Evening journal., 1912-01-15
CUTS
FROM A.A.U.
No National System Of Regis
tratiOn in New As
SOCiatlOn Now
NEW LEAGUE FOR
CLEAN SPORT FIRST

At recent meeting of the govern
ing body of the Athletic League OF
North American Young Mems Chris
tian Associations, the alliance with
the Amateur Athletic Union was dis
continued after careful thought and
consideration had been given it. The
board adopted plans that will, they
say, meet existing needs for the pres
ent. They are the most progressive
! plans ever adopted by any national
athletic administrative body But even
so, they will not be considered final for
all time; the league organization will
meet new needs as they arise by new
methods.
To begin with, several radical
changes have been made. There will
be no national system of individual
registration of athletes as formerly,
neither will sanctions for games be
required. The membership fee has
been reduced to a merely nominal sum
which will apply on the cost of printed
matter. such as news letters, pamph-
let's, handbook and stenographic
help. The basis OF membership in the
! league will be subscription by the To-
cal Y. NJ. c. A. TO an athletic platform
and an amateur definition.
The league endeavors to foster clean
/ sport between gentlemen.
It is the privilege and duty of every
committeeman and person connected
with the league to earnestly advocate
and carry out in his own actions these
principles;
1. The rules of games are to be re-
garded as mutual agreements which
one should no sooner try to evade or
break than one would any other agree
ment between gentlemen. The stealing
of an advantage in sport is to be re-
garded in the same way as stealing Of
any other Kind.
2. Visiting teams are the honored
guests of the home teams and all their
mutual relationships are to be gov
erned by the spirit which is under
stood to guide any such relationships.
8. No course of conduct is to be
pursued which would seem ungentle-
manly or dishonorable if known to
ones opponents or the public.
A. No advantages are to be sought
over others in a game, except those
in which superiority can be shown.
5. Advantage should not be taken
of the laxity of officials in interpreting
and enforcing rules.
6. Officers and opponents are to be
regarded and treated as honest in in
tention. When opponents are evidently
, not gentlemen and officers manifesto,
p dishonest or incompetent relationship
/ with them should be avoided.
z. Decisions of officials are to b.
abided by even when they seem un
= fair. Ungentlemanly or unfair meant
} are not to be used even when the,
- are used by opponents. Good points
3 in others should be appreciated anC
/ suitable recognition given Thus th'
7 function of the new league may bs
, more clearly defined as follows:
I a. A co-ordinated unifying Of ath'
letics in the Y. NJ. c. AS.
b. The safeguarding of the anna
{ teur platform in behalf of those as
= sociations in the league.
II C. A clearing house for athletic in
] formation.
d. The education of young men an,
! boys in the spirit and practice oi
amateurism.
e e. A final court of appeals with ref
] and in the Interpretation of rules anC
3 with reference to reinstatement aftel
= misconduct.
f. The creation of such official rules
as may be essential to standardize th'
athletic work as a whole. the crea
ton Of literature on play and ath
letics, the publication of a handbook
! news letter and of information relating
to approved methods for the conduct
ing of sport and such other duties al
3 may be requested Of the nationa
! league by the local associations unit
ed in it.
7 The league does not oppose thu
: Amateur Athletic Union. It prefers 4
! cooperate with IT, OF course, therl
} is now considerable difference Will
Z reference to the method of admins
? tration The A. A. U. still emphasizel
national registration which the leagu,
I has eliminated A local association
may adopt registration of its athletes
y but the league does not require ma
tional registration.
! The official directors Of the Phila
) delphia district and contiguous ter
ritory which includes, besides thu
associations in eastern Pennsylvania
= Wilmington. Baltimore, Washington
2 Trenton. and Camden have adoptel
the following resolution: That it b.
the sense of this meeting that the as
sociations here represented are per
fectly willing to register association
athletes in the A. A. U. for competition
q with A. A.. U. teams, but that any as
!, sociation competition in the Philadel
, / Dhia district and thQ cOnffpuoua fer