The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-27
MEREDITH MAY RUN
FOR PENN IN RELAY
A. \. l. Makes Special Ruling
in Case Because Of Erroneous
Advice Given Ted.
PAWLING PLEADS FOR HIM

Ted Meredith, olympic 500 meters
champion will be allowed to run for the
University OF Pennsylvania in the relay
race against Dartmouth at the Boston A.
A. games on February g. thus closing
an incident which has held the attention
Of athletic Legislators OF Boston, New
York and Philadelphia for month This
decision WAS reached by a mail vote of the
national registration committee, which
savors strongly OF special legislation and
in no way alters the original decision of
President Lii and other officials that a
strict Interpretation of the rules renders
Meredith Ineligible to represent any other
organization than the Meadowbtook A e.
until June /.
The change in front Of the A. A. u.
II due to confession OF error ON the part
OF the Middle Atlantic Association regis
tration committee. which wrongly advised
Meredith that II he registered from the
Meadowbrook A. &. he SIN would be
eligible to run for Pennsylvania In events
open to colleges only.
After the case had been argued on its
merits and President Liils ruling barring
Meredith had been upheld by Chairman
/ Ruben OF the national registration com
mittce and Justice Barlow s. Weeks.
chairman Of the legislation committee II
was reopencd at a conference held in this
I city at the instigation Of George +. Pawl-
| ing. president OF the Middle Atlantic As
ISOLATION. At this conference Pawllng ex-
| planned to LII, Ruben and Weeks that
| Meredith had been misinformed as to his
/ rights when he applied last August for
permission to represent the MeadCwbrooks
/ IN the championship meeting at Balti-
more. The district committee erred be-
/ cause 1t had interpreted enormously
/ letter which Gustavus T Kirby published
I M an Ia naFpp1h4r IQl1 Whpu
he was president OF the A. A. u
II was pointed out that there were other
! athletes Of lcss prominence that Mere
/ dith who had been m.sled similarly and in
order to- prevent injustice being done attn
/ lctes who have acted inuocently upon such
| or similar erroneous advice OF any regis
, tration committee the national rcgistra-
tion committee adopted the following reso-
, luton by telegraphic vote which closed
( yesterday:
/ Resolved. That Ga cases where studenis
/ o. cduoationrl institutions have represented
/ clubs In open competition since October I
| In reliance upon advice given by any regis
! ration committee that such competition
senting their educational Institution in
events held under Amateur Athletic Union
students - -lucetlontl Institutions. such
students he row permitted 20 transfer their
n application therefor be made on or before
February 10. 1875.
National Registration Committee Chair
man Ruben said Last night that the ac-
/ tion Of the committee in allowing
| Meredith the privilege Of running for
| Pennsylvania AZ Boston would In no way
/ change the rule and that hereafter a
/ strict adherence to the provision would
/ be insisted on II will apply only to
/ mon who have been misled and have acted
/ on the advice Of district committees. The
| chairmen OF district registration commit
/ tees have been requested to notify the
/ clubs and educational institutions In their
! districts that 9th rs who are In the same
| box ms Meredith may take advantage OF
] the resolution. lie added that tho union
! never had attempted TO interfere with
/ competition Of students In events which
/ were held under tn" rules Of recognized
. collegiate or scholastic associations and
. that the whole trouble had been caused
. by calling relay races among coll aGe stu,
dents intercollegiate events when In real,
ity they We're events open only to regis.
tered amateurs and restricted TO particu
lar cducatonnl institutions.