The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-01-25
just What an Amateur Is.

The question, "Whatis an amateur ?'' is often
asked. Here are the definitions as laid down in
America and England. The American is as
follows: ''One who does not enter into an open
competition or for either a stake, public or ad-
mission money or entrance fee, or compete with
or against professional for any prize who has
never taught, pursued, or assisted in the pursuit
OF athletic exercises as means of a livelihood:
whose membership of any rowing or athletic club
was not brought about does not continue be-
cause of any mutual agreement or understand
ing, express or implied whereby his becominga
member of such club would be Of any pecuniarv
advantage to him whatever, direct or indirect,
and who has never been employed in any occu-
patton involving any use of the oar or paddle;
one who rows for pleasure or recreation only
ana during his leisure hours, and who does not
abandon or neglect his usual business or occu-
patton Tor the purpose of training, and who
shall otherwise conform to the rules of this
Association" The National Amateur Rowing
Association of Great Britain has adopted the
following definition of amateur: zone who
has never competed for money prize, declared
wager, or staked bet; who has never taught
pursued, or assisted in the practice of rowing
or other athletic exercise as means of pecu-
mary gain; who has never knowingly or without
protest taken part in any competition with any
one who is not an amateur; who has never been
employed in or about boats or lighthouses as a
means of pecuniary gain, commissioned officers
OF the navy and certified officers of the marine
excepted; who has never sold or real lied on any
prize won by him.
The Columbia Athletics are already mapping
out programme for the coming season. 1t is
evident they intend making a strong pull for
honors. Already the base ball men are doing
work In the gymnasium under the care of a
professional coach. The rowing men are also
at work, and from present appearances there
VIII be hard fight for those who desire to get
IN the pig crews. Every man will be given a
chance, and the fact of having been successful
in former years will have no weight. There
will be systematic course of training for the
shell crews, and the man who refuses to take
his regular work will be debarred from racing
Charles Courtney will be the trainer, and with
the many men at his command there is eyery
reason to believe that they will come very near
winning the eight-oared championship at the
National regatta. great eight can be Sc
lected from such oarsmen as Janus Johnston
Baker, Ryan, Mute, Snyder, Harlan, Over
Elmore, Porter and others. They are better
nxed this year than ever before. Capt. Slime
metz says there is plenty OF work ahead, and
the q. a. CPS. are in for everything.
The last meeting of the N A. A. Oarsmen in
New York, besides disqualifying Corbett, the
noted sculler, also transacted considerable other
business 1T was decided to appoint commit
tee TO confer with committee of the A. A. U.
to report on the matter of expenses of athletes.
The question of changing the National course
was the subject of discussion. 1t was finally
voted to have 1t remain one mile and q half
TO this was added two special races with turns
The athletic features at the Potomac Athletic
house have stirred the boys up considerably and
they are now negotiating with a professional
sparrer to look after them. An old freuuenter
of sparring events said the other day that the
recent exhibitions at the Potomac house were as
good as he ever saw at any of the big houses of
the North.
The class game of football On Wednesday
last between the High School boys of ,9O and
'9l resulted in well-earned victory for the bows
OF '9l by score OF q to o. 1t was beautifully
played game and the work of Small, Smart.
Cockerille, Grafton, and Butterworth was note
worthy.
Mcguire, the new lightweight of the Colum-
bia Athletics, is regarded very favorably by his
club mates and good work is expected of him.
He is pupil of Professor Walter Campbell, of
the A. @: s. N, and that adept at sparring is
very much pleased with his scholar.
The c. A. q. yell will in all probability be
heard quite often at Albaugh's Opera House
during the present week, as the jockey on Cold
Molasses, the winner of the sweepstakes at ssThe
County Fair" will wear the c. A. c. colors, red
and blue.
The appearance of several rooms in the hand
some Columbia house is not improved bv the
falling OFF of the ceiling in many places. The
house committee or whoever has charge of these
matters should have repairs made.
A large delegation of the Potomac Athletics
will enjoy an oyster roast on their athletic
grounds to-day. There will be about fifty in
the party.
The entries for the billiard and pool tourna-
ment at the Columbia Athletic Club closed last
night. judging from the number of entries, the
tournament will last for two weeks.
Frank Butterworth, of the c. A. c., wanted
to play football badly on Wednesday last
against the class of '9l, but the High School
boys Of $50 wouldn't think Of it.