in advance of ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Duncan was re-elected first vice-president of the CAHA in April 1935. He arbitrated a dispute for the Thunder Bay Manitoba Senior Hockey League championship and laid out terms for a three-game series in response to eligibility concerns for the 1936 Allan Cup playoffs and to which CAHA branch the Winnipeg Hockey Club belonged. He later contested the eligibility of the Montreal Senior Hockey Group for the Allan Cup playoffs due to charges of professionalism in the league. The 1935 Allan Cup champions Halifax Wolverines were chosen to represent Canada in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Despite press reports of a four-team preseason series in Montreal to choose a team, Duncan and fellow CAHA executives denied there were ever plans for such a series. The Wolverines subsequently folded and the Port Arthur Bearcats were selected to represent Canada instead, with four players added from the defunct Wolverines. The four Wolverines players were later removed from the national team when they demanded remuneration from the CAHA to assist their families while overseas. Duncan served as chairman of the CAHA committee which proposed a new definition of amateur, in the wake of Canada's struggles at the Olympics and loss of the gold medal to the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team. The CAHA wanted to eliminate what it called "shamateurism" and revealed "four points" to its new vision of an amateur. The AAU of C wanted to keep the old definition of pure amateurism and was opposed to semi-professionalism in sport. The Winnipeg Free Press reported that support for the reforms was strong, despite opposition by the "old guard" within the AAU of C. Duncan also proposed a resolution that the word "amateur" be dropped from the CAHA name. The "four points" were: Hockey players may capitalize on their ability as hockey players for the purpose of obtaining legitimate employment. Hockey players may accept from their clubs or employers payment for time lost, from work while competing on behalf of their clubs. They will not however, be allowed to hold "shadow" jobs under the clause. Amateur hockey teams may play exhibition games against professional teams under such conditions as may be laid down by the individual branches of the CAHA. Professionals in another sport will be allowed to play under the CAHA jurisdiction as amateurs. The CAHA approved the "four