The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-18
NO PRO-FRESHMEN
RULE; NONE NEEDED
intercollegiate Association Al
ready Has Rule Allowing
Them to Compete.
MINOR CHANGES IN CODE

Many important changes to the consti-
tuition, bylaws and laws OF athletics
were considered yesterday at a join meet
ing Of the executive and advisory COM
mittees Of the intercollegiate Association
of Amateur Athletics OF America held at
the Waldorf Astoria. As a result amend
ments will be submitted to the annual
convention OF the association on March
which II adopted will go far toward
standardizlnr the rules OF track and field
sport, ~ most OF the changes are made
to conform with the rules Of the Inter
national Amateur Athletic Federation.
which became operative on January 1
last
a wrong impression has prevailed that
an amendment would be introduced to
allow freshmen 10 compete In the inter-
collegiate championships This will not
be done, for the obvious reason that under
the rules as they stand to-day freshmen
are eligible for competition. All lcgis,a-
ton which has kept the first year men
out OF tho meets has been on the part OF
tho colleges themselves. Tho subject was
not brought NJ yesterday. but It was said
that Instead OF doing anything to make
freshmen eligible II was thought likely
that as in the past Some member Of the
association would propose an amendment
to bar them from the meet.
There we're present ~ the meeting yes
terday: Executive committee. Allen Min
nix. Cornell, president; John T. Morris.
New York University. secretary; Il. b.
Clark. Columbia, treasurer; r. j. Stack
pole, Jr., Yale, }. Grenough. Harvard,
and G. W. Townsend, Pennsylvania. Adj
visory committee, Gustavus 7. Kirby. CO.
lumbia; Romeyn Berry. Cornell Thorn
ton Gerrlsh. Harvard.
one OF the principal amendments pro-
posed to dhe constitution is In relation
10 increasing the number OF preliminary
trials for the weights and broad jump
from three 10 six This provides for the
trials TO take place In groups OF two. -
that II a man fouls or falls to make Il
satisfactory trial he will Immediately take
second one and not walt for his next
turn In the regular order OF competition.
This change II made will 90 into effect at
the indoor meeting in Madison Square
Garden on March 6. In tho high jump
and pole vault nc number OF trials Will
remain three, but competitor will have
the privilege IN cas-" he fails AZ certain
helrh: Of taking his two extra trials nj
/ viNFt tllN| fti'l W NNi''i'E Ni'NAA $40 49,
comes again
The changes u the laws Of athletics
were all made with the idea OF stand
ardzation \ twelve inch track border
/ g. provided for and recall by the starter.
| In case OF a foul the !. e. \. y \. \.
/ rules provided for only the disqualified
ton OF the offender The new proviso
will allow for man suffering inter-
ference in trial or semi-hnal heats TO
start I'm the next round or else the run
/ ming over of the heat. The ground In
| front OF the takeoff for the Dad jump
viii be raised slightly and sprinkled with
sand so that the officials will have WIS.,
/ ihle evidence Of a foul. In the shot ana
hammer contests the competitor Will have
/ to stay IN the circle until his throw Is
measured instead of walking out the back
/ half Of the ring. Specifications for i'm
plemcnts are drawn up with practically
the same wording ass the International
rules which provide for the .. X. of a
proper official.
The relay racing rules also Will I've
/ changed so that the touchon may he
made ten meters either side Of the line
J These. however viii not go In effect
at the meet in the Garden, as 1t would
be- considered unfair to have them adopted
Ia the afternoon and put In force the
same night
1t was decided to give special prizes
at the indoor meet. and the idea OF haV'
ing no title at stake Is followed out 10y
having all the prizes Of the same nature
and value, whether they are first, SECOND
or third They will he five inch bronze
statuettes OF Borgheses gladiator, the in
sigma ON the regular medal OF the as
ISOLATION. II was arranged 10 have thu
preliminary heats of the $50, 500 and bO'
ward relays run of first, and the rnali
in the following order; 100 yards, l,OO'
yards. 800 yards, 500 yards, 1000 yard
and medley In the field events tn
representatives of one college will all TAX
their trials In order and the winner VII
be determined by the average perform
ances of the five men on each team
There has been some difficulty over tn
selection of some OF the officials for tn
meet. but the blanks will be filled II
by Referee Kirby. The following wer
approved yesterday:
, Referee @. T. Kirby. Columbia; chief In
, ! spector, ". f. GarcolOn, Harvard inspec
, tors ON turns II. l.. Geyeln PennsylvamA
Thornton Gerrsh, Harvard; Charles II
| Names Columbia and Alex n Coke, Yale
, | relay inspectors, Darwin Il. James, Prince
: ! ton. / r. McCiovern, Cornell; chief Judge
finish Barlow 8 Weeks; chief timer Evar
j. Wendell, Harvard: pole vault judges, II )
, cornell; Judges OF shot putting, j. X III
patrick Yale and Robert Garrott. Prince
2 ION: clerk OF course. Robert w. Kennedy
chief scorer Fred J. v Delaney.