The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-09
SPORTSMEN ARE
FIGHTING TAX
Movement Urging Congress 20 Repeal
War Tax o. Athlstie Goods
Being Made.
(sy PETER .. CARNEY

seldom does day 50 BY that wc
don't hear from a dozen or more
organizations who have become inter-
ested In the nation wide movement 20
have the war tax on sporting goods
repealed.
The Central Association 81 the ANA
teur Athletic Union, comprised q
more than 100 leading athletic organ.
izations la the middle west. al a meet
Ing sc the Illinois Athletic Club re-
quested President Charles ID. LynchI
or Detroit 70 draft a resolution and
20 forward same % Chairman Ford.
uey 81 the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
II Is seldom that the aportsmcn's
clubs OF the United states interest
themselves IN legislative matters, but
they certainly are interested and very
much back ~ this movement They
know what a continuance Of the tax
means. They know Il viii set the
country back many years from an
athletic standpoint They know that
the youth OF America must be devei-
0ped or our country viii be among
the ALSO rams We All know that the
boy % today Is the man OF tomorrow.
We want the boy 20 be a real man.
The Kansas Agricultural College 10
It's Director q Athletics. n. r. Ahearn.
the Brooklyn Central Y. n. G. A
through its Director Of Physical Edu-
cation. r.. G. Cuhhon. the Detroit Ath-
letio Club and quite number of sim
liar organizations are endeayorinK 20
create public sentiment in favor az
the repeal ~ this tax
nwA@~ fN#VmMN Ns8w fyVssF.
Gary Und.) City Baseball League, The
Laurel House Gun Club ~ Lakewood.
y. D.. The Albany (N.Y) Golf Club.
The Veterans 81 Foreign Wars. mum
bering some zoo 900 members. Tho
Winchester Junior Rife Corps. num-
bering some $4,000 members The En-
giewood (N. j Field Club. The
Maryland state sporfsman's Associa-
ton. The Yahmundssis Golf Club OF
Utica. n. Y, The Cohanziek Country
Club OF BridgetOn. n. J.. The savan-
nah Golf club. The National Bowling
Association. are among clubs that
adopted resolutions last week urging
the repeal % the tax for the benefit
OF the youth ~ the country
Basketball. football. and Soccer
football officials have interested them
selves in the movement. and along
with hundreds ~ physical directors an
extensive campaign Is being made 90
get every club 20 take action on this
matter when the facts are presented
TO a club Il usually goes into the
thing right and many Of the members
become hustlers for the cause. too
Congressman AfiohaelsOn Of Illinois
IL strong Tor the repeal Of the tax:
Congressman Hull Of Iowa believes
that the tax Will be reduced n it IL
not decreased. and I'm letter 10
Archie Graham. Of South Bend. Ind.
senator Watson 81 that state winds
up:
II personally feel that this tax
should be repealed and Won may
count upon my active Efforts 20
bring about results"
Here T. a letter that Louis al Ben
neditto. secretary OF the southern As
ISOLATION Of the Amateur Athletic
Union. sent to Representative O'Con-
nor OF New Orleans
"The southern Association
understands that q movement H.
on foot 20 repeal the 10 per cent
war tax on sporting goods. How
this ten per cent was ever written
into law Is something that that
those OF as interested IN the
physical well being - our future
generation cannot understand
The war made II plain that
physical fitness vas essential 20
proper carrying 0ut Of the vari-
Gus war programs. yet the Govern
ment taxed sporting goods which
are essential 10 the program
'Chewing gum was assessed
per cent ard 3eweiry. a luxury.
per cent. yet sporting goods 50
vital a necessity % carrying out
tho war program. 10 per cent.
There certainly was something
wrong In the make up Of tax
laws.
As our champion IN Washing
ton. 500 registered amateur ath-
letcs IN our Association All from
New Orleans. through the south
ern Association os the A. A. u.
petition you 20 Use your best ef-
forts 20 have this tax repealed.
You know what athletics mean 20
a youngwter If = Kid wants 20
buy a baseball today he II forced
20 pay 20 cents war tax. This
hampers somewhat. the movement
20 keep everybody phyalcaily ~.
The same goes for every branch
% sport IN which this tax e.
levied"
That letter tells tie story in nut
shell
II IL up to every sportsman % DO
his best 20 have this tax repealed.