New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-02
TO INTEREST THE
AVERAGE ATHLETE
Three Changes Proposed
in Code of &c. A. A. A. A.,
with End in View.
TO COUNT THE FIFTH
PLACE IN SCORING
Also Plan Indoor Meet Similar to
That Held by Columbia,
Followed BY Meeting.

For the purpose OF extending the inter
est in collegiate athletic contests, the In
tercollegiate Association Of Amateur Ath-
letics Of America, at its annual meeting
at the Waldorf-Astoria the last Saturday
in February. viii consider a number Of
changes 10 the constitution and bylaws
proposed by the advisory committee at
the suggestion OF the executive commit
tee.
Adding the NTH place in scoring cham
pionship games providing for an annual
indoor meet at which no championship
awards Will he made and changing the
date of the annual meeting from the last
Saturday in February TO the first satur-
day in March are the three principal
amendments proposed.
Gustavus T. Kirby chairman Of the adj
visory committee. said yesterday that
since tho time of the organization OF the
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur
Athletics Of America, in 1876. when first
places alone counted in the score of the
championship meeting and especially
during the period covered by the Column
bia indoor meets, the spirit OF the athletic
contest has been gradually changing from
the exclusive effort TO produce one or
more stars to an effort 10 produce a we'll
rounded team of many good competitors
and TO encourage a more general partci-
patton by all the students.
The association added the fourth place
in scoring in 1895 and now the fifth place
is proposed so that the first place shall
count >. second place T. third place ).
fourth place .. and fifth place !. in all
events. including the hurdles. by having
a final heat for the fifth place winner
when it happens that the track is not
wide enough TO take more than four
hurdles.
The proposed annual indoor athletic
meeting is patterned after the contest
that has been held for several years by
Columbia All the institutions in the as
ISOLATION would be expected to send teams
to these meetings Just as the nearby in
sttutions send them to the Columbia
meet. Following the meeting there would
be a fraternal gathering at which former
collegiate athletic stars would be invited
to discuss athletic subjects.
The proposed change OF the day OF
holding the annual meeting Is in order
that the athletic contest and the business
meeting shall be held on the same day.
Another proposed amendment is that
there shall be no limit to the number OF
entries. but before the time advertised
for the meeting 10 start the teams shall
be chosen from the entries.
Oh he ord n
the events for the annual indoor meeting
as follows: Relay races between teams
Of FIVE men, each man TO run, first event
$50 wards: second event. 900 yards; thlrd
event. between teams Of four men each
TO run 800 Yards: fourth event, 1000 YARDS;
fifth event. 200 yards; sixth event men
In the first relay To run 200 yards, second
relay 900 Yards. third relay 800 yards and
fourth relay 600 Yards. seventh event,
running high jump; eighth event, pole
vault: ninth event, putting the l6-pound
shot.
The proposed new order for the track
events are six relay races in which IN
the first event each man on the teams
would run 100 Yards; second event. 1.Uo
wards: third event. 300 yards. fourth
event. 800 yaI 5: fifth event. 1000 yards;
sixth event. first man TO run 200 yards
second man 300 yards. third man 800 yards
and fourth man 1000 yards.
The executive committee Of the associa-
ton. which has approved the changes
proposed is composed OF Charles II.
Sauibb. Of Harvard; T. b. Crews, of Cor
nell: J. r. Bryan, Of Yale. and {. b.
Goldsmith. of Princeton, The advisory
committee is composed Of Gustavus T.
Kirby, chairman, of Columbia; Romeyn
Berry, Of Cornell and Thornton Gerrish,
OF Harvard.