New-York tribune., 1910-12-09
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
To Change Name of a Growing
Athletic Association.
CLAMOR NOW FOR MAT TITLE
Mahmout First IN the Field,
but Hack and Others VIII
Be Heard From.

Tho Hfth annual convention Of the Inter
..7,.s4s+a Athletic Association of the United
states will be held at the Hotel Astor. IN
-b5s cfrv. on Thursday, December y. be-
ginning al 10 B. m.
--,a following changes are proposed in
- constitution. Article 10 read as fol-
- .---7,e name OF this association shall
- .4,s National intercollegiate Athletic As
.,-fs-;o-,- Article ". Section :. 10 read
-. <auovrs: The officers of this association
srsrl he s. president. a vice-President.
-,---,- and e treasurer Cthe last two
,ezoes nav be held by the same person.,
~ an executive committee consisting Of
- ,-es5dent the secretary. thet treasurer
o-,a member from each Of the districts and
-s member from each local league whose
membership consists Of at least seven col
-ozes four o. more OF them being members
OF this association. One person may rep
-aserr both q district and a local league on
the executive committee"
From the increased membership promise
q 2 larger attendance of delegates than
usual seems assured. There are many ques-
r.ons of Importance 10 be considered
Among these are football, baseball. basket
hall. track athletics and proper control OF
intercoTegiate contests.
A. the morning session the following ad-
dresses VIII be delivered: The Intercollegi-
ale Athletic Association by Captain
Palmer z. Pierce. West Point. president:
a Chronicle Of the Amateur Spirit" b.
Professor r TAFT Mckenzie. University of
Pennsylvania: Conference Direction and
Control Of Athletics in the Middle West.
hv Professor Arthur G. Smith, State Uni
vr-sitv Of Iowa: Athletics as a Function
in National Life by the Rev. Charles F.
Aked
special railroad rate Of a fare and
-hree-frths IS offered 70 persons attending
tl.e meetings Of the Athletic Research So
ciefv December 81 the intercollegiate
Athletic Association December 2sl, or the
Socierv Of College Gymnasium Directors
December 30 and 81. provided a total of
one hundred tickets for the three societies
are sold. Persons desiring TO avail them
selves Of this rate should ask. when pIr-
chasing their tickets. for certificate.
which i 10 he countersigned by an officer
Ter-esen1ing the railroads in New York.
Seventy colleges or universities are now
members of the association including Har-
ra-6. Pennsylvania Columbia. Brown and
Yarmouth
-ussiF Nahrout now claims. through his
manager. the heavyweight catch-as-catch-
THIS claim followed the positive statement
hv Frank c7otch. SIS published in The Trib-
me yesterday. that he had retired from
tHe mat for al time. Hsckenschmidt and
Others can be expected 70 iav claim 10 the
same title so that = merry little wrestling
var Is promised L this means some real
bouts and not only words the sport VIII
o. the gamer
While cn the subject Of wrestling it may
pc said thar fuller details now a. hand, in
5ioa1s that Westereaard made a fairly
good showing in his bout with Hacken-
schmidt q Chicago late on Wednesday,
night. The Iowa giant lost in TWO straight
:4IIs but the Two men tugged and pulled
md -vresJled about The mat for fuil hour
before the first fall went 70 the Russian
lion
TASfergaard 50 tho story goes rushed
- Harkenschnidt seven Or eight times.
lifted him bodily and slammed him down.
fu- failed 10 pin him TO the mat Il takes
soma strength 10 handle big Hack like
: hae. = small bag. of meal
Z another announcement from Chicago
c=n be accepted ali points At issue be
tween Packe- Mcfarland and Abe Atteil
Rave been settled and the two clever boxers
I'll face each other at the Fairmont Ath-
1@-ic Club in this city on December la
Johnny Mcfarland was authority for the
s-z-er1=7t that ali difficulties rad been
zr-oo-hed ou-.
Mcfarland has agreed TO weigh IN al l25
pounds az O'Clock on the day OF the bout
Even this viii give him a big advantage
in tie weights, but Atteil and his friends
90 not te1r the outcome. Some persons
20 III I'D
but both boys have much at stake. Any
way II should be a good exhibition of
scientific boxing
Tom Jones manager Of Ad wolgast, the
lightweight champion, is quoted as saying:
-Wolgsst viii not fight any one before
Tre latter part Of March That much is
certain. Ten chances TO one ne viii not
r-nt before Nav The bone IN his arm,
-nich vas broken a few inches above the
wrist is healing nicely. bur the danger OF
another break is TO De feared Ne have
got 10 lay down now. but when Ads arm
Is better NE VIII meet them all.
Par Powers VIII not make a fight for re-
e.ecrion 70 tbe presidency OF the Eastern
League a. tie annual meeting Of that body
IN this city on Monday. At least that
is -ha latest r-.rnor. Mr- Powers has been
president and the moving spirit OF the East
or1 League for 70 long. even in the fsce Of
some opposition. that many baseball men
TIli refuse 70 believe in his retirement until
his successor $ elected. A business vent
Gre IN I-eland-a mining venture, 20 be
'Nact-is behind the determination Of Mr..
Powers 70 retire from active participation
IN baseball
EDWARD Barrow. Of Toronto. who long
faS cast envious ewes on the job. is said 10
1a Tho leading candidate for the place.
IL managed the Detroit club, or the AIneri-
Car League cue year. but recently has
'ancied 1rs Montreal club OF The Eastern
League
NORTH END FIVE WINS ODD.
The North End club asfIv won the odd