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STADIUM TO GET TRACK GAMES

INTERCOLLEGIATES STAGED HERE FOR SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION

The intercollegiate track games will be held in the Stadium this spring on May 29 and 30, for the second consecutive year. This unusual privilege was bestowed upon Harvard by the vote of the executive committee of the I. C. A. A. A. A. at a meeting in New York on Saturday night.

Twenty-one colleges had representatives at this meeting. The choice of location lay between Harvard, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, and Johns Hopkins. The latter withdrew its application; and on the first ballot, Pennsylvania, having the lowest number of votes dropped out. The final vote was 12 for Harvard to 9 for Syracuse.

Five Places to Score.

Another important question decided was that of the basis of scoring in the intercollegiate games. A change was adopted providing that five places should count. Hereafter first place will count 5 points, second 4, third 3, fourth 2, and fifth 1

Manager C. G. Squibb '14 of the University team was elected to the executive committee for the ensuing year.

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