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...decisive action taken by the Executive Committee of the I. C. A. A. A. A. in regard to the registration demands of the A. A. U. brings the question of the registration of college athletes to a climax, and we believe clearly defines college feeling. From the beginning a rule making it necessary for an amateur athlete recognized as such by the I. C. A. A. A. A. regulations to purchase recognition from the Union, has seemed farcical to say the least, and now that the rule has had the effect of decreasing the number of college competitors in open...
...prize bats presented by the inter-collegiate cricket association for 1896-97 have been awarded to J. H. Scattergood '97, for the highest batting average, 60; and to W. N. Morice, U. of P. '99, for the best bowling average, 5.57. D. H. Adams '97 made the highest individual score, but for this there is no prize presented by the association...
...meeting of the I. C. A. A. A. A. executive committee in New York last night the subject of A. A. U. registration was acted on. The requirement of the A. A. U., that college athletes in good standing must be provided with its amateur certificates before competing in games held under its auspices has caused much dissatisfaction in the I. C. A. A. A. A. The objections were that the fee of one dollar was enough to keep many novices from competing and, more important, that it seemed absurd for amateurs approved by college athletic committees to be forced...
...answer to an expression ot these objections the A. A. U. offered a rebate on their fee. At last night's meeting the following resolution was adopted: "Whereas the reply of the of the registration committee of the A. A. U. in answer to the resolution submitted to that body by the I.C. A. A. A. A. does not eliminate the objection to the registration schemen as set forth in said resolution, be it resolved that the I. C. A. A. A. A. demand as its rights the absolute exemption of all its members from the registration scheme...
WIRT ROBINSON, 1st Lieut. 4th U. S. Artillery...