The Washington times., 1905-12-17
Conditions of Competition.

Conditions of Competition.
i. No person shall be eligible to COM
pete in any athletic meeting. game. or
entertainment given or sanctioned bv
this Union who has "a received or COM
peted for compensation or reward, In
any form. for. the display, exercise or
example of his skill in or knowledge OF
any athletic exercise. or for rendering
personal service of any kind Ia any
athletic organization. or for becoming
or continuing member OF any athletic
organization; or % has entered any
competition under a name other than
ms own, or from a club of which he
was not at that time a member in good
standing or (3) has knowingly entered
any competition open to any profess
sional or professionals, or has know
ingly competed with any professional
Tor any prize or token; or "a has
Issued or allowed 10 be issued in his
behalf any challenge to compete against
any professional. or for money. or (D
has pawned. bartered or sold any prize
won In athletic competition, or 90 is
not registered athlete.
- No one shall be eligible 10 com
pete in any athletic meeting. games, or
entertainment given or sanctioned by
this union unless he shall be duly reg
istered athlete. a member of the or
ganiZatton from which he enters. and
shall not have competed from any club
in this union during n period Of three
months next preceding such entry; nor
shall any member Of any club In this
union. or any club in any district IN this
union be allowed to compete in case
he has within one year competed as a
member OF any other club then in this
union. except with the consent of such
other club, which consent shall be filed
with the registration committee of his
district prior to such competition un-
less such other club shall have dis
banded or practically ceased 10 exist :
provided. that the requirements of this
section shalt not apply 10 any athletic
meeting, games. or entertainment. the
entries for which are confined 10 the
club or organization giving such meet
ing or entertainment.
No athlete who has been released
from a club which is a member Of this
union. and who competes for another
cluo directly thereafter. shall be al
lowed u compete again for the club he
was released from for one year from
the date OF his release. except that the
club has disbanded or ceased 20 exist
No person shall be eligible TO compete
Tor or enter any competition az a mem
Der or any club in the territory of any
active member OF this union, unless he
shall have resided within the territory
OF said active member at least four
months previous 10 entering for compe-
tition; nor shall any person be eligible
TO enter or compete In any district
championship meeting unless he shall
have been bona fide resident OF such
district for at least six months prior
10 the holding of such championshin
meeting; and no person shall be eligible
TO compete In a championship meeting
OF more than one district In one year.
The restrictions contained In this sec
ton shall not affect the eligibility Of
an undergraduate connected with any
allied college athletic organization who
shall have been elected 10 membership
I'm any club Of this union prior to No
vernber %. 1899, 10 represent such club as
long as he remaifs an undergraduate; !;
nor shall these restrictions apply to an
undergraduate competing for any col
lege belonging to an allied body"
These conditions are very plain, but
are the ones most often broken, as
the athletes frequently do not take time
90 familiarize themselves with them.
II Is the aim Of the A. A Z. to pro-
tcct the true amateur from the man
who devoteE the greater part OF his
time to athletics for pay. board. and
clothes. or anything in the form of re-
mUneration.