The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 (extracts)

777 (i) Entering for or compctino- in any athletic exercise under a .fictitious name without first obtaining the sanction of the body controlling the particular branch of athletic exercise concerned. EXCEPTIONS. The followino- exceptions shall be made :- (a) Any persons who have been reinstated by each of the governing bodies by whom they have been declared professionals or whose regulations they have infringed, and who have not infringed their amateur status since the date of such reinstatement, shall be considered amateurs. (b) Amateurs shall not lose their status by competing with or against professionals in any game (for list of " games" see interpretation clause) for which no money prize is offered for the amateur. (c) Competitions at arms between Volunteers or Regulars, fire brigade competitions pure. and simple, the pastimes of shooting and sailing, and all -other pastimes, not comina within-the definition of athletic exercises, shall not be considered as coming within the scope of this federation. (d) Competitions open only to Volunteers or Regulars at Naval or Military athletic meetings, such events being for trophies only, shall be exempt from any rule disqualifying persons for competing against profes– sionals. (e) Receiving any remuneration for any office connected with athletic sport if sanctioned by the body governing the branch of sport in question. (/) Teaching athletic exercises at a school will not constitute a person a professional provided his engagement bona-fide include scholastic duties at the same institution. FEDERATION OF TASMANIAN AMATEUR SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS. The definition of the Tasmanian A.S. . is precisely the same as that of the A. S.F. of New South Wales. BELGIUM. UNION BELGE DE SPORTS ATHLETIQUES. An amateur is one who has never participated in a public race, in a com– petition, or a meeting open to all comers; nor competed for a money prize, or for money obtained for admission to grounds, or competed with profe ionals for a prize, or for money obtained by public subscription : or ""'ho has never, at any period of his career, received payment as professor or instructor in any kind of physical exercise. DENMARK. DANISH SPORTING FEDERATION. ARTICLE 1. Anyone practising sports is considered an amateur providing- (a) That he does not teach for salary (or fee) any sport. It is und rstood, however, that anyone teaching for salary, &c., one or several sections of sports is not considered a professional as regards this or these sections providing that