The Washington times., 1902-01-12
AMONG THE
ATHLETES.
Amateur Athletic Union on
Basketball.
COLLEGE TEAMS DISQUALIFIED.
Standing of local LeaGues-In the
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The Amateur Athletic Union is showing
q determined disposition in all its asso-
Citations to regulate basketball thorough
ly this year. The eleven clubs in TIL,
New York district that were suspended
last week are by no means exceptiona
cases, for similar legislation has beer
meted out to delinquent teams elsewhere
The Union is having trouble not only with
the professional and semi professional
but with the college teams.
The Amateur Athletic Union keeps its
hands off of college sports, pure and sim
pie, but when the college men compete
with outside organizations the regula-
tions of the union generally have to be
observed.
The colleges are seeing the necessity OF
the rule for their own protection, as they
find they cannot secure as desirable lot OF
dates as formerly, for the reason that the
A. A. L. clubs cannot play with unregis-
now that they too will have to be regis
tered
Registration Gives Protection.
All individuals and teams intending I'd
compete under A. A. L. jurisdiction must
register. 1t is the only way to secure
protection and to preserve ones amateur
standing. This applies to all sorts of
sports. The registration committee an
nounces for the Information of all that
the registration cards given to basket
ball players also qualities the recipient
for all track and field sports held under
the Jurisdiction of the Amateur Athletic
Union.
Amateur Versus Professional.
The effort to separate the amateur from
the professional element in basketball
has met with good results, and within a
month it is expected that all desirable
teams everywhere will be registered. That
the committee will draw the line closely
has been proved in the case of the Holy
oke High School team, now under sus-
pension. This team had just returned
from a New York trip, and expected to
I'LL schedule of ten games, but by the
action of the A A. u many of their
games were Cancelled by amateur clubs.
The committee has also notified the
proper authorities that the Yale basket
ball team is not registered, and conse-
quently the Ellis will find trouble arrang-
ing contests with A. A. U. teams.
Election of Gymnasium Directors.
AT the annual meeting of the Society
of College Gymnasium Directors, held in
New York last week, the following cf-
fcers were elected: President, DR.. Paul
c. Phillips, of Amherst; first vice presi-
dent, DR.. Edward Hitchcock, of Cornell;
second vice president, DR.. Frederick Z.
Parker, of Brown; secretary and treas
urer, DR.. James A. Babbitt, of Haver-
ford members of the council, Dr. Dudley
A. Sargent, of Harvard; DR.. William G.
Anderson, of Yale. and DR.. r. TAFT Nc
kenzie, of McGill.
Pennsy Team Disqualified.
The basketball team representing the
University of Pennsylvania is reported to
have played last week under the assumed
name of the ''Houstonians" with the New
ark big Five" disqualified team. Under
decision of the registration committee
this disqualifies the varsity players from
further competition under A. a. U. juris-
diction. All teams that play the univer-
sity will disqualify themselves
Since the above went into effect the A
the Yale team for playing with disquaIi-
fed and unregistered teams.
Standing of League Teams.
The teams composing the National
Basketball League will have a rest for "a
fortnight, as, beginning with tomorrow,
the Light Infantry Armory, where all its
games are played, Will be in the hands
OF decorators preparing for the food
show.
The Company A, First Battalion, Wash
ington Athletic Club and Light Infantry
are well matched, and will make a good
showing in the series for the champion
ship, but the Government Printers and
Crescents, through lack of knowledge of
the game. fail to make it interesting for
the teams that play them. The period
of rest may give them a chance TO prac-
tice and improve their work, and upon
the resumption Of the schedule they may
get out from under the bottom of the
heap.