The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-22
CANNOT AGREE UPON
STATED PRIZE COST
Metropolitan Association Of A.
A.. T.. Passes This Along
to National Body.
MANY NEW RULES PASSED

Consideration OF recommendations
made by the registration committee
occupied the delegates at the annual
meeting OF the Metropolitan Association
of the A.. A.. Y. until an early hour
Yesterday morning. Even then several
Of the matters could not be debated
sufficiently and we're referred to the six
delegates from the association to the
4. A. U. to he put In shape for action
by the national body at its annual meet
ing on the third Monday in November.
one OF the questions passed on to the
A. 4. Z. delegates was the proposition
TO place a minimum limit or the value
Of prizes. The stand hitherto taken by
the union has been that no athlete
should compete for the prize itself, but
for the honor Of winning. The spirit
Of this has been so well lived up to
10y some promoters that they have given
third prizes of less value than the en-
rance fee charged to a race. II a
minimum limit is adopted, President
Ruben said yesterday, exceptions
would have to be made to govern such
cases as the tryouts for the cams to
he sent to San Francisco. The COM
p~etitors were willing TO race for the
chance of going to the exposition, and
the only recognition received by the
winner were diplomas certifying their
performance. These impressive docu-
monts were ready for mailing Yesterday.
The recommendations requiring clubs
to give Ten days notice TO the registra-
ton committee when applying for
ton for n tournament was approved. as
vas the suggestion that in future the
association should not be made a collec-
ton agency for the clubs which neglect
To obtain entrance fees In advance from
athletes. Another proposition that met
viii favor referred to the proper nota-
ton Of handicap marks and the exac
measurement OF the courses for road
races.
A special committee. consisting Of T.
J. Mahony. II. O~hertubbesing and Dr. J.
Hchermann. was appointed to study the
problem of schoolhoy athletics outside
of the Public Schools A. L. The school
boys are allowed to compete among
themselves without violating A. 4. L.
rules. There is no governing body to
control such contests. and the committee
recommended that sChoolboys be either
required to register with the A. A. L. or
that the private schools be required TO
1OTln an d~Nb'lfllon anu JOIN tnt EhttTC-
politan Association just as the L. S. A.
l.. has done.
A new rule was adopted prohibiting
any athlete from asking or receiving
any expense money less than 81, which
amount must he for transportation only.
Another rule adopted was To the effect
that when the finish Of a road race takes
place in an enclosure such finish for
competitors shall not be more than one
lap.
The rule made tentatively by the COM
mite" last winter that juniors in win
ming a point trophy for their club and
not receiving individual prizes should
not lose their right to compete individu-
ally as juniors was referred 10 the
\. 4. l.. Delegates. There was a long
debate rs to whether branches Of such
organizations as the ozanam Associa-
tion should not be made to compete for
the branches instead Of all combining
and competing as one team for the
parent organization. Bv a vote OF 20
to g this was referred to the A A. L.
leg %Sldtors.