Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-04
T0USEY GIVES HIS VIEWS
FEDERATION ORGANIZER
SPEAKS TO LOCAL BODY
says Fairgrounds Supervisors, Under
new Amateur ituiinE Made Lust
Week, Are Not PrOfcsSionnls


Frank S. Tousey. organizer of the
Nichmohd Amateur Athletic Federation,
Is still Keen for the reinstatement of
me -FOUR athletes disqualified by that
body as professionals because of their
connection with the city Fairgrounds.
Last week he wrote advising the fed
Grafton TO 20 slow pending the meet
ing in New York of fifteen athlctic
""'HcS 10 DISCUSS amntcuriSm. The
meeting has been held. and Mr. Touscy
supPitments his advice with the fol
,,oWinE letter, which is an excellent
nrief for the accused boys:
sporting Editor, Times Dispatch:
TO substantiate the position took
IN reference to the present athletic con-
,roversy IN ltichmond. ] wish to COM
ment upon the action taken by the
dcleEates to the Congress of Sport com
posed Of leaders in the intercollegiate
Association 4 SIS cr,i.n Of Amateur Athletes of
Union. held ut the Hotel Astor. New
York City. on December 80.
Inc report of the meeting in the New
York Sun stated that with summer
baseball and the summer camp cues
ton rather lodged than met fairly
lhcrc were no halfway measures in
rceard TO the other acts of disbarmcnt
from the amateur ranks"
Since the matter of summer camp
leadership was not acted upon, be-
licve that the delegates assembled
could see no breach in athletic rules
in securing college men to supervise
and ac, as leaders in summer cornns
inc conditions in summer camps are
.uenNc;'i with the conditions on sum
mrr Fairgrounds ] speak from cx-
pcriencc, for have served as n leader
and supervisor in both capacities
Section of the new sport rules
coaching for Money" saws: by direct
~ or indirectly receiving pay or finan-
c'al benefits in consideration of or n
reward for instructing or preparing
any person in or for any athletic com
petition. exhibition or exercise. except
Whcrc such act WAS merely an incident
10 ms main vocation or employment
such exceptions to he determined bv
the governing bodies of the separate
sports"
In commenting upon this section 1T
would seem to me that this rule, Sec
ton G. would permit any young man
70 assist as a leader in n summer camp
OF leader on summer playground
without affecting his standing. rs nm
athicte, because his knowledge of play
iE inStructing the children is merely
an incident to his main VOCATION"
whlch is general supervision of all
VINO are on the grounds.
In regard to "asSociatinr with nro
iessionals, there comes 10 my mind
me long -drawn-out controversy re-
Earding amatcurism which tho Rich-
mond Amateur Athletic Foderntion has
ho"n obliEcd to engage in ever since
IT'S rSanizailon. AS recall. the r. A.
~. was ORGANIZED to develop amateur
athletics In Richmond That II still
mas miIsior TO perform no one will
RainSay. There will always be prob-
lens to meet and settle. There will
always be new conditions to face
There Will always he athletes TO dis
cipIino There will always he athletes
10 educate There should be more inv
IN the hearts of those Interested In
seen the light of pure amateur snort
IMAM n hundred who use amateur ranks
as 4 stepping stone to Il professional
career. Kindly discipline. which leaves
the one who has erred IN n position TO
come hack into the amateur fold n
hctter man as we'll as Il better athlete
VIII contribute To the success OF any
orEnntzhtion. The Richmond Amateur
Athletic Federation has shown great
forbenrance. and still should forbear.
we all want to get on in the world
w. want to enjoy the present and work
for the futurc--a future of better wears
ahead for us ALL
Sincerely yours,
FRANK S. TOUSEY.
Evansville. n. Y.