The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-26
STATE ATHLETIC
LEAGUE FORMED
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School Sports Now Have Gov
erning Body,
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY
DELEGATES FROM LEADING COL
LEGEs PRESENT.
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY


be conducted under an organized head,
which promises to do wonders for the
college sports in this state. For years
such an organization has been needed,
but it remained Tor the athletic asso-
citation of the B. Y \. of Provo TO take
the initiative i'm the matter, which re-
suited in a meeting of delegates from
the leading educational Institutes of
the state, at the L. d. S. university
building yesterday. Those present were
Freeman Bassett and Professor q. j..
Bird, L.. d. S. T.; George Riser and
Harvey Holmes. l. of L.; Professor II.
L. Swendsen and Professor c. Snow, A.
C.. Logan: Professor A. J. Ridges and
Secretary II. Butler, jr., b. \. g, Lo-
gan, and Royal Wooley and Professor
T. D. Partridge, B. Y. A. Provo.
A temporary organization WAS effect
ed. with Royal WOoley as chairman,
and Freeman Bassett as secretary.
These officers will hold over until the
constitution and bylaws are ratified
by all the schools who desire to enter
the new league. when another meeting
will be called. and a permanent organ
izatiOn perfected
Membership Solicited.
Under the rules the schools of the
state are eligible to enter the new league
and those whose membership is So
licited are the 3. Y. A. B. Y. c.. \. g,
All HallOWs. L. of l., /. d. 5. l., salt
Lake High school, Ogden High school.
Park City High school, Brigham city
High school Weber Stake academy,
Sanpete stake academy and Collegiate
institute.
The secretary was instructed TO give
3 a. \ Nns1 .
representative present all the inforna-
ton possible regarding the new league.
/ 1t is proposed to set a date in the near
/ future for a state meet in which ath-
letes from all the schools represented
will be eligible to compete for the state
! championship. This event will be an
annual affair and promises TO be the
/ great test athletic contest of the year.
! The following constitution and bylaws
were adopted and viii govern the at
fairs of the new organization:
Rules of the Organization.
/ Preamble-To further promote the
! interests of interschoiastic athletics
! representatives of the following schools
have adopted the following rules and
! regulations to govern all athletic con-
tests. and have organized this league.
! Article |. Name-This organization
shall be known as the Utah Inter
scholastic Athletic league.
Art. II. Membership-Sectio l. Any
school doing work of High school. col
: lege or university grade is eligible to
membership in this league.
Sec. ? ANY school eligible under
these rules shall become a member on
the notification of the adoption OF
these rules and appointing such officers
as hereinafter defined.
Art. III. Officers-SectiOn l. There
shall be an executive committee, con-
sisting of one member from each school
having membership in the league, VINO
shall continue in office until successor
is appointed.
Sec. ,. This committee shall effect
its own organization at an annual
meeting held at the same time and
place of the State Teachers associa-
lion. Due notice of the meeting to be
given to the members of the committee
by the chairman.
Art. ". Duties of OfiCers-The eX-
lecutiye committee shall have general
supervision over all affairs pertaining
to the league and shall settle contro'
versies arising between members anC
its action shall be final.
Art. V. Ruies-Section 1. Any person
participating in an intersChOlastic ath-
dent of the school he represents AND
he must be in regular attendance, do
ling satisfactory work in at least twC
subjects, aggregating ten hours credit.
Sec. .. No person shall be admittee
to any intercollegiate contest who re-
ceives any gift. remuneration or pa,
. for his services on the college team.
Sec. 3. No salaried teacher or in
{ structor shall be classed as studen
> even though he may be doing som'
work as a student.
See. 4. II any contestant is protest
ed the executive committee of tn
, league shall determine as TO his eligi
{ bilitv and its decision shall be final
r Sec. 3 Ten days before every inter
scholastic contest the head Of each in
stitutiOn concerned shall submit Z
! each other a certified list of contestant
eligible under the rules adopted. to par
ticipate in said contest. All contestant
ishaIl be excluded from the contest ex
/ cept those SO certified.
Sec. 6. a contest with any team out
/ side of this league shall not be con
4 sidered in determining the leagu
= championship.
Sec. Z. From time to time the execu
! tive committee shall publish a state
: ment of the standings of the respectiy
! teams in this league.
5 Sec. S. No student shall compete j
D any event as a representative of an
e college or university for more than fou
years.
Sec. 9. These rules shall govern a
fcontests in athletics between member
of this league
= Art. VI. This constitution can b
4 amended at any meeting of the execu
e tive committee by two-thirds vote.
l. The schools represented were: L. {
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