New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01
Important Alterations To
Be Discussed Here Two
Weeks Hence.
MAY QUASH BAN ON
ARMY AND NAVY MEN
Question of Admitting Women
to Competitions Will Also
Be Considered.


TO do with the proposed amendment TO
the constitution. providing for the com
petition Of cadets Of the United States
Military Academy and midShipmen OF
the Naval Academy with Amateur Atm
letic Union athletes, without the for
mRlity Of registering.
Several members Of the New YORK
Athletic Clubs swimming team were
suspended last winter because they
competed with the Naval Academy
swimmers The midshipmen were not
registered, il being against the govern
ment's policy TO register the army and
navy students with any other body
The New York men were given three
months suspension by the South At
lantic Association. The penalty was
later reduced 20 one month.
The proposed amendment TO Article
y. Section .. Of the constitution is:
cadets of the United States Mill
tary Academy and midshipmen Of the
United States Naval Academy shlll be
eligible TO compete in any athletic
meeting, games or entertainments given
or sanctioned by this union without
registration. All entries from such
cadets or midshipmen must be accom-
panied by a certificate from the otfcer
in charge O. athletics az the academy
that the entrant is eligible and author
lied TO compete as a representative OF
such academy
There seems TO be little doubt that
che amendment will be carried, as II Is
felt there exists no bona fide reason
why the cadets and midshipmen, being
purelv amateur athletes. should not be
allowed 10 compete with Amateur Ath-
letic Union athletes without register
ing.
one of the most radical Of the pro-
posed amendment sent out by Barlow
s. Weeks, secretary-treasurer OF the
Amateur Athletic Union, has 70 do with
the admission of women 10 registered
games and competitions. For the pres
ent the new legislation applies only 10
swimming contests, and has been
esused largely through the prominence
of women recently in such events. ne
proposed amendment IS added 10 Aru-
Gle \ Of the constitution and reads:
Nothing herein contained shall pre-
want the registration of women for
swimming events confined exclusively
70 women"
Should this addition to Article X be
passeri. as seems probable, IL Will mark
the first step in women's fight TO take
part in A. A. L. competitions. X VIII
also pave the way for the entrance OF
women into future Olympic contests IN
which swimming events may be part OF
the programme.
Other important changes in the con
stitution that are proposed have to do
with college athletes and the competl-
ton of amateur and professional sth-
letes. These proposed amendments and
others are as follows:
Amend constitution, Article y. Sec
ton /, last paragraph, TO read as FOL
lows:
"A student representing a university,
college. school or other educational IN
stitut.on may consider such institution
as his residence for the purpose OF rep
resenting such educational institution
In open competition. or he may select
any club in the territory in which such
educational institution is located as his
club for open competition IN sports
during the period between June ! and
October /. Nothing herein shall pre-
vent an athlete attending an educs-
tional institution from competing FOR
such educational institution IN games
confined TO educational institutions
Amend constitution, Article &l, Sec
ton /, to read as follows:
"i In no meeting. game or entertain
ment that has been sanctioned as an
open athletic meeting shall an entry be
accented from an athlete, except in the
case Of a properly certified entry Of a
representative of the United States
Military Academy or the United States
Naval Academy, unless he shall nave
received a numbered certificate OF
registration stating that he is an ANA
teur and eligible TO compete in anna
teur sports The provisions OF tins
paragraph do not apply TO events that
are closed that is, open only 70
members Of the club giving the SAID
games, or open only TO members Of
group that has been elected member
Of any association Of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
The following resolution was adopt
ed in November, 1913:
Resolved, That any association may
provide in its constitution that any
member of club or group in its dis
trict competing in closed events VINO
is not registered shall be ineligible TO
register as a member of any other club
or group in SAID district until the eX-
piration of one year from the time OF
competition in such clio ed events"
Amend constitution. Article \, by
adding thereto as Section 8, the follow
ing: g.,
prevent an athlete from competing as a
member Of All sll-amateur team against
professional or disqualified team IN
baseball, football or basketball, pro-
vided that the competition shall have
been registered with the chairman of
the registration committee in the terri
= tory in which the competition is held"
The following proposed amendments
to the general rules will be presented
10 the board of governors:
! Amend general rules by striking out
Rule III and REMEMBERING the rules
following.
Amend General Rule VI, Section /
by adding thereto the following:
cor the championship Of any
association of this union"
Amend General Rule VI, Section Ia
TO read as follows:
IA The entries for all Amateur Ath-
letic Union championships, both ma
uonal and association, shall close with
the Chairman of the championship corn
mittee, or such person as he may des-
ignate for that purpose The winner
or a junior championship shall be per
mitted TO compete in any event in the
senior championship IN the saE year
upon paying his entry fee. The cham
pionship committee shall have power
70 suspend any athlete who fails to
pay his entry fee"
Amend General Rule XII TO read as
follows:
Professional contests and exhibitions
snail be allowed al games, meetings OF
entertainments held under the aus
Iiees of the A. A U. A regularly en-
ployed instructor may take part with
his pupils in group exhibitions only