The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-16
MANY NEW RECORDS
COON A. A. U. BOOKS
Committee Prepares Report 70
Place Before National
Body To-day.
DREW HAS TWO TO CREDIT

Three of the important co-,rnf.,se.
which facilitate the transactions ~ IN.
business of the Amateur Athletic t'r.o,
met at the waldorf-Astoria yesterday 70
formulate reports to he submitted 10 tho
annual convention which will no hed
| to-day. Only the record committee r,,Js
It's report public, the legislation ana ma.
| tional registration committees resor,.,ng
the result of their deliberations for the
delegates to-day
The attendance was representative n,
the far reaching influence ~ the 4 a |.
and included. besides the strong array OBJ,
the Metropolitan Association, the follow.
ing delegates from other districts
Middle Atlantic Carney. e 4 Paw.
ling, John A Taylor and Herman Meyer
Centra!--Everett c, Brown and NJ
Winston.
South Atlantic-Dr. W. Burdick ana
George T. Turner
New England--Alfred ] LII, J. J Mac
cahe and T.. T.. Babb
Pscifc Northwest--A r Goldsmith
pl.cinc--George James
SOuthern-H. Fitzpatrick
The legislation committee had trouble,
of rs own trying to devise A scheme 10
make the constitution OF the 4 A. [
conform with the restrictions contained
in the regulations adopted by tho In.
ternationa, Athletic Federation last ,I,Ire
and IL was evident that this could ho only
partially accomplished at the meeting 20.
day. The Middle Atlantic Association Ia,
run the cart little ahead of the horse
by framing n new constitution TN|,
can only be made effective by the ap.
prevail OF the delegates to-day, and that
il scarcely likely under present conl.
tons
Included in the report Of the record
committee IS resolution that IN the
future no record will be ccousidotrt x.
cept for a distance or event recognized
on the A. y. L. championship rrusr nine
or on the Olympic programme, g.s
will do away with freak performances
that have cluttered up the record book fn-
years. Among the performances a,r,'s.I
are several that are worlds maths o.
well as American.
H. + Drew gets credit for 100 y-rds
in . as seconds. which EQUALS 81, tine
credited to Dan Kelly and also mad. on
the Pacific coast where the sprin'ors
appear abb 10 make faster t.w. tan
they can show in the East Both Drew
and George parker's 220 yards iu g. IS
seconds, equallng worlds figures. U.re
allowed and the high jump OF feet 5.l6
inches by which f.. Boesom d.splto,s the
record made by HORN" in 1912 Th, ~.
plicatlon Of II. A. Carroll for an indoor
mark of l5 seconds for SO yards WAS
held over because Of insufficient proof
Many other applications FOR records N,re
considered, but were not acted oa Boo.
cause the necessary papers were 20 ing
or further Investigation was found noes.
sary. The records allowed follow.
RUNNING.
go Yard Run. Iui.pr-.o.s IS ; B4"sr
HUI Crimson. Kan. II : March :
$40 Iari Run. Inioor-o.e .-t a T.
Mg p y iiih An Am@r',sn a. J'ga.'-y
pTsw. University ~ southern C4nf6-r.a
no yard Run. ou,toor-oo D HIP
70 (ari nm. ou'aoor--o:iI s-5. Hp
$50 Yard Run. Indoor-O;i2 As. HI
Drew. November %, 1913.
$50 Yard Run Ou:ioor-o2i Is. H
go Yard Run, Ou'toor-o::I G.,rs.
$50 S' YaTd Kun Gg,d5 5oioDf 2.s
Meredith. June
$50 Yard Run outdoor--l::o - n
$50 Yard Run. Outdoor-l:53 s-t D 4
Caldwell, Cornell University. Mty 30.
HURDLES
,, 60 Yard : Ha1rt'e;,, Fec, inghc' NsA.
OF .S0u,hern California, Arm :
go f9ra Hurdles 3 feet inches h.sh.
:, s Yard Low Hurd.,s ice, ,a.A.. s,sa.
can 4 9. February 'aa IL il ~ f'''''' Ire" "'''''
,1 ,S IaT4 HiFh Hgrl;es, 8 hara..' -.
ke.ly' University OF Southern Cfa'---ls.
e Yard Low Hurdles hurd,e. .s,,,
irish American a. G. April -
inc inches FS 6,g H." HtGrties hur." ',@
Rose New York a. c, November g. 1913
,,a1S?o YarI High, Hurdles. ; Zee, ) ineA..
uniyersity Of Southern California, MAJ
f hifh' 'ndoor-i+ 20 seconds J J E1&,
iFi i5o American 4 C. C.. February. -
high outdoor--i5 seconds = ~ Kelly
University OF southern California May -
RELAY RECORD
i;2oo Yard outdoor team o, four men
seconds New York 4 Q team r p NJ.
Na,y. p, a Kuhn V WIKI" 7. Lenr51l,
ROPE cLrMsIN1
~ feet--S 3-5 seconds Iins.ne.urA
Nine'y-second street " II A, Pet-1g-y IL
so feet--ll 40 second, FL liu1erssusn
Nineiy-seeond Street Y W II A. May
RUNNING HIGH JUMP
feet 5.l6 inches outdoor-E Beasora
Olympic club. Nay ,
THROWING THE JAvDLrN
- Feet sls inches-H Lrer..dse
PUTTING THE SHOT.
is Pound Shot, Foot circle. outioor-u
rect ~ inches J. ! NcDoua'I l+ss
American 6, MAY %
- Pound weight with Fo.ow--ss feet ~
inches p Ryan Irish American A c r-o,
.o PaltiIs 80, % Pound welsst toE H.'ss, out
time a. C.. February 90
WEIGHT LIFTING
los Pound umhh-.--Pushing up 90 po,aa
dumnhell from shoulder 20 ful! arm. .s.l ,
A G, January &c.
'ENuai existing records