The New York herald., 1921-11-26
Plan of National Sport
Federation Voted DOWn
Olympic Association Organized After Secretary Of
Wars Suggestion Fails to Convince Majority of
Amateur Deegates--Voting Power Distributed.
By SAMUEL }. BRooKcsfax.


| out that both tho sports IN question were
controlled in exactly the Same way IN
all other countries and that It was i'm
possible under present conditions for
amateur and professional organisations
| to exist alone For instance. unless
amateurs competed in the same meets
with professionals they could not find
| tracks on which 20 race. The delegates
finally voted to place them on an equal
| footing with all other national organixa-
tions.
The officers of the association include
an honorary president, the President OF
the United, gatates, and two honorary
| vice-presidenta, the Secretary OK War
and the Sec re tary OF the Navy. Then
there are the president OF tho assooIa-
tion, three vitse-presidents, a secretary
and treasurer, a committee on Gre
dentials to Investigate delegates, an
executive conn uittee consisting OF nine
delegates, the president and the secre-
/ tary. to conduct the business OF the asso-
citation during intervals between its
| meetirgs. a con Imittee on legislation. a
finance commit rec and q committee on
Olympic games to collect data covering
the history Of o Umpic games, statistics
and copies Of th reports Of the various
associations incll bded In the membership.
Those present at the meeting yester-
day were:
Army.--Col Wait G. johnson, Major
F. w. Honeycutt. Col H. Koehler.
Navy.-Capt. C. r. Train, Lieut.
Com Perry. Lieat-Com. De Witt c.
Ramsey.
American repre- sentative on Tnterna-
tonal olympic Corumittee.--Jugtice Bar
tow s. Weeks.
Amateur Athletk Union Of United
States. track andt feld.--William c.
Prout, Boston; frederick w. Ruben.
New York. and Judge jeremiah T. Ma
Wahle, New York; Lester Stevens. New
Brunswick: J. v. delaney, New York.
Boxing.-H. Obertu bessing. J. j. Deig-
! nan and Stephen Byrne, New York
Wrestling.--J. W. S9umpf, Capt. G. J.
Dieges and George p. Matthews. New
| YofS. Gymnas.ics.-ks. e. Moore. r. w.
Kennedy and K. McA.keenan-
| District Associations Of A A u
Adirondack, L. S. HIN; Allegheny Mt.
Lynch: Connecticut, W. F. Delaney;
Hawaiian. Mrs. e. Fullard-Lee: IN
diana. Paul r. Jordan; Intermountain,
| John Magee; Metropolitan. Col. A. G.
Mills: Middle Atlantic. George Snyder;
| New England. Joseph e. McCabe Nj
agara. Edwin T. St.haefer; Pacific,
Samuel Goodman: Pacific Coast North
Goldsmith; South Atlantic. George j.
Turner: Southeastern, - w. Street, Jr.
Southern. L. di Benedetto; Northern
Pacific, Seward Simmons Western
Assn. Verne +. C. Lacey.
Amateur Fencers' League OF America
DR.. Graeme M. Hammond. Leon NJ.
Schoonmaker, Arthur S. Lyon
American Trap Shooting Association.
--Stoney McLinn. Ralph T.. SPOTS.
International Skating Union.--J. K
Savage, NJ f. Noah.
National Association OF Amateur AS |
socia ations.--J. j. Mulcahy.
National Cycling Associations. +.
Kelsey. Harold Dibbleo and Carl John !
son.
National Rifle Association - Major |
Frank Maloney. Col c. T.. Hodter, Gen. |
+. II. Phillips, Jr.
United States Football Association-l
f. w. Cahill, James q. Barclay. Thomas |
Bognall
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion.-Paul r. Williams. Julian s. My |
rich.
United States Revolver Association.--
DR.. Reginal Sayre, Karl IT.. Fredericks
and Herman Thomas. |
Y. NJ. C. A--Dr. John Brown, 1T.
National Collegiate A. A.--CoL Palmer
e. Pierce, Dean Frank w. Nicholson, Jo-
serh E. Raycroft.
Intercollegiate A. A. A. A--Gusta vus
T. Kirby. Romeyn Berry, A. J. II. Ma
Grath.
Intercollegiate Rowing Association.--I
D. Raveneil.
intercollegiate Swimming Association.
Frank J. Sullivan.
Middle Atlantic Collegiate Association.
Samuel c. Palmer.
New England Association. Major
Frank II. Briggs
intercollegiate Conference a. A.
Alonzo A Stage.
Ohio CONFERENCE.-THE. c. W. Savage.
Boy Scouts OF America.--Dr. George
J. Fisher.
Intercollegiate Boxing Association.--
DIR. q. Meylan
Playground and Recreational Assocs-
alton OF America---Dr. J. II. McCurdy
The Following officers were elected:
President, Col Robert NJ. Thompson
OF Washington: First ice-President.
William c. Prout OF Boston: Second
Vfce-President Dr. Grseme N. Ham,
inond. New York: Third Vice. President.
John T. McGovern; Secretary. Tred w
Ruben. New York: Treasurer. Julius n.
Barnes: Auditor. Herman Ohertubessing.
New York
Committee on Credensfalr.-Cari r.
Frederick. Joseph q. McCaoe, Boston
+. Mulcahy, New York, and J. J. Tny5er
OF Phiiadelphia.
Executive Cornrn,ttee.--Coi. A. G..
Mills. New York; w. c. Prout. Boston
DR.. Sayre. United States Revolver AS
ISOLATION; Murray Hubert. New York
Major Palmer L. Pierce, National Col
leriete A. A.. Jogeph p. McCabe. Bos-
ton: Stewart A. Simnone, Pacific Coast
A. A. u; Col Phillips. ana John 7.
McGovern. New York.