The Washington herald., 1913-09-16
A.A.U.ELECTIONS
TO BALTIMORE
Latrobe Cogswen Re-chosen
to Act as President of
South Atlantic Body.
JOHN T. MEANY RESIGNS
Washington Fails to Get Representa-
tive Appointed on Committee to >
National Convention.
BY c. w. SWAN.

As usual. Washington athletes re-
ceived beautiful freezing out at the an
nual election OF officers OF the South At
lantic Branch OF the \. y. L., held last
night at Carroll Institute.
Washington scored twice, while Ralti-
more, as usual, counted ten times The
vice president fell to Washington, as
did one member of the registration COM
mittee. The entire six delegates TO the
national convention in New York next
month. are Baltimore men; WASHINGTON.
Virginia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina not having a man to represent
them at the big meeting.
The local athletes have only one kick
Washington clubs desired to have one
, man delegated TO attend the meeting in
New York SO that the feelings of the
Washington athletes could be aired in
regards 10 the formation of a separate
organization in the District. This was
denied them.
Following are the officials elected:
President Latrube Cogsweu, Baltimore
A e.; vice president {. J. Dean, Car
IIH institute: secretar.--treasurer, ". J.
Leimkuller, Baltimore The registration
burQlCk,
tlmore, chairman; Reginald Rutherford.
Washington. and J. J. Rettaliala, Balti-
more.
The delegates TO the national conyen-
uCn are as follows. c. J. Turner. DIR
Burdick, Col. Bowie, L. CogsweIl, DR..
HoPkinson, and J. J. Rettaliala. All Of
these men are from Baltimore
Ten Baltimore clubs were represent
ed. one Richmond organization had A
delegate on hand, and two local clubs
were represented. Thirteen men voted.
while Washington and Richmond did
not nave any more show of getting
resolution passed than the st. Louis
browns have of winning the Ameri-
can League pennaut this season.
Amateur athletics in Washington
Will be the same until this time next
year. The only chance Washington
has Of gaining little representation
and OF having delegate named to go
TO New York to ask the national body
to allow the Washington clubs to or
ganize branch for themselves is for
the local runners to organize more
clubs than are at present in Balti-
| more.
With but two clubs under the A.
a. L. here, Washington athletes have
no chance whatever of gaining head
( way, and this is rapidly killing the
running game IN the District.
There are plenty of good runners
here; in fact. if an intercity meet
were to be held, open to all amateurs,
Washington would defeat Baltimore
with ease.
While it is true that Washington has
two alternates to the convention. they
will not go. That is a foregone concIu-
sion.
John T. Meany and John Stowell re-
signed their positions, Meany as a mem
| ber Of the registration committee, and
StOwell as vice president Henry iElphin-
stone asked TO be allowed to change his
registration from the Baltimore Cross
Country Club to a new club in Balti-
more, but this was refused him.
The action of the officers of the A. A.
| U. last night was not a surprise to the
| local men. They rather expected it.
Washington has never gotten the best of
any deal held in the Monumental City.
and last nights actions were simply the
same as in the past Washington attn
lcies have been losing out repeatedly in
the past and before long, interest in the
running game will be dead in this CITY.