Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-13
TEXAS INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Important Amendments to RuIes-No-
tice of Disqualification Of a
Player Must Be Given
Promptly.

At the final meeting of Texas Inter-
collegiate Athletic Association at A. u
NJ. college yesterday afternoon the
rules of the association were amended
to provide that playing under an as
sumed name shall include any case
of wilful misrepresentation of any
name. either in the official list or in
the published account.
The change was proposed by Prof.
Kyle of A. & NJ. and heartily support
ed by Prof. Newton of Trinity univer-
sity, who said that boys often play
under an assumed name in the news
papers to fool the folks at home
and he is opposed to the college coun-
tenancing anything of that kind, as
boys ought not to be allowed to take
part in athletics if their parents OBJ
iect.
Mr.. Kyle offered this amendment to
the rules: Teaching athletics for
money shall inclued all those cases
where 1t becomes a recognized part of
a mans duty to coach OF teach ath-
letics in a private school or college,
whether he receives a stipulated sal
airy for that particular duty"
This was supported only by Prof.
Kyle, Prof. Delaney and DR.. Junkin.
Mr.. Kyle urged that it was a hardship
on students to have to play against
men who had worked as coaches in
private schools and then enter a uni
versity or a college and become a stu
dent player. DR.. Ramsdell of the uni
versity opposed the new rule, saying
many of the students of the univer-
sity stay out a year or two years and
get a position teaching, and that they
coach the team where they are en-
ployed. The sentiment vas against
the rule, and it was defeated, leaving
it open for men who act as coach at
the preparatory schools to return to a
college or university and become a
playing member of the athletic squad.
A. & NJ. college has always protested
against this practice, and does not be-
lieve II is right to allow men so pro-
ficient that they can coach and be
recognized as coaches to play against
students. The university argument
carried the point, however, and the
rule was not adopted.
A resolution was adopted that any
member of the association coming into
possession of information affecting
the eligibility of a player should at
once notify the faculty member of the
institution where the student is play
ing. Mr.. Kyle explained that he pro-
posed this resolution because last year
charges were made by President Ar,
buckle of the association against Lam.
bert of the A. & NJ. college football
team a day or two before the game
at Houston with the University OF
Texas: that Lambert had been playing
with A. & NJ. all during the fall, and
the information had been in Mr.. Ar
buckles possession since the summer
before. Mr.. Kyle said that If Lambert
was ineligible against the university
he was ineligible against Austin col
lege, and the protest from President
Arbuckle of the association ought to
have come at the beginning of the sea
son. The motion was adopted, and the
resolution is effective.
The rules were changed to prohibit
any student who shall play in a bush
league" during the summer, or any
organized baseball team, from taking
part in athletics, the offense to be
effective if there is participation after
September, 1911, in the league base
ball.
The rules were amended to provide
that no student can participate in an!
form of athletics who does not regis
ter as a student within two week:
after the opening of the fall term o
school.
IN the election of officers the resul
was as follows:
]. J.. Delaney, of Austin college
Sherman, president.
T. p. Junkin, of Daniel Baker col
llege. Brentwood, vice president.
George A. Newton, of Trinity UNI
versity, Waxahachie, secretary AM
treasurer.
1t was decided to hold the next an
, nual meet at Austin with the Univel
sity of Texas.
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