The Washington times., 1903-11-17
A. A. j. SANCTIONS
ATHLETIC RECORDS
Alex Grants Time for Two
Mile Run to Stand.
APPROVES OLYMPIC GAMES
George Foster Sanford Applies for Re-
lnStatement, But Is Turned
Down.

NEW YORK. Nov 1.-THE annual
meeting Of the Amateur Athletic Union
was held in this city yesterday. about
twenty delegates, representing organi-
cations from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast, being present. The record of
US 10 for the two-mile run, made by
Alex Grant on September 70, 1903, at
Travers Island, was accepted.
An amendment to the constitution.
providing for national registration
committee. to consider and settle dis
putes over the registration Of athletes
where two or more sectional associa-
lions are concerned, was adopted as
were one or two others of minor i'm
portance.
Many Records Stand.
Other records for 1903 allowed by the
association included the following:
Seventy-five-yard high hurdle race,
SIX hurdles, NJ. Bockman, Milwaukee A.
c. March Z. Time. 10 seconds
120-yard high hurdle race, ten hurdles,
r. J. Clapp, Bsrkely oval. N. Y. May
81, 1893. Time. 10 3-5 seconds.
'O-yard run. w. A Schick, jr.,
New York, February Is. Time. 7 is sec
onds.
Throwing 56-pound weight, unlimited
run and follow. J. S. Mitchell. n. Y a.
c, New York, September :. Distance.
IS feet inches.
A large number of swimming records
We're allowed. including hfty yards.
straightaway, across stream, David
Gaul, Philadelphia Swimming Club, La
fayette, Pa August IS. Time. 81 sec
onds.
100 yards. straightaway. across tidal
salt water-CharIes Ruberl, y. Y. A c,
nHaanna Ea-Ha
Time, 51-5 seconds.
eco yards. Bath. seven turns-Charles
Ruberl. n. Y. A. c., New York. March
z. Time. ? minutes 2 AS seconds.
Also intermediate records for I25, $50.
and rs yards.
500 yards. nineteen sturns-Joseph W.
Spencer. Columbia University. New
York, February Il Time, 10 %
One mile, across tidal salt water nf-
teen turns-Charles Ruberl, Travers
Island, September Y. Time. IS minutes
8 3-5 seconds.
Approve of Olympic Games.
The election OF officers and commit
tees, the adoption Of a resolution pIedg-
ing the support OF the union to the
olympic games TO be held at the st.
Louis Exposition, and action upon nu-
-~-~-N'e-7 Eases VI uAS4uallllGQ aLnlELGE OE- I
eupied the time of the afternoon ses-
sion.
The most important case Of disquali-
hcauon was that of G. Foster Sanford,
the former Yale athlete. well known as
former football coach at Columbia Uni
Versit.r. When 1t became officially known
TO t'D officers OF the union two years
ago that Sanford was receiving a salary
as professional football coach, he
was disqualified as an amateur athlete
He now wishes TO get back his amateur
standing. having remained out OF bust
ness as professional coach for two
years.
1t was decided that to reinstate San
ford would be inconsistent with the
policy Of the union, and would establish
a bad precedent that would give an
opening for coaches in similar posi-
tons 10 demand reinstatement also.
Several Reinstated.
Among those reinstated to amateur
Standing were William Miller, OF Tren- /
ton, n. j. Samuel Berger, and / H
Lavalliere. both OF San Francisco.
Among those whose applications were
denied We're W. h Young, Of Butte. /
Mon; L. Goodwin. OF Pullman. Wash |
and r.. Gilbert, Of Kalamazoo. Mich.
w h Lig1nger was reelected Dresi-
dent The vice presidents are II. G. |
Penniman, or the South Atlantic As
ISOLATION J. J. O'COnnor. Of the West
ern Association, W. i. Hincham, of the /
Pacific Association, and Q. H Pyrah /
Of the Atlantic Association. James e /
representing the Metropolitan /
Association, was reelected secretary /
and treasurer.