The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-28
SECRETARY SULLIVAN
DEFINES AN AMATEUR

Secretary James T.. sullivan. OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. In his an
nual almanac gives definition OF an
amateur athlete:
From the standpoint Of the Anna
tsur Athletic Union. which Will Sc
lect the United States team to com
pete In the Olympic games at STOCK
holm next summer, an amateur a.h
lete may be- defined as follows.
An athlete who has never received
compensation or competed for reward
OF any kind. except In an authorized
competition: or who has never re-
ce,ved reward purely for an authorized
connection, or who has never been
paid by any athletic organization Tor
service OF any kind; or who has never
received compensation for Joining any
athletic organization or for continuing
as a member.
An athlete who has never entered
competition under name not his own,
or from a club of which rs was NOT
4 member In good standing
An athlete who has never knowingly
competed with professionals or entered
any competition open to professionals
An athlete who has never sold or
pawned any prize Won in an antnor-
ICED competition
An athlete who il registered with
tho Amateur Athletic Union.
In general. the student Of any coli
lege or school may register. and rep
resent such institution. Other ama-
tetrs to be eligible must be members
ia good standing of clubs In the union
The registration OF amateurs is In the
hands of clubs and other organizations
who have membership In the Amateur
Athletic Union.
II the standard set by Mr.. Sullivan
was applied to the athletes now at
tracing public attention and all who
did not measure up to ii deharred from
competition the falling stars would
resemble a shower OF meteorftes In
November.
Reports from sydney, New South
Wales, where Langfcrd and MaeNes
boxed. Christmas Day. state that thu
referees decision giving the bout Il
the California Partisan was hooted
Eighteen thousand spectators attend
cd the bout. McVey's left hand tat
was the undoing of the Boston col
cred boxer.
Richmond should have better hall
says an earnest. sad eyed fan. whs
xrieves at the showing made by th'
Richmond club last season, To b,
sure. sun there were some very nift,
games played on the local lot last sea
son. even II the league had a $1,000
later $f.400--snonthiy salary limit. Fo
a class league. the Virginia Leng,ft
showed very fair baseball. II tn,
game between tho All Stars and III.
Athletics be taken as a. STANDARD, IN,
Virginia League showed considerable,
class for bush league outfit. Their,
were number Of one-sided games
and lot of batting sprees, but TIL
same was true OF the big fellows. Al
for the race for the pennant a pref
tier one would he hard to find. tt
win pennant with percentage les
than 500 speaks loudly for the equal
~ in playing ability OF the teams.
Edward Barrow. president of tn,
newly named International League
will be married in Toronto. Canada
before returning to his Office In thi
city At least that Is the story tina
comes across the border.
Jack Coombs viii suffer no i'll effect
from the injury suffered while pitch
ing game In the worlds serie
against the Giants. The physician
OF the Athletics so declared In Phila
delphia yesterday.