The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-18
HUME CASE AN ISSUE.
History of Incidents Relating 10 BIZ
cycle Riders Amateur Standing.

What is known as the Jack Hume
incident" figures conspicuously in the
present football situation at the uni
VeTsity. His amateur standing is an
issue. The case has come to a crisis
through Hume being forbidden by Dr..
| Plummer to play with the second team
in the game with the soldiers on Tues
day The history of the case is here
with given:
About four years ago Hume began
his studies at the university. At that
time he was practically unknown in an
athletic line. Under Coach Holmes
Hume developed into a long distance
runner and son became one OF the best
''milers" and "half-milers" in the west.
For a couple of years he represented
the university on the running track and
has perhaps won more points for the
university than any other man on the
hill.
Hume took to bicycle riding and soon
became fast on the track. He raced for
a couple of years, and did good work,
proving himself one of the fastest anna
teurs on the local saucer track. This
year someone questioned his amateur
standing, and before racing Hume
asked Representative f. E. SchefsH Of
the National Cycling association if his
| riding on the saucer would affect his
standing as an amateur at the univer
sity. Mr.. Schefslli told him il would
not, and he raced all summer. winding
up the season by winning the amateur
championship.
This fall when Coach Joseph Mad
dock began to form his team he was
short of material and asked Jack Hume
TO come out and try for the team. AL
though Hume had never played football
in his life. the fact that he could run
| and his Sameness on the track in riding
Australian pursuit races led Maddox
to believe he had the proper qualifica-
tons for star football player.
Controversy is Started.
AS soon as Hume reported for prac-
tice DR.. Plummer informed him that he
could not play on the team because he
was professional. having competed on
the saucer track. Hume at once sought
Mr.. Schefsld and got a letter in which
Mr. Schefski stated that Hume was
simon-pure amateur under the n. c. A.
rules. AS the n. c. a. is affiliated with
every known athletic organization in
the country the ruling stood, and if its
representative said Hume was an anna
teur, this ended the argument, thought
Maddox and Hume.
DR.. Plummer At once wrote TO J. z.
Sullivan. secretary OF the Amateur
Athletic union. stating the Hume case
and asking for ruling. Mr.. Sullivan
replied that the y. c. A. ruling must
stand. and therefore Hume was still an
amateur, or words to that effect He
/ further stated that the case was not
one for the y. A. L. TO decide. as that
body had nothing to do with college
football. He said he believed the y.
e. a. should make further investiga-
ton OF the Hume case If what DR.
Plummer stated was true, and that If
the same offense had been committed
By Hume while competing under the
auspices of the 4. A. L, this organiza-
ton would declare him a professional
The offense in question was the re-
ceiving of orders for merchandise i'm
lieu of prizes won at the saucer. In
contests governed by the a. A. L. this
is not allowable. while it is just the
reverse in contests governed by the
y. G. A. However, as Hume received
these orders under y. c. A ruling, il
was argued that the A. 4. L. has no
jurisdiction, which is also admitted by
Mr. Sullivan,