New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-26
AMATEURTSM TO
Be DEFINED BY
ATHLETIC HEADS
I eaders In All Branches
of Sport Will Help to
Recodify Rules.
WEEK WILL BRING
MANY CONFERENCES
While "Simon Pure" Is Being
Tagged Methods of Pardoning
viii Also Be Adopted.

IN. Of the first real steps in an ex-
,..vor 70 evolve order from chaos in
$, rules governing the eligibility Of
,,hl,ts, 10 take part N amateur com
,,,,,ion Will be taken tomorrow after
..0n when the representatives Of six
~ controlling organizations in ANA
snort will meet at the Hotel Aston
n. conference IS the outgrowth of d
,..olu,lon Of the intercollegiate Asso-
sstion OF Amateur Athletes OF amer
s.s calling for a recodifyIng Of the
NE, Of amateur athletics with the pur-
,o,s OF defining more distinctly the line
kstveen amsteurism and professlonaI-
ism. ,.,-, Kill. oo,,-
...s from the proceedings of the Ma
,orsl Collegiate Athletic Association,
All IN fact, be the forerunner OF the
.,rnsl convention Of that body, which
I, "a he held no the Hotel Aston, be
J,ning on Tuesday, and II is likely
'st the problems that will be dis
,nsssd AZ the amateur conference to-
morrow will come up, in so far as they
,s,et college athletics, at the cole
rate meetings.
Tollowing these meetings the dele
v,.es 70 the amateur conference Will
srain get together either on Thursday
a, Friday and 90 over carefully all
,1geestons that have been made. At
~ Anal meeting q definite cOditcation
AZ the laws of amateur athletics will
probably take shape.
The fifteen organizations which have
responded 10 the invitation Of the
4 A. A. A. 20 meet in conference
And discuss amateur problems are the
controlling bodies in lawn tennis, golf,
fencing. college rowing, skating, re-
volver shooting, billiards, Fairgrounds
ard recreation centres, intercollegiate
basLetball. soccer football, and the
"A L.. the A. A. L. Of Canada, the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
lion. the Athletic Research Society and
the Boy Scouts. This group covers
practically the entire field Of amateur
sport in the United States, except, Of
course. the Western college con-
.srenccs. but these are all listed under
The National Collegiate Athletic As
soeistion.
Suggested rules have been drawn up
70 be submitted 20 the conference by
he A. A A. A. These define an
amateur 10 be one who engages in sport
solely for the pleasure and physical
benefits he derives therefrom, and VINO
regards sport as an avocation. There
are five ways whereby the amateur may
be disbarTed. These, in broad terms,
are for perpetrating a fraud in an attn
lstie competition, by competing Tor
money, by coaching for money, by cap
TALKING athletic fame, and by assocl-
liing with professionals.
4 gardening power Is conferred on
he controlling body which would per
nit the reinstatement Of an athlete
vhO had forfeited his standing through
ignorance, inadvertence or eXcusaDle
amor. Furthermore, teams Of amateurs
would be permitted to meet teams OF
Professionals as the Yale and other
college mines meet professional league
baseball teams each year.
The penalties for infringement OF
The rules in general disbar the ath-
lste from ell further competition, but,
with the exception of disbarment for
fraud, where the penalty in final, the
I;hlete may be reinstated TO amateur
standing and compete in any sport
other than the one in which he has for
:sitsd his right after period Of years
varying from one 10 five.
These suggested ruler have already
brought forth much comment, and it is
probable that the confel q &c to-norrow
viii be one in which the -ubject will be
discussed from every possible angle by
the Representatives of the sports d.
reetly concerned.
Although amateurism will be the key
note Of the general conference OF the
National Collegiate Athletic Associa-
don, which begins its deliberations al
Tie Aston on Tuesday morning, II Is
hardly probable that the subject will be
llobed as deeply as by the conferrees
81 the I. A. A. a. A. meeting.
The programme which has been an
leaneed includes the usual reports by
sEesrs Of the association and addresses
On various phases OF athletics in the
colleges. The convention will be called
70 order by Dean lie Baron Briggs, Of
Harvard, president Of the association.
ird In addition 20 his speech there will
z addresses by Professor Albert lie
IsVrs, o. the University Of Virginia;
Professor Robert ~ Corwin. of Yale, on
College Ideals and Athletics; Dean
Howard McCienahan, Of Princeton, on
Athletic Standards" and President II.
A Garfield, Of Williams, on athletics
ior AL"
After luncheon the convention will
isi,le down % business and Will hear
ne reports OF the district representa-
ives and Of the ctanding committees,
stien will include reports on the foot
.,sl rules, By Or. II. L. Williams, OF
Minnesota; on football fatalities, by
N. George ". Ehler, Of Wisconsin, on
ssisetbsll and publication OF rules by
o. J. I. Raycroft, % Princeton; on
Saek rules by Frank Csstleman, OF
Perrin; on swimming and water sports
" Dr. Paul Wilmington, Of Harvard,
70 association football, by Or. J. A.
oseoitt Of Haver'ord.
n-Pyssdent William Howard Taft
VII Be the principal speaker AZ the
rshing session, and his address will be
y College Athletics" Following Mr..
Ia'ts speech there will be general dis-
.iion on the summer baseball evil.
y executive committee will meet on
h'hety evening.