The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-31
WHAT
WILL LET AMATEUR DC

An Amateur.
An amateur sportsman 10 n who
engages In sport solely for the pleas
ure, physical. mental, moral and no.
cial benefits he derives therefrom and
to whom sport IL nothing more than
an avocation.
Acts Of Dlsbarment.
A person shall cease to be an ana
teur by committing any Of the follxyw-
ing acts:
Ably competing or giving an ey.-
hibtdon In any athletic sport under al
assumed name or by being guilty Of
n fraud or other grossly unsports-
manlike conduct In connection there
with.
COmpsting for Money.
BLY, directly or Indirectly receiv.
ing pay or financial benefits in con-
sideration OF OF a. . reward for par.
ticipatine In any public athletic COM
petition or exhibition. or by d~isposing
Of prises for personal gain.
Coaching for Money.
C-By directly o. indirectly receiv-
ing pay OF financial BENEFITS in con-
alteration OF or As q reward for in
structing or preparing n person In
or for any athletic competition. EXIT
billion or exercise. except where such
act was merely an incident to his
main vocation or employment, such
exceptions to be determined by the
governing bodies of tho separate
sports.
Capitalization Of Athletic Fame.
D-By granting or sanct1onin6
the use Of his name to adver-
tise Or promote the sale Of. or
10 act as the personal solicitor
for the sale. or as the actual salesman
Of sporting goods. prises. trophies or
other commodities for use chiefly In or
in connection with athletic games or
exhibitions or
BY engaging for pay or financial
benefit In any occupation or business
transaction wherein his usefulness or
value arises chiefly from the publicity
given or to be given to the reputation
or lame which he has secured from
his athletic performance. rather than
from his ability to perform the usual
and natural acts and duties incident
to such occupation or transaction.
Associating with Professionals.
e Eft Is the sense Of this meeting
that competitions between profess
SIGNALS and amateurs should not be
favored. but that under exceptional
conditions with proper safeguards
such competitions shall be allowed by
tho various organisations governing
their sports. without 1eopardizing the
amateur status Of the competitor.
Pardonins Power.
Any organisation governing a sport
shall ave the power to relieve an attn
lete OF the effect Of his commission
of any Of he acts by which he would
otherwise have lost his amateur sta
tus when It Is shown to its satisac-
ton hat such act was committed
through ignorance, inadvertence or ex-
cusable error. or where the act was
committed In a sport In which there
vas at such time no general competi-
tions for amateurs, or where tho act
was made obligatory by h order OF
q military authority.
These rules shall not apply 10 bowl
Ing or to shooting either with revolver.
rife or shotgun.
All Amateurs Team Against . Pro
f,sionAl Team Permitted.
Nothing contained In the provisions
as to acts whereby an athlete loses
his amateur status Is such az 90 pre-
vent a team Of amateurs representing
a well established organization from
participating in a public competition
or exhibition against q team composed
Of professionals. and II should DO
noted that under Clause e of acts
whereby an athletes amateur status 10
lost a single professional player on
a team makes the team a professional
one.
BY a team Is meant no only such
team as one in which all the members
thereof enter Into the contest stimuli
taneously. as q group like football.
but also where the members Of h
team compete separately. as In track
and field athletics, suoh competitions,
however. to onsis of the regular 30
ries OF standard vents and not merely
one or moro special contests.
Penalties.
The effect of having committed any
Of the acts whereby an athletes ANA
teur status Is affected
Penalty for Fraud.
AA-One who has committed m act
set down In Clause A shall
thereafter be permitted to compete or