The Jersey City news., 1902-11-18
A. A. U. DOINGS
Annual Meeting for Election
Of Officers Many Records
Are Accepted.

Degats from all parts of the country
attended the annual convention of the
Amateur Athletic Union at the Astor
House yesterday. They elected new Off
.crs and new board Of governors for the
ensuing year; passed upon the reports of
various standing committees; considered
numerous applications for reinstatement;
accepted many new records, discussd sew
eraI constitutional amendments, and
made several changes in the rules.
1t was noon WIN President E. Z.
Babb called the meeting to order. The
reports of the various committees and
officers were first taken up The report
of Secretary Treasurer James E. Sullivan
showed that the organiza tion had a
balance of $2,G4S.17 on hand. The only
losing show given by the union was the
wrestling and boxing championships in
Philadelphia, which were run at loss
of $32S.55. ~,
When the report of the Legislative
Committee was called for A. G. Mills
chairman of the committee. recommend.
ed that the matter. of framing a suitable
definition of al amateur be referred back
to the committee originally appointed
and that the committee b instructed TO
compile a blue book of decisions for
the future guidance of the union in the
disposition of cases. The suggestion was
adopted
The delegates considered yoluminous
bunch Of applications for reinstatements,
the majority of which were made by
Westerners. During the past year the
union has had no end of trouble with
its western athletes. The only appiica-
tions acted on favorably were those of
Robert Macarthur and R. B. Cornell of
San Francisco.
Changes were made in the rules gov
erning swimming and polo vaulting com
petitions and water polo.
The following records were accepted:
Runnmg.-40 yards, 4 3-5 seconds
Arthur Kent, Celtic Park, August %,
1902. *
81 yards, 5 3-5. seconds; Arthur Kent.
Maspeth, August 2, 1902.
GO yards, 6 30 seconds; A. f. Duffy,
New York. June Z, 1902.
100 yards. s. 3-5 seconds; A. F., Duffy,
New York, May 81, 1902.
20 yards around a turn, 21 3-5 sec
onds; L. J. Walsh, Montreal. September
81, 1902.
RelayRace.-On mile. 3 m. 21 2-5s.:
Harvard team, April 81. 1902, Philadel-
phia; equaling worlds record.
Two miles, Sm. 4 4-5s.; Harvard team
April y, 1902, Philadelphia.
Throwing the Weights-56-pound
weight, unlimited run and follow, % #.
4 10 in; r. J. Sheridan. Celtic Park,
October '26, 1902
56-pound weight, stand, no follow. 2S
ft. 5 in; John Flanagan, New York.
February 8, 1902.
Faulting for Distanee-26 ft. 7K in. /.
William Baird, Philadelphia, December
10, 1901.
Running Long Dive-13 #. 71b in:
Frank Zumbrook, Springfield, H., April,
H.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were as follows:-President Wal
ter FL. Liginger, Milwaukee A. c.; vice
presidents, DR.. B. Merrill Hopkinson, ].
J. OlConnor, w. B. Hinchman and G. H.
Pyrah; secretary treasurer, James e.
Sullivan. Board of Goyernors-James
E. Sullivan, chairman; A. j. Harburg.
John T. Dooling, NJ J. Flynn. E. e.
Babb, I. r. Riley, NJ. f. Winston, ]. H.
Starrett, G. H. Pyrah DR.. Frank Fisher.
w. Fl. Iiginger, John MacLachlan. Dr.
G. NJ. Herman, W. B. Hinchman. VI.
Decota, Herbert Hauser H. G.. Penni-
man, Theodore Straus, B. X. Hepkin-
son, 7. R. Bland, J..J. O'Connor. Jerome
Karst B. P. Sullivan. II. u. Condon
DIR. Luther Gulick, John Stell, G. H.
Mapes, and J. j. Dixon.
The following standing committees
We're appointed
Finance-Julius It. Harder ]. J. Dix
on, John Stell.
Athletic Ghampionships-J. E. Sulli-
van. B. M. Hopkinson, g.. e. Babb.
Harry Mcmillan, Barlow S. Weeks. T..
F. Riley and DIR. G. x. Herman.
Legislation-A.s G. Mills, b. s. Weeks.
DR. Luther Gulick, J. B. Maccabe and
Gustavust Kirby
Records g. Sullivan. M. F. Win
ston, ]. 7. MacLaehlan. Harry Me-Mil-
lian, J. J. O'Connors w. b. Hinchman
and B.P. Sullivan.
A. a. y. Basket Ball. Committee
Luther Gulicks G. u. Hepbron. John
Steil, q. H. Pyrali, G.s w. EhIer. B. II.
Sullivan 4. 3. Strauss Herbert Hauser.
A. J. Marburg and H.. f. Winston.