The sun., 1916-09-19
YOUNG ATHLETES
NOT TO Be TAXED,
DECIDES A. A. U.
Resolution Suggesting the
Registration Of School
boys Defeated.
JrSTICE WEEKS KILLS
MEASURE IN MAKING

An attempt to tax schoolboy athletes
vas frustrated last night at the annual
meeting Of the Metropolitan Association
Of the Amateur Athletic Union, which
was held In the Union Settlement club.
house. \ resolution. drawn UP by q
special committee composed OF Herman
obertabbesins. r. J. Rehermann and
J. I. Mahoney. requiring all schoolboys
connected with schools OF the Metro
poli,sn district 10 register with the A.
A. l.. and that schools be required to
nay s. FOR a sanction to hold a set Of
games was unanimously defeated. Fol-
lowing speeches by Justice Barlow s.
Weeks and John McIIuRh. directors Of
the Public Schools Athletic League.
every one OF the 200 delegates present
w,ed TO keep the tax off the youngsters.
In referring to the schoolboy athletes
ire committee said: AS TO echoolboy
athletics, your committee gave much
tine and consideration to This subject.
Il realizes that schoolboy athletes should
" subject to discipline and authority
and should be made to understand that
The success Of athletic competition and
the promotion Of amateur athletic sports
res, In n great measure upon the good
conduct OF those who are active par
~acipants. Along these lines. therefore.
ire con mittee recommends the adoption
Of the following resolution:
Resolved. That oil schoolboys con-
neted with schools not Afhl!ated with
the Metropolitan Association be required
20 register in the a. y. u. and DO It
further:
Hesoired. Tha: sanction be granted to
schools 20 conduct athletic meets at a
fec OF s..
As soon as this was read to the dele
rates Justice Weeks Jumped to his feet
and declared that the schoolboys should
BE- LEFT alone. He pointed out that to tax
them would prove a severe blow to the
spot. He declared that more than three
hundred young athletes competed Mt the
relay carnival held by the University OF
Pennsylvania every year. and that It Is
from these youngsters that the champion
athlete Is derived. And to compel them
20 join any organization and pay a fee
10 compete in friendly sport would do
unkViu odiiiABc ~ ~ SpSsS 800
Governed ny Own BODY.
He agreed with the committee that the
youngster should be subject to discipline.
but that such discipline should come
from an association of their own. such
as the recently formed Scholastic As
ISOLATION.
Tie Justices speech was greeted with
applause and seemed to meet with the
approval Of every one present. tnclud-
Ing the members Of the who
rad drawn UP the resolution.
When Justice Weeks had finished his
address John McHugh said he knew
ma, such a law would tend to kill ath-
>,,cs in the school that all the young
s,srs who are competing in the school
tournaments and in the public play.
grounds were anxious to become cham
Mons and to tax them would sap their
ambition. as a great many OF the lads
o. this city could not AFFORD TO pay en-
trance fees 10 compete. He told how In
mary instances the boys were unable TO
pay their car fares to the different meets.
and that they reached the places Of COM
petition only through the generosity OF
their teachers.
With the completion OF his speech
came more roars OF approval n the
si'hdiawal of the resolution. As a re-
'llt tho schoolboy athlete stands just
Were he always has stood. free to COM
poto against each other without any cost
whatever.
The meeting vr,s "A spirited one. Del
'rates from every city and town In the
district were present. When the roll OF
clubs WAS called II vas found that less
than half a dozen failed to respond.
Fred Ruben In Reelected.
Frederick W. Ruben was unanimously
reelected president. as was Andrew ].
Tully as sccretary-trcasurer. Before
their election the following we'll known
members OF the association were elected
Is delegates to the national body I:
frederick Ruben. Justice Barlow :.
Weeks. Jacob Stumpf. Herman Ober-
Undressing. George Matthews and Fred
trck Delaney. Terence Farley. Otto
Wahle, =. ]. Walsh, Hon. Murray Hull
bert. William Lee and Lester Stevens
We're chosen ~alternates.
George Matthews OF the Long Island
A G., Charles Ebert of the Anchor A.
aid stephen Byrne OF the Trinity
cIuh were retained ~ members OF the
ocal registration committee. and Fred
Niles Of tho Morningslde A. G. and u.
W. Kingsley If the Hollywood Inn of
Workers were elected to MI the positions
he'd By John O'IIara OF Newark and
me late Charles Erickson. Matthews
received tho most votes, He polled ~.
nW'' roc'!ced 81. Ebert 6e. Kingsley, sc,
'!t'o 81 O1iara received ~.
Change Election System.
Hermann Overwhelming WAS unani.
mously rc.lected handicaoner.
Follow ing "A suggestion OF the specia,
committee tho election system WA