New-York tribune., 1921-12-30


The matter of the associations par
ticipation in the proposed National
Federation was LEFT to The board Of di-
rectors of the association for report
one year hence
Colonel Palmer T.. Pierce opened the
meeting yesterday with speech it
which be issued awarning against the
growing peril which amateur sports
will be called upon to face. Wath this
warning Colonel Pierce offered the fol-
lowing suggestions. which are calcu-
lated to Offset the PROSECUTING of pre-
paratory school and minor college ath-
letes by other colleges.
Remedies Suggested
|. Publicity, to include an education
al campaign. through the press, cs-
pecially III college papers.
2. Bringing the matter to the atten
ton of the alumni.
3. Seeking the support OF the coaches
and trainers.
d. Bringing into the membership Of
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
ciation preparatory schools and high
schools.
Colonel Pierce also appealca .clo-
quently for the organization OF fed
eration of amateur athletic bodies
which would result,in some definite and
universal regulations being adopted for
the general betterment Of sport.
. The morning session of the associa-
Zion YVES devoted TO the appointment Of
;'committees and the nominations for
the elective Offices to be filled,
(, Taking up the matter of prcselyting
IN his opening address Colonel Pierce
said that arbitrators appointed at the
last session OF the association TO take
up and consider charges and rumors OF |
Nioat cns had found few concrete cases \
among the matters referred to them
Colonel Pierce, however, quoted the
head of the Halvard scouting Depart
aEent as declaring that the practice was
or the increase. In this connection
Colonel Pierce said:
Z ~ Anent Prosecuting
''1f this practise of PROSECUTING is
snot discontinued or materially cur
tailed, it may becofac necessary to
i!inaugurate q rule precluding partici-
patton in athletics by any transferred !
i stadent during his first year OF at
tendance at the new institution. aad
yet count that year as one OF the
Ethree years. You will note that !
4 specifically state three wears. for, |
/ believe That freshmen should not
4 engage in college athletics as varsity
l players. ] base my contention PR
!! marily on the fsct that these fresh
+ men would be OF far greater value to
"a college during their remaining
/ three years if they restricted their
! teams
( The rules of all intercollegiate
i sports now specify the number Of
i players on > given team, and it would
/ by no means be impossible to extend
J the restriction to cover the general
4 fundamentals of eligibility,
T. THE practise is apt to grow be-
7 cause the success OF intercollegiate
y contests seems to be absolutely nee
Fessary. 1t is r fact that large sta
1 diums have been built, and it is also a
1 fact that they must he paid for.
/ Mass athletics, which our association
I advocates strenuously, require much
I money for their support Je~is obv-
/ GUS that the temption TO commercial
i ize intercollegiate athletics may APP
! peal to others than coaches"
\ iayor Federation
/, Colonel Pierce expressed regret that
tfhe suggestions and proposals of Sec
ihetary OF War Weeks for a national fed
,feration of sports had not been given
linore general support. The Colonel ap-
tpeared TO favor such q federation
In this connection Colonel Pierce
tsaid:
/ The conference of last year di-
! rected me to favor the formation of
a representative of Olympic Associa-
ton and if possible federation of
/ organizations in the United States
interested in amateur sports. At q
4. convention held III this city consti-
! tuition and bylaws of an American
Olympic Association was adopted.
The Secretary of War, with the con-
) currence of the Secretary of the Navy,
I Informed the president of the old
Olympic committee of his desire
that real federation should be or
ganized, one of whose functions
/ would be the direction and conduct
of our participation in the Olympic
games.
with the letter accompanying
this proposal was draft of tenta-
/ tive constitution and bylaws to ac-
complish this purpose. The dele
! gates acted adversely on the proposal
i and after certain minor changes
adopted a constitution and bylaws
! Tor an organization which the gov
\; ernment agencies have stated to be
i too. narrow in scope to meet their
DESIRES"
/ The roll call of yesterdays meeting
at the Astor indicated the presence Of
4 at least half hundred representatiyes
!, OF various colleges and score or more
4 OF delegates from detached institutions,
l Advise Metric System
!, Among the reports of the standing
| COMMITTEES was one from that of Track
i Rules. represented by J. L. Griffith.
1 suggesting the advsability of making
/ use OF the metric system in recording
i records.
/ Developments Of the frst session of
! the association included an informal
announcement by Major Charles D. |
/. DAILY, of West Point, that football
coaches plan to organize after the lines
/ OF the coaches. The camplaint was /
made from the floor that some officials
had accepted assignments during the
last year which they failed to keen and
IL was intimated that this was because
they had been offered higher fees to
appear elsewhere. 1t was charged that
certain officials had even engaged in
/ serious bargaining for their services.
{ Major Days answer to these charges |
was that the association now being
( formed was designed to eliminate these
conditions if they existed.
An intercollegiate boxing carnival
will be held in Philadelphia on March |
10. it was announced. 1t was also stated
that central board of boxing, de
signed to function after the manner of |
the central board of football, had been
organized. A ban has been placed on