The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-09-21
Metropolitan A. A. U. Resents
Way Committee Treated
Olympic Athletes.

Supreme Court Justice RAF,ow B. Weekn
Pnd CNmmipaion0r 81 Docks Murray
IIulburt last niEht fc,l the hand of
NthlOla reSeplmeRt whnn W. a meollng
Of tho Metropolitan Association VI the
A, A, H. they Wera beaten as delegates
10 the national convention OF the A, a, w.
They were defeated because OF ihelr
connection With tho trip OF the American
athletes 10 the Olympic games after the
association had passed reeolntlon or
resentment az 10 the manner In when
the Yankee athletes were treated on
the trip, The meeting was held In tho
Seventy fret Regiment Armory, and, In
tho oplnlpn OF veterans, was the most
eNcltlng yet held by the local association,
In the places OF Justice Weeks and
Commissioner Huiburt the aasoclatlon
selected Harold Dibblce of tho Jnmes
IL, sullivan Odlclpl Cub and deorge i,
Mathews of The MornIngsIde Athletic
club as delegates,
Frederick W, Ruben, president OF the
MetroRoltan Association, against whom
there also was Rnimosity as no, too. was
member of the committee In charge
Of the olympic team. won place on the
delegation 10 the national convention
only by u narrow margin. The other
three delegates elected were Herman
Obtertuhesslng of the West Side Y. N.
g, A., ], T, Mahoney OF tho New York
Athletic Club and Jacob w, Stumpf OF
the Grace Club.
Dick Remer Of tho American Walkers
club, who was q member OF the Olympic
team and who declared that no was EN-.
powered By the team 10 appear before
the association and tell OF their mis-
treatment, asserted that the American
Olympic team was haHdled like a pack
NJ hounds" He said that the quarters
on the ship were unsuitable, the food
poor and their housing conditions At
Antwerp flthy,
"The American Olympic team" con-
tinued Rcmer, twas particularly in
censed against Justice Barlow s. Weeks
President Ruben OF thglr associatlon
and Gusiavus T, Kirby, president Of the
intercollegiate Athletic Association, We
came to tho conclusion that the Amerl-
can COMMITTEES was either grossly inoiii-
Client or that they placed their prestige
and dignity OF Office ahead OF the ath-
letes"
In conjunction with his remarks the
association adopted the following reSo-
luton, which was presented by Herman
Obertuhbesing
BE Il resolved, That each and every
member Of the American olympic team
as well az their coaches be extended =
hearty vote Of thanks for their splendid
showing 1T the Olympic Championships nj
Antwerp. In spite Of many hanGlcaps
and very unsatisfactory conditions they
again demonstrated 20 the world the
supremacy Of American athletes and
American coaches.
From reports received and confirmed
by returning members OF tho team our
boys and giFlS we're Obliged to undergo
great hardshiips on the boat on which
they sailed, the L. s, s. transport Ma
toikn They had unsuitable sleeping
quarters on the boat and also nj Ant
werp.
"On the boat the accommodations were
such that each team member did not
have proper facilities for sleeping or
training, and In addition at Antwerp the
fhouslng was improper and there was a
lack Of food and proper training faell-
tiles there.
"Bc IL reSolred, That we the members
Of the Metropolitan Association OF the
A. A. U. ask that the American Olympic
committee give detailed report OF It's
receipts, expenditures and activities so
that those who subscribed may know TO
what use the funds were put; also that
an the details in connection with the
raising Of funds for the American OlyHiN
pic team and the management Of the
same he gone over so that complications
which arose on the trip may never arise
again; that the money needed will be
raised any month before the next team
sails; that the arrangements for the
proper transportation of the athletes and
coaches on fast steamships as we'll az