New Britain herald., 1919-11-18
OLYMPIC PLANS ARE
 LAUNCHED BY A. A. ].
America to Be Represented by Team in Games at Antwerp

Boston, Nov. 1s.-The Amateur |Athtetic Union yesterday voted to Eend an American team of athletes to aAntwerp for the renewal of the Olym- Bpic games to be held there next year. AFhe number of men who will repre- sent the United States and the pro portion of entries for the several Erack and field and other events of Hthe world tournament will be de- #cided later.
 Samuel J. Dallas, of Philadelphia, Swas reelected president of the A. A. sU. and New Orleans was selected for #lhe next convention
 Other officers elected were: First SEice president, Joseph Conway, of NBoston; second vice president, La #robe Cogswell, of the South Atlantic
 Associations; third vice president, Her. sman Obertubessing, of New York;
 fourth vice president, sam Goodman, Nof the Pacific association; secretary #treasurer, Fred W. Rubien, of New SYork; trustees, Justice Barrow $. asWeelzs, of New York, Edward E. NBa bb, of Boston and Fred w. Rub1en # The union amended the constltu- M ion to permit refusal of registration
 @ o girls under 14 and adopted reso- E utions favoring state and federal sA Aeeislation to establish in the public Mkchools a universal system of phys1- @cal education. It was voted to urge Mhe addition of catch s-catch-can
 lwrestling to the olympics.
 K The union assigned to Boston the Ahnnual amateur boxing champion
 ship tournament and to Birmingham, SMAla, the wrestling title contests. The Swimming championships were allot- M ed as follows: 100 yards, Brookllne club; relay swim, Olympic SseIub, San Francisco; water polo, Pa
 @7ific Coast association; 50 yards, Chi SM,ago Athletic association: plunge SNAllesheny association; 22O yards, De- M roit A. C.. fancy diving, Los An M6eles A. C.; 150 yards back stroke, NHT Indiana association; 800 yards, Great M lakes association; 200 yards breast Astroke, Meadowbrook club, Phlladel- Rohia. s The records of the year were pass &ed upon and all but two allowed. The
 aA Tnion threw out the claim of Thom- K Sas Campbell. Chicago university, for
 rredit for time of 1.13 1-5 for the MSOO ward run indoors and of the Yale @ cam for the 200 yards relay swim
 aing mark of 1.41.
 M The union voted to recommend to M he International Olympic committee M hat the Antwerp games be held be- x Syeen August 15 and September l, N 52O.
 The question cropped up again of Mallowing the record of 3-5 seconds #f or the t00-yard dash. made several 8years ago by Dan Kelly, of Portland, Bore, to stand. New York delegates Mrequested that the mark be erased Sfrom the books as improbable and un- Authenticated.
 Capt. Joseph B. McCabe, who was @prcsident of the A. A. U. when kelly's AperformanCe was passed upon, Salo Mhe had verified the time personally Band that three of five timers told him
 #their watches showed faster time than SMthe 9 3-5 seconds which was allow Med It was decided that there were Emo grounds for action by the unlor 5 Anow No move was taken toward aM erasinS from tho books the American #hvc mile record of 24:36 4-5, wh1cl Sthc union credits to Charles Pores 8despite the fact a mistake was made sMb by the A. A. U. officials.