"He brought the organization (RSROA) into being in 1937. As the original president of the association, Brown led it into the path which it still follows. The sport has gained national and, indeed, worldwide recognition...It has done so on the basis of the beliefs of the organization -- strict amateurism by the skaters and complete cooperation of member rink operators.

"Brown is proud of the fact that the RSROA boasts the strictest amateur code in operation ... stricter than the AAU, to which it does not belong largely for that very reason."