The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
MAY BAR ATHLETES
WHO TOOK PAY
For Acting as Instructor or Recreation
Director at Service Camp--Impor-
tant Meeting of Amateur Athletic
Union to Take Up Matter.

New York, Oct. 2s.-The annual meet
ing of the Amateur Athletic union, TO
be held in Philadelphia on Nov. IL and
Is promises to be one OF the most mo-
mentous in the history Of the organiza.
ton. Questions having to do with the
readjustment of track and field athletics
after the war and problems arising from
the present conflict viii be laid before
the delegates for their consideration and
decision. Their verdict will have far
reaching effects and the various officers
and other representatives Of the union
are collecting data in order TO be pre-
pared to meet these issues squarely and
fairly.
Among the subjects that are TO be con.
sidered are resolutions barring from all
national championship games athletes Of
foreign affiliations and the status OF an
athlete after the war who, during the
hostilities, occupied a position as coach,
instructor or physical director at a can
Torment or with the service units abroad.
The question of alloting the various
championship meets at this meeting in
stead Of later In the season will also
come up Tor decision.
OF these, the most important is un-
doubtedly the one bearing on the anna
teur status of the athlete who during
the war has accepted pay for acting in
the capacity of instructor or recreation
director at a service camp Under nor
NAL conditions such action would i'm.
mediately disqualify and PROFESSIONALISM
such athlete In the present circum-
stances, however, such action bears an
entirely different aspect, the work in
many cases being carried on for patriotic
reasons and at heavy financial loss, as
well as at the expense Of broken home
ties, As result it Is confidently expect
ed that the following resolution, intro
dueed to cover this contingency, will be
quickly adopted.
THAT in accepting such positions
many have done so at great sacrifice,
leaving their homes, families, business,
positions, etc, TO 60 far from home or
over the seas, feeling that in this way
they could be useful in helping to win
the war.
"Be it therefore resolved, that no per-
son who shall have been eligible to com
pete as an amateur at the beginning Of
the war shall be considered as having
forfeited his amateur status by accept
ing a position such as mentioned above
unless he shall continue in said employ
ment after the war is over"
The matter of awarding the various
championship events in the branches Of
sport under the jurisdiction of the A. A,
", at this meeting is more or less of an
innovation, and the success of the plan
willIdepend upon the number of applica
tions received from the different associa
tions and individual clubs. Some 80
championship competitions are scheduled
for award, and it is hoped that major
ity Of these can be placed at this meet
ing It is not likely that specific dates
will be fixed for the contests, but sea
sonal range win be fixed in such case
and the club securing the event will be
permitted to name the day or days upon
which it would be convenient TO hold
the competition within the range stated.
The list of events are as follows:
Track and field--l9 junior events; 10
senior events; all-around and five relay
races; decathlon; pentathlon, 10.
mile run and seven-mile walk; steeple
chase
Indoor track and field -l3 junior
events; IL senior events,
Cross country Junior race; senior
race.
Outdoor swimming Senior events:
100 yards straightaway; $40 yards; $50
yards; one-mile; long distance; high div
ing; junior events; 440 yards; one mile;
high diving.
Indoor swimming Senior events: so
yards; 100 yards, 220 yards, 500 yards;
back stroke, 100 yards; breast stroke,
200 yards; fancy diving from spring
board; plunge for distance; relay, 400
yards, 4 men; water polo; junior events:
100 yards; 800 yards; back stroke, 100
yards; breast stroke, 100 yards; fancy
diving from springboard.
Miscellaneous Baseball, boxing, gym
nastic, wrestling, handball, tug of war,
ha all OF hall