New-York tribune., 1922-11-22

flVaa competition Tor men.
A committee will be appointed to
work out details and advance the plan.
Female competitors through the United
States will be required 60 register, and
likely as not we shall soon have sec
tional, as we'll as national, champion
ships for girls and women.
1t was the incoming board Of gov
ernors that put athletics for women on
the map. The committee in charge dis
agreed, and when it failed to make
recommendations one way or the other
the problem was referred TO the board,
which voted unanimously for A. A. y.
control. Objections to tho plan were
withdrawn before the Anal vote.
For the last several months women's
organizations throughout the country
have besieged the A. A. U. to super
wise and promote their competitions.
and it was feared that because of the
zig advancement OF the game profes-
sionalism would creep in, il there was
no central control
Prout Ia Reelected
William Prout. of the Boston A. A.,
who guided the destiny Of the A. A. u.
during the last twelve months, is prob
ganization ever had. Last year it wac
decided that in future no president
could succeed himself, but the desire
of the various associations 70 have Mr..
Prout continue to pilot the ship was
so great that the constitution was
amended resembling the rule and the
Bostonian was reelected.
The delegates stood and cheered
their leader and there wasn't one Of
them who wouldn't have voted twice
for Mr.. Prout if such thing were pos
slble. Murray Hubert, Acting Mayor
Of New York City and representative
Of the Metropolitan association who
sponsored Mr.. Prout, was elected hrst
vice president.
Colonel Washington Bowie jr., Bal
president; John T. Taylor, Pittsburgh.
was elected third vice-president, and
Thomas J. Tracy, Of New Haven, is the
fourth vice-president. Fred Ruben, of
the "Met" association, was msde sec-
retary.
There was not sembIanee Of op-
position to this slate, which had been
carefully prepared and talked over be-
fore hand by all the delegates. II is
strong battle line, and from hints
dropped here and there during the two-
day session the association planned to
put forth strong front, for 1t fears
that all will not be 80 rosy in the inn
mediate future.
See Trouble Ahead
While the convention was IN prog.
ress telegram was received From
Henry Breckenridge, president of the
National Amateur Athletic Federation.
which is holding its first annual con-
yention at Washington. The feaera-
tion extended an invitation TO the A,
A. U. to send a committee to the meet
ing in an effort to "settle certain dif-
ferences."
The A. A. U. appointed delegation
OF thirty-five, which. headed by Presi-
dent Prout. left last night for the
capital During a squabble between
delegates from two California asso-
cations Judge Verne Lacy, Of ST. Louis,
chairman of the rules committee, indi-
Gated the grayeness Of the situation.
Let's get these details over. We
must think of unity. We must get to
Washington, where it is quite possible
that we shall have to fight for our
very existence and to preserve our or
ganlzation as 8 sponsor Of amateur
athletics"
Murray Hubert put IL this way, ain
a few hours we shall gather at Wash
ington for what may be a love feast
or contest for the survival Of the
A. A. U. 1t would be folly to change
leaders at this time"
The A. A. U. is not looking for
trouble, but IL can be safely said that
that organization will not relinouish
its control ever any branch of amateur
sport without q merry struggle. Track
and field and swimming are the i'm
portant sports.
The national track and Geld cham
pionship, IS well as the relays and
decathlon, were awarded Co Chicago,
Wnere the meet Will be held next sum
mer by the lllinois A. c. at Stsgg Field.
Other title events awarded were as fol
lows: Junior track and field (indoors)
left over for the committee to decide
upoa; senior track and field (indoors),
buHaie; Junior and senior cross-coun-
Try, Philadelphia; seven-mile walk, ten
mile run and pentathlon and steeple-
chase, New York; handbaIl, senior sim
gles and doubles, st. Paul; handbau,
Junior singles and doubles, Pittsburgh.
New Associations Admitted
"A new association, to be known ss
the Ohio and Kentucky Association.
was admitted. The territory will In
clude kenton and Campbell counties
In Kentucky and the State of Ohio.
The ancient California fued between
the Southern Pacific Association snd
the Pacific Association occupied about
an hour Of valuable time. Sam Cood-
man. for the Pacific section CHALLENGED
the voting strength of the Southern
body, intimating that the list of clubs
upon which the number of votes Is
based was padded. After an aIl-around
argument the chair ruled that Mr.
Goodman was out of order. II was
during this discussion that MIR. Lacy
spoke OF the grave danger that threat
ened the A. A. u.
There was one other contest. which
some s,, one designated the battle of
Blair County. Pa. The Middle Atlantic
association and she Allegheny Asso-
ciation, it seems, had both been using
THIS territory. which includes the city
OF Altoona. When the rivsss cooled
down 1t was agreed that the presidents
OF the two associations would get to-
gether and establish new boundary
The 1928 convention will he held In
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