The evening world., 1911-11-02
1.-TWO Year Release" Rule, which
A A. U. Intends to Pass, Alb.
surd and Tyrannical
c~orcrsha. 1911. ~ Tnr Prs .rr,iishins On
fThr New York WoriA.D

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A. A. L.. Il seems there fingers a
belief that amateur athletes ough;
- wear collars and tax and be in-
pounded whenever they ara found In the
strect unaceompanied by ihe.r owners
The latest invention INTENDED 10 Increase
tbs subjugation OF the unfortunate
amateur v q ~"two-year release" rule
This will soon be voted upon and. IN
amateur athletes have nothing what
ever to say In Affairs OF this sort. viii
probably md q place In ths neat but
moi gaudy book Of rules published an
nuaIly by the A. A. L.
Tbs -two-yeaf" clause. briefly. pro-
vidss that an amateur athlete who has
Ompeted under tho coiors Of any club
can not compefs under the colors OF
my other club within two years. un-
len released" by the nrst cub. For
example. an athlete might DO a genp-
Inc. dues-paying member OF the Pastine
A. C. He might become n member OF
the n. Y. A. c., a bona hde member,
paying his dues and having all the
privileges OF his membership. At the
came time he might resign from the
blh hiC tut l1SllUlt CnOse
- release" him he could not compete
under the coiors OF his own club. tho
y. Y. A. c.. until two years had pa ssed.
h rule Il absurd and t%yrannical
The question Is simply this: Does a
club own Its members. or do the MEM
bars OF a club own the club? In the
former case one might as well be a
conscript In the German Army as a
club member.
The A. A. U. seens inclined 70 treat
ethistes like hirod professionals.
IL In the supposiuuous caso outlined
above, the Pastime a. c. had a contract
With The athiete-had him under salary
IKE q professional ball p~iayer-ths club
would have a right to claim his ser
vtces for the full term of the contract.
but an amateur" Is supposed to be one
vac completes for the pleasure OF COM
petinG. not for any financial induce
uent No club owns him or has any
moral rignt to claim" his "services."
What amateur athletes need Is n
RICH to vote on such questions as this.
That would soon settle the collar and
tag matter.
|. an &c TOM" KENNEDY wants 4,
tf@s az "a DNCh WI n
Ing for seven weeks up In the
mountains cutting down trees, and
that he Is now feeling so good that he
10 sure he can beat Mr.. Pslzer. who
was very rough last time they met.
He'd Ike to discuss matters with Mr..
Pslzer right away. but lacking an OPP
p~ortunity for that he will iirst dispose
a Marty Cutler, n heavyweight who
trained with johnson before tho JEFF
fries fEht at Reno. and who has been
travelling with Johnson ever since.
Kennedy says he weighed 22i pounds
when he fought Palzer. He admits that
hs was u little fat But now. after
working q while. he scales JUST thirty
sounds less.
big Tom" has some o! the qualities
thai are Joined In the makeup OF a
fighter. He II a clever boxer. lie Il
fast He hits hard. lie Is game.
HIS n trouble Is simply this: he wal
brought up on Easy street lie nevel
had TO work hard. a. n result no Ism
>agscd. Never having done much hare
work. he has small hands A tighter need.
pair of hama. and the bigger and bonie
the knnrkies the better. Hard work 4
the best training anS the best de
vetDp<r In the world All the success
fuA fighters began lire. by working hard
Toryy MoGovern handled lum5er. DO
FatzSimmons was u ho-3cshoer. JET
frtes was a boiler maker. Rubin wa
an Iron worker In a rolling mill. Shar
KEY was a sailor. Johnson vas n la
borer. Cans worked for years In u lis
market Britt was n plumber. Nelso
worked In a mill. West was u sailo
ana then a plasterer. Papke was
trprkman- Ketchel was a cowboy. No
Auline and Dempsey were coopers- VOL
CAST was a farmer. He works on hi
farm now between fights.
u has been the same way since tn
beginning Of the game. The succcssfr
men have been men who worked har
before they began nghtinS. II KeI
nsdy would 30 away TO some lumbe
camp. hunt up n job on his own hool
keep II by doing mis- share of hnr
work. and stick for n fun year-then b
might make a nrst class fighter III
year after.