The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-12
LADIES' NIGHT NOW
IN VIEW FOR A. Al.
Seven of Twenty-four Womo,
Swimmers Registered Are
Under Protest.
COMMITTEE SEES BIG JOp

There will he big doings on la,lios. ,..,.
a new feature in the troubled ey,s,.,.
" the registration committee o. tho v.
rcpolitan Association OF the A \ [. 49,
which IL promised for tho n,..- g,,,,-,
Tho recognition of women as ar,,t.r.
was granted only last Noyeu,bc, ,s,s-.
long fight on the part of those win, f.,,
| that the many expert swimmer OF N.
fair SIX should b. entitled 10 oonpe.. o.
graceful trophies rather than ,,I..el Io,o
! competition for vulgar money. Tho o,l,
series held under the dispcusatI.u vas o.,
| the Sportsmen's Show IN Madison sonar.
Garden and the women and heir rr.sod.
already have proved great prrtex,,.
nearly n third Of the women reg -,.-sA
being under suspicion at the pre-on. Tim.
The list Of those who hay, irs..rras,.a
! the amateur rules. either knowingly A.
through ignorance. is growing dat.
/ Chairman j. w Stumpf of t.. .ur.r....
! said last night that he would H.,y Tim.
( for tho remainder 20 be- protested ana
then would call a special s,..u. NJ 10,
committee 20 investigate an %, ..tr.,s
According TO the information ,oB,k.
safed by the chairman NOT Que ef N,
! twenty flour women registered ~ gusr,u.
/ teed as a sterling amateur JOS tH. CON.
| mlttec. When the women began sending
! In applications for registration tur .on
mittee took their statements ov ,U, 40.
| plicltion blanks AT face value .,.H ISSUED
cards to all who did not actually comics,
TO tlSlng part In aquatics fp. ulN ~
| those prominent IN competition n.f,r, IA.
A. A. u. assumed control MIS- Ma, W.
| Loughlin WIS the only one who ADMITTED
that she followed tho sport fol what tts.A
! was in IL. Her r. mark to Stuwnf va,
| you can't eat cups
The frank confess on Of Miss Mel ours
lin eliminated hc-, but all the other ap.
| plicHntS received cards. rho cuuuIiiss
emulating tn" wisdom Of Sol mon "
awaiting developments when tu. r.v,,
came together and tongues began tp var
over the failings Of the prizc wuu.., The
plan appears 10 have worked well. io-
already seven Of the twenty fou- have
been protested or have had tnot. names
linked with circumstances that merit re
investigation Of the committee AmonR
those named are Elsie Hlnnsmau Bess.
lO'Neil, Nellie Greenhau Elaine Cooling
Gladys Curl Camel and Alice lee.
Elsie Hanneman has been DISTINGUISHED
by having protests from tire. o.1 ent
boroughs filed against her ON. 'or1
Brooklyn. ono from Manhattan and ON,
from The Bronx. There are two against
Gladys Curl Camel. one submitted ly me
brother of Josephine Bartlett, who Won
the fancy diving contest IN the Garden
Owing 10 the many protests and ths
likelihood Of more coming the prizes fJ'
the Sportsmen's Show events have hoe,
held up by Charles Ruberl who was IN
charge Of aquatics at the show
There will be no change I'm the pro.
grsnn1e Of events for the indoor cham.
pionship meeting of the Amateur A'hls'',
Union TO be held In Madison Squar, Cor.
den. This has been decided by mail
vote OF the championship committee ana
the reason as announced by Frederick "
Ruben, chairman Of the committee ,
that the matter came up for discussion
too late to admit Of alteration this yoar
Though the meet In tho Garden Ha'
been successful for the last fcW years
there has been diFsa' isfaction ON t', PAT
of some clubs and grumhlng by f.s spec.
tators because OF the inclusion ~ tire
some and useless field events. 10 was DO.
lieVed THAI the events objected 90 would
be wiped out and the change "a likely N
be made more thorough because o. ~
delay I'm doing so.
The special committee on general ani
athletic rules appointed nv prosidsu' LII
at the annual meeting has given attention
10 inns subject ana already has torlnr
lated suggestions for tho conduct " o.
ture meetings. This committee consist
Of Justice Barlow :. Weeks ald Gus
tavus T, Kirby OF New York and Ho-ms'
Meyer of Philadelphia. u is their irtsn
ton TO have the list changed SO as =
conform with the list which the Inter
national Amateur Athletic Federation ha
accepted as standard and for whic'
worlds records will he accepted
This committee suggests dropping ~
following events: Pole vault for Dis
lance. throwing So pound weigh, 'o'
!, height, "a pound shot put. three stardG'
, broad jumps and $50 yard run Il
proposed to substitute t6 pound sho, Pr
> and one and seven-eghts OF mile med
ley relay race. four mon running DO 'h
order named 440 yards eco Yards "'
yards and one mile. The committee als'
: suggests reducing the distance ~ m
sprint from rs yards to 80 yards
The relay race is particularly We.
thought OF by the committee, as y vll
provide opportunity FOR number ~ ru'
( ners to take part and should he -1''s'ae
!, tory 20 the small clubs as w,'l AS 20 'h
>. large. Nearly every active alun has a
! least one good man for each NJ 'He DIS
tances named, while there would We rer
\ few organizations which could send
! seam to the race II straight .Ar q
q one mile was adopted. There .a ttIN o
4 adding the medley relay 10 tie onidN
| ChamDiOnshlD DrORramDlo.