The sun., 1918-11-18
HOST OF RECORDS
ACCEPTED BY A. A. U.
Marks Made by Miss Dorfner
and Joie Ray Among Those
O. KID at Convention.
ss,cia, Despatch to THr sus.


PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 17.--Noarly 100
records, comprising track and field and
swimming for men and women. were
approved by the record committee at
the opening OF the annual convention
OF the Amateur Athletic Union OF the
United states, held to-day at the Adel-
phs Hotel
Several records made by Olga Dorf-
nsr of the Philadelphia Turner'S, which
included the 100 yard open still water.
s!o yard with two turns and the plunge
for distance. were accepted.
Mabel Arklie, also of the Turner's.
was credited with the breast stroke
record Of $50 yards. made at Pittsburg
last April. The 100 yard relay team
OF four also went to the Philadelphia
Turner's, which led the record holders.
The team was composed of Olga Dorf-
rer. Mabel Arklle, Elizabeth Becker and
Helen Pennypacker.
Joe W. Ray OF tile Illinois a. C.
had his name dented in the record book
FOR the 1000 yard run. together with
the late Lieut.. ]. W. Overton. Ray
also has been credited with the three
quarter mile indoor run, made at the
John wanamaker Institute games at
Madison Square Garden last March.
The only other track record which was
lowered last year was the five mile
run outdoors. This mark fell before
charles Pores of the Pelham Bay Naval
Training Station in the National A. A.
T. track and field championships at
Grea; Lakes. ILL.,, In September.
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Matters pertaining to the amateur
standing Of athletes who acted as paid
Instructors at army environments during
the past year, the awarding Of cham
pionships and delegate representation are
among the things that will be considered
at the annual meeting tomorrow.
In the absence of Charles A. Dean. the
president, the meeting was called to or
der by Samuel J. Dallas, Philadelphia.
vice-president. Dean is Ill and will not
be present tomorrow.
Committees which held sessions to-day
Included those on legislation. records.
championships. gymnastics and recrea-
ton and basketball.
The committee on legislation Is ex-
pected to favorably report a resolution
that no person who was eligible to com
pete as an amateur at the beginning of
the war and who has become a paid IN
structor in an army camp shall be con-
sidered as having forfeited his amateur
standing unless he shall continue In such
paid position after the war is over.
All Districts Represented.
Delegates were present from nearly
every association throughout the coun-
Try.
Those present were: Metropolitan As
sociation-F W. Ruben, Justice Barlow
$. Week1, Judge ]. T. Mahoney. Herman
Dbertubessing and d. j. Ferris; New
England Association-Joseph F. Con-
way. NJ F. Winston, r. Al. Walsh, e. +.
Walsh, Robert Mahady. Herbert d.
Holm: Allegheny Assoclation4-A c..
Couch, W. s. Haddock, John T. Taylor !;
South Atlantic Association--George ].
Turner, Latrobe Cogswell. Dr. william
Burdick. w. J. Leimkuhler: Southern
Association-C. W. Streat, Jr.
From the Pacific Association came
Samuel Goodman; Central Association
Walter Liginger, c. Steirs; Southern
Pacific Observation-Disclosures Weaver
Pacific Northwest sociation--Harry p.
Burdick; National Amateur Casting As
sociation-Dr. II. ]. Moreland: North
american GyWnastic Association--E
Hays; United States Football Associa-
tion-Thomas w. Cahill and George W.
R!eger. Jr. Catholic Young Mems Ma
i!onal Cnion--Mici1ael ]. Slattery; Mid
die Atlantic Northumberland J. Dali
las Herman Myer. Louis n. Goldsmith,
Thomas J. Thornton, Thomas J. Devlin,
Albert l.. Yates; Intermountain Associ-
hton-Prof. L. II. Peterson; Intercol-
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