The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Annual Track and Field
Championships to Be Held
May 81 and %.
NEW EVENTS ADOPTED
Javelin and Discus to Be Add
ed to the Programme
in 1922.
By JAMES S. mitchell.

Athletic legislators representing the
Intercollegiate Association OF Amateur
Athletes OF America met yesterday in
zation at the Columbia University
Club, where representatives of fifteen
OF the leading institutions reviewed
the affairs OF tho body for the fiscal
year. Although some new items were
introduced the session was not as SEN
sational as was expected. the antici-
pated furoro having been caused by
some kindred bodies having been busy
for some time with suggestions and
other needless advice. Not one OF the
other leading collegiate associations
who make practice of Offering ad-
vice were present, and the I. A. A.
A. A. went about its business in the
old fashioned style and apparently to
the satisfaction OF those who took
part in the conclave.
As Of yore the most important item
up for treatment was the selection OF a
location for the annual track and field
senting vote the Harvard Stadium at
Cambridge was agreed upon and the
dates will be May 27 and 2s. II was
said that Harvard had been agreed
upon at meeting of the executive COM
mittee on Friday evening. but the state
ment could not be verified.
The other new things introduced were
with regard to additions to the athletic
programme, and they created the longest
and keenest discussion OF the day. After
! the smoke Of oratory had blown away.
however, II was carried that the throw
! ing OF the javelin and discus be added to
the field events. but, according to the
intercollegiate rules, these even canno:
| be included until the championships OF
1922. The constitution calls for one full
| year of grace before any new item or
sport can be officially introduced. II was
| the contention Of the Yale and Harvard
delegates that for the collegfans to be
thoroughly versed In any new form OF
exercise they should at least have ono
| full year or more to become acquainted
with the new competition.
i
The feeling among some of the big
| colleges was not very favorable to the
| javelin and discus, but these events
recommended themselves chiefly on ac-
count OF the fact that they were on the
| Olympic games programme. and as the
colleges will in future contribute the
main portion of the competitors TO the
| Olympic meets IL was thought well TO
pass favorably on tho contests. As far
as the discus is concerned several OF the
| colleges are about equally furnished with
competent performers. but with the Jave-
| lin Pennsylvania will have the whip
hand of all the others, as 1t numbers
now within its list George Bronder.
holder Of the American record, and
! seasoned contestant when his time ar
rives and when he is eligible to wear the
Red and Blue
Tho proposition TO add the 440 yard
hurdles and to change the two mile run
| to three miles was not passed, but the
events will come In for future consider2-
tion by the executive committee and may
eventually form part OF the programme.
Gustavus Town Kirby. who was once
again appointed referee OF the track and
field meet, favors the addition OF a five
mile run and the event to be run on the
Friday. or at least on the day. Of the
preliminary trials. and to Judge from
the feeling OF the delegates the race will
be added in 1928. Davis Merwin Of
Harvard was appointed graduate man.
ager OF the intercollegiate meet and from
now on will devote the main share OF
his time to arranging the details OF the
carnival.
The rules OF the running high jump
| and tho pole vault came in for slight
revision. the main part Of which will be
As.N - a. p
| petitions of the past in these events the
custom in the preliminaries was TO quail
ify six men for the finals but In order
10 obliterate the strain which formerly
attached to these competitions the ref
| cree will have power TO allow ten men
to qualify for the finals In the pole
vault and running high jump the referee
VIII be empowered to make his pick
when the contest is nearing the climax
and after the best Of the squad have had
three tries at the cross bar.
The question OF whether or not the
college indoor meet, which has not been
held for several years, was to be discon-
tinued. came UP and a decision on u
was held over until the executive meet
| ing or the !. G. A. A. A. A.. to be held
at Boston on May &c.
There was move to merge the ad-
visory and graduate committees into one
committee OF Ave, and IL met with the
approval Of the delegates. In future two
or this committee will be appointed by
the president and the three others will
come from The three colleges having the
highest totals in the annual track and
Held meet The two appointed yester-
day were Gustay1s r. Kirby Of Column
bia and Romeyn Berry of Cornell and
the three remaining members viii be Sc
lected from the three highest scoring coll
leses in the track and field champion
ships at Harvard next May.
For the first time III many years the
head or the ticket came from Columbia
University. the new senior officer being
Thomas O'Gorman FitzGibbon. Sidney
J. Crowley OF New York University was
elected secretary and Irvine o. Hocka-
day OF Princeton University was elected
treasurer. The new executive committee
is composed Of Joseph II. Lane. Dart
mouth; Charles c. Bailey. Cornell Davis
Merwin Harvard William y. Marshall.
/ Yale: w. l.. Sledci Pennsylvania, and
\ Thomas ". Taylor NJ. r. y.
Owing to the unsatisfactory results as
\ 10 locations and dates OF tho intercol-
\ legiate cross-country championship in tho
past, dcante steps we're taken TO settle
this matter once and for all. TIE date
greed upon wa. tho Monday proceeding
I Thanksgiving Day, as IL viii not conflict
with any of tho big football games, and
I the courFe mrat be neutral. For the time
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