The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-17
A. A. u. ANNUAL CONVENTION.
New Rules and Reforms to he Introduced
ct Mondays Meeting.

The annual convention Of the Amateur
Athletic Union will be held tomorrow at
the Astor House aud the allied members
Of the national body from North, SOUTH
Fast and v est viii review the work OF each
for the past year, introduce new rules and
reforms and in general scrutlnize the entire
domain of amateur athletics. No elsring
departure from the old regime VIII In any
casc DO effected, but a few important rules
will be altered and Photographed here and
there to an extent which will surprise some
of the local wisea cres and kiokers FOR A. A. U.
reform.
A move was made IN reduce the sanction
fees for athletic games and the dues OF bas-
ketbal players, but az this has met no favor
in the eyes OF the Legislation Committee
ma utter submitted on the subject Will be
pigeonholed next Monday. 10 Is understood
that thsre will be some warm work over
rule s Of the General Rules which regt-
latcs the relation in competition OF paid
instructors In clubs with their pupils. Tho
Atlantic Associa ton advocates a more lib
eral rule and will make a solid stand to have
IL altered so that amateurs and professionals
can meet each other In club contests with
out tina sta nding of the former being In any
way impaired.
At a special meeting OF the Metre politan
Association. held on Oct 20, 1t was resolved
that II il the de sire OF the Metropolitan
Association that the amateur dehnition be
"a strong and binding as 1t can be-" and that
this resolution be presented 10 the annual
convention with the object, OF course. that
the present amateur definition be made more
strin gent: but as the necessary formalities
have not been Observed no uSs eat
resoiution or ainenomen' can u 'eo-teu.
Sn ' ss% s%sies' n Ssnn' .SInai s"G 'S ~iii have to
wait until November, 1907. For the past
couple of years the position Of Handicapped
to the METROPOLITAN Association has been the
strife which will probably be r.medied by a
decision ordering that the hand,Sspp'r os IN
future eiected ~ tns cor rtnn III %si.i
ga aa. sas VIII iPf nave o. a voice IN deciding on the only
lucrative position In ne I9eai assoo,a.,om,
10 and el tss w certain Ini men @o on t * board viii be
ABOLISHED u., ....,,.d :, d,. form that
,,s SS % no, been rsesiysa AZ n , Sas no, lo,P P. shSs
.ns ss.cciation be snse.sS to ihe
Pacific Coast Association. ana also tns ins
walan ISLANDS: IL ~ s,aesa Wy" ~ ,hs nsish,
Gorhood OF HcnOlala. end there beng 10
oo.se 49,, o socia,,d~. the pro position should
SS s easn sr1ansed pre.tdept Iesinger OF
the Central Association mas ,9r .oms nt me
been ~ close nsso,iS,,ons T Tnnf. rep,ssehhtSb- -
ictlo Association, and Il is reported that he
win submit a proposition for an alliance be-
mower in Western college athletes should
The alliance materislise. however. IL will Toe
only, . renewal Of the aTeems,, which stc tIc
hhetn,s nv receded from the Western Inter
49, ,n'y ssoc,attnn last June and formed
the new body. -u.n,
II IL hinted that a most OF rein-ts.r1nenI
applications will ONE up for treatment eno
under this head will be tried the encegtlonaiy
prominent cases OF Harry OH OF the loronto
Z NC a. one Of tho best all around athletes
NJ The nrcsent generation, and q McKennon
- - .ull,attop IN thA
HanW ,.nss,,on 70 bayc his case trans
' - 10 L. In nrday