Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
Harvard Cannot Hold Meet.

The association is now having its trou-
bles to determine whether the annual
meet shall be held at Franklin Field of
the University of Pennsylvania, Syracuse
Or some other institution. Everybody
thought that by the alternating arrange
| ment between the University of Pennsyl-
vania and Harvard the games this year
| would go to Harvard. BY a peculiar
provision in the deed by which Soldiers
Field was presented to Harvard the
Crimson is unable to use it's field Friday.
May 80. Henry l.. Higginson provided
that since it was a memorial to the SOL
diers who fell in the civil war. no athletic
sports should be held there Memorial day.
This happens to fall on Friday. the day
of the intercollegiate preliminaries. This
obstacle could be removed only by hold
. ing the preliminaries on Thursday or
Saturday morning, but each suggestion
was equally Objectionable and Harvard
has probably been eliminated. With Har-
ward out the University Of Pennsylvania
and Syracuse were the rival contenders.
The executive committee could not come
to any agreement as to which field should
be recommended and the matter will be
thrashed out at the annual meeting.
which will be held the last Saturday of
February.
Colleges VS.. A. A. U.
There is likely to be a serious disagree
ment between the Intercollegiate SWIM
ming Association and the Amateur Ath-
letic Union that may extend to other col
lege organizations. The whole trouble
has arisen over the action OF the registra-
ton committee of the Middle Atlantic A.
A. U. declaring professional a swimmer
Of the University of Pennsylvania by the
name of Sanville. The charge made
against Sanville was that while employed
at summer resort he had given lessons
in swimming and was thereby profess
sional. The reply of Sanvi1le was that he
gave the hotel at which he was employed
full service for the salary he received and
that what coaching he did in swimming
was entirely gratuitous. Although the
registration committee could not prove
anything against Sanville, it maintained
that his salary was due in part to his
work swimming instructor.
Sanville took his case before the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania faculty commit
tee, which, after a thorough investigation.
declared that he was an amateur and de-
clined to brand him a professional or to
keep him off the team The Quaker au-
thorities Immediately made known their
decision to all the colleges in the associa-
ton, with the request that they be in
formed If the action of the Quaker fac
ulty was satisfactory.
The intercollegiate Swimming Associa
ton has taken the stand that the facu
ties of the different universities making
up the association are the court of final
resort and that If the Pennsylvania fac
ulty is satisfied with Sanville's amateur
ism it will stand behind the Quakers.
The action of the Middle Atlantic A. A.
u. has been Endorsed by the national body
and because the A. A.. L. and various
college associations have usually respect
ed each others decisions. particularly in
cases of this kind, the threatened revolt
Of the swimmers makes the case interest
ing.
If, as Sanville and Pennsylvania insist.
the A. A. u. disqualified Sanville on cir
cumstantial evidence. or because of the
appearance of evil, they are right in pro-
testing. If the A. A. L. denies the truth
of Sanville's statements it amounts to an
impeachment of his veracity and that of
the University of Pennsylvania, since the |
latter institution has accepted Sanville's |
statement. This incident, coming on top
of the disqualification of the Yale and |
other college basket ball teams for play
ing teams unsanctioned by the A. A. T., |
will cause additional friction.
If the swimmers persist in their course !
and allow Sanville to compete all of the |
colleges and clubs which compete against |
Sanville Will be automatically disqualified |
by the A. A. u.