The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-05
New York, January srd, 1907.

| New York, January 3rd, 1907.
A professional football team can play
an all-amateur football team; but pro-
fessionals and amateurs cannot COM
pete together. / should think that your
association could make it's laws and
restrictions from the day you begin to
control; 1 would not ''go back be
lieve that there will not be any trouble
about it; and I do hope that you
will Immediately do it. / would be
pleased to see things consummated this
year. I will print your constitution
and bylaws and send same to you.
I,note your remarks with reference
to walking contest. If the judge of
walking disqualified the contestant, the
referee had no power whatever to alter
that decision; at was final. In some
ways this is a bad law; but neverthe-
less it is a good law to live up to-"
because if judge is manifestly unfair
and unfit, he will never be asked to
officiate again.
Very glad to hear from you at any
time; and if can do anything to help
sport on the islands, you have only to
command me.
Yours truly,
]. E. SULLIVAN.
Rev. Mr.. Turner then explained that
in writing Mr.. Sullivan he had laid
particular stress on the point that,
while there were not great many pro-
fessionals connected with the athletic
clubs, still many of the boys had play
ed with professionals, and he wanted
to know if they would be debarred. The
answer is clear that this is not allowed
by the A. A. u, but the suggestion
is made that an association be formed
in Honolulu affiliated with the A. A. u,
and that the first act of this associa-
ton be to reinstate all those members
falling under the above category ex-
cept known professionals, but from the
day the said association is formed to
make the rules of the A. A. U. incum-
bent on everybody. In view of the dis
pute over the last walking match, the
paragraph dealing with. that subject
will be interesting to all the clubs.
1t was then moved and seconded that
representatives of all the athletic clubs
of the city be asked to convene in the
Y M c. A. on Monday evening at
7:3O for the purpose of organizing an
association affiliated with the A. a. U.
This does not include baseball clubs,
this sport not being one held under the
auspices of the A A. u. 1t will include
all aquatic clubs of whatever kind. |
football, basketball. and, in fact, every
club having anything to do with every |
kind of sport but baseball.
The report of the committee on |
eligibility was then read and adopted. |
Though the rules of the A. A. L. will |
not be rigidly enforced at the coming |
field meet, the committee strongly rec
that no person should be all
lowed to compete in the coming games
who had taken part in professional /
athletic contests, such as prizefights,
etc. They report against athletes who
have acted or now act as coaches Oh
physical. instructors for pay being all
lowed to compete.
The report also suggests that the |
secretary furnish the committee with
the names of all those entered in the
games by noon of the
Tuesday preceding the games, and that
On the Thursday thereafter they shah
hold a meeting to consider protests
a gainst any candidate, and that they
make their decision, if possible, before
the day of the games. A majority vote
IF the committee will disqualify an ath-
lete. but if there is not time to take
all the evidence. an athlete will be al
lowed to compete under protest but, If
alter he is disqualified. the results OF
The games will be given as though he
lad not contested.
The following committees have the
meet in charge:
Eligibility of Entries-Dr. Hand, E.
J. CONFESS.
Track-H. ]. Aud, H NJ. Ayres.
Field-A. Pratt, W. Brissel.
Publicity and Programme. ]. Aulc,