The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-24
MUCH INTEREST IN ALL KINDS
 OF ATHLETICS


 ed Press Samuel J. Dallas, presi- dent of the Amateur Athletic union of the United States yesterday an nounced the full l.3t of committees Gponted by him to look after 4. A. |. affairs for the ensuing year. They include finance, championship, legisla- ture, record, registration, basketball gymnastic, playground and recreation and a special committee for re-dis- tributing the various associations of the A. A. U.
 In making the announcement Presl- dent Dallas said that he looked for an unusually successful year in ath- !etice and expects these committees to be very active. The rcdistricting committee is one committee in par ticu'ar that will have considerable work to do this year. This commit tee is expected to formulate plans for new associations to be made up from territory taken from some of the as- SoCiatiOns which are considered too large at the present time to accom- plish good results It is felt that greater interest in amateur athletics in the United States can be secured by making two or more new district associations from the territory ot several of the larger associations now ha1 ing more territory than the" can properly manage.
 In discussing this matter yesterday MT Dallas said: The Metropolitan association at the present time com prises the staes of New York Con necticut and New Jersey north of Trenton. The officials of the asso- ciation feel that there is room at least for three and possibly four new dis triCt associations in the present Met ropolitan territory. They would vel come the organization of a ConneC-i- cut association, a New Jersey asso- citation, q North Eastern New York assocition and a Western New York association.
 "Cleveland and Columbus in Ohio arc really too far from Allegheny Mountain association headquarters in Pittsburg. to obtain the best results, and it might be advisable to develop Q new association around these two important cities. Portions of Ohio, In diana and Illinois could be linked to- gether with perhaps Cincinnati or Indianapolis as the headquarters.
 Several new associations might be organized in the present territory of the Western association, which at present covers an area of many thou sand square miles The same might be said of the Southern. Inter-Moun. tain, Rocky Mountain and the three Pacific coast associations
 Amateur athletics can be controlled and regulation in a more satisfactory manner with smaller territories for our district associations, and the present plan is, think, a step in the right direction, and will greatly bene- fit athletics"
 The complete list of committee ap- pointments are as follows:
 pionship-Fredericw w. Ru- bien, New York, chairman; Edward F. Babb, Boston; l.. di Benedetto, New Orleans; Everett C. Brown. Chi cago; Capt. Joseph F, Conway, Bos- ton; Robert w, Dodd, San Francisco; T. Morris Dunne, Portland, Oregon; William s. Haddock. Pittsburg; Her man Meyer, Philadelpha NJ. J. Slat. tery, Philadelphia; George J. Turner, Baltimore; Robert S. Weaver. Los Angeles; Barton $. Weeks. New York
 Legislation Justice Barlow S Weeks, New York. chairman; Sol. w. Bowie, jr., Baltimore; William F.. Humphrey. San Francisco: Gustavus T. Kirby, New York Col A. G. Mills. +''' hol IA MduOHpN, NpW York, M. J. Slattery Philadelphia: F. l.. Sters, Chicago; R. NJ. Walsh, Bos. ton
 Record-Iohn T. Taylor, Pittsburg, chairman; Lorrin Andrews, Homo. lulu; II. D. Baldwin. Salt Lake City; Latrobe Gogswell, Baltimore: Thom- as J. Devlin, Philadelphia; Harry w. Fitzpatrick, New Orleans; A. S. Gold smith, Seattle; S. Goodman, San Francisco; H. r, Keator, Chicago; David J. Main. Denver: J. w. Stumpf, New York; Otto Whale, New York; II. F, Winston, Lynn, Mass.
 Playground and recreation - pr. William Burdick. Baltimore, chair man; Captain Joseph F. Conway, Bos- ton; John Elliott, San Francisco; Harry Fitzpatrick. New Orleans; Louis N. Goldsmith, Philadelphia;