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'• -Ub- ■ •jtAMATEURS AND PROS WILLThese, with fiveem^tayat\ -.VALLOWED TO MINGLE IN*-vTEAM* PLAY ONLY-NEW RULE I• -•»Vancouver, Nov. 10.—The Amateur Athletic Union of Canada in convention here Saturday decided to play against professional teams providing sanction has been-given by the proper governing bodies.The resolution dealing with the important question and whichwas passed by the convention follows:“111 tearrt games an amateur team may be allowed to play against a professional team under sanction of the branch of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada in whose territory the game is played, application for which sanction shall come through and be approved1 q£ by the branch of the national governing bodyconcerned.”W. A. Fry, Duntiville, Out., and representative of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, read a per-^opal prepqreg statement intended as tfii answer to’ an article in a recent issue of a nationally known Canadian 2$g2lne which criticizes the operation of amateur sport in tju Dominion. The statement met with the unanimous approval of the convention delegates and will be jsent to the magazine in qtwistiorv \fcth the request t^iaf it be published.Mr. ^Fry’s statement/ followed irtpart: . r*Tn view of the wide publicity giv-ert to criticism of the bona-fides, and iiil attetript to discredit the men who are responsible for the promotion of amateur sprt in Canada, I feel that wp should reiterate our continued cdnfidehce and belief in our work, ^nd oub determination £o pursue it to our objective.“May I.make this statement: Then* never was a time in the history ofMinds and bodies r©f the -boys and jails of Canada is done in the schools c olh'ges und ijniveriitiea.'In the public aii{l?^Wgh schools children are in their ^rnmtive periodrVnci the moatto be named byGig now presides will constitute the executive.The highlight of the afternoon wds the discussion surrounding the jYpHeat tons for reinstatement’ 'lass “ V' professionals, only ope man, Chas. Paul,w of the Maritiml branch, being reinstated. Votes were taken on the applications of Stan Stevens and GeorgeLiebergal, of Alberta, who took part i*i C. C. Pyles “Bunyop Der^y.V and Jim McOonachy, ftoraer president of the B. C. .Amateur Lacrosse Association, byt in each instance they were t urhecHSowi).. It being necessaiy to secureLtt(three-fourths mapority for ^statementM. A- Aldritt. of Winnipeg, and Dr. T. G. DaV^dson, submitted a notice of 'motion for the next annual meetiug providing for re-instatemeht cf class “A** men as non-competitors, providing they had been out of profesaional sport for three years.'Durjtag the discussion on thd McConachy \ case} - i. H. Crocker, erf to-roi^ ^eclardi tliat tbeimioh wasrureeptSble flt;* the teachings of the ' HuVi• ih comthat theposl-andIthe world when civilization realizedmore Its responsibility to our youth to the dnforttTnates and . under-privileged^and there is no ra^op in honeycombed in any large degree the wbHd^ where morp time and with$eJ!fcd professionalism - is not money,Is/being spent m living on . tot true., VMAJiAAnniU .lit im in PnrinVln 1 to a bfirrtf rltiv Pqfin-spirit, of the Golden Rule and ‘plav-ih e-git me* idcai*. Most of them leave : eh go] under fifteen years of age and lure is Where we function, continuing their development and character-).adding through the important years until they pass to their life’s voca-t'on. ftrig^ed in thi3 woik is a cran^ arniy of Canada’s very best r ,un. They put. up the money to elotbd atod equip the boys, and provide coaching in the various branches of sport. Their only hope of reward V.: through tne raising cf human standards, mentally and physically.“All the critical carping criticisms'I have ever read . have come from ends which had a personal axe to grind, or some other just as ulterior n)0Uve, or ^from those who have spent nuich of their lives ir the very atmsphere they condemn. Certainly the ct|arj?e that amateur sport isBritish Columbia were coming again with jipplicQtknis for reinstatement wheti the laftfme for branches had appeared on ;a ^similar mission a promise had been'given thos would. )ie no mere.W. A. Fix Dunnville, support-ed Mr. Crocker, saying he was opposed to the weakening of the amateur in this way. The Union‘would go on rhe rocks if they bars were lowered and the flag hauled dowirj4John ‘Muter, of Vancouver, again urged consideration for his special case arid said that if the Unton hadstuck strictly to constitution, there would be no reinstatements. Gn the vote being* taken and lost, tt further resolution that no further implications be considered was carried:♦iH: J. NOBLE IS 2NDI^WpUjd be a sorry day lor Cana da. indeed, if it j-vere true, so let us•pe#that. resflt;msibility thin in Canada, or whore more general recognition of injunction that*.-.^e are to be our brothers keeper* Iras'been shown than Iti Canada.“The world recognize^ that a clean, I amateurism healthyv body is just assgsesntial as. a clean, boaUhy mind in attaining amimainticinjf Ufaj M*io* does not sMuse pe*»lee 11 izerufciip,. and sport war early re-1 steal and cheat, we snail open wideVICE-PRESIDENTALTA.PCle: gnR( V( fovr23 .vidmmBemiatrij!.ir56;justis somotimes' abased, 9# .jyaere are violations of law agaihlri: Qieft anti cheating. But theeiignizetl to fcei|ig second to np etherhuman,.endeavor in pjrbmbtjon; wo»k among the youth of ^ the nation , toward tfcat end. Then time came when the n6ed of organized control was realized, afed as a jpeftult aJl,bi*anel)e? of spor| in Canada ai*e officered and led by imen of recognized standing inthe vafi°^ provinces. Logically followed: ‘ to stthe doors and discard the* kiwsagainst qffendefa. Instead, the nation provides a police force to protect society against the vice, just as we are-a police force to keen amateur sport clean/*. . . . •Eeiect OfficialsCf.1. J[.;^To.rKn, 'Winpipef. wofleeted president of the Amateur b^|)rganization of this union j it thletrc Upion of Canada at the pen and maintain the in-! concluding session of the forty-thirdc roustallied'high standards set by its; sunna1. meeting here,succeeding! Prof. r. B. London/ of Toronto, who“In development of our organi- \ lt;!eciincd the nomination. C. C. Robinson,, of Winnipeg,'and .Tdhn Leslie, of bklmonton. were elected, honorary treasurer and. secretaty, respectively.zution to Its present high standard.Uie pr^as must shaie the credit of the actual iwAikera. Happily, Jm' great majority of newspapers and maga- Members of executive are Chas. ft. zlnes, realizing the influence theyj Hi^inbottom. Toronto: W. H. R.carry pj®. the homes, lend a. supporting band to developing a high«*r citizenship; but as in all other avenues of# life there aie exceptions to thia ri$e. . - ;“Thepspede work in moulding theDenman. Quebec; J. C. Dcwds, Victoria: L. a. Johnson, Winnipeg; B. W. Bellamy, Wetaskivvin, Alta.; J.W. Hamilton. Regina; Cbas. Gillespie,Mnritimos; Cecil Duncan,. Ottawa, and R C. Chambers. Fort Williatn.Ddmonton, Nov. 11.*—Fred . Cnim-blehulme. popular Calgary sportsman, re-elected president of the Al-lie i.ta.: Foc tbal\. ^Siwlt;^a^h ’/fqr4 tbrf* cn-ulng vear at th^ annual jne^ting .of,th?t *bodv field In*this4 city.‘qWc therweek-end. v . . ; ’Tlie complete rfhte of officers elected at the meeting is as fqjlqys: evident. FTed Cnimbiehi^meiT. first vi. e-president, W. S. McKenzie, Ed-wrnt.cn; second vice-president, H. / Noble, Medicine Hat; honorary secret a ry-tteasurer, W. Davidscn, Cal-gaiy; ,council members, R. Stephen,Calgary. R. S. Davis Edmcriton; XSmgster, Medicine Hat; auditor, (J. M: Small. Edmcnton; delegates to'th^ Dominica Foctbail Association’s, an nunl meeting are W. S.*McKenzie an-1 \V. Davioson. W. H: Evans, of Cal-gr.iy, who was second vice-president during last war, was named a lift* member of the A RA. • • • ,rThe_As.vociation decided, that. only Aiherta territory would Come , tlrcler A.i\A^ jurisdiction in the futufe^ thuf' oliminating from Alberta competltioif the teams of Eastern British Columbia in the Crow's Nest Pass area.An appeal by Calgary .CaledonialinianAn•i Jlt;elt;A,Pwl)rt J.FoHaIU(kilLei/Influ«*♦WyPaiBuiHan
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Medicine Hat News
Medicine Hat, Alberta, CA
Tue, Nov 11, 1930
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