Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-18
ATHLETIC TIES ARE SEVERED
Athletic Union Takes Drastic Action
Regarding Contests Abroad.
AMERICANS MUST HAVE VOICE
UnIess Organization Has Part in
Conduct OF Meetings Its Repre-
sentatives VIII Not
Compete.

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Closing a. year of
great activity. the Amateur Athletic union
OF the United States held its annual meet
ing yesterday and took action which will
have an important bearing upon future
international athletic events. 1t again
elected as its president James e. sullivan,
who. in accepting the office, said he con-
scented to serve a third term only because
his retirement might be construed abroad
as an admission by him and by the Ameri-
can Olympic committee that his acts as
United States commissioner did not receive
the sanction Of the union. The Union not
only unanimously reelected Mr., Sullivan,
resembling its rule against a third term,
but by resolution upheld hin in the course
he pursued in the games in London, when
frequent disputes arose between the Ameri-
can athletic authorities and the committee
In charge of the events at Shepherds
Bush.
I-nternatiOnal Ties Severed.
Since the Olympiad a few months ago
bitter feeling has existed between the
British and American Athletic associations.
This practically eliminated today by the
adoption of resolutions which bring about
the severance of all ties Of friendly COM
petition between these bodies. There never
was a really binding agreement between
America and Great Britain in athletics, but
today's action by the union is drastic. The
sense OF the meeting today was that un-
less the American Athletic union has a
share in the management of international
meets none Of the registered amateur ath-
letes from this country should be allowed
to compete in them.
The Unions endorsement of President
Sullivan's acts as commissioners carried
with il approval of his action in the case
OF j. C.. Carpenter of Cornell university and
was tantamount to a refusal to take any
cognizaace whatever of the British associ-
atoms disqualifications of that athlete.
The action of the British association in
disqualifying Carpenter was dwelt upon
during the greater part of the discussion
on international athletic discussions, and
after a long conference a committee was
appointed to look out in future for the in
terests of American athletes when they
were entered in events to be decided out
sid Of the United States.
President suIIivan's Address.
President sullivan's address dealt espe-
cially with the Olympic competitions.
I'm general" said he, summing up his
comment, I'VE do not feel that the man.
agement of the games was what it should
have been; we feel confident that IL we
are to have future international competi-
tions some definite plan must be adopted
whereby each country that enters a team
shall have a voice in the management. We
protested only when it was necessary to
have what we considered athletic fair
play"
The national annual junior and senior
championship meeting will take place al
Seattle, Wash, next year, in connection
with the Yukon exposition.
Major John Dixon of New York was re.
elected secretary-treasurer and the follow.
!, ing were chosen as vice presidents: Z. C
} Brown, Chicago; w. NJ. lnglis, Seattle; II
O.. Penniman, Baltimore, and A. ]. Lill
: Boston.
The report of the secretary-treasure
y showed the organization to be in a flourish
ing condition financially with a balance
> of $lO,S 34 on hand.
Records made during the past year wert
approved by the union as follows:
Records Are Approved.
Sixty-five-yard run, indoors: Lawson Rob
12O yards, high hurdle: A. B. Shaw, Dart
mouth college, 0:l5h.
22O yards, low hurdles, fifth of a mil,
d track around a turn: J. j. Eller, 0:24As.
$ G1 yards yards d high hurdles 8 feet 6 inches
e 40 yards, high hurdles, 3 feet 6 inches
Charles Bacon, 1:35.
h 800 yards run: Andrew Garner. San Fran
cisco, 2:O126.
sixteen-pound shot: Ralph Rose. 40 fee
q 10 inches.
.Twelve-pound shot, from seven foot cir
d Gle; Ralph Rose, 81 feet, 8 inches.
Discus, seven foot circle: M. F. Hoff, 10
, feet, IL inches. Weight A pounds.
Discus, Olympic style: Martin j. Sheridan
l40 feet 5h inches.
Sixteen pound hammer: John Flanagan
Is 9 feet circle, 19 feet 81 inches,
,; Eighteen pound hammer, including weigh
of head and wire handle: B. F. Sherman
+ Boston. 131 feet and one-fourth inches.
y Twenty-one pound hammer. includinI
Sherman. 1O9 feet ~ inches.
IS Pole vault: Walter r. Dray, Yale, IL fee
!; Olympic Records.
I'd Olympic records. tryout at PHILADELPHIA
-, June 6;
Greek discus: Martin ]. Sheridan, 116 fee
E iOO-meter dash; J. A. Rector. equal
" record, 0:l04b.
u, sOp-meter dash: NJ. w. Sheppard, 1854.
400-meter dash. hurdle three feet higf
Charles Bacon, 0;55%.
y l0O-meter dash: II. ]. Huff, at Pittsburl
a June 20, equals record, 0:l04S.
swimming Records.
Il The following swimming records by C. n
d. Daniels were approved:
e: Sixty yards, bath, two turns. December l
la 1907, Pittsburg, 0:@.
Seventy-five yards, bath, two turn
IL March 81. Pittsburg, 0:40b.
u Eighty yards, bath, three turns, Marcl
y New York City, 0:E3.
ID The following swimming records wer
awarded TO c. M. Daniels, made in ope
htidal salt water at Travers Island, Septen