Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-07
CHANGE. IN A.AU..
OUGHT TO BRING
!. BEST OF RESULTS
Hughes Believes New President
OF National A.. A.:U. viii Put
/. New. Life Into Union

If Charles A. Dean Of the Illinois
Athletic, Club of Chicago, the new
president of the A. u, goes through
with. hts plans a, lot of deadwood will
be knocked out Of that Organization
and it Will cease to be the laughing
stock Of athletes and sport writer's
generally, writes Ed ;, Hughes In the
San Francisco Chronicle. Keeuly
alive to the big problems Of the pses:
ent,, President Dean 10 going. to tackle
athletics Z; In the big army training
camps for starter and to do a good
Job Of it he will first rip up lot of
red tape and toss It into the. waste
baske. <Est
President Dean rightly says the old
A.sA. ~. must crawl out Of its she'll OF
conservatism and spirit lof spoil sport
and get busy with big things. The
biggest things In the athletic line right
now are the army camps, and he, pro
poses to raise money and encourage
athletic activity for the good of !. the
boys who are training to so to the
front. Although the a. A. U, has ccffi.
eially. nothing to do with football, the
gridiron games are big money makers,
and the money thus raised can be used
for good purpose In buying athletic
equipment for the men, - !.
:. In the past there have been lot Of
peanut.headed fellows connected>with
the A: A. u: who were afraid some
lily-white amateur would get s6iied II
he breathed the same air ais; a prefes.
sional, and II President Dean has: his
way men of this caliber win be, asked
to retire rapidly to the rear. He+s SAYS
that no A. A. U. rules. will tie down
athletics among the soldiers and sail.
ors. It Will be a free for all with no
questions asked about amateur stand
ing Or fees demanded. II an amateur
should find! himself opposed to q pro.
fessional he will not be hailed before =
committee of critics, MANY of whom
are only rocking-chsir athletes and
whose waist lines show that they are
not oseying the advice: Of Hoover The
soldier or sailor who takes part in any
sort Of a bout or game will he as in.
maeulately white at the finish as he
was at the start, so far a. the A. "a
U: is concerned. President Bean
says the new policy of the A. A. 8.
Wfll be to encourage tie BOYS lin
training to indulge In boxing, west.
ling, baseball, football and ali sorts of
sports, and mo inquiries will be made
as to the athletic past Of the partici
pants. H.. -.
One man on this coast who has been
actively, connected with the A: 4 IL
for years, Is so narrow between the
eyes that he crosses the street rather,
than meet a professional basebaIl,
player. He will not attend the the.
alter, for the actors are; professionals.
He leads a lonesome life. but ne is
happy: in the, thought that he Is chem. !
ica1ly pure. This man never wag an
athlete. he never will be an athlete:
he does not know a base hit from a
bass viol, or high jump from a slide
to second, yet for years he has hem
messing around making young fellows
unhappy and thinking he was doing a.
great work for amateur athletics. His
kind will not even have seats on the.
sidelines after President Dean setss
into full swing and fiads out. about
them =. .. =, ! =, ,, -
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