The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-28

"kes appoint an advisory board TO which
coilegians might apply for permission to
pay summer baseball without eadan-
serI,g their eligibility to compete for
their colleges.
summer baseball. coaching at summer
camps and the capitalization of athletic
prowess were the main themes discussed
oy the delegates. but a. each delegate
was called upon 1t became evident that
each association had its own particular
Skeleton which II dreaded exposing TO
public view.
That the intercollegiate Association
OF Amateur Athletes OF America had a
very real and personal need In calling
the oiterent sportsmen together was
made clear by Gustavus Town Kirby. the
chairman OF the advisory committee OF
that body. after he had been elected
permanent chairman. lie explained the
purpose OF the congress, which was to
act on suggestions presented and then
when agreed on TO take those sugges-
tons back to the different governing
bodies 80 that all might agree on an
amateur II possible.
intercollegiate Rules Ancien mt.
Mr.. Kirby said frankly that the MEM
bers Of the executive committee OF the
i. {. A. A. A.. A. recognized that its rules
required amending and that II looked
10 the meeting for advice as to the best
way to amend them They were very
ancient rules n the conditions OF to-
day are not the conditions that prevailed
back in the EOS when the /. G. A. A.. a.
a. drew up Its constitution. In speaking
of the underlying reasons for the sugges-
lions presented the chairman said that
the term of professional was obsolete so
far as the odium that attached to II in
old days and that the question for
the present day legislator was. should
there be sport for sports sake or sport
/. for business
Howard +. Whitney. secretary of the
United States Golf Association, was the
first delegate asked to give his views IN
the amateur question. For several years.
he said. the association had studied the
question and had conducted a campaign
OF education with the idea OF teaching
the young players what they might do
and still remain amateurs. The system
OF the l.. :. q. A.. was to have the execu-
tive committee act AZ a court Of equity
and decide each individual case on its
merits. The golf secretary insisted that
no man who wished to be an amateur
golfer would be allowed to barter his
proficiency at golf for gain or profit IN
any way whatever. and he stated that he
had no doubt that his association would
be Tn accord with ANY idea that ueala
purify athletics.
In reply to a question. Mr.. Whitney
! said that there was no objection to "A
prominent golfer doing literary work so
long as he wrote the articles himself.
and In reply to another question put by
Justice Barlow =. Weeks Mr.. Whitney
said that a golfe- would lose his anna
I teur tatus II he allowed himself to be
advertised as a salesman OF golf goods
shortly after winning an amateur cham
pionship.
Wrenn Wants New Tennis Code.
Robert n. Wrenn. president OF the
United states Lawn Tennis Association.
said hat for the last three years he has
been dissatisfied with the enforcement
OF the amateur rule IN the association,
that the line was not drawn str.c1y
! enough and that II rule proposed by him
some time ago had been voted down.
He mentioned the Western players and
said that the idea prevailed that II was
perfectly proper for them TO enjoy all
they could get out OF tennis" Mr..
! Wrenn said that he would work for a
rule to govern all, and that. though this
might be evaded, he felt that the opin-
iona OF the body then meeting would
make public opinion so strong that the
men wonld he forced to obey the spirit
as we'll as the letter of the rules.
While the authorities on golf and ten
mis- were as one in excusing the re-
instatement OF the men VINO had neen
professionals IN other spor's' ,r, bra'he
! NJ. Hammond. who represented the ANA
teur Fencers League of America. was
| emphatic In saying IA professional in
one sport is a professional in all In
contradistinction 10 the situation exist
ing In lawn tennis, l,r. Hammond ex-
t-I.-l .LAt 80 hAta1 r.n aI1aa.nI q,
planned that no note! was allo"ed 10
pay the expenses OF an amateur iehcer
ana mat sueh expenses 'oul" oe ue-
frayed legally only ny the ciup OF wnlch
the fencer was a memper' re con-
GUIDED win the statement NO mat
te- how strict you make your RUE we
Will adopt It..
George i, Moon u, spoke TOT the
National Association or Amateur Bllllard
Players. which nell as lis mann clause
the prohibition against a man paying
blIliards for pront or 10 ano 10 ms m
come The annette legislator, 1us'lce
weeks put a hsPothe'iea! case py "nirn
II was made clear Uha'' though Two
i.o'u1 ~" 1T, a.,o,ur
status, the billiard sociation would not
c~ountenance a man frequenung Diliiarh
rooms ana PLAYING Tor money Win the
idea OF increasing his income
MOckie states case Tor soccer
,ho ooo aoi,
JusI.e ",ens ""a /" 49,, asa,
aiter ~ l. sao'. ~ 800 60 ~,
uha' ,u panassary 10 h.va
NE 1917 - am.teu,s nj, yjpg ON
professionals anu rhn. p,,y."s u,
.ne an - pr;or,ow situation ana ms.