The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
NATIONS SPORTS
ON A High Plane
United States Now SefS Pace
for Entire World in
Athletics


nual convention held at the Hotel Astor
in New York city. paid a high tribute
70 the men who preceded him in Office.
President Brown said:
For 2s years my predecessors in Of
fee have been justly proud Of the
achievements which have been the his
tory OF. their respective administrations.
Z can not speak too highly Of or eulo-
gize too fully their accomplishments,
and particularly those Wig held office
at the inception Of this body
1T has 0een my good fortune to sue
ceed in Office a man to whom the ANA
teur athletic union owes its greatest
debt: the man who undoubtedly is re-
sponsible for its Organization and who
IS more than any other one man re-
spOnsible for its continued prosperity,
and ] know that ii is not only my wish
but the wish Of every one Of the many
thoUsau uds Of members Of the Amateur
athletic union and all the millions al
6liated with il that he may long be
spared to continue the good work wkezll
he has inaugurated.
"Carping critics muckrakerS and
q scaDdal llnonE gers have done their utmost
10 vilifv-. him before the public. Their
3 efforts have. fallen fat. he having come
ogt of -the fray unscathed and stahds
vas the. living exponent of amateur attn
letics and viii always be known as the
father Of amateur sports in America.
sUIIIVAN's FINE RECORD
Mr. sullivan has been honored by
! two presidents OF the United states
with appointments to represent this
K country 'sbrdad, and I sincerely hope
: v9slI be honored with as many more IN
the future.
Delegates Of this national oonven-
; tion are called together TO pursue the
{ regular course Of business outlined tol
+ them and to act upon resolutions rec
: ofnuended by its several committees.
II am most happy TO state that a
{ this time the. Amateur athletic unlol
is al peace with all the world 11ar'
monfeus relations exist between all tht
! natiorial. governing bodies. throughou
3 the world. and the Amateur athleth
union This means much for amateur
/ sport ~ e;rvwhere In this connection
: I may refer to the fact that in accord
ance with the recommendation or me
committee on international athletics
8 The Aristeur athletic union has Joined
{ The international swimming federation
(. We predict that swimming will derive
, great benefits from this afnliation
''st rs with. no spirit Of cajolerY tha'
! 7 saw to this convention that the eye:
Of the whole amateur athletic world
3 are o-l--tIe Amateur athletic union o.
The Tn5tea states, and are willing L
. foIloSr Its lead IN the betterment oi
: athletes as presented annually before
4 Sincerely hope that if viii be ou'
good foItune 10 he the means OF haNlns
srhfs o0Tntrv represented IS wen IN 1h
0ivrnric' games to be held in Swede'
in 1912 as-it was in the historic game
held in London in. 1908.
.T hf1fPre one Of the most importan n
undertakings and one which IS nov
under war throughout this country, j
the forming of new associations Con
dItionss now. warrant several new or
Eanizatioas which could be organized
from parts Of the older divisions with
o77f doing them any harm. and whicl
would promote amateur athletics won
seffulI1- II SUCH centers q Pittsbure
Omaha. ana such states as FeNas. Norti
Carolina and South Carolina, and
number Of associations could be forme'
out Of the vast western territory nov
tncluded in the Central. Western an
Rocky Mountain associations.
'-T think the Representatives OF thes
different associations assembled her
today viii each and every one OF then
admit that 1T is impossible. withou
seriously interfering with their ow'
personal business affairs TO give tn
time necessary to promote the Amateu
athletic union in parts Of their terri
tory which now show very little II an
athletic competition. and it should b
their aim not only TO suggest the neN
divisions Of territory but to lend thei
best efforts toward the promotion o
new associations, as by so doing the
are not only strengthening the nationa
body. but their own division as wei
H.
and furthering the work Of our organ
ization.
IMPROVEMENTS CONSIDERED
AT the last annual meeting. a SRe
cial committee was appointed apd au
thorized by the convention to investi
gate existing athletic conditions.
comprehensive report Of this committe
will doubtless be a part Of the bushes
.-of this meeting.
Il may say that the committee ha
Ehad several meetings and conferre
F1vith different committees outside {
fthis organization. but has yet to nm
sshat any Of them have anything
esuggest that the Amateur athleti
union has not either already installe
>or has in contemplation.
Mr.. Sullivan in all of his annual ad
dresses while president of this bod
has offered suggestions that would ten
10 improve existing conditions, and Ia
1 gone out of his way. not only in thl
torganizatiort. but out Of it. to invest
gate anything that would tend towaT
the betterment and promotion OF I'll
Amateur athletic union.
II can only repeat that we are read
and willing at all times to meet all ne
situations and conditions that aris
either within or without our organize
fion. when proposition is made to I
in good faith and backed by men WI
ARE interested in the development
athletics in the United States.
Among the many recommendation
which will come before this meeting
the formation Of the Hawaiian assoei;
1ion of the Amateur athletic unio
This is a very important advancemel
in the right direction. There Should
no questioning about sanctioning j
organization and welcoming IL as oI
of our loyal members. can not t.
highly commend S. S. PeiXotto, who vi
tied these islands and is responsible f
The application for admission to o'
ranks, and ] may say that this new a
sociation has the approval of the p
cifc coast association. With such
sponsor its admittance Is assured.
While the Amateur athletic uni'
has not been represented in any olyn
pic games this year, due to polite
uncertainties which made impossib
the OLYMPIC games at Athens, the loc
cha bampionships in the different division
y7.aI a. nd fraa If.