NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEETS

The annual convention of the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association was held in New York December 27. Briggs of Harvard was unanimously elected president of the Association. Dr. C. E. Bolser of Dartmouth was chosen as the representative of the first district. E. K. Hall '92, who for some years has been on the Football Rules Committee, will continue to serve.

Committees were appointed to look into the football, basketball, and track rules.

In making the report of the 1912 football rules, Coach H. L. Williams of the University of Minnesota, stated that they were satisfactory and said that they made possible the best- game of football ever played in the American colleges.

Several interesting points were brought out in the discussion of conditions. Out of the 147 colleges questioned, 28 per cent did not allow freshmen to play on representative varsity teams, and 60 per cent did not allow graduates to play. The training table has been abolished from 22 colleges with very satisfactory results, and. 70 per cent required physical examination of athletes prior to participation in university sports.