Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
BLUES MAY DROP SPIDERS
PROFESSIONAL ISM RULING
HAS FAR-REACHlNG EFFECT
HichmOnd College VIII Play Suspended
Athietcs-SOl,licrs Affiliated with
Amateur Athletic Union.


Athletic relations between Richmond
College ana the Richmond rignt in
iantry Blues are in jeopardy as the re-
suit Of the decision of Or. William Bur
dick. registrar OF the South Atlantic AS
ISOLATION of the Amateur Athletic
Union. who holds that three Spider :,th-
ietes who acted as supervisors at the
city Fairgrounds last summer, are pro-
iessionals. The collcgians. according TO
FRANK Dobson. athletic director. will
continue TO participate in sports. as
Richinond College does not recop nizc
the Amateur Athletic Union rulings.
Ihe Blues, however. are affiliated with
The Richmond Amateur Athletic Fed F..
Grafton. at whose instance the charges
against the athletes were taken up.
Under these circumstances, IL does not
seem possible that the two Institutions
can again meet.
According to the rules q! the ANA =
teur Athletic Union. any person knu..
inGly participating on "A team with "A
professional. is autOmatically a pro-
feSStonal Coach Dobson has no iutcu-
tton OF Keeping Perry Mitchell Mac
cosby ana Dave Sattcrhcld off his bas-
kctban team. and neither does he in
tend to keep them from trying for
track honors as we'll. and as. AZ least.
TWO are all-arourd man. il does no,
seem possible that the entire spider
athletic body can keep from being
contaminated.
IL has been the custom FOR several
years Tor the Blues ana Spiders to
nave dual meet, and one had been
planned for this season. If Perry Mitch
ell. Dave Satterfcld or Mac Cosby play
WIN any member, OF prospective mem {.
peT on the Spider track squad. those
men are professionals per sc. ana. as
snch' cannot compete with the Blues,
re H.I 4
mona Amateur Athletic Federation
BLUES ALSO CONTEMPLATE
MEET WITH JACKETS
The Blues also contemplate meet
with Randolph Macon. and If any mem
per or the Yellow Jacket auint PLAYS
against Mitchell or Satterneld, or
compete agains, them in any other
sport. they, TOO, viii be professionalized.
70 the ruling of the i. a. L. is TO hold
good.
FRANK Dobson yesterday emphatical-
~ SAID that he would not think for
y minute OF following the ruling OF
Van Buren, or DR.. Burdick He charac-
,criZea the whole proceedings as
childish. and stated that he did not
care whether the Blues met his track
men in the dual meet or not IL rs
strictly up TO the Soldiers
The Church hin Athletic Club mem
bers are also indignant over the ruling
was employed by the city as "A life
saver At the swimming hole and while
he INSTRUCTED some boys in swimming
he was employed to safeguard thcii.
lives, and not as q teacher or coach
! me other three suspended athletes con
tend that their positions were super.
visory. and not fo- the purpose OF in
struction in any sports. In this thev
are supported b! X. NJ. Miles, Jr who
liz In charge of the local Fairgrounds,
and is recognized as one OF the clean
est men who ever participated in sports
mere. either as an athlete or official.
There is considerable talk going
around town about the ease and il is
! probable that the Administrative Board
may be drawn into the squaDble as Il,
IL city employees who are being barred
| from participation In sports which are
played In buildings owned and con-
trolled by the city.
The ruling OF the 4. \. L.. according
TO Mr.. Miles, viii make 1t almos, i'm
possible TO get suitable men flor the
positions OF playground supervisors
next summer College men are clearly
recognized AS the mos, available ma.
terial for the positions. 7nd If IL rro-
fessionalizes an athlete to take up the
work. II Will be hard TO find men with
experience and physical ability to han-
die the hundreds OF children whu use
the grounds.
NEW RULINGS ISSUED 10y
AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION
The South Atlantic Association mas
sent out the following rulings to the
X. a. y. l.. officials and athletes:
To managers of athletic meetings:
You will please take notice OF the
following:
/. Arrangements for the appearance
OF athletes must not be made with any
person other than the athlete himself
or an officer of the club which he is
entitled to represent. General rule ~
Section II.
Q. Registered athletes are prohibited
from asking for, receiving or accepting
any expenses other than as prescribed
by general rule ~. section 10.
3. When money is paid to an athlete
for travelling expenses you are required
to take a receipt therefor in duplicate
containing temized statement of
such expenses and forward one copy to
the chairman Of the registration com
mittee OF the association in which the
athlete Is registered and the other copy
ITO the chairman of the registration
committee OF the association in whose
district the meeting is held General
rule w. section 10.
4. All prizes must be suitably in
scribed. Constitution article Y. section
8. Such inscriptions must be made
before the prize is delivered 20 the
athlete ana must he made upon the
article itself and not upon plate af-
fixed thereto. Rings and scarf pins as
8prizes. arc not approved by this COM
mittee unless there is sufficient room
for suitable inscription. When watches
are given as prizes you are requested
to immediatesy forward to the com
mittee description of same, giving
makers name, the number OF the move
ment and the number of the case
o No value of prizes All prizps M, 81
he as described on entry blank Gen
eral rule XVIII, section 2. No prize,
other than a survivors, token, should
be of less value than the entry fee.
6. Registration numbers must appear
in the program. Constitution article
NJ. section &c.
z. An athlete must not be above cd to
start unless wearing competitors num-
Der. Athletic rule XXI.
To registered athletes
Your attention is called to the fol-
lowing: