New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
u. S. to Send
Strong Squad
ToOlympics
Yankees to Recommend
Aug. Is to Sept. l for Re-
newal of Classic in 1920

BOSTON. Nov. 17.--The Amateur
Athletic Union to-day voted to send an
American team Of athletes to Antwerp
for the renewal of the Olympic games
to be held there next year The num-
ber of men who will represent the
united States and the proportion of
entries for the several track and field
and other events of the world tourna-
nent will be decided later,
The union voted to recommend to
the international Olypmic committee
that the Antwerp games be held be-
tween August Is and September l, 1920.
The records of the year were passed
upon, and all but two allowed. The
union threw out the clam of Thomas
Campbell, Chicago University, to credit
for time Of l minute Is 1-5 seconds for
the 600-yard run INDOORS; and of the
Yale team for the 200-yard relay
swimming mark Of l minute Al sec
onds
Campbell's mark was set on a spe-
cially erected track in the Coliseum.
Chicago. which at that time was re-
ported 10 be several yards short to
the lap. Upon hearing of Campbell's
record effort, A. A. u officials in Chi
cago were requested to survey the
track. This could not be done, how
ever, as the track had immediately
been taken up at the end OF the three
day carnival 1t was undoubtedly for
this reason the record committe rec
omended that the record be not ap-
proved.
The records allowed include perform
ancos of Toie Ray, of the Illinois A. c.
Of 2 minutes 13 2-5 seconds at 1000
yaros 4ADour5, ana Of minutes ii SIS
{ seconds for mile indoors.
kelly's Mark Remains
The question cropped up again of
allowing the record of 9 SO seconds
for the l00-yard dash, made several
years ago by Dan Kelly, of Portland.
Ore, to stand.
New York delegates requested that
the mark be erased from the books as
improbable and unauthenticated. Cap
tain Joseph B. McCabe, who was presi-
dent of the 4. A. y. when Kelly's per
sormance was passed upon, said he had
verified the time personally. and that
three Of five timers told him their
watches showed faster time than the
S.5 seconds which was allowed.
II was decided that there was no
ground for action by the union now.
The union assigned to Boston the
annual amateur boxing championship
tournament, and to Birmingham, Ala.
the wrestling title contests. The
swimming championships were allotted
as follows
100 yards, Brookline Swimming Club:
relay swim. Olympic Club. San Fran
cisco; water polo, Pacific Coast Asso-
ciation; 90 Yards, Chicago Athletic
Association; plunge, Allegheny Asso-
citation, 900 yards, Detroit a. c.; fancy
diving, Los Angeles A. c.; $50 yards
BACK stroke, Indiana Association; 500
yards, Great Lakes Association; 200
Yards breast stroke, Meadowbrook
Club, Philadelphia.
Dallas Again Presides
Samuel J. Dallas, of PHILADELPHIA.
was ree ected president of the union
and New Orleans was selected for the
next convention, at the annual meeting
which closed tonight with a BANQUET.
Other officers elected were FIRST
vice president, Joseph Conway, of Bos-
ton; second vice-president, Latrobe
Cogswell. of the South Atlantic Asso-
citation; third vice president, Herman
Obertubessing, Of New York; fourth
vice president. Sam Goodman, of the
Pacific Associations; secretary treasur-
er Fred w. Ruben. of New York;
trustees. Justice Barlow S. Weeks, Of
New York. Edward Z. Babb, of Boston
and Fred ". Ruben.
The union amended the constitution
to permit refusal of registration to
girls under fourteen and adopted reso-
luNons favoring state and Federal leg
lslation TO establish in the public
schools universal system of physical
education.
1t was voted to urge the addition OF
catch- as-catch-can wrestling to the
Olympics.