Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-29
A. A.. j. ISSUES
CIRCULAR LETTER
Much Dispute Would BE Done AWa)
With Under New 0rder-School
and Colleges Requested to
Comply

One of the strongest moves yet made
in Los Angeles amateur athletic cir
cles occurred Thursday evening a Pas
of the A. A. u. held an important meet
ing, with the result that a circular let
ter has been issued to the various
schools. colleges and thletic clubs of
Southern California.
Since first amateur athletics featured
South ern California scholastic life there
has been no end to series of souab.
ping and pickering for which there
was small call had some simple ar
rangement been insured whereby all
disputed men could be cted upon.
II the request of A. A. U. officials
IS complied with, every man aspiring
for representa- tive teams will he regis.
tered after an investigation has been
made regarding his am ateur standing,
ana IN this manner large amount of
unnecessary quarrelinE and harmful
dispute will be eradlca ted.
With football at critical sta ee and
requiring every attention for its de-
velopment under the new rules. no time
should be wasted on other than strictly
field training.
reDrn-
tives decide to enter the A. A. u. organ.
ization and abide by it's ruling, South
ern California athletes will derive
much benefit from the new order.
Necessarily some time will be REQUIRED
for effecting a strong organiza on. but
local schools and colleges are urged
to send in their articles of agreement.
Following is the letter which has been
issued:
"The Southern California commissions
ers of the Pacific branch of the ANA
teur Athletic Union of America bee
leave to call your attention to several
matters which have much to do with
the future success of amateur sports
and athletics in Sout hern Ca aIifornia
The commissioners feel that if the
various clubs and schools would regis
ter their men and work under A. A. u.
sanction, many of the difficulties which
have been experienced during the past
few years could be eradicated-
Men should be registered for foot
ball, basketball, baseball, track and
all branches of athletics under A. A. U.
jurisdiction. The committee greatly re-
gretS the loOSeness which has existed
in connection with many Of the recent
ompetitions, and hopes that the vari-
Gus physical directors, coaches and
com mittees will cooperate with the
com mlSSlonerS In their EFFORTS to place
Southern California sports and athletics
upon higher and cleaner basis.
"N1any diff fculties as to the eligibility
of athletes which have arisen from time
to time could have easily been settled
If all men had been registered and the
working under sanction,
Many committees did not. and do not
know the amateur definition and feared
to register their men lest some of the
best timber might be disqualified.
1.-The first big open field and track
meet for establishing A. A. u, records
and championships will be held in Los
Angeles on or about the first Saturday
an equal footing. To the usual list of
hoped that the schools will add this
event to their own list.
This will be the big open meet of
the year for records and champion
ships, and winners of events in this
meet will go on record as Southern
California champions, and will be re-
corded as such In the records of the
Amateur Athletic Union of America
The commissioners desire 1t understood
that they do not wish to interfere in
any way with the management of coll
lege athletics, and their sole object is
to put athletics ON a high basis and
pro tect the institution as we'll as the
individual against those accusing pro-
feSsionalism-
"Please notify the commissioners at
once how many registration blanks
you desire. Address all conmunca-
tions to A A. Lawton, Los Angeles,
Cal"