New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

that the rule would practically legtsate out
of existence many OF the smaller college
teams and would do an irreparable injury
10 the sport. aga
When the vote was taken Yale, Harvard,c
PENNSYLVANIA, Cornell. Princeton, Mchgan.
and Dartmouth were arrayed solidly IN
favor of the amendment. but there we're
ten votes on the other side. so that Il vas
lost. Columbia, through Mr.. Kirby, onereo
q substitute amendment 10 the eject tnse
mo student shall represent any college or
university In competition In the INTERIOR
legiate games VINO has won first second
third or fourth place in meeting "hhe
representing another college or university
which is or has been within four years a
member OF the association. This regua-
ton not 10 become effective until lslz.
This was carried as an amendment 10 Sec.
ton I8 Of the constitution. go
The three-year competition rule, Wnich
was also up as an amendment WaS ue
feated, and Columbia offered suosuto"
which proved satisfactory, 10 the ehe'
that no student shall be allowed 10 CUM
pete more than four years.
The broad lump rules were also chsnse'
the adopted amendment reading
"The competitors shall have unHmNea
r,,n hut must take of from or behind the
scratch line. The scratch line shall DC 'n'
outer edge OF a joist eight Inches WIZ"
which shall be set firmly IN ana Os 0n ''
same level as the ground the co,
front OF the jost may. however o' .sN
moved 10 the depth OF not more u'dn o.y
half an inch and the width OF not n"o.
| thar s,x inches. When any part Oh ua
| connetitor's foot Is over the scra'cn N"''
while taking off for a jump, 1t shah -
as .trv.' Each competitor shsl Ue 49,.
tod with the best OF all his Jumps 80,
r,ea surement shall be from the ou'e' e.
! ~ The ioist 10 the nearest oFeaA
ground made by any part oi NE :, ,ha
| line shall be drawn six feet III lr0"' ,,,s
scratch line, and stepping over ,,'. ,hrso
| in an attempt shall count ss 0"
balks count as try. - vors
rho ru,es in regard IN hurdlih9 -
changed so that a man is 10 oe o'St t-sIs.
:, bo knocks down three or more h", "A
Tho hurdles. however. will have " srsd
srbstantia; nature and not easi! n"S .,',.,,.
oyor The rules of the Amate'i ,,srs
,rr,or IN regard 10 relay racine
aaonted as part Of the laws OF a''.., ,,s
~ r-niversity OF Virginia forie''
.,,,ha,ebin because 1t had not oeeH ,,'s,.
a.,,,od ,r two consecutive meeuheS'
go - rst,,ion for reinstatement" ~.
At the close of the business ,hn new
annual election Of officers was ne'0' 1d,a,sly
oe,cers beginning their terms s.rorins
| f,.r the meeting ended. INC - ,,o,s:
,,,o, we're chosen. all by unah''i'.- o-ssi.
r.as,d.rt Leslie Soule Yale ,,,rE.
NJ Goetz. Michigan. ana . ~a,
49, proun. Secretary, J. r. h!a'', .,,,h
, - ~, ,r-tyors,,v: treasurer, \ H. g.. -.
re,,,,,b,a members OF the eAecuu,e can.
,,,,tae p C. Floyd Harvard VI III and
Lin princeton: \. NJ. Roberts ,o'"
n = Williams. Pennsylvania -,smbers
~ -, ovc.n, six of the twenty-five ni'"A 1..rd-
~ association were Represented, .,n-
bar, pennsylvania state, :, Viz
r,ore Wesleyan and the InNe,S"' ',.Iesates
ainis being the delinquents' nc ~ A.
.r,sert were \. ri. Clark, Amhoi' ,.ou,n
Mccormick Rowdoiu, ]. Hinkle!' rs,son.
n Dockstader. Colgate NJ ''e n
! ,,.,ass NJ the CITY Of New >orh,
o,,,,,h and = H. Mackenzie Coiui ,,,t,.
\, poh.rts Cornell: +. W. Ions ,yar.
mouth r. c. Floyd and R c. fos'T'' VA.
ward: Z. r Levin, Haverford' VI, :, = reen.
,arman Massachusetts, Institute ,y,a,.
no,oev. NJ Coetz. Michigan }. l. "a :
New YORK University: NJ. h. kanA'" a.
! ro,,eh, princeton. n. Z. Williams ON" "A
NJ Minds. pennsylvania; W. H. M' :, v,l.
pr,cers ! n Hayden. syracuse D. " =.
| Vale. OuotN
Kirby Columbia; Romeyh DC, the sd.
and Thornton Gerrish. Harvard ,,nc -
yisory committee. attended tne "'''