The Washington times., 1916-01-17
SUMNER BALL STILL
/. PUZZLE TO COLLEGES
With Written Consent, Students
WIN Be Allowed to Engage in
Sport.


NEW YORK. Jan. 17.--wnen the IN.
tercollegiate Association OF Amateur
Athletes Of America meets here on
March II viii bo asked TO adopt three
amendments TO it's constitution and by
laws. The text OF those amendments
was announced yesterday By the execu-
tive and advisory committees, which
convened at the waldorf to discuss and
formulate them.
The troublesome summer baseball
problem is far from being solYed Dy
the proposed amendments, In fact, "
70 left Just about whore i was before
the amateur agitation began. IL tho
new rule Is adopted as given out yes
terday q man will no prohibited from
playing on a team on which there ate
others who receive financial Denents
sent OF the faculty authority OF inc
college which he attends. II he can get
this consent he can 20 anead without
fear and play summer ball.
This will mean that these Soiieges
which prohibit summer ball VIII with
hold such consent md those which APP
prove Of summer ball will give u. =.
CAPITALIZATION OF athletic fame y
prohibited by ono, OF the proposed
amendments, the Question being COW
cred pretty thoroughly. Among otnsr
thlneG, the new regulation torblgs
writing for newspAperg by coilege atm
letes unless the articles are actuauy
prepared by the man who ssnS tnem V.a
REIMBURSEMENT OF transgFessoTs will
be easier than Il now is u the new
amendments are adopted. Those wpo
have coached for money VIII have ?
way TO regain their amateur standing
something for which no. provision ls
made by the present code OF the as
ISOLATION.
"An amateur may disquallfy him.
aBy participation in any public COM
petition or exhibition as an individual
and not merely as a member or team
against one or more persons inehgIble
to compete az an aIne teur In the sport
in which such participation occurred
without having obtained as a condi-
tion precedent special permission to
do 80 from the organization govern
ing such competition or exhibition.
Unless It Is the general practice or
custom in such sport for such charac-
tor of competition or exhibition to
take place.
"By participation in any public COM
petition or exhibition az a member OF
q team on which there are one or
more members who have received. do
receive or who are to receive directly
or indirectly pay or financial dement's
for participation without having OBJ
tained as condition precedent the
consent in writing to thus participate
from the proper faculty authority OF
the university or college OF which he
is at the tiTno of such participation a
matriculated student.
"By participating in any public COM
petition or exhibition as a member OF
q team against another team one or
more members of which are Ineligible
TO compete as amateurs in the sport
in which such participation occurred,
unless the team competed against
represents : well established organi-
zation. and also that the contest or
exhibition Is in q generally recogniz-
ed sport and Between either groups or
players participating at one time or
consisting Of q series OF individual
contests which both as to the number
and character thereof would consti-
tute a generally recognized series OF
events"