The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-31
IA. A. U. PROPOSES a
81 AMENDMENTS
Most Important Affect Conn
petition and Eligibility
of Athletes.

The national legislation COMMITTEES re-
port. containing the proposed amend
! ments to the constitution. bylaws and
general athletic rules of the Amateur
Athletic Union. as prepared by Justice
Barlow s. Weeks, chairman of the COM
mittee, yesterday was mailed to the
delegates elected by the various active
/, and allied members of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union to attend the annual conven-
ton Of the national body at the Copley
Plaza Hotel, Boston. on November is
and II.
The report contains thirty-four pro-
posed amendments in all. A number OF
the changes In the constitution are made
necessary by the formation of the Indi-
ana and Niagara Associations of the
| Amateur Athletic Union. the two new
associations organized during the last
year.
Probably the most important recon-
| mended changes are those to the general
rules affecting competition and eligi-
bilty. The Pacific Association OF the
Amateur Athletic Union has again
! recommended that General Rule 1 be
changed to prohibit athletes from other
| countries from competing in the ma
tional championships. The Amateur
Athletic Union officials on the Pacific
coast look upon competition where attn
| leteB from foreign countries are per
| mitted to participate as international
| competition and not as national cham
| pionships.
This proposed change was submitted
| to the delegates at last years annual
| convention, but WAS not adopted. the
| delegates feeling that the national cham
pionships are the championships OF
| America and are oIen to all amateurs
| whether residents OF the United States
| 49,, tAo
competing in the English, Swedish and
Canadian championships for a number
, of years past and have also been well
come. Likewise, Canadian and foreign
athletes have competed In the national
championships.
The amendment to General Rule IL
sure to meet with the unanimous ap-
prevail Of the competing athletes.
Calls for Increase in Expenses.
It calls for an increase in the amount
OF expense money that an amateur ath-
lete is allowed to ask for. receive or
accept for meals and lodging in travel
ling to and from an athletic meet from
IS to 81 per day. The present rule was
placed on the books several years ago
, when the cost of living was much less
than II is to-day and II Is expected that
, this proposed amendment will be adopted
, unanimously.
1t is proposed that General Rule 8,
Section l, be amended so that the win
ming of small Intercollegiate champion
} ships, such as the middle States inter
collegiate, New England intercollegiate.
Maine intercollegiate, South Atlantic in
tercollegiate and similar intercollegiate
championships, will not bar an athlete
2 from the Junior class in the national
! championships. II this amendment Is
o1 p,Nta a,1 f, o,,ito 81, . x,,,II ~
: the only intercollegiate champions who
will be barred from competition in the
. national Junior championship class will
be the winners of the Intercollegiate As
Z ISOLATION of Amateur Athletes of Amer
1 lea in the East, the Intercollegiate Con-
r ference Athletic Association in the Mid
i die West and the Pacific Coast Intercol-
legiate Conference Association cham
q pionships in the Far West.
j Would Help Champions to Compete
e The Southern Pacific Association OF
. the Amateur Athletic Union recommends
that clause be added to the genera
u rules compelling the organization hold
2 ing . championship event to pay one
d half of the expenses OF the holder Of the
Y national championship to and from this
place where the event is held. II, in the
opinion of the committee such holder /.
|
a championship event is held In the Ea 81
d and the champion resides on the Pacih,
[ coast he is unable to defend his title II
. a great many cases owing to the grea
r expenses he will be put to in making tn,
:. trip East.
i The same sapplies to championship,
e held on the Pacific coast for the cham
pions who reside in the East. It scent
t only fair that the club or organization
d promoting the event to assist the it'll,
Il holder to enable him to defend his cham
d pionship title. The presence of tn,
!. champion in the event also PRACTICAL,
a assures a successful competition
An entirely new set OF handball rule
are submitted to the delegates for thei
II consideration. These rules have beef
d prepared and approved by many OF tn
@ handbsll experts of the United State
y and are said to be the most perfect rule
ever drawn up for the sport
Il The changes in the basketball rule
which are approved by the joint basket
ball rules committee and a number o
changes in the boxing and wrestling
v rules are also submitted to the delegate
for their consideration. Final action o.
all OF these proposed amendments will b
IS taken at the annual convention at Bos
ton on November II.