Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-07
INTERNATIONAL
ATHLETIC BODY
RULES AMATEUR

| BERLIN, Germany. - The newly
organized International Amateur Ath-
letic Association. which met in Berlin
recently, drafted provisional set
Of rules defining the amateur These
rules will be discussed in the athletic
associations of the sixteen countries
composing the organization and will
| be amended or adopted at a meeting
to be held next summer in Paris. II
is likely, however, that few changes
will be made and that the rules as
here given will govern thes athletes
competing in the Olympic games in
Berlin In 1916.
Adopt Rules Defining An Amateur.
Five rules were adopted, supple
mented by explanatory bylaws: The
five rules are as follows
/ I. An amateur is any one who com
petes only for the love of sport.
2. Competing for money or other
pecuniary reward in any sport makes
the competitor professional in all
sports.
8. In track and field athletic sports
enc who knowingly completes with or
against professional thereby be-
comes professional.
4. In the event OF any amateurs
competing with or against profess
sional in sports other than track and
field athletics not for money or pc
cuniary reward. then the federation
to which the athlete belongs shall be
| the judge of such competitors status
according to its own rules, and its GER
Itificate as to the competitors status
shall be accepted by all other mem
bers of the international federation
g. One who teaches, trains or
coaches in any sport for money or
ether pecuniary considerations is q
professional, except, however, that so
far as competition in his own coun.
TRY and there only Is concerned an
employe or representative of the
state or of school or other educa.
tfonal institution, who teaches, trains
or coaches as an incident to. his main
vocation or employment may, or. may
not, be a professional as the fedora
ton of the country Of such person
shall decide. g
Laws Explaining the Rules.
The following are the irterpreta.
tive bylaws:
(a1 An amateur cannot wager or be
| interested in a wager, money bet or
stake in connection with the athletic
competition in which he is to partici.
pate
(b) An amateur must not compete
| for any prize or token which cannot
be suitably inscribed with some words
1off
! petition. Prizes must not be Of q
character which cannot be possessed
or retained for period of at least the
life of the recipient.
Establish Limit to Prizes.
(c) An amateur cannot compete for
prize or token of a value of more
| than $50 except by consent of the fed
Grafton of his country.
I'D An amateur cannot sell, pawn
or give away his prizes and shall hold
the same subject at all times to the
country.
(e) An amateur cannot enter or
compete in any contest under name
other than his own or one assumed
permanently by him for purposes OF
competition and registered by him
with the federation of the country.
Must Not Challenge for Money.
CO An amateur cannot issue ehal
| lenge or in any manner evidences his
intention of competing with or against
professional for money or it's equiv
| alent. "#-,
tg) An amateur cannot accept or in
| any manner receive any money or
ether pecuniary gain in going. to, at.
tending or returning from an athletic
| meeting, other than his actual outlay
for railroad, steamship, sleeping car
fare and for meals and lodging Under
| no circumstances shall = the amount
| paid for expense money exceed the
cost of one first class railway or
| steamship accommodation, and IS or
! the equivalent per day for meals and
lodging. =
(h) Any expense money must be
paid not to the athlete, but to the
athletes country.
Travelling Expenses Of Trainers.
% An amateur cannot accept traV.
cling expenses or payment of any kind
| for trainer, rubber, masseur, friend
| or relative. This rule does not mean
that travelling expenses of trainer and
the like cannot be demanded by or
paid to the athlete.
(jj An amateur cannot, directly or
indirectly, accept payment for loss OF
time or wages in attending or train
| ing for any athletic competition.
tk) An amateur cannot, directly or
, indirectly, receive any reward for be
coming or continuing as member of
any club or other athletic organiza.
ton.
(D An amateur cannot compete for
any athletic organization in whose
employ he is, or who for compensa.
ton renders personal services of any
Kind to such organization.
! Lieutenant Auguste Soule Ian,