New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-19

unals, arbitration treaties or the dipio-
matte service of the nation.
THE American Olympic committee rep
resented the United States in the last
games, but this committee gave ofhciai
recognition to the Amateur Atnieuc
Union. Every man on the American olyni-
pic team competing in sports controleu
by the Amateur Athletic Union was
either registered with the union or with
one of it's allied bodies. Without the Am
ateur Athletic Union there could nave
been no Olympic team; with the Amateur
Athletic Union there was an Olympic
team, the greatest the world has ever
seen"
There was a heated discussion over the
ACCESSIBILITY of abolishing water polo'
Those who were opposed to the sport de-
clared that ii could not be properly con-
Quoted for the reason that. being playeu
I'm water. II was next TO Impossible Tor
the referee to see what happened Wheh
the men met i'm a scrimmage for posses
sion Of the ball and two or more men
were forced under. Roughness and dan
ger are essentials of the game, It's oppo-
nents declared, and since 1t cannot oe
regulated properly 1t should be abolished
The Western delegates, however, Were
stanch in their defence OF the sport.
Mr.. Racey, OF Chicago, the president OF
the Central Association of the Amateur
Athletic Union, declared that water polo
II properly conducted, was a healthy,
al nd
watermen as it was popular.
Mr.. Racey argued long and well for the
retention of the game. He carried MS
point, too, for later in the day set Oh
resolutions was drawn up. They proVluc
for a sweeping change in the present
rules and that the games played III the
future will be contested under the rules
of the International Swimming Federa-
ton.
This discussion grew out of a disagree
ment between the teams of the New
York Athletic club and the Chicago Atm
letic Association when they met at
Pitts burgh on March Is, 1912. No cham
ponship was awarded, and the committee
instructed the treasurer OF the union to
refund the entry fees TO those CLUBS
which had teams entered in the tourna-
ment and that the Pittsburgh Athletic
Association be reimbursed for its ex-
penoitures for prizes, etc.
Financially the union has prospered
The report Of the treasurer showed that
It has assets of s2l. 715 96, a net gain OF
s2,323 10 over last year. The total dis
bursements for 1912 amounted to s6,O4s o3'
while the receipts were s6.3l 6S Boxing
was the source Of greatest revenue, with
S4,22O.
The report Of the registration commit
tee, with three associations not heard
from shows a decided falling Off In the
number OF athletes. the number of games
sanctioned and clubs members of the Ma.
tional Amateur Athletic Union. Where
the report of the committee last year
showed that 1851 athletes were regis
tered and that sos sets of games were
sanctioned, with 53S clubs members Of the
union, this year only 1905 men hold
cards. there were only $50 sets of games
sanctioned and only 40 clubs were MEM
bers OF the union.
The falling off, however, was largely
I'm districts other than the metropolitan,
which held its own we'll. In this city
there are los clubs In the association,
which held 299 sets of sanctioned games.
There are. however, only 62i2 registered
athletes. Last year 6,2SS athletes were
eligible TO compete in the 292 sets OF
games conducted b. 10 clubs. The slight
decrease in the number OF athletes has
been more than made up I'm the gain in
number Of clubs and sets of games.
The complete report Of the registration
follows: