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Show I A. A. LI. 10 RATIFY ROLFS GOVERNING EXPENSES FOR THE ATHLETIC STARS IN AMERICA IS Pho national Legislation coxnmittfi I report containing ihe proposed imend- 1 incuts to the constitution, bj laws and pencral athletic rules of ihe Amateur I Athletic union as prepared by Justice Bartow s. Weeks chairman of the I committee, has been received b the J delegates elected t attend tin- annual I onvenilon of ihe national body in Hos 1 ton November 16 and 17 i Probably the mosi iuiportan rrcom- n mended changes are those to the cen j era rules affecting competition and I eligibility. The Pacific association of I the Amateur Athletic union baa again I rerommended that cent ral rule No. 1 I be changed to prohlhit athletes from I other countries trom competinjr in the I national championships. This propi II rd change was submitted to the dele- HI gates ai iast i .. i m n HHi I but waa not adopted, the delegates feel HHT1 inc that the national . hampion.-h : ps HJ pro the championships of America and jt are open to all amateurs, whether resi- H den t!v 1 - or not. American athletes have been com- Hi ptinr in the K Swedish and HJ Canadian champion hip r number Hji " 1 - p and have been wel- HJ come. Likewise I anad an and xreipn HD athletes have i mpcted In t1, na HI 1 mn;. 1 cli.: niu n - h i rs The anniulment to jjeneral rule No. 4 Is aurc to meet with the unanimous approval of the competlnK athletes It calls for an Increase in the amount of expense money that an amateur ath-Iq ath-Iq is allowed to ask for. receive or accept for meals and lodpinc in traveling trav-eling to and from an athletic meet trom $" to 57 per day The present rule was placed on the books several pears aqo when the cost of living waa much less than it Is today and it is expected thai thia proposed amend' men1 will be adopted unanljnoaly. it is proposed that general rule No. 6, section 1, he amended so that tLe winninc; of small Intercollegiate champions!) cham-pions!) p.c. such ns the middle states intercollegiate, New Enclard lnterroi legiate, Maine intercollegiate, South Atlantic inlerrolleciate and similar in teroolleglate championships, will not bar an athlete from the junior class to the national championships. The chances in the basketball rules, which are approved by the joint bas-ke bas-ke ball rules committee, anil a number of changes in the hoxinc and wrestling rules are ;I-m submitted to the oele-gates oele-gates for (heir consideration. Final action ac-tion on :ill of these proposed amendments amend-ments will be taken at the annual con vention. |