Show more about the M I 1 A track meet Filli noro may alay 21 1912 editor pro progress 10 ress review in I 1 your issue issue of may M ay luech you 1 published it a protest which I 1 made lade against the unjust and arbitrary ruling if f two ol of the comil committee littee men in ill violation of all rules und and regulations for such meets in our state and high schools of our our church ani a iua also our ur M I 1 A of the latter day saints which are under tho the d direction of president joseph Josep liF 1 S smith 11 i ti general superintendent Super und arbol 11 lober heber J grant and B 1 11 roberts robert assistants with thirty six pix aids and it a secretary consist ing ilig in i till all of f forty I 1 arty men inen in ili those ti lose associations association L heretofore it lias has been tile rule and custom that tiny any nie member niber in these various ious track strack meets could ebie enter r as 1 many events as lie might inight see nt lit this arbitrary ruling limited them to two events if they dley had the right to limit them to two e eats one step further in the dihe arbitrary way they would nos be allowed to enter but one ofie egeit and certain olliah aa iia at be ta enter at ai till all for fear they would I 1 make two I 1 many points this is the arbitrary ruling to which w the willinore Fil linore association protested and from froin this this aliis appealed bilich which yI lIch they had in iii justice it a legal right to do I 1 have a letter before me written by william E day director of the dr seret gymnasium aum ium salt lake lah e city utah al mith chairman B S hinckley secretary detary this letter was written to nelson cooper our fillmore cocoli in answer to protest here to foro fore to liere with is IP in all extract from this letter may alay ath 1012 2 mr ar nelson cooper fillmore city utah dear brother cooper your le letter ater to brother hinckley was turned over to me ine for reply and in answer would state that bainet b ball till should not be counted as a field sport regarding the ruling of allowing one man to enter two cont contests e ats would say that this is in an arbitrary ruling of your committee and there is no athletic law to warrant it in answer to it a letter written by VH president of our Y AL al 1 I A to the general church of these church associations association alls tos jos F smith sinith as general bupt supt with his assistants and aids as n noted t e 1 above we r read ead I 1 salt lake city may alay etli 1912 mr air W if 31 in ilmore ut dear brother I 1 am in iii receipt of your favor of may 1 ain it which wa lich you protest pr 1 otest against th t the h work in athletics as outlined by your committee of three appointed by the stake supt bupt for that purpose 4 1 I regret reg rot very much that any ank difference difre rence should an arbiso ko between wards because of yie lie of f ical fical conduct of any of our oni ceia ceils I 1 note care carefully f u I 1 I 1 y what you say but not being beim familiar finiff liar with both sides of tile D colit by I 1 can call not do other than urge ge you to submit the matter fully and without lings to the stake sup of M M 1 A and his counselors I 1 think it advisable also that you write wi ito pres lisnek ley I 1 would advise that whatever ever may inny be the decision which they render you abide the silly same with pa patience tiene and loyalty 1 trust eliat before now you have adjusted your and that the fillmore Fill Filli boys will enter the events for the good of tile the cause it is not so important to win will as it ib to play fair and it is better qt r tube to be united under im in 1 I perfect po f I 1 et rules than to tn be divide I 1 nd under the best rules in the world regretting Regret ing that I 1 can call not bo be I 1 with you to assist in ill uniting all the boys under the banner of thiem the M T I 1 A and hoping that you will use your personal extorts efforts for peace 3 your fell fellow laborer borer r f LR L R continued on oil last pac pal ge 5 lt iv ac i the M MI 1 A meet contina continued d L K R Mar is one or of tile the thirty six aids to jos F 1 smith in in our church M I 1 A we ve as yet have no li hearing curing from the officers of the general board only kind advice and council in ill tile int interests rests of peace fro from ni brother Martain ean we have accepted of that advice and met under the bad rules referee to by bro martinear these meets have passed and aljo gone into history but tile the f future is is before us it is not lot the winning of the cup but there is a principal at stake intake and it is not right that the boys of willinore Fil ill linore more be governed by ahe edict of one or two men clothed with ft a little brief authority in if violl vioLi violation tion L of all the rules and regulations heretofore in hi practice in your issue of may alay 17 1912 brother geo E finlinson chairman of the mi millard hard stake athletic committee and the person principally responsible for the arbitrary ruling lias has made what he h called an all explanation this explanation needs a little wore more ex plana ting lie says there are rules governing events amt no ito rules stating what the events shall be save 1 k arbitrary ones rules f action or among men established by custom when ahei there is no legislature enactment violit violated ted becomes common law and as such is sustained and ap loved braved by courts in all civilized nations this is applicable in our crack meet tand and not arbitrary ruling Vill ilig the rile word ao 10 rd of tile lord ro tile latter day saints faints is that all things shall be done by common oil consent and lie also says through the prophet joseph smith sinith that it is t the 1 i 0 disposition 1 i posit of oc almost all men inen when clo clothed theol wil ai ha a little brief authority tho rity to commence to exercise unrighteous dominion this is what fillmore protested pro tested against if tile the rules governing 0 athletic meets are not lot K satisfactory to those fitte interested rested in our church and state 0 they should be revised by the lead head not the tail 1 but then the boys of fillmore will willingly 0 and gladly forgive C our good brother roping hoping and trusting that the ex of the will ahl be suffice dicent nt guide to lead to the theados adoption of rules by coin common nion consent and not in an all arbitrary arbi tary manner respectfully J 1 NT robison |