New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
A. A. U.PLANNINC
MOVE AGAINST
DELNQUEN1s
Entry Fees as Far Back a.
1912 Are Unpaid, Re.
port Shows
BY A. c. CAvAGNARo

Drastic action is soon 20 b. u,..
by the national registration eOmns.
teo Of the Amateur Athletic Union a.
the United States in regard "a n.
many delinquent clubs ard assoc.
lions. In the report o, Frederic. "
Ruben, secretary-treasurer subni,,,,
az the. annual meeting, 4, asy.lo,.,
that entry fees as far back as 1919 -
not been paid. The total Is si.Oss
According % the constitution, ~.
registration body has the mower !.
suspend Immediately any athlete ID
or association for failure 20 nav est,.
fees. The Metropo itan As.o.i.,is,,
viii net permit an athlete 10 eo~ns,s
IN championship events uple. 80
entry fee mas been paid. "
The Western delegates welded con.
siderable influence at she Amateur
Athletic Union. meeting. They gained
many OF the reforms they sought. prin.
eipa!ly with the help Of the New Fnr.
land Association delegates. The b..
gest victory won By the West vas ne
securing Of the next convention 10,
81 Louis.
/ Tom Watts, OF 81. Louis. presider.
Of the Western Association, Is also
/ anxious to have the junior and senior
/ nationa. outdoor games held in his
town. The championship COMMITTEES
vas asked 20 award the senior contest
20 the Western city, but this will BE-
[ done only on condition that a subs,sa.
I tial fund for the games De raised. II
Z Watts can assure the committee ths,
| he will have the best OF the eliCbl,
. juniors in this country In the varios,
+ events, he will likely also get the
/ junior meet.
Several delegates contend that the
, holding Of the national games out 0.
/ this city is the f0rerunner Of a demand
that the American championship b
! distributed among the leading cities o.
the country. The games Of 1918 vii
/ undoubtedly be awarded 20 Cleveland
Many local athletic followers bslisv,
/ that tho contemplated field adjoining
Van Cortlandt PARK will be the sesns
Of the junior and senior outdoor Metre
I politan Association title games ner.
year. At present the eighteen acres Q.
land are covered with several fee, o,
water, bu. Thomas ". White, Psh
I Commissioner Of The Bronx. is hope.
/ full that the task of filing in TIE
ground will be completed By early
spring.
Work will then be rushed In rnappina
out the track. which will be in many r.
spects similar to the one in Newark
Il will be twenty feet wide. 10 PERM.
the placing OF four hurdles and pro.
vide for q 220-ysrd strsightaway. Tie
field will also have a wading pool sri
lawn tennis courts.
The call Of the National Guard 10 IL
Mexican border is responsible for The
late start of the indoor season. Ne
( sanctions, as yet, have been granted 10
conduct games during the next month
so that il looks as II the Millrose Ath.
/ letic Association will open the seasea
with its big carnival In Madison Squir
I Garden on January "a. The otheisl,
plan TO brig on a dozen Of the bsr
/ Western stars 10 compete in spscisi
races
With no open run scheduled today
the league throughout the city will hOi
their weekly road races. The Lons
Island Athletic League will send Of Il.
| field from the Maplewood Athletic Club
/ in Dean Street, near Flatbush Ayersa
and, according TO Jane. Clark. he
president, il will be the record gsther.
ing of the season. Athletes Of ~
Yorkville League are advised 10 med
at the Union Settlement, 237 East ioii
/ Street.