Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-29
BY n. c. BYRD.

A conflict between the Amateur Ath-
letic Union and the Collegiate Athletic
Association seems probable. If the senti-
.ments expressed at the meeting of the
latter yesterday are a criterion of what
will be done by the schools in regard to
allowing the students to play professional
base bali in the summer and still retain
their amateur status. 1t Is certain that
there will be some kind Of a breach be-
tween the allied bodies which now sepa-
rately govern college and club athletics.
The general opinion expressed at the
meeting of the collegiate association yes
terday in New York was that the men
who played on college teams should be
al ow ed to identify themselves with pro-
fess. onal teams in the summer in order
to make living and still be eligible to
represent their schools.
1t vas the opinion of practically every
man who spoke on the subject that at
present 1t is impossible to keep the men
from playing ball during vacation and
that they may as well be allowed to do
so openly a..d thus do away with the sub
Iertuge winch is Generally resOI ted to
In order that the traces of D. ofe sslOnal-
ism may De covered. Every inu lion
FONTS toward the adoption OF some reso-
luton in the near tuLure which VIII 10
away Win the TeSttlClIOHS now pldCeu On
a COLLEGE ball player earning his living
during his vacation n a way most con
ouciNe to GOOD results.
1he amateur athie,ic union Is excep-
tionally strict In regard to allowing a
I man TO compete in any of its meets who
! salon TO- his services. as an athlete, and
# the colleges pass a rule allowing their
players to be paid during the summer
months under the A. A. u. rules they
oil
the meets which are held under A. A. u.
sanct ton.
I Under PRESENT conditions the fact that
an athlete represents a school which Is a
member Of the intercollegiate association
ID sufhcient to make hum elig. bic to com.
pete in the A. A. U. meets. but II the
directors OF the college body allow the
fmen who come under their jurisdiction
to receive the slightest cash bonus for
services performed in base bal. It is
questionable If their certificate of eligi-
/ bility will be accepted.
Up in the north such action would not
, affect the college athletes to any great
extent because they do not depend on
] A. A. U. registration to compete In a
1 meet, and enough meets are he d between
the colleges themselves to give the men
in this section. though. as every set of
games that Is held comes under the sane
ton Of what Is practtca ly the union OF
clubs. and college men who had re.
z
barred from the events there would be
| left no other means for them to get
into competition, and just what would be
done under such circumstances Is p OBJ
lem that may have to be solved before
long.
There is no foot ball team in the coun-
en- deinond IS tn Q
which represents the Carlisle Indian
School. Practically every college is after
, the Indians to appear on its schedule next
! orig mes q IN nj
al! the dates that are being asked of them
they would play about three games every
max ng pro0
the Indians beat any other foot ball ag.
gregation in the country. because they
naturally attract crowds. People will &C
| to see an Indian eleven play because o.
| the attraction which the orig nal Amer.
lean seems to have for them when they
do not care q thing about foot ball fol
the game ITSELF
(, In spite Of the fact that almost every
college would be glad to have the Ind ans
! on their schedule. 1t Is rumored that Har.
ward will not play them next year Re-
ports have come from Cambridge thai
the Crimson will have nothing to do with
the redskins next season, but whether
there Is cal foundation for them viii
not be definitely known until the sched-
ules are announced.
The Harvard game was worth some
thing over $1,000 to the Indian school
last fan. and>it is certain that Warner