The New York herald., 1922-11-21
IMPENDING BATTLE
IS BALKED BY MOVE
Leave Case to New Record
Board as Californians Don
War Paint.
TABLE wOMEN's SPORTS
Incoming Governors Must De-
eide Advisability of TAX
ing Over Control.

Diplomatic tactics, skillfully en-
ployed, smoothed out tense situation,
which threatened at one time to pre-
cipitato a bitter sectional fight, when
the claims OF Charles w. Paddock,
California's great sprinter, for several
worlds records came before the dele
satcs at the national convention of
tho Amateur Athletic Union in the
Hotel McAlpin yesterday
Contrary to expectations the record
committee. which had voted Sunday
night to recommend rejection of Pad
docks records, failed to present that
recommendation when the delegates
assembled yesterday. The upshot of 1t
was that the problem was reserved for
the incoming record committee, which,
If precedent is followed, will take no
action on the case for another year.
With this move storm clouds, which
had gathered low and -pminious, were
dispersed.
News OF the disapproval OF Paddock's
claims by the record committee, which
i'tit D'Ni ltitSIdpntO cuiludy IlEHt 10
newspapers in Los Angeles, had brought
forth belligerent telegram from Robert
$. Weaver, president OF the southern
Pacific section, A. A. Z. and past presi-
dent OF the national Of the A. A. u,
protesting vohemently against the atti-
tudc OF the committee. The telegram,
which was read by Mr.. Lorrin Andrews,
n California delegate, was as follows:
Read In morning papers Paddock's
record rejected. Protest is herewith
entered. Records are o. X. If records
are not passed our association will con-
slider II an affront to our honesty and
integrity and we will fight matter to a
finish"
The reading of the telegram followed
the presentation OF the report Of Louis
Goldsmith of Philadelphia, chairman OF
the record committee. who despite the
adverse vote on Paddock's application
for record In committee made no men
ton whatsoever OF this action, nor of
Paddocks claims Instead he briefly
stated the list of applications for rec
ords that had been approved.
Andrews Demands Reasons.
When asked by Andrews II the names
presented all the record awards made
by the committee, Goldsmith answered
in the affirmative. Then Andrews read
Weaver's telegram to the delegates and
insisted upon reasons for the ignoring
Of Paddocs's claim. Goldsmith replied
that his committee wore OF the unanf-
nous opinion that discrepancies in the
afidavits Of timers who clocked the
performances invalidated the same.
The watches of three timers at sev-
cnty-dye yards showed no variation.
Zach clocker caught Paddock at that
point in z 3-5 seconds; two OF three
timers stationed at tho s0-yard mark
gave him credit for covering the dis
tance In As seconds. Goldsmith said
that he and his fellow committeeman
did not believe that any man could cover
five yards In one-fifth OF a second.
The tenseness of the situation was
Immediately sensed and a half dozen
delegates afforded parliamentary pana-
ceas, one of which put it into the hands
of the incoming record committee which
is not expected TO meet until next No
veruber.
The resolution adopted by the record
committee. but which was not presented
70 the convention. read as follows:
''It was regularly moved, seconded
and ca rried that the records OF Charles
w. Paddock be rejected on the grounds
that the times made between the inter
mediate distances are regarded physi-
cally impossible for human to do, as
Ia the case OF the times claimed for the
IS and so yard races. ana that the times
recorded by the timers are not consist
ent.
"For instance. in the 75 yard race.
which is the same race In which the
record Is claimed for the so yard dis
tance, three timers caught Paddock at
z as seconds, while for 80 yards, two
~ the three timers caught him at 4-5
seconds. while tho third timer at this
particular distance caught him at 2 s-5
spconds--this timer being named Poole.