The New York herald., 1921-12-31
National Collegiate A. A. Ag'
gressives Opposed by Lead
ers in East.
BY DANIEL.

Inat the Gction Which seeks 10 convert
the National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
tion into nn aggressive administrative
body. with full control over all intercol-
legiats competitions, will make strong
fight to affair its objective was indicated
yesterday in talks with delegates who
remained in this city. The progressives,
with DR.. McCurdy OF Springfield In the
van, were made all the more deter
mined by the setback which they suf-
fered on Thursday when Dean McClen-
ahan of Princeton succeeded in blocking
the adoption OF amendments to the con-
stitution which would have changed the
objects and purposes of the ~. G. A. A.
DR.. McCurdy and his edherents regard
the reelection OF Col. Palmer r. Pierce
as president OF the association as q
a bit angered at the manner In which
Dean McClenahan attacked the proposed
change, declared himself out OF the run
ming for reelection but the delegates
chose him again, nevertheless. Col
Pierce Is the real leader of the aggres-
sives and they count on him to bring
about the reconstruction before next
December.
The fight apparently is one between
the East and the other sections. The
Eastern colleges. with Princeton. Cor
nell and Harvard in the van. do not
want the N. c. A. A. to encroach on the
territory and province Of the Intercolle-
giate Association OF Amateur Athletes
of America. It is interesting to note
that Yale Is not q member Of the N. Q.
A. A. The /. c. A. A. A. A. has control
over track and field sports. It conducts
outdoor and indoor track meets and an
annual cross country run and Is the
leading intercollegiate body OF the coun-
try. 1t has members In ali sections and
wields considerable international influ-
ence. too.
Tired of Just Talking.
The National Collegiate A. a. aggres-
sives declare that they are tired OK
talking and talking and doing nothing
They declare that at the Last Olympic
games the ". c. A. A. was ignored be-
cause Olympic officials here stated that
the association was merely vocal Or
eanization and had no power to admin
lister or enforce It's recommendations
and regulations. They also state that
the 7. C. A. A. A. A. Is hand In elove
with the Amateur Athletic Union and
that the A. A. u. Is trying to get COL
leees away from the N G. A. A..
AS a result there are many deiegates
in the National Collegiate A. a. who
ara for making tho association the big.
gest intercollegiate body in the coun'
tI-y--the parent association OF the ]. Z.
A. A. A. A., the Western and Coast
conferences and other sectional Leagues
They want to make the rules and en-
force thcin--run all the national inter-
collegiate championships. They ho'd
that at present there are no real ma
tional championships in sport-with one
exception. They hold that Illinois
which won the ". G. A. A. meet liz
Chicago last June, Is the national track
and field champion.
The intercollegiate A. A. A. a hoidH
that California, which won the cham
pionship In, the Harvard Stadium last
May. IS the national title holder. I"lo
National Collegiate A. A. on ThursdaJ
voted to hold the games In Chicago
again--and to call them national cham
plonships. The East gave the meet last
June little support-and 1t looks as II
the word will go out TO pass 1t UP en-
tirely next June.
The National Collegiate A. A. will
hold n national intercollegiate cham
pionship boxing tournament at Penn
sylvania on March rs. and plans arc on
foot to stage a national championship
swimming meet. The N. &. A. A. on
Thursday daclared war on the Inter-
collegiate Swimming Association. which
is composed Of Yale. Princeton, Colum.
bin, Pennsylvania and the College OF the
City OF New York. with many allied
members. All. with the exception of
Yale. belonged to the N. c. A. A.. so
the situation is complicated. II is evil
dent that oil along the line there is re-
sentiment in the East against the ". c.
A. A. invasion OF the field Of compe-
tition.
The Federation idea Opposed.
There is strong resentment in certain
quarters particularly against Col.
Pieree's attempt to lead the association
into the national athletic federation
idea. Some time ago the A. A. u. issued
q call for a meeting to form the Amsri-
can Olympic Association and invited
both the Army and the Navy. Sccre-
tary OF War Weeks responded with o
suggestion that tho meeting be called