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Ottawa, Dec. 11.-For another year at least there will be no change in the rule forbidding professionals in one bianeh ul sport to play as amateurs in another. The threatened battle to the finish over the question at the annual meeting of the Amateur Athletic Union oi Canada failed to materialize when a plan was advanced to refer the matter to a committee.j For a few minutes at the close otthe convention yesterday debate washot as James McQuaig of Ottawcdeclared sport in Canada was “no longer sport but a profession,” involving millions of dollars each year, and W. A. Fry of Dunnville came xoiward with a plea for maintenance of the ideals of amateur sport.The committee scheme was advanced by Dr. A. S. Lamb of Montreal, who said the question was serious enough to merit study and could not properly be dealt with withoutinformation.The committee will look into the scheme from the point of view of the A.A.U.'s relations with the Olympic games and international sport organizations, prepare a brief setting out arguments for and against, circulate this among the branches and allied sport organizations and submit it with recommendations to the next annual meeting.Appointment of the committee will be the duty of the new president, J. Howard Crocker of London, and the new executive.An attempt to block tha discussion on the ground the Saskatchewan branch had not sent the resolution in within the time required by the constitution was made by H. H. Rox-borough of Toronto, but failed. President James Morkin ol Winnipeg ruled the resolution was “legally before the meeting.”“From my observation,” said Mr.Fry, 'the men who are the strongest critics of amateur sport are those who would be glad to see this uniotr wrecked. Let us not throw down the generation in front ous for the sake of the generation behind it.”It was a question of implanting proper ideals in the young generation leaving the schools, he said. Theunfon should strive to teach them to play the game for the game’s sake, to stick to the principles they learned from tlieir teachers. If professionalism were tolerated an athlete leaving school would be told to “get his because everyone is getting something.”“We are trying to keep our boys and girls pure and true and straight.” said Mr. Fry, “and in saying that I am not saying professionals are not all right. Professional hockey is something any amateur may well aspire to but we must pro-toot tha youths/'
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Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Mon, Dec 12, 1932
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