The sun., 1916-11-21
WOMEN ATHLETES
ARE NOT BARRED
Amateur Athletic Union Votes
to Continue Registration Of
Fair Swimmers.
TURNER AGAIN ELECTED


NJ GEORGE y. UNDER WOOD.
George J. Turner Of Baltimore and
Frederick w. Ruben Of New York were
reelected president and secr~etary-treas-
urer respectively of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of the United states at Its
annual meeting in the Hotel Aston yes
terday.
Turner wal unopposed. It being the
custom of the A. A. U. to reward a
president with q second term pro-
vided his administration has been sat
isfactory. And according to the prece-
dent set by James E. Sullivan no presi-
dent can serve more than two success
sive terms.
Six candidates were nominated for the
four vice-presidential o~ffices-Jacob
Stumpf Of New York. r. w. Dodd Of San
Francisco. John T. Taylor Of Plttsburg.
William c. Prout of Boston. Joseph
Richie Of Chicago and Thomas Watts OF
st. Louis. Dodd. with SO votes, was
chosen frst vice-president Watts, with
36 votes. second vice-president: Prout.
with 80 votes. third vfce.president. and
Richie. with 20 votes, fourth vice-presi.
dent. Stumpf received 10 votes and Tay-
lor IS.
The delegates were called to order at
10 A. NJ. and after the reading of the
various reports much time was taken up
In arguing sports suffrage" The dele
rates argued pro and con whether or not
women should be allowed to register in
the A. A. Y. II finally was decided to
s:..-nd section 25 Of article 10 Of the
proposed changes In the constitution to
read: Registration shall be granted Ia
women for swimming events confined
exclusively to women. but only for such
events"
New Governing BODY.
Tho new board Of governors Is made
up OF Ruben. Justice Barlow S. Weeks
Stumpf. Herman Obertubbesing. George
p. Mathews and Fred j. V. Delaney OF
the Metropolitan Association William c
Prout. Michael F. winston. Joseph F
Conway md Richard NJ. Walsh Of the
New England Association Herman
Meyer. Frederick w. Bauer. John T
Taylor. John s. Harrington. W. II. Had
dock and A. l.. Wanamaker Of the Mid
die Atlantic Association Joseph Richie
Charles A. Dean, Louis T.. +. Rei,man
Harry F.. Keator n Jesse :. Smith OF
the Central Association r. W. Dodd
Herbert Hauser. John Elliot n NJ. T.
Andruss of tho Pacific Association
George ]. Turner. DIR. william Burdick
v III Noh a VI NV s'H''
Atlantic Association; A. s. Goldsmith
T.. f. Frank and T. Morris Dunno Of tbs
Pacific Northwest Association Robert )
Weaver. W. l.. Robb and Warren Il
Bovard Of the Southern PACIFIC Assoc'a
ton Thomas c.. Waits, Jr., Verne II. &
Lacy and Frel Ward OF the Western
Association Harry W. fitzpatrick. W
G. STREET., Jr., and l.. di Benedetto OF tn
Southern Association. Lorrin A
Andrews, J. r. Soper and w. T. Rawlin'
of the Hawaiian Association Edward c
Day. r. q. Parvin and w. Il. johnson
Of the Rocky Mountain Association.
Gustavus r. Kirby OF the I. c. A. A. A
A.. W. Scott O'Connor OF the Amateur
Fencers League OF America. r.. +. Kelsey
OF the National Cycling Association. L
l.. Mockler OF the United states Foot
ball Association. Emanuel Haug of thu
North American Gymnatic Union. Mich
ael ]. Slattery OF the Catholic Yours
Mems National Union and j Moeller a
the International Stating tnlon als'
were chosen to the board Of governors
Ex-prcsidents Harry Mcmillan. Fdwar,
l.. Babb. Walter l.ig niger. Joseph II
Maccabc. Everett e. Brown and Alfrc,
]. Lii. Jr.. automatically retain mem
bership on the board, as also do eN-Scr
rrtar.es Major John j. Dixon and dele
gates at large A. C. Mills, Col. liuher
NJ. Thompson. William Hale Thompson
Charles IL. Carter and William +
Humphrey. The Military Athleti,
League and Federation of American ~
clists are not represented OF the new
board.
II was decided to hold he next an
nuai meeting OF the a. A l. on tn
third Monday in December. 1917. in :,
Louis. That was IA radical move. as tn
annual conclave OF the A.. A.. L. dele
gates never has been held elsewher'
han in New York, For the first tint
Ia the history Of the A A.. I. the meet
.ng next year Will be held outside OF ih'
metropolis.