Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
A. A. ]. TO CONTROL
Feminine SPORTS
Action Unanimously Agreed On
by Governors After Commit.
tee Refuses to Act
MOVE ON TO WASHINGTON

New York, Nov. 22.---Thn Amateur
Athletic Union Of. the United States. in
convention at the Hotel McAlpin here.
voted TO "ontrol and supervise all open
annette competition for women. This
action was unanimously decided upon
py tho incoming board Of governors
after q committee had failed to offer
recommendations one way or the other.
1T is big step In the advancement
OF amateur sports. because competition
among the women has grown so rap-
idly Of late TINT the amateur status Of
the competitions was in danger.
a committee will be appointed tn
confer with college and club organixa.
tions. which have recently been urging
the A. 4. l.. to take control. and It IL
likely that within short time trnck
and field athletics for women will be
on the same basis ns those for men.
There Will he regulation, sectional and
national championships for girls, who
Will register with the 4. 4. l.. and
observe ita rules
William Prout. of the Boston A. A., ,
president Of the 4. \. H.. was re. elected
under unusual conditions. It was nec.
essaryto rcscind the rule that was made
last year. TO the effect that Il presi.
dent could not succeed himself, in order
that Mr.. l'rout retain the helm.
Other officers elected were first vice
president. Murray. Iruiburt. New York :
second vice president. Colonel Wash .
ington Bowie. Jr.. Baltimore: third
vice president. Johr T. Taylor. Pitts.
buigk; fourth vice president, Thomas
I. Tracy. New Haven. Conn.
Murray Hulburt. acting Mayor Of
New York. and n representative of the
Metropolitan Association. indicated tina,
4 grave danger threatened the body
which controls amateur sports in this
country when, In nominating Mr.. Prout
for re- election. he said:
'1n II few hours we shall gather a,
Washington for what may be love
feast or contest for the survival OF
the A. A. L. It would be folly t.
change leaders vt this time
Mr.. lIulburt was referring to the
annual convention VI the National ANA
teur Athletic Federation in Washing
ton. which invited the a. 4. L. to scno
committee to tn" capital in an e!for,
to settle certain difficulties"
Judge Verne Lazy, of St. Louis, who
~ cnulTIlun Nl the tuicS Committee
also referred To the Federation. when
in intcrrnptins lengthy discussion be
tween two delegates from California
he said: "I"t's get these details over
We must think of unity. We must ge
to Washington. where It is quite pos.
siblc that we shall have TO fight for oul
very existence and to preserve our ur.
"n!ization as Il sponsor Of amateur ath
ietics."
Thus it would appear that the 4. A,
l.. does not intend to relinQuish its con
; troll OF any branch of amateur spor;
now under its jurisdiction Trucl, ant
field and swimming arc the largest OF
he sports controlled by the organiza
ton
The regulation number of champion
ship events was awarded us follows
National track and field. Illinois \. C.,
Stagg Field. Chicago; senior track and
field tindoors). Buffalo: junior and
senior cross country. Philadelphia
seven n-milc walk. ten mile run
pcntathlon and >tccplechasc. New York
senior handball singles and doubles, st.
Paul. and junior handball, singles and
doubles. Pittsburgh.