New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-15
4. A. U. GATHERS
At WALDORF FOR
ANNUAL MEETING
At Parts of United States
d. p,eoresented in Conclave
Starting To-day.
vrv1AT-SMITH CASE
TO COME UP AGAIN
M viii Not Seek Reelection
- n presidency-Many New
Records Accepted.

- ~ the Amateur Athletic
pe.'s; ror, ali parts OF the United
Irlon r.tbsred at the Waldorf-Astoria
s1xs jsv afternoon for the annual
eng Of the association, which taxes
tsis morning. The national regis
' ~, committee was IN session yes
10 and acted on NUMBER OF ap-
HG..,jons for Reinstatement,
fS.s record committee, headed by
i a ". Ruben, made public III.
ils S,t twelve new marks IN track ana
nPy' s.bletics and eighteen IN swim
-ing being accepted; v.u
sr,;,b' w,e were recently expelled
snanss.sionsliss, is again 70 come
sdiudication. IL was agreed by
kosrd OF governors 70 waive tne
lhe ,s,.day clause in regard TO the
asHs. N appeals, and John I. Dool-
i hes', rnnnsel for the athletes, was notl-
~ tba. be would be given until o
. usG this afternoon TO present ms
vss for consideration. Doollng
.l.o yss requested to have his clients
an hand if possible.
0D Lsker's dozen of applications for
..;rststsment came before the regis
.'.,;cn committee, but in only two IN
..a,c.s were the athletes upheld:
s..Gsr;ck ". Heller, of the Knights or
I. Sntonv. Of Brooklyn, who assumed
.,o.Ssr's name in running in a race IN
T.w Jersev some three months ago
~. welcomed back into the fold. Inc
.mmittee recommended that \. u
s.-.sn a student at Phillips Exeter,
= rsinstated. Hansen applied LOT re-
,.,,.ement last year, but the case was
,isrred for further consideration
i,nsen Is charged with serving as an
..,ructor at the Washington iouhg
rsn's Christian Association.
The committee also recomrheho III
|, rs,olution 10 the registration com
-;;tee of the Metropolitan ASSOCIATION
-. registration can be issued 10
iSsdes II. Boughton, Of the University
!, Pennsylvania.
" I..sph II. Donnelly is to have an
,.i., hearing on his plea for rem
' ,.... while the applications OF the
i.n,v;ny athletes were rejected; Jonn
pns.rtson and J. V. Clement, OF the
v.r england Association; +. J. Hoiz-
,cn, Of Philadelphia, a student az 'n n
Tryersity Of Pennsylvania; Dudley ~
ilark. Of Philadelphia, and "ililam
Foslhnsn. of Milwaukee.
Ths race for the presidency OF the
association appears to be an open one
~ Alfred j. ILL. jr., of Boston, the
,...snt Incumbent OF the office, an
',snesd dat ne would not seek re-
80 AZ q result Of the mastery
h,y In which he handled the natonsl
mex and field and boxing champion
I'm, AZ the Panama-Pacific Exposition
|; San Francisco. Seward A. Simons,
|, attorney on the Coast, has gooo
|,snce to win the Office. i.
George s. Turner, Of Baltimore OF
/. South Atlantic Association, ana
|sorge F. Pawling, Of the Middle Az
|r,ie Association, also are IN the heid.
large number Of the delegates, too
|rOred placing Justice Barlow >.
E.eks in the chair. The latter, now
Yer. stated that he would not be a can
Edste.
Two records were rejected by, the
|onmittee, and both were in walking
L was decided that George +. Gouldlng,
lee Toronto pedestrian, was not emitted
b the mark for three miles. Gouldlng
competed against three men, and the
committee ruled that this was a paced
race The record made by Eddie r.
REM, Of the Mohawk Athletic CLUB, Tor
twenty-five miles also was not allowed
A. 7. Meyer, the sprinter, OF the
Irish-Ameriean Athletic Club, VINO
|.qaslled the, 75-yard mark and estao-
ished new figures for 300 yards at the
1iionsl championships at Madison
Square Garden early this year, was
placed on the record book. The per-
'rmsnce Of Norman S. Taber, OF the
|soston Athletic Association, who broke
ohn Paul Jones's time in running
fls in the Harvard Stadium in 4:l2 20,
% was accepted.
Eighteen new records in swimming
fsfs fsvorab.y passed on by the com
|i,ee. The greater portion OF the
r. marks was credited 70 Western
|s.nmers Duke Kahanamoku, the Ha-
|'uisn, had four more records added
|. bis list, while Mike McDermott, Peter
! NeGillvray and Ludy LANCER, the
|>.sstionsl boy wonder, also were
|ftninent in creating new figures.
The delegates will 20 into executive
.ss!on a. II d. m, and some important
i.ges in the matter Of legislation
r. contemplated. The suggestion that
f'zsn be made eligible TO compete in
rnming championships is expected
zgse much discussion.