The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-28
NO NEED TO REGISTER
CADETS AND MIDDIES
A. A. Z. Amendment Proposed
70 Cover Case-WOmen to
Compete in Swims.
C0LLEGIANS ALSO IN CLUB

~ favOrahln action II taken on the pro-
rozol amendments 10 the constitution OF
tre a \ ~. which will be submitted at
'te annual meeting on November l6, the
,-oublc over the competition OF Army and
Navv mon with \. a. Y. athletes will be
settled on account OF competing with
mo Naval Academy swimmers, several
champions Of tho New York A. c. were su.-
,snlcd last winter. The reason for this
WIS that the naval Academy men were
rot registered because IL was against the
policy cf the Government to register the
mon o. Annapolis or West Point with
any BODY.
T. l. understood that the South Atlantic
Association. which iuflcted the extreme
penalty on the New York 4. G.. team, IL
Instrumental IN presenting the amendment
20 the constitution which will allow the
Army and Navy men 10 compete in future
without being registered The proposed
amendment TO Article X, Section 2. OF the
constitution Is:
Cadets of the United States Military
Academy and mdshlpmen OF the United
States Naval Academy shall 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 mldshipmen must be
accompa MED by a certificate from the off,
cor In charge OF athletics at the academy
that the entrant is eligible and authorized
10 compete as a member of such academy"
There Is little doubt that the amendment
will he carried, as there was considerable
dissatisfaction when the New York Ath-
leuo Club team Of champion swimmers
was disqualified last season because OF a
trip TO Annapolis. The South Atlantic
Association at that time inflicted a penalty
II three months suspension on the MEM
hers OF the Winged Foot organization
This was appealed against and finally
shortened by the national registration COM
mlttee, which regarded the penalty as ex-
cessive. At that time the matter of ad-
hitting the Naval and Military academies
10 A. A. L. competition without the for
mality of registration was discussed, and
the proposed amendment Is the result OF
a general agreement on the subject.
There are many other important revlsions
contemplated in the amendments sent out
by Secretary Treasurer Barlow s. Weeks
for consideration AT the annual meeting OF
the A A L. Many OF these were suggested
by the late James T.. Sullivan and tend
10 relieve many situations that have
caused scrimony in the past. One OF the
most drastic of these Is the proposition
% admit women in sports This has been
brought about by the prominence of
women in swimming contests and for the
present the legislation proposed relates
only 20 swimming. 1t takes the form of
an amendment TO Article y. OF the con-
st!tution by adding thereto the following:
Nothing herein contained shall pre-
vent the registration Of women for swim
ming events confined exclusively TO
womeT."
This in a way is victory for those who
have fought for the admission Of women
20 amateur sports, hut in all probability
tho concession has been brought about by
the necessity Of providing for the ade-
puate representation OF the United States
in future Olympic contests where swim
ming events may he scheduled for women.
II the proposed amendments go through
colleEians will have greater leeway than
heretofore in regard TO the location Of the
club which they will represent In open
competition, An amendment IL incor-
porated by which student representing
q university. college. school or other edu-
cstiolal institution may consider such
institution as his residence for the pur-
pose OF representing such educational IN
S.itution In open competition. or no may
seleo. any club in the territory in which
such educational institution is located as
his club for open competition In sports
during tho period between June l and
October ].
The effect ot this legislation II It be-
comes effective will be that an athlete
attending Columbia College will have the
opt.on of competing for the New York
\. C., Irish-American ~ c. or any other
olub IN this district. whereas In the past
!, was required that A man should have
an actual residence for six months in the
district where the club that he wLshed to
represent Was located.
Another important change IL contem-
plated In regard to tho competition OF
professional and amateur athletes. This
does not go as far as proposed by Gus
iavus 7 Kirby. who was willing TO sane
ton the competition OF amateurs against
professionals in individual contests when
approved by the A. A. u. II Is provided,
however, that a regularly employed In
structnr may take part with his pupils
IN group exhibitions only. The most i'm
portant part OF this amendment Is that
which relates to she holding OF profess
sional contests on the same day and at the
same location Mt which amateur contests
are scheduled. 1t provides that where
both amateur and professional contests
are held a, the same meeting. all amateur
events must either precede the profess
tIonal events or vice versa
This will simplify n situation that has
caused many controversies in the past.
For years tho exclusion of professionals
from amateur meetings has been over
looked m Boston. and in this city only
last summer proposition TO allow the
Scottish Clans to hold a set OF games In
which amateur and professional events
were uterminGled WAS turned down by
tho local registration committee Should
the amendment go through. Boston's acts
Will Ia leGalized and the Scottish Clans