The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-16
CAN MEREDITH RUN
FOR PENN OR NC?q
Ruben and Weeks 10 Confer nm
Proper Interpretation Of
A. A. L. Rule To-day.
TRAINER ORTON ARCHES

The question as to whether or not Tcd
Meredith Will he allowed 20 compete o,
the University Of Pennsylvania relay foam,
at the Boston A. A. games will bo brough,
up In a conference this afternoon betvoo,
Frederick w Ruben. chairman of the M.
tional registration committee. and Jus,ic.
Barlow :. Weeks, chairman OF the logs.
lation committee OF the A. A. L.
Philadelphia in general. and the Penn
students in particular. have been vrourb,
up over this matter ever since AIrrsd
j. LII. president OF the A. A. t., ruled
that Meredith could not represent Pen,
in the relay race against Cornell and
Dartmouth because the meeting Is T., bs
held under \. A. L. rules and Meredith 4,
registered and has competed since Ortobsr
for the Mcadowbrook Club OF PhlaIel.
phia. There Is no question among III.
leaders OF athletics here that the ruling ~
the president is correct according To tina
letter and spirit of the rules, but Trainer
George W. orion Of Penn has submitted
arguments and explained circumstances
which make 1t appear likely that the rule
may he rcscnded for the moment and
that Meredith and others who are shown
to have violated the rule will be let n
with a caution.
Orton tackled Ruben at the M,lho..
games on Thursday and was loaded 80 N
arguments and proof that showed Mere
dith has been mislod. He Is anxious 10
dispel the impression that the Oiyupc
champion has wilfully trausgrcssod ths
rules, and says that the Pennsylvania mla
will conform with the proper intcrprata.
tion when they know u.
I,.
trainer is that II Meredith is ineligible 10
represent his college in the Boston mcs;
fourteen other college men are I'm the same
boat The rule under which Meredith Is
barred says that a man competing as ro.-
stered from "a college or club OH Ocjpbc-
cannot afterward transfer during the
college session that is. before June T. IN
spite OF this at the metropolitan cut'1.
pionshp meeting on October last the fol.
lowing prominent collegans represented
either the New York s. &. or Irish Amer.
lean \. g: -. r. Trenholm. Dartmouth,
~. Brady, Columbia. j. Pceso pcnusy'.
vania =. f. Lennon, Pennsylvania V T.
Wilkie. Yale: ". i. Eoos. Yale: Wesley
NJ. Oler. Jr, Yale: - Iagay, Dartmouth;
G. H.. Olmstei, Columbia: W. c. Man
field, Lafayette: *. Il. Curtis Syracuse
H. Loeschcr Columbia: kaufman. Penn.
sylvanid. and ". Il. Granger. Dartmouth
MI except the two last named competed
for the y. Y. ~ G. in the meet in ques.
ton.
The reason for this wholesale disregard
of the rule WAS the postponement Of the
games from september 10 until October 2
on account of the death of James r.. Suli-
van. This brought the meet into the closed
season. and unless released by legislation
all arc bound to compete for the clubs in
open events until June /. This. according
to orion. means the breaking up Of the
Yale and Dartmouth teams for the r. \.
\. meet. as Wlkic, Granger and Lagay
are depended on for the relays.
Another contention of Ortons Ia that
there is "A footnOte in the present rule book
referring to a decision OF the national reg
istration committee as far back as 1896
which distinctly stated that IL was legal
! for IN" college men TO do just what they
are now barred from doing Later rulings
| have changed the situation. out, says
orion. AN We want to know is the rule
and We will liv" up to it,"
! Ruben said last night that there was 10
doubt about the rules conflicting and that
they would endJivor to tind some way out
OF the difficulty that would be just to all
and not work unnecessary hardship.