Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
BAWLING Is AGAIN
CHOSEN PRESIDENT
OF M. A. A. A. A. U.
At Last Nights Annual
Meeting at Engineers Club
Is Reelected Leader for
Ensuing Year.

u AIcorn, chairman Of the Cross
zcoun,ry Championship Committee of the
Hw,adls Atlantic Association Of the Anna
r Athletic Union, after last night s
E,oi now-wow of the meeting held at
~. rrvIneers Club, stated that the junior
.u md dale championships would in all
r,obaptlity be held about Thanksgiving
nav He has also planned the senior
-.oo IN he held a couple of weeks later
r.,, ornouncement will be very interest
-, "a the athletics Of this section, who
-.',, =. advised to start training at once
Another matter of interest that occu-
N .,,d the attention of the delegates at
,ss, nights session was the fact that
,nsre is inadequate facilities for the
s. ..oner announcement of track and field
Fl athletics here. 1t is known fact that
s here are few places where the boys
E NAV gather and train. In this great
,,,y there should be plenty of vacant
,nots where an up-to-date athletic field
s ,ould be developed. Point Breeze course
and the one at Central Park are the
8 ony ones where track sport may be pro-
Z NOTED for open competition. Surely there
Z ,s some one who can come to the aid
NJ the runners and jumpers and give
physical benefits. At the two parks
named intoxicating liquors are sold, and
there was a petition filed last night ask
E Ing the Registration Committee to refuse
& a sanction for games held at such places.
Action was deferred until the incoming
+ Registration Committee sets to work.
. As was expected, there was no opposi-
! ton to the reelection of last years Of
( fcers The following re-eections took
. place: George F. Pawling, president;
4 Fred F. Bauer vice president; Herman
4 Meyer, secretary and treasurer, and
4 Peter P. Carney Handicapped
The Registration Committee is formed
OF the following: Herman Meyer, Denny,
Burk, Steele and sutton. The delegates
to the national meeting in November will
be John r. Taylor, Pittsburgh: j. T. Far
rington, Reading, and Messrs Pawling,
Meyer Sutton and Bauer. The alternates
are Messrs. Carney, Kirkpatrick, Burke.
Denny, Alcorn and Braden.
The association voted 800 to be sent to
New York as a testimonial to be used
In the erection of monument to the
memory of James Z. Sullivan, who re-
Gently died
The report of Handicapped Peter p
Carney was moet interesting, and he had
IN l.
opinion that the park owners in Phila-
delphia should encourage athletics by put
ting in proper places of training for the
athletes. He also thinks that by interest
ing the various fair associations of this
State and adjoining ones greater
stimulus would be given athletic activity
Fred a. Cady is to be the official handi-
cappet OF all swimming events. and will
be in direct touch with Pete Carney at
all times.
President Pawling is eager to make the
ensuing year the most successful one in
the history of Middle Atlantic athletics.
and urges the athletes and officials to
do their part. Officials should report on
time for the games. and the athletes
should send in their blanks early in order
to help the games committee and the
handicapper
Reports from Pittsburgh, Reading,
scranton, Trenton and other places boast
Ing commissioners were most pleasing.
Pittsburgh takes the palm, for at that
athletic centre great things have been
accomplished.
The matter of carrying the baton in
relay races was also discussed. That is
matter for the national body to con-
slider, and the local delegates will take
that matter up at the New York meeting.
Whether the Middle Atlantic Association
Is to carry the dead burden of registering
the Catholic Amateur Athletic League
athletes is another matter for the parent
organization TO determine. The senti-
ment of the delegates last night was
against the further encouragement of the
e A. A. l.. off members who are not
hustling.
committee will wait upon the Mayor
and Park Commissioners in an effort To
interest the city In swimming course
from the Falls Bridge down. If the a. \.
U. can secure this privilege the followers
oi aquatic sport will enjoy great treats
next year.
hoNlng and wrestling among the anna
!eurs VII! be matter TO occupy the at
ehuon of competent committee. There
is big field here, but somehow the
sportsmen have not contributed their
share
" George Braden's gymnastic report
was short but we'll filled with good work
curing the past year notes Of good work
last year.