Arizona republican., 1915-12-31
STATUS IF AMATEUR
 IS CLEARLY DEFINED
Lines Closely Drawn Be tween Professional and
 Novice in Athletics
Special to The Republican,

Especial to The Republican, NEW YORK Dec. 3O.-After an eX-
 haustive discussion of the amateur rule the conference of delegates from sport governing bodies throughout the country which was adjourned from last Monday until today concluded the session late tonight with the under standing that a similar conference would take place in this city about the same time one year hence. Gustavus T. Kirby, of the advisory board of the Intercollegiate Associa- tion of Amateur Athletes of America presided over the session and made it clear that anything adopted by the meeting would only be in the form of recommendations to the governing
 bodies of the different sports It was unanimously adopted that an amateur sportsman is one who en- gages in sport solely for the pleasure and physical. mental moral and social benefits that he derives therefrom and to whom sport is nothing more than an avocation. By competing or giving an exhibition in any of these sports under an assumed name or by being guilty of any fraud or any other grossly unsportsmanliIe conduct in connection herewith, it was decided the penalty should be disbarment for l life from amateur eligibility of any person guilty of any infringement of | the rule.
 For other infractions of the rules, such as receiving pay or pecuniary i benefit in consideration of or as a reward for participating in any public athletic competition or exhibition, or 1 disDosing of prizes for personal gain, l the offender shall never thereafter be permitted to compete or exhibit as an amateur in the sport or sports in which such act was committed. After l a period of five years has elapsed since the commitment of any such act, the person thus disbarred may
 have the privilege of applying to the governing body of any other branch of sport and on assurance being given 1 by him of no future violations he shall | be privileged to compete in the sport 1 of which such body has control. Anyone who directly or Indirectly l financially benefits for exchange or preparing any person in or for any athletic competition or exercise shall not be permitted during the period of IllC tOoI1A44lAo ND LelNt lldl III dillE NOiii- petition. but on ceasing to be a coach he may be privileged to amateur eligi- bility in any such sport and after an | elapse of five years be replaced in
 good standing in the sport in which ] he had acted as coach.
 l Other violations of the rules were treated in a similar manner so that | transgressors can be reinstated when l assurance is given of their future good conduct.
 1 On the question of summer baseball 1 nd summer camps where amateurs take part in games with professionals or
 where the amateur is a player on l team or playing against a team on
 which there are professionals, it was the sense of the meeting that such | competition between amateurs and
 professionals should not be favored l but that under exceptional conditions
 and with proper safeguards such com | petition may be permitted without | ieopardizing the amateur status of the 1 players.
 | The capitalization of athletic fame
 by granting or permitting the use of ! ones name to advertise or promote the
 sale of sporting goods, prizes or other commodities for use in connection
 with athletic games shall not be per
 mitted.
 It was unanimously decided that
 none of these rules or regulations
 should apply to bowling or shooting
 l with revolvers, rifles or shotguns, in
 all of which events money prizes are
 invariably offered.