The New York herald., 1922-12-03
NATIONAL BODY FOR
WOMEN ATHLETES
Organization Formed at Ma
niaroneck Won't Conflict
With A. A. U.

MAMARoNEcK, Dec. 2.-Tho National
Women's Track Athletics Association
was organized to-day at a meeting OF
representatives Of schools and colleges
for women from many parts OF the coun-
try. It's purpose will be to control all
interschoastic and intercollegiate sports
for girls and women.
DR.. Harry Z. Stewart of New Haven,
Conn. coach of the American team
which competed last August in the first
womens Olympic meet at Paris, was
elected president OF the association. and
Mrs. winifred Merrill. head of Oakes-
mere School here. was chosen honorary
president. Other officers elected were !:
Vice. president. Miss Katherine Mont
gomery of Florida State College. Talla-
hassee, Fla: secretary, Miss Suzanne
Becker of Oakesmere School. and treas
urer. Joseph A. D'Angola of New Jersey
State Normal School. Newark, N. ].
The association is an outgrowth of a
women's track athletics committee. OF
which DR.. Stewart was chairman. and
which has supervised for several years
school and college sports for women.
Under the associations direction the
country will be divided into seven or
eight districts, 1t was announced, and
officials appointed by the president to
handle women's athletic affairs In these
territories.
Won't Conflict with A. A. q.
The supervision to be exercised by
the new association, 1t was pointed out,
will in no way conflict with that of the
Amateur Athletic Union which at It's an
nual meeting in New York recently voted
to take direct control of women's ath-
letics. The women's Organization, while
retaining separate identity in controlling
interscholastic and intercollegiate sports
will cooperate with the A. A. U. in all
open competition which the latter will
direct. The two organizations, 1t was
said. would seek q harmonious footing
in developing feminine athletics of all
| kinds.
The association accepted six new
American records for track and field
events. besides recognizing as official the
list of worlds standards made at both
the Eastern tryouts for the American
team last spring and at the, international
meet in Paris. The latter marks have
been approved by the international
Women's Sport Federation of Paris.
Miss Camelia Sable Of Newark. ~ J..
a star in the Olympic games. holds three
of the American records newly recog-
!
dash. IL seconds; standing broad jump
8 feet 3H inches; 60 yard high hurdles,
AS seconds. The other new American
records are: Hurlball. 104 feet 2A
inches, by Nell Carroll OF Florida State
College; discus throw. 100 feet. by
Martina Murdoch Of Slidmore School
Saratoga Springs. N. Y. and baseball
throw, 224 feet 2A inches, Miss Eleanor
Churchill, Exeter, N. II.
Other Records Recognized.
Two interscholastic records also were
recognized as follows Discus throw, 76
feet, Az inches. by Lucy Fletcher,
Greensboro. Fla. High School. and so
yard dash. is seconds. LILLIAN Carey,
Bloomfield. N. ].
Members of the American Olympic
team held a reunion In connection with
the associations meeting. Those In at
tendance included Ann Harwick, Flor
ida State College: Jeanette Snow. Rye
N T.; Maybelle Giillland and Elizabeth
Stein, Leonia. N. j.: Camelia Sable
Newark. ~ j.: DR.. and Mrs. Harry r
Stewart of New Haven, Conn Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph A. D'Angola Of Newark
NJ J.. and Miss Suzanne Becker oi
Oakesmere School. Miss Becker and
Mr.. DAngola were assistant coaches OF
the Olympic team.