The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-01
A. A. j. LIKELY TO
CHANGE ITS RULES
Seeks to Protect Amateur
Standing of Instructors
in Army Service.

War time CONDITIONS have brought
about many needed changes in the
a. A. U. constitution and when the
delegates gather in Philadelphia next
month for their annual powwow sew
eral amendments TO the constitution will
be considered. Chief among them will
be. those pertaining to an amateur who
lost his standing while serving as a
paid Y. NJ. C. A. and X. of C. athletic
instructor among the men Of the SER
vice.
1t also Is suggested that certain viola
tors of the amateur code, not among
the instructors. who have entered Uncle
Sans service be restored to good stand
ing. provided they intend no further
violations.
Regarding the professional who has
Joined the colors and who intends here
after to be a true Simon pure athlete
tho Allegheny Mountain Association
asks that article Y, section 2, sub
division BIB. be amended to read:
One who has committed an act set down
In clause OF section In connection with
any of the sports or exercises enumerated
In article III Of this constitution shall
exercises over which this union has juris-
act has only been committed on one occa-
sion and the person committing such act
has SINCE entered any branch OF me
dishonorably discharged therefrom the
board OF governors Is empo wered to re-
instate such persons TO eligibility to com:
pete as an amateur In the sports and
exercises over which this union has Juris-
airton upon il being shown to The sat-, sas
Further act es1 or acts twhlsS Sonia rsndss
Where such act was not committed in
connection with any Of, the sports or eSer-
cises enumerated IN said article III. the
board OF governors is empowered to re-
instate such person to eligibility to com
plete as amateur in the sports and eker-
cis's over which this union has jur,sdic-
ton of said board ~ that ave Years have
elapsed since the commission OF said act
and ca that tho said person intends never
would render him ineligible TO compete as
an amateur
Lenient With Youngsters.
Secretary Treasurer Ruben is of the
opinion that boys under twenty-one years
OF age regularly appointed by proper
municipal authorities. who during the
existence OF the war act as assistants to
playground instructors, should not be
considered to have violated the amateur
code, and submits an amendment accord
inRly TO the legislation committee.
Regarding professional coaches and in
structors the South Atlantic Association
asks that Article X. Section ., sub
division &C be amended as follows:
The board OF governors is empowered TO
reinState TO eligibility to compete as an
amateur In the sports or exercises over
which this union has jurisdiction one who
has committed an act set down in clause
II section ! upon II being shown to the
satisfaction Of said board % that the In
structinn or preparation was not given In
connection with any of the sports or eNer
cises enumerated in Article III of this con-
.titution. or ~ II was tal that 4ve years
have elapsed since the giving Of such In
struction or preparation or to commit any
gveG solely to men In the service OF the
United States during the existence OF an
actual state Of war, and ca that the said
person intends never to resume such in
struction or preparation or to commit any
other act or acts which would render him
ineligible to compete as an amateur
Many are of the opinion the present
method OF apportloning members Of tho
board of governors should be changed.
In an amendment proposed by Ruben
he asks the board Of governors be in
creased by zone additional representative
from each active member (association)
for every twenty-five clubs belonging to
said active member in excess of the four
clubs required to constitute an active
member" Ruben also asks for sweeping
changes in the methods of the drawings
for boxing, wrestling and water polo.