The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-26

these over having previously received
them. Another thing is That an amateur
retail any goods from manufacturers OF
lawn tennis requisites.
Question Is Difficult
& recently passed rule also onaCts that
no player shall receive a check OF order
for money with which 10 buy tho trophy
himself 4 prize actually offered must
be Of full value, and there are some pen
altics for their not being 50.
mention these points ae they may he
useful as q guide to those i'm America
who arc lcalously guarding The status of
an amateur. To. define the amateur
status in a way which Will suit every
country Is most difficult. for mans oc-
cupation. for instance, may be such sE
not 10 dcbar him In ono place where II
would I'm another.
I suppose there is moro difficulty about
what shall constitute an amateur oars
man 10 tho satisfaction Of tho Henley
committee than at any other sport ana
many who would he debarred from rowing
at the great regatta might be perfectly
sport For instance. ! shall always quib-
bic nj tho rules. which insist that no man
should be considered an amateur oars
man. sCullcr or coNswaiu. who has been
employed In manual labor FOR wages or
who Is or has been bv trnde or employ
ment at work for wages as n mechanic
OF artisan.
There arc men employed in some OF the
cludcd, either on the score or class dis
tinction or that their employment WlE ~
so develop muscles that oven the trained
eligible young man would not he IN Cair
competition. Tho Henley committee,
however stick 10 their guns, and the Bel
Clans. II 7 remember rightly. had d iiio"
falling out with the Henley committee
| In consequence.
Olympic Rules Standard.
The question OF arriving az satistac-
| nf hgln
! is a terribly complex one. \ man may
! be an amateur az one sport and pro-
fessional at another. intcrrauonal as
Sociation has brought about a better
agreement nowadays. Any ono country
may ind 1t difficult enough TO leGisl7to
for its own mon. Jet alone bringing ior-
ward something which shail be ace apthul.
! 10 othcr-. who may have n different
viewpoint.
The olympic =umcs committee or coun-
eli has worked hard iu trying 20 unrhyel
the tangled sItciu and no doubt lis rules
viii form the basis FOR many countries
| 10 found their laws on.
Trophy hunters, or pot hunters. ss Ne
| call them will alwavs exist and there
should not be too much adverse criticism.
| II a man reaches a high standard ot plaF
| at any particular game ne should ~ lDe-
| tiOcd in bringing as much distinction 10
himself as possible. His cuus and pieces
| OF plate are evidence that ne has worked
particularly nard in ucrfcctlng himself,
| and also that he has expended large
| amount OF money in travelling and other
| expense besides giving ND valuable time,
| Tho rule. however, referred 10 above.
" here tho uriZo should BE- or the 'uH hd-
| V,ltiscd value. Is u safe ono.
| knew man who always Eot with the
order for his trophy something for him
salr of about three -niths of the adver-
! tsrJ value, and Nitn the balance some
! thing was procured for ono uf his women
friends either "a watch, q bangle, or a
nrcklct Another would take out % por
cont I'm "a cup or tray and the rest IN
cigars This was done quite openly and
no ono minded J VIII mention that tho
prizes were ihose Won AT amateur ath-
J lr3ic sports.
NOWADAYS trophies are much nearer the
,alus tney- ar, advertised TO be than for
ruerlt " " a well known Tact that some
| racing cups were nothing Ike the cost
| then were supposed 10 bc. Tnere was
| GOOD deal of ridlcuir after the stealing OF
| a gold trophy at Ascot tWo OF three years
ago The thief S. supposed 20 have
bucklsd up the cup with his hands and
rart aud placed 10 Nat under his Ions
(rnck coat There were a good many
| s,,,rIr pirtures al the time showing What
| had been done with n. but ] think h
| may be taken thar the trophy vas thin
/ enough TO crush Nat without ans great
| physical effort.
| or course. in these days OF b<autifm
design workms nshiD enters a Eood deal
| into thc cost. u Is an well whore prize
| are won hY rich mon. but | cannot see
| much chlsCtion 10 amateurs receiving ar
| icl~s which arc in intrinsic value Within
! s. nsr cent OF their advertised value,