The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-14
HIGHS IN LEAGUE
After January, 1922, Prep
Schools To Be Regulated.
No Member Institution Can
Play NOn-Members Then.
STRICT ELIGIBILITY RULES
Basketball and Track Get First
Attention.
Football Will Be Made Special
Issue Some Time Later.
;TRICT ELIGIBILITY RULES

| Winfield. Kan, Feb. 14.-Strict
regulation of Kansas high school ath-
letics is provided in a new constitu-
| ton drafted for the Kansas State High
School Athletic association. Copies of
| the constitution, which contains rules
for participation in athletics, are now
being mailed to every high school IN
| the state by Will French. principal Oh
Winfield high school and secretary of
| the association.
| After January /, 1922. no Kansas
high school which is a member of the
| association may compete with a nom
member under penalty OF suspension.
| This means that all schools which
| hope to arrange athletic schedules
probably will have to join in the asso
citation. The membership fee is So for
| each school.
| Can Suspend Schools.
! The board of control is to have
more power to enforce the rules of
the association. 1t is given mandatory
powers to suspend schools breaking
| the rules.
| S;mplification of track and basket
ball state championships is made I'M
der the new rules Entry blanks are
now being sent out to all high schools
| for basketball. Each school will give
| the names of it's eligible players, en-
close it's membership fee, ana send IN
| a preference as to the place where II
| wants to enter a district baSke tbalI
| tournament. Only the four teams
competing in the semi-finals of any
district tournament may attend the
state tournament This rule is de-
signed to cut down the number of
| teams going to the state tourney.
X. U. Tourney Favored.
The board of control may establish
| as many tournaments as the prefer
ences on entry blanks warrant. These
district tournaments will be held ar
various cities over the state. most of
them under the auspices of some COZ
| lege or university. The board of con-
troll will allot the state tournament to
some location, probably the Univer-
| sity of Kansas, Lawrence, where the
| state meets have been regularly helo
| in the past.
The new rules eliminate district
track meets. The annual spring state
track meet will be allotted to some in
| stitution, probably the Kansas State
Agricultural college, Manhattan. Each
team may enter eight men and each
man may enter no more than three
events and the relay. This is done to
cut down the number of entra hts and
| make unnecessary large NJ Der of
preliminaries in the various events.
New Eligibility Rules.
Eligibility rules for athletes have
been amended somewhat. The new
| rules provide the following restric-
lions:
No athlete may compete who has
reached his majority.
Only bona fide undergraduates may
compete.
All men must have enrolled during
| the first fifteen days of the semester
| in which they compete.
All athletes must have passed in not
| less than three high schools subjects
in the previous semester.
All athletes must be amateurs
No player will be eligible who uses
tobacco during the season of sport in
which he is competing.
If schools play men who are not ell
gible under these rules. the board OF
control has power to punish the Of
tending schools by disbarmenr.
| State Officers
NO plans have yet been announced
| for deciding state football cham
pionship. So many teams play foot
ball that it is difficult to award a title.
The officers of the association are
as follows: Principal r. r. Cook, To-
peka. president; Principal c. W.
| Smick, Oberlin. vice president; Prin-
cipal E. L. Stevens, Leavenwotn,
treasurer; Principal Will French.
Winfield, secretary