The Washington herald., 1922-08-21
OLYMPIC POWERS
OF US. WRANCLE
Yankee Team Threatened by
Dissension Among Group
OF Leaders.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2o.-Tuesday eve
ming. in New York. a meeting will
be held which may result in the
athletes of the 320 American COL
leges, of the United States Army
and Navy, the Y. NJ. c. A.. Jewish
Welfare, the golf and tennis asso-
Citations being barred from partici-
pating in the Olympic games to be
held in Colombes Stadium. France.
in 1924.
At this meeting six representa-
tives of the American Olympic AS
sociation. five of whom are leaders
of the Amateur Athletic Union. will
meet six representative of the Ma
tional Amateur Athletic Federation
in final effort to reach a basis
of compromise. Unless the A. A.
U. recedes from it's stand and
grants the federation representa-
tion on the Olympic committee.
American athletes, save those sent
by the A. A. u. will be barred.
The stand Of the A. A. L. is un-
known. Col A. G.. Mills, at a re-
cent conference. declared for war
on the federation and declared that
the A. A. L. would enlist enough
mayors. politicians and prominent
men to overshadow and wreck the
federation. Others who represent
both the A. A. u. and the olympic
Association, adopted a more peace
full stand. and finally agreed to
attend conference to seek a peace-
full way out of the athletic war
fare.
The National Federation has dis
covered that through a joker in
serted in the agreement with the
International Oiypmic Association.
the Amateur Athletic Union abso-
lutely controls the situation 50
that no American athlete can COM
pete In the French meet unless
vouched for by his own organization
and his applica ton must be vIsed
by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Meaning that the A. A. U. will con-
troi absolutely and can select or
bar any American from the Kames.
Last January. when the protest
of other organizations compelled the
Amateur Athletic Association to
yield. a meeting was held in the
New York Athletic Club to form
an American Olympic Association.
Heretofore the \. A. Y. has con-
trolled Olympic athletics. The sys-
tenn was to form a large committee.
hold control by claiming votes for
eash district and more votes for
each sport over which il claimed
control. With these votes II elected
its own men as an Olympic commit
tee. with a few prominent citizens
and officials added to give tone.
After the Antwerp Olympics the
protest was so strong the system
was alter red-but not the results.
The American Olympic Association
was formed, with the A. A. U. ana
its associates holding the majority
of the voting power. They formed
constitution by which during the
second year before each Quadren-
nial Olympic this association Is to
name an Olympic committee. which
is to have full charge of all Olym-
pic affairs. and which Is not to re-
port to the association until after
the Olympic games.
Under these circumstances the
chances OF lively meeting are
good. The National Amateur Fed
eratlon. OF which Col. Henry p.
Breckenridge Ia president, has se-
cided that the federation will not
Join the Olympic Association unless
1t gets equal voting power with the
A. A. u. and further to refuse to
admit that the A. A. U. is entitled
to three votes for each sport on
the Olympic program which 1t con-
trolls The federation denies that
the A. A. U. controls track apd
field and swimming, boxing. wres-
ling and gymnastics in the United
At tomorrow's crucial meeting
the Olympic Association will be
represented by Col. A. @. Mills, Col.
J. r. Thompson. Frederick w. Ru-
hien. Murray. Hurlburt. J. Meow
ern and one other The National
will be represented by
Zen. Palmer E. Pierce, Col. Henry p.
Harold e. Pratt. Col.
Waite c. johnson. U. s. A.. and
nder Train L. g. N