New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
| REBELLION IN SPORTS
,lnheaval Threatened in Public
Schools Athletic League.
M. SULLIVAN ON WARPATH
e Action Of High School
Games Committee May Work
Great Harm.

-..vaI IS threatened IN the Puohe
-. Athletic League over the actien OF
Stei, school games committee II US
t' --ize5 meeting on Tuesday. when
IF decisions we're handed down
sullivan. secretary Of the ANA
...,,s+sc Trrlion and chairman OF the
's-i .o---.ittee OF the Public Schools
League. declared yesterday that
-.,.on Of the instructors who make
ts-h school games committee was
~ sso-t oe opcn rebellion and might
H. r-est harm Mr. Sullivan added:
- eit,atior, as il stands to-day is de-
.se snd unless the high school games
-e-,r,;frse. which is subsidiary 70 the
-.-,ss committee Of the Public Schools
..rtsrsc League, takes another attitude
-eneral upheaval can be looked for. II the
s,s--,ctors. who say they are acting under
.Ls ss-ect instruction of the principals or
he various high schools. do not recede
s-o-1 thctr more OF less rebeIlious stand the
tsss7ze is likely 70 be thrown back ten or
Green wears IN the work II is trying 70
accomplish.
.-rhe whole trouble started over the ques-
-,o- Of professionalism in the high schools
and was emphasized by the now famous
Green case IN awarding the baseball cham
-donship of last season As may be re-
called Green, z negro Pitcher OF CONNER
c3ai High School. was declared e profes-
sio-zl By the high school games committee
e-d me baseball tile awarded 10 the High
school OF Commerce. The games committee
cf the Public Schools Athletic League re-
versea this declsion and awarded the title
20 Commercial High School. Since then the
var has been continued. and the action Of
ths high school games committee On Tues
DAY brought the issue 10 head.
Our committee vas forced into the hgat
for the reason that the high school games
committee referred several cases Of pro-
tessionalism TO US for decision. and having
accepted them and avoided responsibility
suddenly balked when z decision bearing
On ne charge of professionalism against
Green cid net meet its approval
As e mater Of fact. the games commit
1ee ot the Public Schools Athletic League
las fUn control Of after school and out OF
school activities under Public Schools AIi,-
le-ic League rules, and works in harmony
en5 in conjunction with the ATHLETIC com
nittee Of the Beard Of Education. which,
q course. controls all sports IN school
hours. The membership Of the two com
ulitlees is practically one and the same
The high school games committee is 2
subsidiary one, to handle the sports Of the
nigh schools which Joined the Public
Schools Athletic League by mutation. The
members Of this latter committee are
wrong IN declaring that they are net amen
able 70 The games committee Of the parent
body. They referred the Unger case 10 our
committee fer settlement, and have ac-
cePted some ten or twelve decisions up to
The time that the Green case became prorni-
SE1r
recognize the control
These members are now doing the very
hing for which we suspended The boys
that IS, denying supervision. which is so
Necessary for the proper control OF school
e-hlerics- The high school games commit
tee has no rules Of competition Of its Own
50 far as I know and must do one Of two
things-recognize the games committee Of
1he Public Schools Athletic League as the
supreme court Of sports for the boys or
take Instructions directly from the COM
nli--ee q athletics e the sBoard Of E:51-
cation. Under the circumstances the pres
en- attitude of its members annears 10 be
Il advised.
7 an satisfied that the majority Of the
principals @ the various high schools are
noI Wen Informed on the subject. and are
not thoroughly in touch with the true
situation; otherwise the instructors, who
are said 10 be acting under direction. would
not take such an untelable position.
The meeting en Tuesday was irregular,
70 say HE least. as the call Of the secre-
tary vas ignored for one issue by another
member Further than that, unless the
committee files its minutes with the games
committee Of the Public Schools Athletic
League for approval the decision handed
down a. that meeting viii MT be operative.
The whole situation IS most unfortu-
rate, as il involves the handling and con
-7ol OF some ten thousand boys. who, above
al slse. must be set q good example on
The Questions Of obedience and the neces- 4
slty fo- conforming 70 ne rules