Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-17
AlF|RMiSTAND.
A. A. U. Sets Seal Of
Apgeta|o ,su||iVan'sAet
As American Commissioner to
Olympic Games at London.
Elects Him President Third Time
And Sanctions His Course.

probably the most important III us HIS
tory. tie Amateur Athletic Union
the United States held its annual meet
ing here today and took action tina
VIII have an important bearing upol
the holding Of future international
athlete events. 1t again elected as 1t
president James r. Sullivan, the Unit
ed States commissioner who hat
charge Of the victorious delegation
American athletes at the Olympic
games in London last summer. In &C
ceptin2 the office Mr.. Sullivan said h
consented to serve 4 third term in ths
presidency only because his retiremen
might Le construed abroad as an ad
mission on his part and that Of thu
American olympic committee that III
acts as United States commissions
had not received the sanction Of tn
A. A. u. of the United states.
The union not only unanimously re
elected Mr. Sullivan, resembling 1t
rule against q third term TO do 50, bu
by resolutions upheld him in the cours
he pursued during the progress of til
games in London, when frequent dis
Aites arose between the American att
letic authorities and the committee j
charge Of the events Since the cor
clusion of the Olympic games fe
months ago and return Of the of
Gals and athletes to this countr
there has been a bitter feeling eXis
ing between the American and BIRTHS
Athletic Association. This practical
eliminated today by the adoption q
resolutions which bring about the Sc,
GRANGE Of all ties of friendly compel
ton between these bodies.
There never was really bindin
agreement between America an
Great Britain in athletics, but today
action by the A A. U. officials is sufi
GENTLY drastic to ensure fair treatnel
fer American athletes in all futu
international contests. The sense of tt
meeting of delegates today was tn;
unless the American Athletic Cnio
mad a share in the management Of sue
meets none Of the registered anatel
athletes from this country should ]
permitted to compete in them. tt
unions endorsement of President Su'
liVans acts as commissioner carrie
with it approval of his action in IL
case of ]. G. Carpenter of Cornell Uni
vcrsity and was tantamount to a re
fusal to take any cognizance whateve
Of the British associations diSqualifi
cation of that athlete
The action Of the British association
in disqnaifying Carpenter was dwell
upon during the greater part CT tn
discussion of international athleti
contests and after long conferenc,
a IF p-itI ~ r
to its number. was appointed to lool
out in future for the interests of Amer
lean athletes whenever they We're en-
terng events to be decided outside 0
the United States.
The national annual Junior and Sc
nior championship meeting will TAX
place at Seattle Wash. next year il
connection with the Yukon Exhibition
A. j. Lii Of Boston was elected as one
of the vice presidents.
The report of the secretary treasurer
showed the organization to be in E
'iourishng condition financially, witt
balance Of $10,344 on hand.
The following records for the year 1so{
We're approved
G5-yard run, indoors-LaWson Robertson
March 2 Time, 7 seconds.
120-yard high hurdle-A. B. Shaw, Dart.
mouth College May %. Time, II Is sec
onds.
7o-yard threelegged race indoors-G E
Han, and Lyndon Pierce, April 10. Time
S 2-5 seconds
220-yard low hurdle C feet, inches) NTH
Of mile track around a turn. j. Eller
Sept. 49, Time, "a as seconds
2e0-yard high hurdles g feet, inches)-
J. J. Filler. Oct. H. Time. q 3-1 seconds
440-yard high hurdles 6 fet, inches)-
Charles Bacon, Oct. H. Time. | minute
3-5 seconds
90o-yard run--Andrew Glarner. April
Time, . minutes, l Is seconds
16-pound shot--Ralph Rose, Sept Z. Dis,
lance, 40 feet, 10 inches.
12-pound shot-Ralph Rose, August %
from 7-fcot circle. Distance, 81 fee,, :
inches.
Discus-AdcLted 1868 (seven foot clrc.e)-
M. f. Horr. Sept. 10. Distance, 1872 feet
IL inches. (Weight a. pounds.
Discus-Oymric style e feet 21R inches)
four pounds, six half ounces-Martin J
Sheridan, oct. A. Distance. 14O feet SIX
inches.
16-pound hammcr-John Flanagan
Aug. 80, (1-foot circle). Distance, 17s rect
81 inches.
S-oound hammer Gncluding weight OF
head and Wire handles}-E. +. Sheridan
June L. Distance. 13l feet Ii inch.
2l-pound hammcr-Gncludins weight Of
head and Wire handle)-B. f. sherman,
June II. Distance. .o9 feet IA inches.
Pole vault-Walter r. Dray, Yale Uni
versity, Jnne l.. Height, l. feet 91A in
cheS.
Olympic records Tryuilts. Philadelphia
June G:
Greek discus-Martin ]. Sheridan, lie
feet ~ riches.
10o-metrc-J 4. Rector equals record
0 A. seconds.
sOO-metre-M w Sheppard, ! minute
4 seconds.
400 metcre hurdle-(3 feet high)-Charies
Bacon, 80 IS seconds.
15ol-metre-J. II. Halsted. 4 minutes !
5 seconds.
1o0-metre-H j. Huff June 90 Eqrals
ecord>, 10 A. seconds
The following swimming records by c.
I. Daniels were approved:
0-yards-Bath, two turns, Dec. 49, 1907,
seconds.