HOW TO CONTROL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1322, 28 December 1911, Page 7

HOW TO CONTROL.

SEPARATE INTERESTS AT WORK. THEIR DOLL PHRASES. Tho meeting of the Board of Control of the Australasian Amatenr Athletic Union was continued yesterday. Mr. B. presided. , , , , The balance-sheet showed a balance to credit Of «ElO 18s. 3d. Olympic Amateur Definition. Consideration of a definition of nn amatouv for the purposes of, the Olympic Games was refen-od to affiliated associations, who -svill forward reports to the oxecutivo. .Jtr. B. J. Parkinson (Victoria) stated that t'uo" Australasian rules included tho following clause: "The teaching of athletic exercises in schools is not professional, provided that il includes Scholastio exercises." The proposed Olympic definition was much more stringent, and it would classify practically all schoolmasters as professional. Proposed Alliances. The president reported upon tho proposed alliance with tho English A.A.A. and the Canadian A.A.TJ. Tho Board of Control, he said, had accepted tho principlo of allianco with kindred bodies in ether parts (A the British Empire. An alliance was already in existence between Australasia and Canada. The* negotiations with South Africa remained where they had been left in 1909, at the Brisbane conference. Sonth Africa could not enter into ail alliance because their conaffiiiatod with tho English A.A.A., though thoy were willing to enter into an alliance. The English A.A.A. were unable- to enter into an alliance b'ecailso thief con-, stitution would not allow it. Australia, : however, was still making urgent ropre--' sentations for a workable scheme, and the question was under ■ consideration at Honie. At the conference in England Canada had been deputed to submit a sciiome add a sub-committee was set Up to consider it. The following points for consideration ,had been drawn Ah amateur definition common, to the Empire; (2) uniform track and field rales and regulations; (3) alliances for closer unify between tho English A.A.A. and the unions of Canada

and Australasia; (4) the Olympic Games at btocKhdlia, and Empire representation thereat; (5) O fow hints and suggestions on track and field management, ami systematic coaching and training; (6) cooperating pjans to rcgnlato the "tripper" athlete in international contests; (7) the use of club and national devices and col.ours at meetings; (8) tho interchange of athletic visits. It was decided that the conference should approve of what tho president had done, and that those who had the matter in hand would continue their negotiations and submit the , result of them to tho union for fhoh final consideration and approval. , , Mr. E." S. Marks, secretary of the union, was apt)<slii!ed to r6presont Australasia at tile conference at Stockholm in connection with the Olympic Games next year. Amateurs and League Football, The amateur status was considered and discussed. Tno present Australasian rules include the following: "Amateurs shall not lose their status by comijeLine; with oi' against professionals in any game" for which no money prize is ottered." To that it ttas proposed by the executive to add the following "Provided, however, that in all coinpotitions for trophies tho game or game.? held must bo under tho Control' of an association or club having recognised amateur definition for its amateur members, together with a code of penalties for any infringement thereof. ' The object 6! this, tho chairman explained, was to bring; Australasia into line with England and other parts of tho Empire. L«i<;ue football pln.yerj in all tho Australian States, ctcopt Queensland, had to forfeit their status bwHuso their garno was played und-er profcfsional titles. In Queensland, however, lcißUd player's were not paid for their service-). The abnvd proviso would widen the statuii It suggested in effect that thd Northern L«a»ud control .should allow among their players fchoSo whet camo under an am,v teiir definition. This ivas practically tho rula iii Association football ranks'at Home. Mr. A. Marryatt (N.Z.I staW fhaf his assoclatibn was inclined to treat the inntkt of League football v#rr mueh as tho Queensland Ass6ciation had done. For. this reason, beforo nny exceptions were agreed to. as suggested,-ho thought that all tho Ken- Zealand associations should bo consulted. He moved accordingly, and the motion was carried.

Roinstalement. Thft (Sxewith'e proposed: "Tliaf, with a view of brinpfingr the reinstatement rules of the Union itifo line with tlioso of Other, unions in other parfs rif the. World, if. is (lesifablo thiit the rule lM so iilt.Pi*! as to tttd: 'No ttttltn who ha«, at. any tirtic, l>een a uipnitier of any amateur athletic club (school clubs net'included), anil has corripote'rl in nny amateur , event, and ha; knowinjly and williiujly forfeited hU itrnateiir stntus after such erotit, sl.ould he eligible for reinstatement. , " Mr. A. Mnrrvnß movfrl tliaf the roconthiondatldii bo forvvarvled to the nffili<itsd HS.'oemtioni for their eon?ideraHnn, He said that, with tho scattered poj)iilntion (if this country, it whnlri be fntal to tho prnniotioii of amateur srwrt if a man. di>c(lii.°o ho linil faknn part in a smnll eouiitfy hieetinfr, iirid r.ompete<l for » cash prize simply because there were no amateur sprtrts at. which he • could compete, were-to lw la'red from all future pni'ticipnfirtiir nt imateur crlherirtsfs. It wns wol| thai there should still remain n di?wetionnry p.-nvei' ir. llio hands nf thn Riit'ernln* Lni'iie?. Tlie Quccnslarid, New South Wales, ■Virl Virtnria deMjatr-s nil fupnorled the New Zealand dele^at^ 3 . nnd the motion was withdrawn h? consent, us an indication Hint tho conference did not tl.ink tliiil tlie liud afrivtkl for the aiteratiriT siiigsested. fh» reilislatrtmeTit. ff Arthur riiarles Villiams. Mafterton,'was ?cr<-od to. Tim meeting adjourned until 12 noon to-dai,