The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-01
ARMY ATHLETIC
Instructors MAY
retain STATUS
Sweeping Amendments to
A.A.U. Constitution Sug-
gested by B. S. Weeks.

Sweeping amendments to the con-
stitution of the Amateur Athletic
Union, dealing particularly with the
eligibility of athletes who have en-
gagged in the instruction of soldiers
and sailors in the service, were made
public yesterday by Barlow S. Weeks,
chairman of the Legislation commit
tee of the A. A. u The amend
ments are to be acted upon by the A.
A. U. at it's annual meeting in Phila-
delphia on November Is.
Most important Of the changes in
| the code which Judge Weeks com
mittee recommended for adoption was
| one restoring to amateur standing
men who have been engaged in teach
| ing athletics to soldiers.
THE Board of Governors" reads
this amendment, which was submit
| ted by the Southern Association, sis
| empowered to reinstate to eligibility
to compete as an amateur il the
sports or exercises oyer WHICH this
union has Jurisdiction enc who has
committed an act set down in clause
! C of section 1 upon it being shown to
| the satisfaction of said board CD that
| the instruction or preparation was not
| given in connection with any Of the
| sports or exercises enumerated in Ar
ticle III of this Constitution, or if It
was (a) that five years have elapsed
since tho giving of such instruction
or preparation, or OBJ that it was
! given solely to men in the service OF
the United States during the existence
Of an actual state of war, and (2) that
the said person intends never to re-
sumo such instruction or preparation
or to commit any other act or acts
which would render him ineligible tc
compete as an amateur.
| Almost as drastic as this amend
ment is ono proposed by the Allie
gheny Mountain Association which
will in effect grant an amnesty to al
men who have lost their amateur
standing by one act of professional
ism and have since enlisted in TIN
service of the Nation and have nc
been dishonorably discharged.
This amendment is as follows:
Zone who has committed an act So
down in clause b or section 1 in con
. nection with any Of the sports or ex
ercises enumerated in Article III. @
, this Constitution shall never thereaf
ter be permitted to compete as a,
| amateur in any of the sports or exer
cises over which this Union has juris
r diction except that in cases wher
such act has only been committed o
: one occasion, and the person commit
l ting such act has since entered an
}, branch of the United States servic
1 and has not been dishonorably dis
t charged therefrom, the, Board of Gov
!, errors is empowered to reinstate sue
e person to eligibility to compete as a
4 amateur in. the sports and exercise
f over which this union has jurisdictio
g upon it being shown to the satisfac
a ton of such board that the said pei
son intends never to commit any ful
}, Their act or acts which would rende
l. him ineligible to compete as an anna
I'd teur.
It Where such act was not commi
= ted in connection with any of II
n sports or exercises enumerated in sal
n Article III. the Board of Governo
d is empowered to reinstate such pc
ie son to eligibility to compete as ami
Is teur in the sports and exercises ov'
- which this union has jurisdictic
Le upon it being shown to the satisfa
= ton of said board % that five yea
have elapsed since the commission
lie said act, and (2) that the said pc
10 son intends never to commit any flu
. Their act or acts which would rend
US him ineligible to compete as an am
~ teur,"