a1ss o0 Il n :
contestant sAJS 70 s"lnS uee M nsT n fs . An fouI. II
y 60 ~ - q, con asgnr ehh,mmse11f o and does not let = The
Ssm sns .o y out ~ hx hsnds hut Steps Outside Of
II in making an attempt the BANNER breaks
he is allowed another trial. That has been an
sstsbI.hed rus: and .l,housh not 70 the hand,
Committee. This does not mean n The hammer
breaks when IL lands. II means " the hammer
The head has been known 70 snap on In this
way.
wh2c ~ ebn, snut NAV he fo,I AID 70
, uuISr ,hst ~ MI for the broad
Jump shall be rsked nat and that the takeoG
that the bar In he pole vault h ai be marked
for each competitor so as to give no one ap
advantage In the natural bend Of the wood.
An 4. important ps,1 .s.n new e, regulation s1.,,,e ,h Is ms .sso., .
coneeisri ~ he Is called for a track event or
osh.r Osid .x.rt and after the event he shalt
~ sinrnd h,s ,n,sssd frtsi. Tho fs,d Judges
'n.,,,c' Inc cont.sfn,s ,hst an, ,,nnerts.
ssrS deisw On ,h.,r nah viii he cous,dered by
esIs uutsLo a. -. t,> norp,sd M rour.c
t tss n neId } age 1 snG , "a u" Soe eSu iussm.o, +, Tot Ills
naI,i I'M now rule before they call a try on
~ q ~, o.. ror,..,sp "
onr 'no ~
Perhaps IL IL a DIT Of, irony tn8t mpels
Mr.. Sullivan to tell Judges AZ the nnlsp
1T is good Judgment for the Judges to watch
the finish. Again later on, regarding the
starters. Mr.. Sullivan says: 1T Is to be
boped that they will not bother the men
with unnecessary speeches.
Particular. stress is put upon .regulations
tending to limit ~jostlinG and illegal team
work. as follows:
AZ previous meetings there has been a great
deal Of pushing and jostling 10 the start OF the
one mile. the half mile and the two mile races.
This year II must be stepped: There VIII be
three inspectors stationed at ne start o. me
events above mentioned The contestants must
naacIsland .hat tne oorsees gray TOT .ne,n H..
i insSn a nnsIt nosn ,h y vn must Is n aty ssove and push 10
set n: Y shev DO an he r.nort Of the inspecioTs
ishheey arr IisSlc u he disaIeiined VIZ
/ desire psrticuisiy 10 call the attention Of
the inspectors 10 the following rule: Any com
peutor may be disqualified By the referee for
~)ostling, running across or In any way impeding
another. and all the competitors representing q