Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01
HARMONY WILL RULE
AMONG THE ATHLETES
James E. Sullivan of A. A. u.
Pictures Bright Future
for Sport.

NEW YORK, January Harmony ont
OF discord, more compact organiza ton
out OF disruption, new national and in
ternational birth for sport, is what James
f. Sullivan, former president of the A.
A. L.. believes the future holds in store
for sport in general.
All these controversies" he said last
night. referring to the breach between
east and west in golf. tennis, skating and
some Of the lesser departments of ma
tional sport. ARE much to be regretted,
but mark this: They will all result in a
cleaner and broader basis for athletics in
this country
Although the winter has seen already
more d1SSenSlon than in several years il
is MIR. Sulivans firm belief that the
present sectional division of sports will
constantly broaden toward the national
idea. And one necessity to effect this
growth. he holds, is a supreme court of
appeals in all sport.
There are 3,GU,UO or 1900, 600 persons
in organized athletics of all sorts in this
country said Mr.. Sullivan, land the
center of that athletic population is con-
stantly moving westward. Thirty years
ago 1t was concentrated in and around
New York. but We have been forced time
after time to acknowledge that the west
is rapidly effecting a balance in the coun-
tryS athletic interests.
Benefit Sport.
The A. A. L. this year held its national
championships in Seattle; in the coming
year they will be held in New Orleans
and Chicago man is now president of
tie union. These concessions came nat
urally and have resulted in general bene-
tit to sport
Mr.. Sullivan was not only optimistic for
american sports. but was confident that
the international idea is to develop rather
than to recede.
day." he said, IAN international board o.
full control, with international rules and
regulations"
Mr.. Sullivan, In speaking Of skating
one OF the sports now in process OF read
tustment--said:
Our organization has an alliance with
the international Skating Union, where.
by it is required that We sanction it's de-
cisions. The situation brought up by the
present breach. however. between the
do not know what stand our organiza-
tiol will take. The Eastern Amateur
Skating Association, with which the
western association has broken off rela-
tions, has just applied to the A. A. U.
for articles of alliance obligating US to
cosnize the eastern association as in
supreme control Of amateur skating in
the east. l have forwarded the applica-
ton to Mr.. Brown. the new president OF
the A. A. L. In Chicago"
1t was evident at the headquarters OF
the Eastern Amateur Skating Association
that there was much indignation over
the report from Chicago that the Inter
national Skating Union had eliminated II
from the governing bodies Of skating.
Will Fight Lamv Case.
That announcement is premature, "
said President ]. c. Hemment of the east
ern association.
Mr.. Hemment took the position that the
whole dispute, which has now developed
into bitter fight. originated in the
alleged failure of Edmund Lamy, the
national skating champion, to pay q
cents registration fee in the Eastern Skat-
ing Association.
The fact that the western association
has broken Off relations with the eastern
BODY is completely ignored here.
We shall continue to send our skaters
shall continue to recognize westerners
here. But in the matter of the Inter
national Unions rights in this case of
Lamy. you may rest assured that we
shall fight to finish.''
Though the tennis and golf situations
nave developed no new phases within the
last few days. 1t is evident, the leaders
say. that the breach between east and
west is a wide one. Especially it would
appear that, II the National Lawn Tennis
Association. which meets here soon, does
not recognize the western demand for a
clay court national tournament, the west
erners will withdraw. Mr.. Sullivan is in
clined to favor the western attitude
though the matter is admittedly outside
the jurisdiction OF the Amateur Athletic
Union.