New-York tribune., 1911-02-05
POWER TO GAMES BOARD
Scheme to Avert Disputes IN
Public Schools League.
PLAN OF GENERAL WlNGATE
Single Body to Rule on Protests
and Penalties-Action at
Annual Meeting.

In an effort 20 smooth ont The wrinkles
that have recently annoyed those actlNeY
Interested IN the Public schools Nt"i'''
League General George vs.. WiHgaic' prefi-
dent OF the league. last night moved an
amendment 10 the constitution t"at WIZ
materially straighten out The corrugatio"a
that Rave manifested themselves. This a'-
ton was taken az the annual meeting OF
the league held a. Sherry's, 18th street ana
Fifth avenue. last night. in conjunction
with a dinner The purpose OF the amend
ment is TO give the games committee COM
plete power in the investigation OF all
protests ard dicqualihcations. and invests
that body with the melting out OF penalties
This amendment General Wingate be-
lieves, will prove farreachirs ia bfin-i"S
offenders 10 book Il gives the games COM
mittee a place over the Principals Asso-
citation and the high school games COM
mittee By this IL relieves those Dodies
OF all responsibility. and IS the supreme
court Of the schoolboy situation. In plah-
ming this change General Wingate received
the advice and suggestion Of William II.
Maxwell. superintendent of schools, and
Gustavus T. Kirby, who had had expert
ence with intercollegiate athletics.
take kindly TO this change at first" said
General Wingate. they will find that the
powers OF the committee over the Princi-
pals Association and the high school
games committee will be beneficial in every
way
Besides this amendment, the CHEF matter
OF moment at last nights meeting was tho
election Of officers Amendments were
,.~lrF Oh safa IL IL
fine the powers OF minor committees in the
Public Schools Athletic League and its
games committee The amendments were
passed 10 avoid in future. II possible. any
such squabble as occurred last December.
when the High Schools Games Committee
resented interference OF the supreme ruling
committee OF the league in disqua.ihcaions.
On January 5. at a meeting between Gen.
eral Wlngate and the High Schools Princi-
pals Association committee. IL was decided
TO define the status OK the High Schools
Games Committee by amending the bylaws
so 20 give the committee full power TO
hear all protests and decide them without
interference by the Public Schools Athletic
League games committee. AZ that time it
also was decided TO make II impossible FOR
a person against whom decision Is handed
down by the high schools committee 10 ap-
peal 10 the Public Schools Athletic League
unless such further protests are brought 10
the Public Schools Athletic League COM
mittee by the principal Of the school
against which the ruling Is made.
Dr. William II. Maxwell thought II better,
however, for the Public Schools Athletic
League 10 change tho original amendments
so final Jurisdiction IN all athletic matters
should lie with the administering body OF
tho Public Schools Athletic League. and
not with the Principals Association or the
High School Games Committee. considered
a. a subcommittee OF the Public Schools
Athletic League games committee.
Instead OF making the Principals Asso-
ciation the real ruling body OF athletics IN
the high schools. the amendments passed
last night make IL possible for the Public
Schools Athletic League games committee
10 investigate athletics IN the high schools
and actions OF the high schools games
committee whether principals appeal 70 the
Public Schools Athletic League for such
Investigation or not Gustayus Kirby and
DR. Maxwell. who suggested the amend
ments said Il was necessary for the Pub
lie Schools Athletic League 10 have such
powers TO prevent principals combining 10
SQUASH protests 10 the league which merit
Investigation by the Public Schools Ath-
letic League.
II was said last night the principals VIII
resent the action OF the league directors
as they consider the amendments as inter
fe-ing with their powers over matters
which, The principals say, concern their
own schools K ai51 vas said the Princi-
pals Association will refuse 20 abide by
the directors ruling. as the powers which
the Principals" Association and the bigh
schools games committee have been try
inig 10 force the Public Schools Athletic
League to grant will be useless. as the
Public Schools Athletic League will have
full power TO overrule decisions OF the
high schools committee.
General Wingate, Or. Maxwell. DR. suit
and James T.. sullivan were among the
speakers at the dinner. Genera! Nlngate
urged the necessity and wisdom or IN
creasing interclass athletics. Reports or
the years progress were read, and al the
present officers OF the league we're re-
. ected. General Wingate president, Colonel
Roosevelt honorary vice-presldent; Or.
John r. Finley first vice president. Eyer
ION l. Winthrop. second ice-prcsident'
Monsignor NJ. l. LaveIle third vice-presi-
dent: s r. Guggenheim. treasurer 9. J..
Myers. assistant treasurer. ana 'r =
Ward CHAMPION. secretarr. COrneius van
de-bUt who was recently elected d.
rector Of the league, was present.