The sun., 1915-11-15
4. A. U. PRESIDENCY
MAY GO TO SIMONS
Los Angeles Man Favored by
Delegates Who Meet To-
day at Waldorf.
TO HEAR KIVIAT APPEAL

Nen'iOn Ol the Amateur NtillctiC mon
which will he held at the Waldorf-As-
toria to-day delegates from all over the
United states gathered at the Waldorf
yesterday and discussed the athletic af-
fairs of the country. either as committee
men or plain citizens.
There was a certain amount OF cleo
tloneering too, for officers for the COM
Ing year are to he elected to-day. II
10 considered as understood that Alfred
J. Lill Of Boston, who has served the
usual two terms as president. will retire
and that his successor will have 10 he
selected. OF the many capable men in
the ranks Of the 4. \. L. 1t was be-
lieved as the result of several powwows
last night that the mantle OF Mr Lii
would fall on the shoulders Of : ward
A. S!mons OF Los Angeles. other names
mentioned were George J. Turner OF the
South Atlantic Association and Supreme
Court Justice Barlow \. Weeks of the
Metropolitan Association.
There was "A disposition on the part
Of the delegates present to extend to
Abel Il. Kivat and Harry J. Smith
every opportunity to clear themaelves
expense money which have resulted In
their being declared ineligible 10 COM
pets a. amateurs Under the rules ten
dAyU notice Is required for the final ap
peaa which must be taken before the
board Of governors OF the A. \. Y. 1t
Was decided yesterday TO waive this
notice and John T. Dooling. counsel for
llviat and Smith. was roiitied that the
board would hear his appeal at O'Clock
10 inU hn1 fliA
morning to decide whether he will make
this appeal and in case he does SO he
will have an opportunity to get in the
now evidence which the managers of
the Metropolitan Association refused to
hear last Tuesday night. Kiviat and
Smith also have been invited to attend
snd submit any reasons why they should
not be permanently ruled OF.
II was stated yesterday that the
charges presented by Peter J.. Carney
against the seating OF the delegates from
the Middle Atlantic Association would
not be pressed. Carney charged that
proxies had been voted illegally in the
selection OF delegates and other officers
IN the Middle Atlantic district and In
timated that George +. Paving was
responsible for the overlooking OF ev!-
dence tending to prOfesslonalize athletes
who competed in ehat district.
One Of the most important cases con-
Oidered by the National Registration
Committee WAS that OF Charles Nowa I'd
Boughton. the former Newark High
School athlete, now student AT the
University OF Pennsylvania. The reg
istraton committee of the Metropolitan
Association refused TO grant regis
tration card TO Boughton on the ground
that he had acted as IA playground
leader at one of the Essex county play =
Rrounds. Boughton submitted testi-
mony that he had acted as a laborer
and that his Job at the playground
did not depend on his athletic prof.
cheney. The national committees rec
ommendation to the convention this
afternoon will give the Newark boy q
clean bill OF health.
Another recommendation OF the COM
mittec refers to Nils G. Hansen. II swim
mer of Phillips Exeter Academy, who
served as a clerk in the " ". g. A. AZ
Washington and also acted AS third
assistant gymnastic instructor. The
committee :avors his reinstatement in
spite of the fact that a similar applica-
tton last year was rejected. II - uu-
derstood that this finding will be OBJ
jected 70 by pr. william Burdick, the
chairman Of the South Atlantic Regis
tration Committee. which had a hand in
disqualifylng Hansen, Fred NJ. Heller
Of the Knights Of 81. Antony, who adj
nntted competing under an assumed
name at the Peoples Palace in Jersey
City in 1913. Is another man recon-
nended for reinstatement.
Among the applications for reinstatc-
uent denied by the committee are those
% Dudley i. Clark, Portland, a profess
s.oral hail player, Joseph II. Dnnnclly,
Philadelphia John Robertson and John
V. Clement Of Boston, Fred J. IIol-
zauer, Philadelphia, and w. fohlmat.
Milwaukee.
A case that showed J. T. Eaton of
Schenectady has been attending to his
duties was brought up by the denial
II the application OF NJ. l.. Branchaud
OF Schenectady. This athlete cont.nded
tha, he had $40 worth of prizes coming
to him from games held in Schenectady,
but offered to compromise for SO in
cash ON Eaton's report he Was wiped
or the amateur slate.
Norman = Tab.r's one mile world =
running record and the five. six and
seven mile walking records of Could
Ing made ~ New BrunsWick were tn"
ca!cf Of tho new marks adopted by
the record committee, The application
OF Eddie REM for the twenty-five mile
walking record was rejected because
the timing did not come up to the stand
ard. New swimming marks were recog-
nizrd and tho following track and field
records placed OH tho books subject to
the approval OF the convention this
afternoon:
RINNI:;G.
sGo Ward. Indoor--G 80 seconds r. \.
Ca,goi,, Indiana Normal Soho", ~ Grafton
Athletic Association meet held al PItts-
burg: "a. July n, i'l', .
s; hG;,sp,op.nS. si % s@aaPe %""2 "aS. Gatd.n.
New 1rk city, March -, l3lt
500 Yard, Indoor--31 Ia sec ,nds. A. T
Meyer. l. \. A. g., at indoor \ a u.
national "hamplonships held at Ma Olson
square Garden New York CITY March ?
80 Yard Indoor--l minute 10 a.5 see.
ends r J. HIipin, Boston \, A, al indoor
\ 4. L. national chanpionshps hold at
Madison Square Garden, New York city.
S;1" Tne Mii,s Run. ou,4oor--, minutes
l. o.; secoads, Nnrman s Taher, Boston
A. A.. made "a: Harvard stadium, CAM
tillgc Mass. Jul! -, 1915
LAY.
LOO Yard. OutGoor: men. ea,r man
10 .uU a" yhgds-S minutes !, seconds,
rnlverritr OF rounsylvania team, with +.
ana J T. Meredith. made al Fflnkli
f.el1, Phi.aI"Iphia, Pa, ApglI g. l'i5,
WALKING.
Eve MIC. uutlopr-.36 mInH'rs 10 SEQ
ouds. 'icorge II 'oniding 'oro4,o Central
gcrs college. New Brunswick, y. j, Oc.
-. Mrr, outdoor - minutes . %;
,".puds. o,ip-g, IL GOu'l!ug, Toronto CEN
IRA Walters 'Wh, made - Nelson Field
hp'g'rs col g. Nc" ErunsNi"k. y. D.
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~t.n Milo. puitop,-.-jt INMATES % 81
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