The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
DELEGATES ARRIVING
FOR A. A. U. MEETING
President Lii Among Them
I'm Favor Of Ruben for
Secretary.
RIFLE CHANGES UNLIKELY

o. . advance guard Of the delegates to
49, T. convention to be held at the
,,..rt.rf.Ns.nIta on Monday began arriv-
,.. ,l his city yesterday from different
'...i4 ~ the country. one OF the first to
g..r INTO \ a. L. headquarters at II
warren street was President A. J. ILL,
vt. 10 may be taken for granted Will be
,,.t..,.J for another term as chief exeCu-
.,e z the national body. other delegates
= ,ri Boston who arrived yesterday were
o. N,cctho aud j. +. Conway.
I,.,.u tho far away Pacific coast came
c..-,a lanes II tho Olympic Club OF San
I...r.I-,o and on the same train was A.
: goldsmith OF the Seattle A. C., repre-
..,fi,s the racinc North West Associa-
,i.u Everett G. Brown of the Chicago
also arrived to look after the In
t,-..l- OF the Central Association.
,,rr ~ the most important matters that
pl 10 ne up I'll the annual meeting is the
.,ipet.su ~ a successor to James Il. Sulli-
van q. secretary-treasurer OF the organi-
ration Il has been pretty well threshed
ont .Y this district with the result that In
,t, ABSENCE OF Justice Bartow <. Weeks as
4 candidate. Frederick W. Ruben presi-
don't Of the Metropolitan Association, is
favored for the office.
In an effort to lean the feeling OF the
our NJ town delegates the question as TO
tn, most desirable man for the place was
mt goo President Lill. lie seemed to have
r,t.u,.I tho situation and replied that pro-
,.E,t Justice Weeks was not able to con-
,,.u, t., duties which ne had assumed on
:rc death Of Mr.. sullivan. he could think
Of no r.'tcr man for the arduous task
t.in Ti,dcrick w Ruben. Il know Mr.
pubi,u WE'LL" said President Lii, "and
ho rs "a man OF the type to serve the A. A.
L iu an efficient manner. So far as the
proposal 70 make the secretary -treasurer's
AL L., n.
district I represent is unaterably opposed
to Il and have found no real sentiment
IT. favor OF such a move"
regard to the amendments sub
rtt.ed for consideration at the meeting
some OF which have mot with adverse
comment because OF leaning to pro
f.ssionAlsm and to undue advantages oi
tre hlg clubs. President LII expressed the
opnpn that there was little likelihood
o. any changes being made that would
cor1.rt with the standards of amateur
sport on which the a. A. L. had beer
conducted for so maUy years.
\ more serious phase Ia the necessity
o. altoriaE the A. A. L. constitution, by
laws ND rules IN order to conform with thu
platform adopted by the lnternatlona
ANA our Athletic Federation, in which thu
late James Il. sullivan took such an &C
tive part President L.ill said that. OWNS
20 Tho necessity OF submitting any pro
posed amendments 20 the delegates for ;
stated period before their adoption, /
would hr impossible to deal with thes
cnanEes In n definite manner at the con
veuton on Monday.
80 far as can soc now" said tn
pres dent, "all We will be able to d.
on Monday Is TO change such Of the gen
eral rules as may he altered without tn
necessity Of previous notice to the dele
gates The matter of meeting the re
quircmerts az the International Fedora
ton undoubtedly will come up and speak
ing personally. I shall favor the ap
pontmont OF a committee to go CAREFUL
over the laws OF the A. 4. L. and drat
the changes necessary to make them cor
form 10 those recommended by the Inter
national Federation. The session prom
iSes to be one Of the most important eve
hold by the \. A. L.. and at the sam
time one OF the most harmonious"