New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

between the A. A. u. and the n. A. a. ,.
a committee 20 represent the D. =.
/ q. was appointed. and the n. A. A. ,
officials were notified that their inYi-
tation had been accepted. IL va
! agreed that these conference commit
/ tees should meet In New York on
/ January n 20 discuss the possible rela-
+ tions Of the ~. A. a. =. with the
I A A. IT, Il was and Is M under
/ standing that until such conference
any action on such matters was 20 b.
| held In obeyaace.
"The officials Of the A. A. U. have
respected this gcntlemens agreemeni
I Il rs impossible for me 70 believe thai
the n. A. A. +. can have taken an
action Inconsistent with the UNDER
standing. and until ] receive c0nnfma
ton of the Newspaper reports u wouio
/ he mrossible Tor me % make any fuf-
thcr statement IN the premises
Conference May BE Unnecessary"
/ Mr.. Prout added that n the spokes-
/ men for the federation were support
ed officially BY that body In the an
nouncement OF is program With re-
/ gard 10 the n. A. A. +. assuming con
| troll Of competitive athletics and holq-
/ ing national championship there VII
I be no necessity Of conference bc
tween A. A. U. and n. A. a. T. Of
I fcials on January q, for there woulo
/ be nothing 20 discuss
/ Mr.. Prout said that he would waif
until he had confirmation OF the pre-
reports before putting bis comment o.
I the fedoration's action into more pos
/ tive terms, and because Of the state
" 4 ID "a " head
Of the federation, ~ Is expected thai
I the two organizations will find it din
cult 20 settle their differences withoui
| q battle.
Here ia what Mr. Breckenridge has
| 10 say about Mr. Prout's statement;
, 81 have no comment 90 make on anr
! Of the issues involved until committee
representing the n. A. A. +. and ire
! A. A. u. meet on January q % seck
a basis for a working agreement. How
ever. II Is my earncst hope that be
| fore rs next annual meeting the \, n
/ A. r. will have brought all nations
sport governing bodies together
The principal dihiculty j. that thc
! A. A. u. does not want % be "brougn
together" II rs controlling amateur
sports In a manner which has oeeh
satisfactory 10 all concerned and fe
sents the attitude Of the federation in
stepping in 20 take the fruits OF u.
A. A. L. Controls Athletes
Just how the Federation hopes to
hold sectional track sud held cham
pionships, for instance, has never beer
! explained, nor has it been shown wherr
the A. A. L. has fallen down IN tni'
particular branch. Al. Of the competli'
athletes are registered with the A. "a
T.. and should they take part IN ans
"ehampionship" game not sanetionc'
bv the A. A. u. they would automat
eally be suspended and lose their rign
20 start in the nationals or Olymp.c
trials.
The federation has said that Il would
y promote "mass athletics" and Il r. pos
sible that il does not seek 10 take thr
A. A. U. athletes away from The paren.
body, even il the miracle could be ac
complished. As Mr.. Breckenridge has
made no further statement Of the fcd
eration's plans and refuses TO CONNER
on the attitude his organization VIII
take at the coming meeting, one o.
three things is likely 10 happen. IN,
A. A. u. will remain in control o.
amateur sport, or will be supplanted
by the federation, or the federation
will decide 20 put its higher ambition
behind and take up sport control on o.
basis which will not interfere with tho
A. A. u, or withdraw from the Held.