New-York tribune., 1911-01-16
SUGGEST 0NE-YEAR RULE
Executive and Advisory Com
mitteeS of !. c. A. A. A. A. Meet.
DISCUSS VITAL CHANGES
Would Keep Out Freshmen and
Allow No Athlete to Compete
More Than Three Times.

The executive and advisory committees
Of the !. c. A. A. A. A. held their joint
annual meeting at the Waldorf Astoria
yesterday afternoon. There was not much
business to como before the meeting, but
II stretched out from early in the day
until long after dark. Suggestions and REQ
concentrations were passed. which will be
handed on TO the general meeting, to be
held on February q. where they will be
considered as amendments TO the constitu-
ton.
One Of the most important suggestions,
which II adopted later will cause no end
of trouble for smaller colleges, was the
recommendation that Article IS OF the con-
stitvtion be so amended as to exclude all
freshmen from competition IN the inter-
collegiate meet and all contests held under
the jurisdiction Of the general association.
The text Of the proposed amendment reads
10 the effect that no one shall represent
a college or university as competitor VINO
has not attended such institution one full
calendar year and VINO has not attained
il the examinations in the work he IS TAX
Ing q satisfactory standing.
Furthermore, Article l9 was suggested 20
% dH!cIOc1 30 l!lcI q SlNNG4iL van ~ 80
lowed to compete in an intercollegiate
meeting only three times and no more, no
matter whether he goes from one college
70 another or from one department 20 an
other. He can compete two years or one
year in cne school, but in the other he
shall not be allowed 10 compete for more
tran one or two, as the case may be.
John +. Fitzpatrick. captain OF the Yale
track team. was on hand 10 recommend
the passage OF this suggestion, and he
nade strong argument IN It's favor.
Another matter that came up concerned
the rules in regard 20 hurdling, and II was
suggested that the constitution be so
amended that the A. A. L. rules be used,
whereby a man is disqualified for knocking
down three or moro hurdles 4 man who
trails bis leg alongside any hurdle shall
also be disqualified.
II was the sense OF the meeting that
hurdles be used In championship games OF
a. type that will not be tipped over easily.
This is the sort Of hurdle used at Yale.
and is a slight modification Of the fixed
English hurdle.
The committees decided 10 accept the
Amateur Athletic Union rules in regard TO
relay racing almost In their entirety. 1t
developed in the course Of the discussion
that the University OF Pennsylvania, which
has annually held relay carnival, has not
been governed by any rules. The rules
governing the broad jump arc also TO oe
reconstructed to read that the take-off joist
shall be eight inches wide, instead or nve,
as at present, and that the ground in front
shall be scooped out 10 A depth OF not
moro than half an inch for a width OF six
inches. When any part OF competitor or
his foot goes over the scratch line II
shah count as try.
As there had been some objections raised
In regard to the track at Syracuse Uni
versity, where II was proposed 70 hold the
meeting this spring. S. II. Cook, who was
formerly graduate manager Of athletics at
Syracuse, was called IN and asked intor-
many 70 present some additional facts in
regard TO the track. He said that the pres
ent track Is faster than the old one and
that new coating will be put on for a
top surface. 50 that II will be in first class
condition for the meeting. In regard 70
the 220-yard straightaway, 10 which obJec-
tions had been made because II starts and
finishes outside Of the stadium, and conse-
quently out Of sight OF the spectators, Mr.
Cook said that he did not know just what
could be done, although the short tun-
nels underneath the stadium will DC
lighted II necessary.
The committees decided that In view OF
the resolution passed at the last annual
meeting promising the meet 10 Syracuse
it was powerless TO do anything at the
present time, although member OF the
executive committee will be sent 10 SYRIA
cuse 10 look the track over and make a
report. Anything that the association rec
ommends Syracuse will be willing 10 90,
according 10 Mr.. Cook
Those who attended the meeting were
VI. X. Rankin, of Princeton, president:
Richard c. Floyd, OF Harvard; Leslie Soule,
Of Yale; d. Evans Williams, Of Pennsyl-
vania; Archibald II. Roberts, Of Cornell;
Gustavus 7. Kirby, OF Columbia; Thornton
Gerrish, OF Harvard: Romeyn Berry, OF
Cornell; B. H. Mackenzie, Of Columbia; J.
r. Kirkpatrick, OF Yale; r. {. Foster Of
Harvard, and j. Z. Hyatt OF New York
University.