Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-01
Me. intercollegiate
Track Association
Start Revision Rules
(Special to kennebec Journal

Especial to kennebec JournaL)
Waterville. Feb. 2S-The second
meeting of the Maine intercollegiate
Track Association was held in the
Elmwood today to finish the work of
revising the constitution that was
started at their last meeting. Many
changes were made. following in
many respects some of the rules of
the intercollegiate Amateur Athletic
Association of America.
The meeting was called to order
by President +. r. McIntire of Colby
in the chair. Secretary d. ]. Eames
of Bowdoin on the books. and L. r..
Ashcroft of Colby as faculty treas
urer. Besides the officers were NJ.
j. Ryan and r. w. Sturtevant from
Colby. j. J. Ma2ee and J. II. John
son from Bowdoin, G. Fl. Jenkins
and +. Cults from Bates and r.. H.
Bryant and c. +. Kennison from the
University of Maine.
The treasurer's report was read
and accepted. Then commenced the
work of revising the constitution
that lasted from Ills in the morn
ing until $50 at night.
The matter of adopting the I. c.
A. A. A. "A. ruling on the entrance
eligibility that was laid on the table
at the last meeting was taken up
and discussed at length. The pres
ent ruling read that if a student was
in good scholastic standing by the
10th Of February he should be al
lowed to compete in the State meet
The rule of the l. c. A. A. A. A.
read the same except that the date
was put at Oct. 10. After much ar
guinS the !. {. A. A. A. A. rule was
put to vote and defeated Bow
dom and Colby voted in favor of the
new ruling with the other two COL
leges voting for the present wording
of the constitution. After the vote
the date of entrance eligibility was
left as formerly. Feb. 10.
The next matter was in regards
to the rules of competition in field
events. This was gone over in de-
tail with the l. c. A. A "A. A. rule
adopted. The new rule reads that
TWO balks in the pole vault. running
broad Jump or high jump shall count
as one trial instead of three balks
counting trial as has been the Gus
tom.
Rules We're adopted specifying the
implements rs embCdies in the I. G..
a. A. A. A. rules and incoprated in
the constitution. BY implements are
meant the shot put, hammer and
discus.
The matter Of the finishing line
furnished two hours discussion and
1t was finally decided to adopt the T.
Z. a. A. a. A. ruling instead of the
present ruling, which emphasis the
tape rather than the finishing line.
Formerly man could break the tape
and win race but from now on his
body or some part of it must be over
n finishing line. and not necessarily
the tape. The tape is only guide
line. Jumping and breaking the tape
VIII not determine race but the
man who crosses the official finishing
line first will be the winner.
Amateurism was discussed but no
action taken it being postponed until
the next meeting.
May 18th. as the date of the State
meet was left as it reads.
A committee of the four coaches
was appointed to look up the records
to date since 1914.
After this a recess OF one hour was
allowed for lunch before the election
of new officers.
The new men are president. G. f.
Kennison Of the University Of Maine;
1st vice president. r. w. Sturtevant
of Colby; secretary. J. II. Johnson of
Bowdon: 2nd vice president, l.. G..
WoOdcOck of Bates and faculty
treasurer. Towner of the University
of Maine.