The Washington times., 1930-01-21
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Kirk Miller

proper source.
Sharply reminded at various
times during the past week Of
It's blind, Short-sighted, incor-
sistent policy toward teams and
individuals within the District
Of Columbia area which are
trying to enjoy the sport Of
basketball, but which are con.
tinuaay being haraSsed by the
Amateur Athletic Union, the
latter organization is easing up
on its hardened policy, doing
some wholesale reinstating, and
in one case, shortening Of q Sus
pension.
II these So-called attacks on
the narrow policy Of the local
body have done nothing else,
they have made 1t possible for
a few more boys to enjoy the
wholeSomeneSS Of basketball,
and it Is hoped that other rein.
statements may follow before
the disgruntIed teams now
under the ban Of the A. A. q.
find 1t necessary to go out and
form an independent organiza-
ton where they will be free to
shoot baskets without continu-
ally listening to the whistle OF
the A. A., q.
Today we find the A. A. q.
making it a little easier for the
boys to indulge in the court
game, pointing out to the bench
warmers of the high school
teams how they can get into the
forthcoming tournament and
thereby fill the gaps left vacant
by some Of the teams which
have been so ruthleSSly barred.
After a manner the A. A. U.
seems to be now in the position
OF seeking sufficient teams to
put their tournament across
and are giving the non-regulars
OF the scholastic teams the ad-
vantage of q warning they have
not had in other years. It is so
anxious to have the tournament
numerically healthy that it has
lifted the aeceSSity Of teams
playing together before actually
stepping in the tournament. All
a team has to do to slide into
the forthcoming play is to SIM
ply register on paper. All Of
which amounts to q warning for
the makeShift teams to make
their identity known early,
rather than on the eve Of play.
Other cheerful indications
are seen as the result Of the
focus which A. A. y. matters
have had during the past weeks.
For instance, President Bob
Acorn, the properly elected
head Of the local body, is be-
ginning to get into the inter
views. A lesser officer Of the
organization was getting all
the quotations both in the of.
ficial mouthpiece Of the local
A. A. U. as well as in other
publications. This condition
was so persistent that many
commenced to wonder whether
all was well within the A. A.
U. households.
We now observe the names
and activities Of not only Mr..
Acorn, but DR.. George Sharp,
Winfree johnson, r. V. Thorn
son and other A. A. q. gentle
men whose Judgment and ad-
vice now seem to be getting
some official recognition.
Also we note the creation Of
the heretofore unheard-of board
Of managers which has sud-
denly sprung into being, despite
the official stationery of the
local chapter, replete with COM
mitteeS, makes no mention Of
any such q board.
There is q volley ball COM
mittee, which hasn't functioned
much; there is q weight-lifting
committee which has also been
quite dormant, and other mac
tive committees, but no mention
Is made OF the board Of mana
gers. Wen. ho. hum: as we live.
we learn.
It seems the peculiar nature Of
the local A. A. q. enables 1t to
drift along from meeting to
meeting, making decisions, re-
verse them, banning athletes,
reinstating them. shorten SEN
tenceS, change the entrance
condition over previous years,
create boards Of managers and
otherwise anything to justify
its existence from hour to hour.
Meanwhile the poor athletes
never know what situations or
conditions or restrictions they
will have to face, so change
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