THE

N.C. A. A. NEWS BULLETIN

VOL. VIII, NO. 2 MIDDLETOWN, CONN. MAY 1939

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Edited by the Secretary, and published from time to time to keep the
members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association informed as to the
business of the Organization.

MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee met at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, on
Saturday, March 11, with all members present except Secretary-
Treasurer Nicolson who was unable to attend on account of illness.
Others present through part of the session were: Frank G. McCor-
mick, Chairman N.C.A.A. Olympic Finance Committee; K. L.
Wilson, Chairman, Track Rules Committee; and C. E. Bilheimer,
Chairman of the Committee on the Smaller Colleges.

1. It was voted to hold the N.C. A. A. Cross-country Champion-
ship at Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan, on Novem-
ber 27, 1939.

2. Approval was voted of the selection of Franklin and Marshall
Collese, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as the site ef the N.C. A.A.
Wrestling Championships to be held on March 17 and 18, 1939.

Approval was voted of the appointment of Professor C. W.
Mayser of Franklin and Marshall College as the third member of
the N.C. A. A. Eligibility Committee to pass upon eligibility matters
in connection with the Wrestling Championships.

3. The appointment of John A. Thomas (Yale) to membership
on the Advisory Committee on Hockey was confirmed.

4. It was voted to hold the 1940 N.C.A.A. Track and Field
Meet at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, with
the exact dates to be announced later.

As has already been announced, the 1939 Meet will be held on
June 16 and 17 at the University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, California.

5. President Owens reported that he had received a letter from
W. H. Cowell, Chairman of the Boxing Rules Committee relative
to the question of the payment of expenses of Rules Committee
members. After a thorough discussion, the following resolution
was adopted:

“Resolved: that the National Collegiate Athletic Association
shall pay the expenses of members of its several Rules Com-