The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-29
SMALL CLUBS ASSAIL
A. A. U.LAW CHANGES
Pick Flaws in Amendments n
BE Acted Upon at Coming
Annual Meeting.
COLLEGE RULE DISLIKED

Athletes OF the small clubs wero h,,u
yesterday picking to pieces the arcrd.
ments TO the constitution of the A. 7,
which will be presented at tho snnu,,
meeting on November 10 Some OF ,bess
are radical and appertain to question,
that have been debated for years with
arguments presented on both sides
So far as this district Is concerned n,
greatest objection was made to the nro.
posed rule which. II passed, will allow
collegian to pick out any club IN IN.
| district IN which his college is located
and compete for that club in open com.
petition. That means" said mem.
Der Of one of the small clubs that the
whole athletic team OF Yale College can
De dumped INTO the Junior championship
meetings next year and compete for the
New York or lrish-American A. c.
The junior championships as we'll a,
the district championships have been pro.
NOTED for the encouragement of the ath.
letes of the small clubs and to give them
an opportunity TO win titles without being
| opposed to the best mon in the country
who have their natural field in the ma
| tional championships. There il no d!s-
putting the fact that Eastern colleges are
recruited from the West and that prom.
| Using men are induced to come East 10
uphold tho honor OF the colleges here
abouts. The club athlete has no Kick
In regard to this long as the actIyi-
ties Of these roaming stars are confined
to intercollegiate contests. but there In a
decided reason for the college athlete
being limited to the privileges he has at
present 80 far as open competition is con-
cerned.
Take. for example. tho case OF Eugene
Gilmore, one of the best half milers de
veloped in the Metropolitan district lie
has been competing for years and has
reached tho stage where he can run half
mile in minutes. This should enttle
him to a real good chance for the Junior
championship, but what chance will he
have II Yale develops another half miller
like Brown, who Will come down with
the Winged Foot on his shirt and after
annexing the title will he seen no more
in amateur competition hereabout7 The
New iorks and the Irish have almost a
monopoly of the big events at present and
there seems no reason why further on.
portunities to gather material should he
put in their way. The present rule which
allows collegian to select his college
or club in the district in which he re-
sides for the purpose of open competition
Is quite sufficient to give a fair chance
to the college man"
Another amendment that came in for
criticism was that which in a measure
opens the door to professional athletes
The A. A. u hitherto has been. strongly
against the recognition of the profess
sional athlete In any way. A year ago
when Gustavus T. Kirby came out with
a proposition that under certain circum-
stances amateurs and professionals should
be allowed to meet there was a howl from
the big men OF the A. A. u. in all quar-
ters OF the country. The men who made
the A. A. L. were convinced that no good
could come OF the mingling of profession
ais and amateurs and went back to the
af LOT, m
prove this.
One man conversant with the situation
cited the cycling situation as a reason for
the entire exclusion OF professionals In
the old days when amateurs alone were
catered TO cycling was a fourshing sport
Now the main interest in that sport rests
with the professional element. This man
insists that II the opening wedge Is al
lowed by sanctoning professional events
at the same meeting with amateurs the
road will be easy to the recognition OF
ihe two classes and that finally the pro
element will be dominant and the strength
or amateur athletics will be lost
When Lawson Robertson was at break
last yesterday morning his wife asked
him where he was going 81 cant tell
TIL have read the papers" was tho
quick reply OF the trainer, who is a hui
morist as well as a conditioner OF men.
1t Is matter of fact that the mentor
mentioned for nearly every training Job
in this country and few abroad II
all the stories told OF him were true no
would be trainer for three regiments. two
colleges and one athletic club besides
holding down the position as athletic
director to Hungary. There is ll;tls
doubt. however. that Robertson Will as
sumo his duties as trainer of the Twenty
second Regiment and that his appearance
there will mean increased activity In tho
athletic ventures of the regiment.
Hannes Kolehmatnen will have his hnal
workout to-day for the ten mile cham
pionshlp OF the A. A. T., in which his
admirers expect him 10 break the long
standing record OF All Shrubb. The Finn
ran three miles on Monday and showed
great speed. though the actual figures
for the trial We're not given out. He IS
down to weight and has done all tho
long distance work necessary to key him
up for the big race. An example OF the
Firms consistency Is shown IN two trials
which he ran last week. both over dis
lance OF Ave miles. Starting with tho
idea OF running the distance as close
to PC minutes as was compatible with
comfort he turned off one trial in -
minutes IS Is seconds and then a few
days later ran the five miles in - min
utes 80 seconds Whether or not ne Will
beat Shrubs time OF so minutes ~ 81
seconds for ten miles depends greatly
on the weather. but with Kyronen to pace
him for the first half OF the distance his
friends have every hope that he will sue
coed
so that intending competitors in tho
senior metropolitan cross-country cham
pionship may have an opportunity ~
learning the course r walk over the new
Prospect Park course has been arranged
for next Sunday. The men will meet nj
the Parade Grounds at II o'clock in N.
morning and will go over the ground
selected by the committee
SANCTION REFUSED TO HAYES.
Johnny Must Explain Recent Road
Race Before He Can Get One.
At meeting of the registration commit
tee of the Metropolitan Association OF the