The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-31
PLAYING ON TEAMS
OF PROFESSIONALS
! ONLY Big PROBLEM
But Conclave Of Sportsmen
Finally Agrees on Rule to
Disapprove Practice.
ALL GOVERNING BODIES
SATISFIED WITH ACTION

For the second time the week repre-
sentatives Of the principal sport govern
ing bodies In the United States met at
the Hotel Aston yesterday afternoon In
an effort to frame an amateur definition.
with penalties for violation of the code
that would be acceptable in all sporta
Though not quite u a representative
one as on Monday last when n dele
gates mel at the invitation Of the Inter-
collegiate Association Of Amateur Ath-
letes Of America the meeting was COM
posed Of tho leaders in nearly every
sport and pastime and before adjourn
ing a satisfactory solution had been ar
rived at In regard to nearly every ques-
tion in dispute.
There was smooth sailing at the start,
but when the matter OF coaching for
money came up the first sQuall came
with It In the application OF this clause
to the summer camp n playground
employees. The legislative ship wealth
cred that by an addition TO the suggested
enactment that at least leaves It very
easy for young athletes 10 accept Jobs
III " SUI pAON3Vo S@oS
alibi In the shape Of some other employ.
ment TO account for their presence az h
amp
The real storm broke. however. when
summer ball appeared on the hortson
Rarbed In the phrase Of Association with
professionals" w. Z. Garcelon Of Har-
ward and DR.. J. w. Raycroft Of Prince
ton objected strenvously to the imputa-
ton OF temporary professionalism II
was proposed TO attach to a man who
played on a team with a professional.
Arguments that h rule suggested by
the I. c, A. A. A. A. to the effect that
the man was only debarred during the
time he was so playing, was a much
more lenient one than that In existence
ut the present time failed to move the
objectors. No one wanted to sanction
unrestricted summer ball. but an agree
ment could not be reached on the sug-
ge0ted lause
Broad Resolution Accepted.
lust a. IL seemed that the meeting
would have to adjourn without accom-
plishing anything touching on n OF
the most important questions to be de-
cided Justice Barlow s. Weeks offered
a sugsesrion In the form Of a negative
resolution. 1t proved the straw for the
legislators to catch at and by a few
changes Of phraseology was made more
p~ositive and presented by DR., Raycroft
in the following resolution. which was
passed unanimously:
ut is the sense Of this meeting that
competitions " amateurs and pro
fessionals should not be favored. but
that under exceptional conditions, with
proper safeguards, such competitions
shall be allowed by the various organize
lions governing their sports without
teopardizing the amateur status OF the
competitor"
This, It was confessed by some Of the
delegates. left the question OF summer
ball in much the same condition that II
VA before the congress. Each case viii
have to be ruled on on its merits and
zach governing body will have 10 enact
its own rule TO fit its needs. So far as
the intercollegiate association 10 con-
cerned, the way Is left open for a new
constitution that will clear the way for
The competition OF collegians In track
sports who otherwise would have been
debarred by pla lying on the team with
Brickley Of Trinity. or on one OF the
teams that played against the Trnity
football team.
From the expressions Of Barlow 8.
Weeks, the spokesman for the Amateur
Athletic Union, 1t IL not considered likely
that the a. A.. y. will remove any OF the
barriers against professionals. or OF
those who compete with them. The
rule is a perfectly acceptable ono for the
United States Golf Association and Is
absolutely a saving clause for the
United States Football Association.
which frankly confesses 1t cannot get
along successfully without mixed COM
petition.
With summer ball and the summer
camp questions rather lodged than met
fairly and squarely there were no half
way measures in regard to the other
acts of disbarment from the amateur
ranks. A few words were added to the
definition of an amateur only to make
II more sweeping and comprehensive.
None had any sympathy with fraud and
In addition % the bar against competing
for money a clause was added barring
a man who dlsposes OF his prizes for pc
cuniary gain.
Many of the athletic leaders felt hat
tho biggest stroke OF the congress wa
the almost unanimous consent given to
the clause against the capitalization OF
athletic fame. This did not 60 through
without considerable discussion, but In the
end II was passed as presented. with r.
r. Belts OF the American Federation OF
Motor Cyclists the only one to vote In
tho negative. The portion objected to
ny MT betts was tNdt relating 10 tHOsc
who act as statesmen, but he with tho
others agreed that no amateur should be
allowed to make money out OF the fame
or notoriety that came to him by reason
e his on track or field.
Early Dtfhculties Avoided.
Several of the difficult situations that
developed at the first meeting were
emoothed out adroitly, mainly by In
~ asing the p%ardoning power for acts
81 disbarment committed, One addition
was hat a man shouLi not be debarred
II the act was committed at a time that
there We're no genera. competitions for
amateur In that particular sport at that
time. The Military Athletic League
weakness vas bolstered up with another
sentence which excused those whose COM
petition was made obligatory BY the COM
nand OF a mIllary authority. The poor
shooters, who never really had an anna
teur organization, were looked after by
a special clause providing that the rules
did not apply TO bowlers or TO shooting
either with revolver. shotgun or rifle.
In his Introductory remarks Chairman
Gustavus 7. Kirby referred 70 the sug
sest!on as to the capitalization OF ath-
let.c fame as the greatest step toward
the publication OF athletics that had
been taken for many years. He told Q
story Of an offer he had received for the
me Of his name as the supposed super
visor Of a summer camp, which illus
frAted that I'm many instances II was the
Iane and not tho services Of the man
cat the camp promoters required for
Advertising purposes.
Later. when he clause referring 70
tfDse coaching for money came up, the