The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-18
ATHLETES IN ANNUAL SESSION.
WALTER II. LEGINGERIS ELECTED
PRESIDENT or A. Az.
Delegates From All Parts Of the United
states Discuss Rules-Amateur Den.
milton ShelNeti for Another Year
Duf1y's d 8.S second Record Endorsed.


! field sports from every district in the United
| States overloaded the work OF the organiza-
| tion for the fiscal year. This year there was
| no internal alteration TO straighten out
| a. on former occasions. but the absence OF
a strenuous muddle was more than counter
| balanced by lengthy suggestions from the
| Committee on Legislation and other routine
| matter At II o'clock Pre- sident Edward
| T. Babb OF the Melrose A &, Boston. called
the meeting to order Delegates from the
| following associations answered the roll-call
| Metropolitan Association. Sew Enlgand Associ'
| alton, Atlantic Association, Pacific Association
Central Association South Atlantic Association
| Mes;en Association. southern Association. Young
| Mems Christian Association and Military Athletic
| League.
The report OF the secretary-treasurer
| showed that during the past year the total
receipts We're SSH IS. and the total expendi-
lures amounted to 81. 7ss as. leaving balance
In hand OF 81. oIsi7
The report OF the Committee on Track and
| Field Championship revealed some Interest,"
Ing figures. especially in the boxing and
wrestling championships. This tournament
was held at Philadelphia and resulted in =
loss OF 1928 IS From the gymnastic cham
| pionship given by the New Polo A. A.
there was profit of Sisa 81 and also 2
pront OF s2s.5i from the national track
YORK A c at fravers Island There were
| no receipts from the swimming champion
| ship held under the auspices OF the New York
| A L nor from the all-around athletic cham
| piopship given by the Greater New iorK
The report Of the Legislation Committee
| came next and Chairman A, g. Mills offered
| the following:
| Resolrsd, That It is the unanimous rccommenda
ton OF the Committee on Legislation tina, the sub
Jet Of the amateur definition referred TO the com
IN sG @ Stns hs os
| blue book Of decisions and report again upon
| the whole subject at the next annual meeting.
Art ices of the constitution came in for some
| overhauling at the hands OF the committee
and their propositions were adopted:
Article II. section IL. to read:
Every athlete. when he registers, shall state his
residence and what club he wishes 10 represent
and ne shall neither be allowed to change the club
nor compete unattached during n, term Of his
regsl rat Ion In the A. \. L or any allie body with
out the consent Of the registration committee Of The
district ~ whIch be- res ID Md when any reg
trict another. NJ shall nuttiy the Registration
Committee Of the district wherein he 10 registered
and such Reg S,ratlOn Committee snail ISSUE q
traI>icr :" - I>'Lct IA ~n,,n such athlete IN
tends To reside.
The alterat ion of Article All. section 2.
makes II read:
Each active member shall nay to the secretary
treasurer or before the annual meeting A. an q
each club member OF such active member, provided
that every applicant for active membership shall
the amount OF rs annual dues, and shall not again
be liable for the payment OF dues until the year
following the next ensuing annual meeting
Heretofore great trouble WAS experienced
with pole vau,ters ana the length OF time IL
took TO decide the competitions, The new rule
adopted precludes all possibility of .ddi Ing
and tardy contestants will be disposed of
easily. II is in part
a. The height OF the bar AZ starting and al each
successive elevation shall be determined BY the
oiNcAls
a. Three tries allowed at each height. Each
com p-ttor shall make an attempt in the order
IN which hl> name appears on IN" programme,
then those who have failed shall have second
, n IesIisT s osder s,: ana those falling on this
90 Inc shall be drawn niiecn feet IN iron, of
the bar and parallel with II crossing this line In an
attempt shall be a ba!k. Two balks constitute a
t5l Leaving the ground In an attsmp, shall
constitute a Try.
Several trivial changes werc affected in
the water polo rules. hut new rules were for
mulated for plungnn and diving us follows;
~ The plunge shall be a standing dive. made
free from spring the body TO he kept moiionlrSs
face down. The start snail be made with one or
m-ntum gained by the dive viii Sc allowed
OF the contcS,an, aprsars above the surface OF
the water or tho expiration OF SIXTY go, seconds.
shall start when me con,csisn, leaves the take on
o. the nnish Of zach tria the conc slant shall
pS. ' md om a ' s q nS one d snr
the water so as 10 interfere with the following
81 The distance shall be measured FINN the
take OF TO line drawn across the farthcs, poin,
having both ends equi distant from the take OF
az Each con,eS,an, shall have thrcc q, trials, the
competitors who have tied shall be given one more
trial.
OF the take OF Is more than thirty ,l 81 inches
from the top ~ the water.
Tho Record Committee. composed NJ James
T, sullivan. chairman: ", r. Winston. John r.
McIachlan Harry Mcmillan. j j O'Connor,
W. b Hinchman and Il, =. sullivan. sub.
United the list Of records. which after care
Endorsed as correct was the worlds record
OF 80 seconds for 100 Yards. made ny Arthur
puNy AZ the intercollegiate hampionships
NJ fqr ,reatmcG,, but only Robert McArttur
Smith. Worcester. Mass wcrc r,instated
Under the head Of new business L. r Sharp
asked ior ruling on ne sphicct, Of n sanction
ruled that this association should charge s.
sanction fee for boxing clubs wishing to hold
Of the association could be charged anywhere
from :; to $50.
positi of Diocesan Union clubs in dirercnt
be bus ad =, to to mcn6"rs&ls Si.,lnfiivsy
that il WAS better to let them organize as an
indspe1dcnt orseniIystion., and be- admitted
as ni, an liied body, lhe d,icsstcs acquiesced
before the annua meeting of these clubs ne ri
June. after which they " III be probably sd
mittcd TO the 4. a T.
Tho -. Louis delegation asked for the CO.
operation of the \ 4. e. in tho Olympian
games OF 1904. and they were assured OF the
h'atty support OF the athletic clubs from the
North and East. The election OF a new Hoard
of Go"rnors resulted az follows;
JAM z: sullivan. \, J; MIrbcrc. Pas,imc \. c..
Edward T. babb. Boston i. t.: r. T. Rilcy. Gam
| hridgepor, Gymnasium. Mass: VI T. Winston. y
Josephs \, A. Lynn, Mass, !. H. Sterri;i Sa,,nnal
swimming A,Sotia,ion, Philadelphia. &. H. ~ nah
philadelphia; ". H. I.cgcngcr. Milwaukee i, g.
| John Mclschlan: pullman \. {. Pullman, III .
nr George X. Herman, Pint Rcsnient 4. e.
| Chicago. ". Is, Hnchman. Alameda Ilost club
san Imnclsco; Cal; Nj. he Gotta. san Francisco
Cal Hcrbcr, Hauscr., san Francisco cal; IT, g.
Straus' n. Los Gymnasium. baltimore, Md (:
pr H. MeInll ltopknson, Baliimprr \. G.. T. r.
Bland 81 Louis: J. j. O'Connor. ~. Louis Jerome
kars', 81 Louis; u. y, sullivan, New Orlesns Ia :.
minrham y. G. Dr, LJtEcr Gullck, \. NJ 4. 4.
John Siel, North American 6ymnR>tlc , Union. y
e, ". MapcS. intercollegiate \. \. 4. A.. John i
| Dixon. Military Athletic League, ~
| The new board went into session n nd elected
| the following officers for the ensuing year;
| presGent-Mater X. Icgenger
| Vice PrcNldcntS-br, B Merrill liopkinson J. 4
osonnor W; ~ Hinchman and G; y. pynah,
| cre,ary-rtca>utcr-Jamc, D.. sullivan,
| Delegate, at Large 10 the A. A. IA. O. Mills
| J, T., Harder, =. c. Hughes. Gustavus r. Hirby'
| the Hon. Joseph y. MaccaDc,
Tie following committees were appointed.
-, Finance Julius J.. Harder. chairman; John J.
| IrgNSlati0n-l q Minis chairman. p,r.s., 4,