The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-18
RUBEN PLUNGES INTO
DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE
New Sccrctary-Trcasurcr Of A.
A. /. Rushed by Aftermath
Work Of Bic Meeting.
IRISH IRATE AT y. \. \. G..

Fredcrick w Ruhnn. the new secretary
treasurer OF .he Amateur Athletic lnon'
was the recipient OF many congratulations
yesterday when he appeared In the Offices
set apart for the transaction Of \. a. |.
business in the building occupied by the
American Sports Publishing Company at
81 Warren street lie had some difficulty
in making himself at home. for the office
was i'm process of reconstruction and the
new official was almost buried among a
mass OF documents that had been accumu-
lated for the consideration Of the dele
gates at the annual meeting.
There was such an immense amount or
business transacted at the meeting that II
was found impossible to get all the results
I'm shape FOR publication, and the task or
putting the many documents In order was
turned over to Dan Ferris. who Will con-
tinue as assistant to the sccrrtary-treas-
urer MIR Ruben made II plain, however
that all the rules governing comp'tItloh
had been changed so as to max" 'hem con
form with those sdopted by the ln'orna-
tional Amateur Athletic Federation.
Perhaps the most important alteration
is in regard TO the measurement of tracks,
as this will mean an alteration ~ an
ctudcr paths In the United states. Hence
forth all tracks Will he measured twelve
inches from the border instead Of eighteen
Inches This VIII make II harder Tor
athletes 20 make records az any dIStInc"
from quarter OF a mile upward. bu' y
was stated positively that no world :
marks will 20 ON the books hereafter
unless made on tracks measured Accord
ing to the Federation formula The new
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L. "A surveyor by pro-
fcsSion, so that he was able tn Stt'e on
hand the difference in measurement meant
that our athletes would have to run
3li-lO0 feet more on each quarter OF a
mile in future. In races over a distance
of ground this will be an important fac'oi'
especially on small tracks. where the
smaller circuit will make the discrepancy
even greater than on u quarter mile track.
Further sate2udrdus of record per
furmauyes Is promised IN the recommends
lions of President Alfred j. LII JT. VINO
suggested that as At all athletic meeting
track and field events are conducted stimuli
ltaueously II wa~ advisable that a separate
referee De appointed for each branch OF
tn, sport This viii mean new official
whose duties will Ice to see that weights.
distances. tape measures. takeohs ana
rapherudlid or equipment Ar" IN strict
accordance with the rules Al official
surveyor also j. recommended Tor all I'M
portant meets. In the matter ot T."
implements used President LII suggests
that all implements used AT m"etnss held
under tn" auspices OF the Amateur Atm
letIc Union br the same as those adopted
at the International Amateur Athletic
Federation Congress. Many other coanses
are contemplated. all Of which VIII he
made public a. soon as properly eodIird.
4 All the d"lrSdt's from New ENGLAND
/ and the middle and south Atlantic d'str'''3
i returned nome yesterday hnt tl"s" llon'
! the far West were sim ~ town. ana j. J.
McG"veIu, the repr"s"ntatlN" OF me
I Panama-Paotnc exposition. Was busy
rounding up POSSIBLE competitors Tor the
Championships TO be ncld on the racine
coast next \ta!
: That 'h' women are cage to- take al
vantage of TIN addition to tn" constitution
I'f tn" \. y T. "h'c. permits women Ii
u REGISTER Tor SWlinmiNI events j. evident
Though tn" letting down u' the bars to
allow women - compete was puhIsl"d
only yesterday morning, tn uIgNi H''l -
! the REGISTRATION commute" OF TIM Metro
/ p"lltdu Assocla'i"' Ntd several hrpiIra-
/ tons for registration blanks some col
1 prominent in ~quatl" circles udi "no
hitherto nav" been dtu'cd the privilege col
competing under \. y I. rules ON" "'
} the members 81 in" r"-lst tton d. 'uh'tt''
Vas rather pdN1iul over l1" prospect "'
investigating tu" A.hdt ar S'dh"IHE "i i''
women ana SUGGESTED tnHt woman ~
added l" 'A' l"Elsti ai'on committee L"l
mat purpose.
'h'lIH OF me Ihsh American \ { az
di,s'uutl'd over tn d'tNu'li"u "t TN
! inv iiauun issued To- u" New YORK \
{. I" cump"t" 'n the scratch relay rae