New-York tribune., 1912-03-06
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Conditions for Holding Olympic
Tryout Athletic Games.
ANOTHER APPEAL FOR FUNDS
National Commission Makes
Ruling of Great Importance
to Organized Baseball.

National Commission Makes
Ruling of Great Importance
to Organized Baseball.
Conditions under which tho Olympic try
out track and field meetings will be held in
San Francisco, Chicago and Cambridge
have been framed and copies were mailed
yesterday by James Il. Sullivan, secretary
OF the American Olympic committee, 10
Everett c. Brown. In Chicago: w. +.
HUMPHREYS In San Francisco, and W. r..
Garcelon. in Cambridge. who will have di-
rect supervision OF the games.
The instructions were as follows. and
every care will be exercised that no mis-
takes are made:
Entries must close with Everett g..
Brown, Chicago James r.. Sullivan New
York, and William +. Humphries. San
Francisco officials who will serve must DO
approved by the executive committee
\ register OF times must be among the
officials His duty will be TO see each
timers watch. make record Of same.
which must be forwarded 20 the secretary,
with the names Of the timers.
There must be officials, to be known a.
judges or distance, appointed to report tho
distance between the FIRST. second. third
and fourth men In each race, and the chief
/ Judge OF instance must MAKE MS ItpbIl 10
the secretary These Judges should be the
most competent men in your section OF the
country. as IL will be very important for
the team Selection committee TO know Just
how far back the second. third and fourth
men were.
The committee has decided to hold these
games under the rules adopted by the
Swedish olympic committee. and the ANA
teur Athletic Union has approved Of the
decision.
In relation 10 the implements. under
separate cover there has been sent you a
hammer. shot and jaVeln. These imple-
ments must be used, and no contestant
can use any implement OF his own.
There must be "A Fairbanks scale "a new
one) on the field 10 weigh the shots ham
meT, etc.
A surveyor must survey the track and
field. measure all the distances. OF the
races in advance in the presence OF the ref
cree and competetent officials. and his re-
port must be forwarded TO the secretary
Professional trainers or coaches must not
serve as officials The starter must have
satisfactory experience and must not be
connected at present with any athlete en-
tered or any institution that has sent In
entries.
4 report Of your tryout meeting and the
suggestions of your subcommittee should
be forwarded At once 10 James T.. Sulll-
van, the secretary.
All contestants in tho tryout m"eiinES
must be registered with the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. Entry fees must ACCOMPANY
the entry All fees must be forwarded to
the secretary.
At conference yesterday between
Julian W. Curtlss, treasurer, Barlow ;.
Weeks. Alfred H. Curtis. chairman or the
Finance Committee, and James E sullivan
secretary. it was decided 10 take up imme-
diately the question Of collecting Olympic
funds. and Mr.. Sullivan sent tho following
telegram TO tho secretary OF each assocl-
alton in the Amateur Athletic Union. also
to the larger clubs:
please forward at once TO Julian W.
Curtiss whatever money has been con-
tributed for the olympic fund. II is abso-
luteIy necessary that all must assist in get
ting into tho treasurer's hands enough
money for a SECOND payment on the steam
ship Finland. We need the money now not
month or two from now
Mr.. Sullivan also sent n letter TO each
club in the Amateur Athletic Union ask
ing that the smaller clubs subscribe any
thing up TO SIS TO help swell the fund
The next payment on the Finland Is Tor
$4,000. which means that the money must
begin to come in faster than has been the
case up to this time.
The National Baseball Commission pro-
mulgated n ruling yesterday which Will
stand as a precedent and IS OF farreaching
Importance TO organized baseball. The
question arose over the transfer OF An
thony Walsh TO the Terre Haute club In tho
Central League by the Newark club, OF tho
international League. The player had been
drafted from FAN River. OF the New Eng
n 49,. ba Cbfpa " (Fnha a nd a. 4
turned over TO Newark on an optional
agreement Fall River protested that II
should have first call on the player. so long
as he was transferred to n club Of the
same classification as that from which he
was drafted.
The commission upheld the contention,
ruling in part as follows:
SO soon as the player was assigned by the
Newark club to the Terre Haute club both
Section or Article OF the agreement
and Rule ~ OF the commission became APP
plicable and the Fall River club Is clearly
justified IN insisting on having them en-
forced.
Inasmuch as the organic law Of the game
and a rule OF the commission prohibit the
return OF the player during 1917 TO Class Il
club other than the Fall River club from
which he was drafted without the consent
OF the latter, It Is manifest that the Class
A Newark club. which obtained him from
the Chicago club does not possess and can
not exercise such privilege.
The effect of his transfer by Newark to
Terre Haute is held by the commission TO
be a constructive cancellation OF the OPP
tional agreement for his release TO the
Newark club, the annulment OF his sale TO
the Terre Haute club, full restoration OF
the player TO his status prior TO his release
by Chicago. and revival Of the right OF
the Fall River club to first claim on his
services in the event Of his release to a
Glass club during the season OF 1912.
The contention OF the Chicago club that
the club to which the Newark club released
him is untenabie, as such a condition, IL
sanctioned by the commission. would be
contrary to the basic laws OF the game and
put a premium on colluson between major
league and minor league clubs for the
purpose OF depriving national agreement
clubs OF lower classification Of their rights
relative TO drafted players.
Andrew l.. Smith was reelected head
field coach Of the University OF Pennsyi-
vania football team at meeting or the
board I'm Philadelphia yesterday
Roger Bresnahan, manager OF the ST.
Louis Cardinals. has decided to give
Harry Steinfeldt. the once famous third
bsseman of the Cubs. a chance to come
back Stelnfeldi. who rs now free
agent. has been ordered 10 report at West
Baden for spring training.