Fifty Years of Progress 1880-1930

THE FIRST MEETI ,.G T OXFORD This was carried by fifteen to twelve. The following was also agreed to:- " That the duties of the General Committee be: (a) To elect members; (b) to control expenditure; (c) to receive the reports of the Sub-Committees; (d) to hear appeals from decisions of local stewards; (e) to summon at least once a year a general meeting of the Association ; (/) to prosecute any professional who competes as an amateur ; (g) to suspend for a time or permanently any one proved guilty of misbehaviour or unfair practices connected with athletics; (h) to report any infringement of the rules of the Asso– ciation." THE AN UAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING The Chairman gaid they would now consider the date and place of the Championship Meeting. The draft was as under :- " That the General Committee shall make arrangements for the holding of an Annual Championship Meeting at such time and place as this meeting determine; and shall be responsible for the prepara– tion of the ground selected for the meeting, and for everything necessary for its proper administration." Mr. J. Waddell (L.A.C.) suggested that the Championship eeting should be held not earlier than ay 15th, or about the end of June. His reason for doing this was that athletes, as a body, consisted mainly ofyoung men engaged in trades and occupations which prevented them having the opportunity of training until the days got longer. Mr. Knowles (C.U..C.) proposed that the Championship Meeting should be held for the next six years alternately at Easter and in the summer, and read a letter from * r. R. E. Webster, Q.C., recom– mending that course. Mr. A. G. Payne ( . .C.) remarked that the success of the Meeting depended greatly on the number of those who would attend, and he thought if the sports were held in a month when they could take advantage of the long evenings this would make a material difference. The cricket match was played about the last week in June or early in July, and he suggested the Championship 1eeting should take place somewhere about that time. Mr. W. N. Bruce said, speaking for O ·ford, they were not at all anxious their interest should be taken into consideration ; they would like a day chosen that would be suitable for all athletes. It seemed a matter of general agreement that some date later than the present time would be more suitable. Perhaps, on the whole, some day at the end of June or early in July would suit the views of Oxford. • Afterwards Viscount Alverstone, President of the 17 .A.A. u