Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-13
BAN ON fORlEGN
 ATHLETES FINDS LITTLE FAVOR NOW
Action of United States Athletic Organization
 Not Favored.

New York, Oct. 12. Correspond ence of The Associated Press. s.)-The proposal advanced by the Pacific Coast Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, to bar all foreign athletes from future competition in national championship meets, finds little favor among Eastern athletic authorities and followers of track and field sports. The concensus of opinion indicates that it would be most pe- culiar action for the American athlet- lc organization to take as athletes from the States have for years been the most consistent travelling competi- tors and prize winners.
 It was pointed out by prominent A. A. U. authority that there might be some reason for such a proposal on the part of the Canadian Union, in view of the fact that in the past years strong teams from the New York A. C., and the Irish-American A. C., have journeyed to Canada and swept away every first prize and tit 1e at the annual Dominion Champion ships. American athletes also have been prominent winners of titular track and field honors in similar meets in England, Scandinavia, and other European countries. In every case our athletes have been welcomed and where they were good enough to defeat the best of the home entrants there was nothing but praise for their performances.
 The menace of the foreign athletic invader is furthermore of little dan. ger. Very few have been able in the past to show their heels to the best of the American stars, as the recosds of both home championships and Olympic Games clearly demonstrate. It would undoubtedly be an impetus to. greater and better effort if few invading performers could be found to show the way to our stars. It is gen. erally expressed opinion that after peace reigns again throughout the world there will be a great revival of international sport competition. With this thought uppermost in the minds of the delegates who gather or the annual meeting of the A. A. U., at Philadelphia on November IS, there appears little possibility of the adopt ion of the proposed resolution.
 Sport Shrapnel.
 The effects of the war upon. Ameri- can athletics and athletes will be clearly shown at this meeting for there will not be a single application as far as is known by A. A. A. U., authorities, for recognition of new worlds record in track or field. Dur ing the past indoor and outdoor sea- son several records have been equaled but in no case has an American ath- lete bettered existing world records under conditions which would appear to warrant acceptance by the A. A. U.
 In swimming circles, however, quite the reverse is true and there will be long list of claims submitted, the majority of which are likely to be given official sanction. They include news records for both short and long distance competitions and the names of several prominent women swim mers will figure in the list.
 Those records which are accepted, wiN be tabulated as new American figures with an annotation to the effect that they surpass the present world records. They cannot, however, be officially accepted, as such until passed upon by the International Am ateur Athletic Federation, which has not held a meeting since the begin ming of the European war. After the cessation of hostilities the l. A. A. F., will convene again and at that session will have many records from many landA to consider and pass Judgment upon. It is interesting to note that at the present time the Unleed States and the Scandinavian countries lead in the number of claims to be submit ted.