The Washington herald., 1910-02-27
NAY DROP HOPKINS
Baltimore COllegians Are in
Bad with |. A. A. A.
CLAIM VIOLATION OF RULES
Penn State Applies for Admission
and Lively Debate Crops Out in
Hugh GfImour Is Chosen President
and $. G. Taylor Secretary.

New York. Feb. 26.-The annual meeting
of the intercollegiate Association Of ANA
teur Athletics Of America was held this
afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria.
There was considerable discussion OF
the recommendation made by the exeeu-
tive committee that Haverford. Amherst.
and Johns Hopkins be dropped from
membership for violation Of this section
Of the constitution:
ANY associate. college that is not repre-
scented during two consecutive y airs at
the annual track and field meeting by at
least three men. or by at least I'VE men
at the annual eross-country run. shall
forfeit It's membership
Johns Hopkins did not have a repre-
sentative there but the other two did, and
they protested against being counted out.
NJ Judelsohn. OF c. c. \. Y. said he
thought that it would be fair to let them
remain in, and to revise the rule Cor
another year. The idea was generally
thought to be a good one, and the col
| leges were taken back.
Penn state I'D in Arms.
There was promise OF more serious con-
fiict in the debate over the admission OF
Penn State 10 the association. When
the letter OF application from that col
lege was read the point was brought
] up that Penn State allowed summer ball
players TO compete on its teams. and
that its amateur standing therefore was
in question.
W. n. Golden. physical director at Penn
State. said that this was true. and that
| his college believed In Straightforward
| handling OF the proposition rather than
encouraging the men to deceit and down
right lying. He added
II can name three Of your largest uni
versities in this association that had men
| who played on summer ball teams along
with men from State. And mean. out
side of Brown, which permits summer
ball players. just as we do
r. B, Burns, of Pennsylvania. spoke in
/ favor Of admitting State. Ralph Shenton,
Of Syracuse. seconded a motion by Burns
to admit State. and it was carried
Colgate. Wesleyan. and Rutgers, also
| came into the association again.
There was no clashing over the place
for the games OF 1910 and 1911 Franklin
field gets the meet this year and the invI-
tation Of Syracuse for next year was &C
cepted with thanks
Hammer Throwing Rules Changed
Changes in the rules for hammer
/ throwing We're adopted to conform with
| the a. A Us recently promulgated regu-
lation. and the discus throwing laws
were added.
! Hugh X. Gilmore, Of Princeton, treas
! urer. reported balance of 50, IS stand
/ ing to the credit of the association. The
/ dividend declared to the colleges entering
more than ten men last year at Cam
! bridge was voted 10 Cornell. Yale, Prince
ton. Pennsylvania. and Michigan Both
| Harvard and NJ. I. T. had more than ten
men in. but as they were not obliged to
spend anything for travelling expenses
to the meet, they did not figure in the
dividend.
It was decided that the annual cross
| country run should be held on a date TO
be fixed by the executive committee not
later than May 80 in each year.
The association then elected these Off
GERS: Hugh Gilmour. president; Suther-
land G. Taylor, secretary; Edwin H. Nc
Kenzie. treasurer; NJ. w. Griggs, of Yale:
Leon Little. of Harvard: A. c. Hastings,
jr.. Of Cornell and r. B. Burns. of
! Pennsylvania, were elected as the exeeu-
/ tive committee.
Burnett. of Amherst, and D. p. Boyn-
ton. of Michigan, were elected the honor
airy vice presidents.