New-York tribune., 1911-11-21
KIRBY HEADS THE A. A. J..
Elected President After Fight
with George F. PaWling.
NO BLOW AT PR0SELYTlNG
Delegates Against Rule to Pre-
vent Big Clubs Preying on
the Smaller Ones.

| Gustavus T. Kirby. for years a close stu
dent OF track and field athletics. was elect
ed president OF the Amateur Athletic Union
to succeed Everett c. Brown. at the annual
meeting I'm the Waldorf Astoria yesterday.
| The election of Mr.. Kirby came only after
bitter fight with George Franklin Pawl-
ing, of Philadelphia. president of the Mid
die Atlantic Association. Mr.. Pawling was
asked to withdraw from the campaign
with the promise of support another year,
but this he refused to do and was defeated
by vote of % to 6, the delegates from his
own association alone supporting him.
a. J. Lii. OF Boston. was elected vice
president: DR.. r. NJ. Hopkinson. OF Balti-
more. second vice president: George James.
San Francisco. third vice-presIdent; J. j.
O'Connor. Of st. Louis. fourth vicepresi-
dent and James r. Sullivan, OF this city.
secretary and treasurer.
Mr. Kirby is an attorney He was presi-
dent of the intercollegiate Association Of
Amateur Athletes Of America in 19O5. and
since that time has been chairman OF the
executive committee. He IL n graduate Of
/ Columbia University. and was captain Of
the track and field team and also captain
OF the fencing team which won an inter
collegiate championship Mr.. Kirby was
born in Philadelphia in ISL.
To tho disappointment of those who have
worked hard for the last year to DO away
with proselytng and the attending evils,
the delegates. mostly those from out Of
town voted down the proposed amendment
offered by the legislation committee, Of
which Barlow s. Weeks is chairman pre-
venting an undergraduate OF any school or
college from representing an athletic club
in open meetings
The proposal TO bar for two years any
person who is not duly registered or has
represented any other club within that
period and should attempt to represent an
other club was finally compromised 10
make the suspension one year. as follows:
No one shall be eligible to compete In
any athletic meeting, games or entertain
ment given or sanctioned by this union un-
less he shall be a duly registered athlete
and a member OF the organization from
which he enters; nor shall any member OF
any club In this union, or any club In any
district of this union. be allowed to COM
pete as a representative Of such club in
case he has within one year competed as
a member Of any other club then I'm this
union, unless such other club shall have
disbanded or practically ceased to exist, or
unless he has taken up bona-fide residence
I'm another district Of this union.
Nine applications for reinstatement 10
amateur standing were received, and seven
were passed upon, while two were laid over
for further investigation and consideration.
Only one. that of Charles r. Edwards of
Northampton. who accepted a trifing fee
for acting as official I'm basketball game
in 1g9, was acted upon favorably, and he
was reinstated on condition that he never
again officiate for money.
The report Of the registration committee
showed the Amateur Athletic Union 70 be
I'm a fourshing condition. Ten associa-
tions sent reports TO the committee which
showed that there are 1851 amateur ath-
letes competing In the United States and
the Hawaiian Islands, and that Sos sane
toned sets Of games were allotted 10 63S
clubs OF the associations. the Metropol-
tan. Of New York. led In all classes. Fifty
clubs boast Of 6,2Ss athletes and conducted
292 sets OF games. The Middle Atlantic AS
ISOLATION ranks second I'm importance, with
$50 athletes. One hundred and twenty-one
sets Of games were conducted by ninety
six clubs
The complete report of the registration
committee follows: