New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Amateurs May
Compete With
Service Pros
Standing of Simon Pures
Unaffected by Games at
Amy Cantonments

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1s.-Encoursge-
ment OF athletics among the men in
board Of control Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union at its session here to-day
through revision of rules and appro-
rriation of funds to promote athletic
activities in the camps.
The board adopted an amendment to
the rules permitting amateur athletes
in army cAntonments and at naval
training stations to compete with pro-
fessionAl athletes in the camps with
out losing amateur standing, and elm
mated registration fees for athletes
who may take part in these contests.
With a few exceptions athletic rec
ords submitted by the record commit
tee were approved.
Thomas L. Harry. Jersey City, who
entered race under another athletes
name three years ago, was reinststed
by the committee.
A new district was admitted into the
national body. Il will DC known as the
Allegheny Mountain district and will
be composed Of about thirty clubs
around Pittsburgh.
Big Balance on Hand
The report Of F. W. Ruben, the sec
rstary-treasurer showed that the union
now had S24.607.l4 10 its credit This
included q profit Of sl.l00.59 for the'
1917 activities. The sum Of $1,000 was
invested IN two 81 900 bonds in the
first and second Liberty loans. The
dues, registrations and sanction re-
turns from the various associations to-
tailed 81 S4S.45, Of which sS47.0l was
contributed by the Metropolitan Asso-
citation.
Included in the report OF President
Turner was the statement that the
James E. Sullivan Memorial Fund was
S6,SS9.l5.
4 committee, consisting Of Justice
Barlow s. Weeks, Of New York; George
Turner, Of Baltimore, and W. Z. Prout,
Of Boston, was appointed 10 confer
with Secretary Of War Baker as 20 the
spending Of the fund 10 encourage
army athletics.
The board voted also to eNpend any
sums in addition 70 the $4,000 deemed
necessary 70 encourage athletics among
the men in the national service.
The board rejected an amendment
offered By the Southern Pacific Asso-
citation, which would RbrogRte the rule
preventing basketball players from
competing for rival clubs In their dis
trict after they have deserted another
club in that section.
The board also rejected an amend
ment proposed BY the Metropolitan As
ISOLATION, providing that athletes en-
gagged in playground activities during
the summer months might retain their
amateur standing.
The board denied reinstatement TO
Paul Monaco, Schenectady, n. Y, and
Leo J. Ziclinski and A. J. Borgelt, both
of Milwaukee, who competed against
professionals.
The Board Of Control accepted NIL
the athletic records submitted for sp-
proval, with few exceptions.
Larsen Record Not Allowed
The outdoor running high jump rec
ord Of Clinton Larsen, Brigham Young
University, made in an exhibition at
Provo, Utah, June 1, 1917, WAS disal-
lowed. This record was 6 feet III
inches.
time in the 200-yard relay for four
men was cut from ! minute IS 10 sec
onds 70 / minute ~ l-5 seconds. Tho
record was made By the Yale team ut
New Haven on February q, 1917, in
25-yard tank
In the women's swimming records sc
3OO-yards. in a 20-yard tank made By
Miss Olga Dorfner, OF the Philadelphia
at Philadelphia, April IL,
1917. was changed from I minutes
1917, the time was changed from min
utes 81 4-5 seconds 20 minutes q 10
seconds.
The 2OO-yard record, made By Miss
Mabel Arklie. Of the Philadelphia
Turngemeinde, at Philadelphia, on the
same date, was changed from back
stroke 70 breast stroke. The time was
3 minutes SO AS seconds.
The board allowed a time Of 6 min
utes 4s 3-5 seconds for the one and
one-half mile indoor run made by Joie
Ray, Of the Illinois Athletic Club. az
the Millrose Athletic Club games on
January "a, 1917. This event is 20 be
listed among American noteworthy per-
formances.
Philadelphia was named as the city
for the next annual meeting OF the
Amateur Athletic Union and Charles
A. Dean. Of the Illinois Athletic Club.
Of Chicago, was named president OF
the organ ization. This was virtually
between the East and the
West. San Francisco and other West
ern cities had in bids for the next year
while New York stayed out In
favor Of Philadelphia.
Other officials elected were Samuel
J. Dallas Philadelphia; L. Di Bens-
detto. New Orleans; John J. Taylor.
and T. Morris Duncan.
Portland. vice presidents; Frederick W.
Ruben. off New York, secretary and
treasurer.