The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-18

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. IT, Action designed to broaden the field of the organizations activity, approval of unprecedented array of 137 record and noteworthy athletic performances during the past year, indorsement of proposals to benefit America's future Olympic campaigns, and ratification of list of 28 1925 championship awards were outstanding developments today in the opening sessions of the thirty-sixth an nual convention of the Amateur Ath- letic union.
 The meeting waded through mass of reports, statistics and routine affairs today, held it's annual banquet tonight and will close the deliberations tOmor- row at the Hotel Ambassador. Choice of Pittsburg as the 1925 convention city and unopposed election of Murray Hubert, of New York, to succeed Will liam c. Prout, of Boston, as president are slated as concluding features.
 Boxing To Be Incorporated
 Principal among the steps taken to- day to widen the A. A. U. field of ac- tivity was indorsement of plans to ally the organization with a newly formed boxing federation among North and , South American natioas. William H Cuddy, of Boston, chairman of the A A. U. boxing commission and one of the leading spirits in the new "all-Ameri- can" ring proposal, advised the conven- tion that he had already come to ten tative agreement with Dr. Carlos Gal legos of Buenos Aires, representative of five South American countries, for the first international amateur boxing tournament under the auspicesl of the new body, to be held in New York next April. Canadian support to the move was pledged today by Dr. A. $. Lamb of the Dominion A. A. U.
 Development of general recreational and playground work, outlined by Mir Hubert, reflected another avenue of A A. U. progress, while national control was taken over two new branches oi sport, squash handball and indoor base ball, the former at the request of the Southern Pacific association and the latter on the motion of the Southern association. M
 Florida Branch Admitted
 A new district association, consisting of the entire state of Florida, hereto fore under the jurisdiction of tht Southeastern association, was admitted to membership in the A. A. U., bring ing up to g the total of sectional branches. Formal admission of the nev Michigan association also was approved by constitutional amendment, but tho application of the Piedmont association for admission was turned down.
 The only controversy marking tht convention today developed over claim for a record indoor performance of A. seconds for 100 yards by Louie Clarke former Johns Hopkins sprinter, in { meet at Baltimore last February. Tn record committee, for various reason rejected the mark, but Baltimore dele gates forced a reconsideration and tn issue was to be threshed out over-nigh for submission to the closing session to morrow.
 Distance Events Added
 The addition of steeplechase to tn indoor program, 15-mile run to the out door list and provision for a marathon championship reflected the results O President Prout's recommendation fo increased development of distance run ming, in which America showed weak ness in the Olympics. The marathon was given to Boston later today whel Baltimore withdrew it's bid, original! accepted.
 The 137 record performances approved included 75 which will go into the book as new American records and 62 note worthy performances. Twenty-one oth