New Britain herald., 1916-11-01
A. A. U. ID BAR ALL
 WOMEN ATHLETES
Proposed Constitution Says RegiS-
 tration Shall Not Be Granted Them

New York, Nov. That the Anna teur Athletic Union does not want to control women athletes became known yesterday when the report or the unions committee on revision Of the constitution and bylaws was sub- mitted to the delegates who will att tend the annual convention here on November 20.
 "Registration shall not be granted to women" is the terse and succinct way the proposed article reads, and at A. A. U. headquarters yesterday 1t was said it would meet with the un- animous approval of the delegates.
 This does not mean that women will be barred from competing in amateur sports among themselves, | said Frederick W. Rubien yesterday afternoon. Neither does it mean that all women athletes will be pro- fessionals. The Amateur Athletic Union is eager to see women com pete in all kinds of amateur sports, but it does not want them mixed up with men, which would be the case if they were given registration. If women interested in amateur sports will form a national organization of their own the A. A. U. will gladly af- filiate with it and help it succeed"
 Women swimmers are the only ones directly affected by the new rule, as they are the only women athletes now registered with the A. A. U.
 Defines an Amateur.
 The definition of an amateur and the provisions for reinstatement and pardoning power as suggested by the conference of the various athletic bodies last winter and since adopted by the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America and fol- lowed by most of the governing bodies of athletic sports, notably golf and tennis have been incorporated in the new constitution.
 Additional provision also has been made to protect the rights of college students to represent institutions In cases where the college terms close. prior to June 1, and in cases where, college attendance is not required in conservative semesters.
 As was proposed by the general conference an, athlete may be dis barred for fraud, competing for money coaching for money, capitaliz- ing his athletic fame and competing with or against ineligible persons.
 It was the rule regarding capitalfz- ing athletic fame that caused most discussion at the conference and when finally adopted 1t read: By granting or sanctiontng the use of ones name to advertise or promote the sale of or to act as the personal solicitor for the sale, or as the actual salesman of sporting goods, prizes, trophies or other comm odities for use chiefly in or in connection with games or exhibitions in any sport or by en- gazing for pay or financial benefit in any occupation or business transac- tion where in his usefulness or vav1e arises chiefly from the publicity given or to be given to the reputation or fame which he has secured from his performances in any sport rathef than his ability to perform the usual and natural acts and duties incident to such occupation or transaction.
 Rule Caused Trouble.
 The adoption of this rule by other organizations has caused the disqUalist flcation of many notable athletes the most prominent of these being Fran cis Ouimet, the golfer, and Miss Clare Cassell, the tennis player.
 The board of governors shall have the power to relieve a person of the effect of his commission of any of the acts by reason of which he would cease to be eligible to compete as ian amateur when it is shown to it's Ssat- isfaction that such act was commits ted through ignorance, inadvertence or excusable error, or was committed in sport in which there was at the time of the commission no general competition by amateurs or was made obligatory by military duty.
 The committee also proposes a fdls that all delegates to the annual con- vention must be amateurs, and that r an athlete when competing outside of their district shall forward with his entry a certificate from the handf. capper of his district showing his last three performances.