New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-17
SUMMER BALL
PROBLEM FOILS
I.C. A. A. A. A. MEN
Amendment Proposed by
Committees, but Question
Is Far from Settled.

When tho intercollegiate Asrociauon
Of Amateur Athletes of America meets
here on March 1t will be asked 10
ADOPT three amendments 10 It's consul
tuition and bylaws. The text OF these
amendments WAS announced yesterday
by the executive and advisory commit
tees, which convened at the waldorf 10
discuss and formulate them. >,
The troublesome summer haseoaii
problem is far from being solved by
the proposed amendments, IN lact, II
ia left lust about where it was before
the amateur agitation began II tho
new rule is adopted as given out yes
terday A man will be prohibited from
playing on a team on which there are
others who receive financial benefits,
unless ne first obtains the written con
sent Of the faculty authority or the
college which he attends. If he can get
this consent he can go ahead wlthout
fear and play summer ball.
This will mean that those colleges
which prohibit summer ball VIII WIN
hold such consent and those which ap-
prove of summer ball will give II.
Capitalization Of athletic fame IS
prohibited by one of the proposed
amendments, the question being GOV
cred pretty thoroughly. Among other
things the new regulation forbidS
writing for newspapers by college
athletes unless the articles are actually
prepared BY the man who Signs 'h'h
and arc paid for at the newspaper
regular rates. Ill
Reinstatement Of transgrcsSors VIII
be easier than it now is II the new
amendments are adopted. hose VINO
have coached for money Will have
way 10 regain their amateur STANDING
something for which 10 provision is
made BY the present code OF the as
ISOLATION.
The text Of the amendments follows
An amateur may disqualIiy himself:
BY participation in any pubic com
petition or exhibition as an lndNdudi
and not merely as a member of team
against one or more persons ineligible
10 compete a. an amateur in the sport
i'm which such participation occurred
without having obtained as condition
precedent special permission 10 DO so
from the organization governing such
competition or exhibition. Unless II IS
the general practice or custom IN such
sport for such character Of competition
or exhibition 10 take place.
"Py part iClpatlon IA any pubic com d.
petition or exhibition As member or
. team OIL which there are one cr more
members who have received. do receive
or who arc 20 receive directly or indi-
rectly pay or financial Dement'S for
participation without having ootaIned
as condition precedent the consent IN
writing to thus participate from the
proper faculty authority Of the uni
vcrsity or college Of which he rs at the
time Of such participation matricu-
lated student.
"By participating in any public com
petition or exhibition as member of
team against another team one or more
members Of which are ineligible 10
compete a. amateurs IN the sport 10
which such participation occurred. un-
less the team competed against repre.
serts we'll established organization,
and also that the contest or exhibition
is in a generally recognized sport ana
between either groups or players par.
ticipating AZ one time or consisting OF
series &C individual contests which
both as 10 the number and character
thereof would constitute generally
recognized series Of events