New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
College Football x Track and Field Aecs CcN Roumo

tricts and DO what they can 20 organize
these minor organizations thar do SO mucn
The Amateur Athletic Union must seri-
ously consider the question D future na-
tional championships In the past there
has been a tendency 70 hold the cham
ptcnshtps In sections OF the country tndt
Nerc athlstically strong This has been
hardship ON districts far distant, and as
a result Che national championships OF the
past have not had the best men svailanle
IN each event IL a national championsnlp
ia scheduled for Seattle. II means a great
deal OF expense 20 the Eastern contin-
geEcy. when the championships are sched-
uled 10 take place IN New Iork. II IKE
wise means that the Far West IL prOnio-
tied from entering its men on account OF
expenses Therefore. I would recommend
that the championship COMMITTEES take into
consideration this financial problem and
decide IN future 20 hold the CHAMPIONSHIPS
IN centrally located district, and th@n,
Two weeks before the nauonai Champion
ships are held. have try0uts 70 decide on
the men who viii be sent 70 the cham
plonships The receipts from these Try
outs can 20 toward paying the expenses
o. the men, Diplomas can be given as
II is indeed with pride that 7 refer 20
the report OF the secretary treasurer. ~
The last meeting OF the Amateur Athletic
Union the treasurer reported the sum OF
Alu.S@ > in the treasury. That showing
Pleased rs all The same careful manage
ing the last year. and "a a result Secre-
tary-Treasurer Dixon comes before you
to-day With a report showing S5.S35 81 N
me treasury OF the Amateur Athletic Union
on November 15 1863
Before closing however. 7 wish % state.
snd l cannot do 50 too emphatically, that
while We have all iabOred long and ear
neStly toward the upbuilding OF our splen-
did organization, our efforts would have
been fruiteSS were II not FOR the support
and encourage ment OF the press % the
Whole North
South. wherever We have competitive sport
wherever the Amateur Athletic Union -
understood the press has stood back OF
II manfully in all OF IT'S endeavOrs 20 pop
uiarize sport. and without the backing %
the press the Amateur Athletic Union
could not have succeeded. and n il had
not been honest in its endeavors. II II had
not played fair. the press would not have
supported n and exploited its activities.
True, the Amateur Athletic Union has
been repeatedly criticised and often justly
50. but where such criticism has been d.
rected IN an effort 20 call attention 10 a
fault OF the organization with the object
OF bettering conditions the Amateur Ath-
letic Union has ever been ready TO accept
II In the spirit In which y was rendered
and the defect sought out ana rectifed
And 7 can further state that some OF the
most important features OF the Amateur
Athletic Union government have emanated
from suggestions OF the press.
The fun list OF officers elected follow:
President. Everett C. Brown. Chicago
Athletic Association; secretary and treas
urer, James F. Sullivan. OF New York
vice-presidents. Gustave T. Kirby. New
York; Harry Fitzgerald. New Orleans.
Henry @. Penniman. Baltimore. and John
J. OConnOr. 81. Louis
The following were elected as members
OF the board OF governors: z. z. Jones. r.
J. Currsn and John J. O'Connor. St. Louis:
Sidney r. Jones and II. W Fitzpatrick,
Charles De r. Clairborne. Philadelphia: F.
r. Emery. san Francisco. W NJ Inglis.
Seattle, T. Morris Dunno. Portland. Ore
J. f. Sullivan. Barlow s. Weeks. F. y
Rubion. Edward T. Hart. r. Obertubessing
and J. \. stumpf. New York; NJ F. Win
ston A. J. Lii ir. J. F. Riley and J.
Frank Facey. Boston; George F. Paving.
\ P Cox. e. s. Milet. G. ". Orton. Phil
adeIphia; Dr. George X. Herman and H. G..
Brown, Chicago; z a Racey d. Erskine.
: 6. Piexotto. Professor Edreuud O'Nei
and n. J. r Hickey. San Francisco. II.
G. Penniman. Or. D. r Weber and Theo-
dore Strauss. Baltimore; J. Stsil. r G.
Belts and @. T. Kirby. New York
The report OF the registration COMMITTEES
showed that "a athletes were registered
last year and that s31 sets Of open games
were sanctioned The total receipts OF the
union for the last fiscal year were yS.5sO ss
and its disbursements g. 4o5 %. leaving a
net profit for the year OF 3. ia IS. The total
assets OF the union are now SIS $50 SS
There was a profit from all the exhibit
tiOns or athletic meetings held during the
year. except in the case OF the cross coun-
Try and gymnastIc championships. which
resulted in a small deficit The smallest
profit was derived from the swimming
championships. the amount being 81. The
most profitable championship meetings were
those for the boxing titles. the returns
being si.s79 Il.
No less than "a records OF various sorts
were allowed a result Of the report OF
the record communities, all having been
made since November 1908. These records
included those for indoor and outdoor run
ming, hurdle racing all the weight events
swimming and relay racing Among the
most important we're those established bv
Emilio Lunghi. who set a new mark FOR the
nalf-mtle run: p. j. Taylor OF Cornell.
VINO shattered the old twO-rnils record IN
winning the intercollegiate championship.
and r. l.. Trube. who set new ngures for
the one-mIIe run on a board floor.
The list OF the more important records
officially allowed follows:
NEW OUTDOOR RUNNING RECORDS.