The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-17
United States Commissioner in Charge of Victorious Olympic { Athletes Re Elected to
 Serve Third Term.
c. CARPENTER UPHELD
ornell Runner Disqualified by British Officials Is Upheld by American Union--Many Records
 Allowed.

New York Nov 16.--Closing year well-nigh uneXamped activity and robably the most important In its his ory, the Amateur Athletic Union of he United States held it's annual meet ng here to-day and took action that gill have an Important bearing upon he holding of future international thletic events. It again elected as lls president, James l.. Sullivan, the unit d States commissioner who had charge f the victorious delegation of Amerl- an athletes at the Olympic games In London last summer. In accepting the flee MT. sullivan said he consented 10 erve a third term in the presidency nly because his retirement might be onstrued abroad as an admission on his part and that of the American Olympic committee that his acts as lnited states commissioner had not re- elved the sanction of the A. A. U. of he United States The union not only unanimously reelected Mir. sullivan, escinding it's rule against third term Q do so, but by resolution upheld him n the course he pursued during the progress of the games in London, when frequent disputes arose between the American athletic authorities and the ,ommittae in charge of the events at fhepherd's Bush,
 Since the conclusion of the Oympiad few months ago, and the return of he officials and athletes to the country here had been a bitter feeling existing etween the American and British thlctic associations. This practically ulminated day by the adoption of resolutions which bring about the sev- france of all ties or friendly compeu- ion between these bodies. There never vas really binding agreement be- ween America and Great Britain fin thletics, but ro-day's action of the \, A. IT. officials Is sufficiently drastic 10 insure fair treatment for American ,thletes in all future international ontests The sense of the meeting of delegates to-day was that unless tho merican athletic union had q share in he management of such meets none of he registered amateur athletes from his country should he permitted to ompete in them The unions endorse ient of President sullyan's action as Commissioner carried with 1t approval his action in the case of J. C. Car enter of Cornell university and was antamount 10 q refusal to take any ognizance whatever Of the British as- oclations disqualification of that sthlete
 The action Of the British association n disdualifying Carpenter was dwet pon during the greater part of the discussion on International athletic ontests, and after long conference lommittee of five, with power to add D its number, was appointed to look mt in future for the interests of Amer tan athletes whenever they were en- pred in events to be decided outside f the United States.
 This committee Is made up as fol- Sws: Jones E. Sullivan, New York Barrow g. Weeks, New York A C.; iustavus T. Kirby chairman Of the dvisory committee of the intercol- sgiate athletic association; Everett c. rown Chicago and Joseph B McCabe. eoston.
 The national annual junior and senior hampiohship meeting will take place Seattle Wash next year, In connec- Ion with the Yukon exhibition. A, ]. {ill of Boston was elected as one of ne vice presidents.
 The report of the secretary treasurer 1owed the organization to be in a Iourishng condition financially, with a Ialanco of $lO33l on hand, 4 The following athletic records for ear 1908 were approved:
 t120 yards, high hurdle-A. B, Shaw, dartmouth college, at Philadelphia, iay 29 Time IS 1-5 seconds.
 16 h. shot--Ralph Rose Celtic Park, ept [, distance 40 feet 10 inches s12 h. shot-Ralph Rose, Celtic Park, fug. 29 from foot circle, Distance 57 net inches.
 rDiscus-Adopted 1908 c foot circle)-- Y Horr, at Travers Island, Sept. 19. 'istance 132 feet il inches (weight IA i,s.)
 9Discus-Olympic style 6 1-2 crcle) ..4 Ib. 6 1-2 ounees-Martin J. Sheridan Pastime oval, Oct. 1. Distance 140 let , 1-2 inches.
 16 ID. hammer--John Flanagan at elite Park, Aug 30 (9foot circle.) Dis tnce 179 feet 3-4 inches.
 Pole vaut--Walter R. Dray, Yale University, Danbury, Conn, Juno 12; eight 12 feet 1-2 inches,
 Greek discus--Martin J, Sheridan, 1l6 let 1-2 inches.
 H100 metre--J. 4. Rector (equals rec -d) 10 4-5 seconds.
 500 metre-M. W. Sheppard, i min .o 54 seconds.
 4OO metre hurdle 6 feet high)-- ,harles Bacon, 55 4-5 seconds.
 Il 800 metre--J P. Halstead, min cs 1 1-5 seconds
 lThe following swimming records were Tarded to c. M. Daniels, having been ade in open tidal salt water at Tray Ns Island, Sept l9.
 1920 yards, one turn, minutes 40 3-5 dconds.
 38O yards, two turns, minutes 15 lconds
 a4o yards three turns, minutes 54 ,6 seconds,
 lpther swimming records approve lere:
 l2OO yards breast stroke, bath, 9 Vrns-A, M Goessling, March IS, two inutes l5 2-5 seconds
 p5O yards, back stroke bath, 3 turns
 M. Goessling, March IS, two min- cs 1-5 seconds
 400 yards relay--c M Daniels, C. D. 'ubcnbach L, B Goodwin George Ruth, March 21 Time, 1 minutes 13