The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-19
HUBERT NAMED
 HEAD OF A. A. U. AT ANNUAL MEET
Paddock And Clarke Rec
 ords Are Approved By Y # Amateur Union
(By Associated Press.)

7 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 1S.- The thirty-sixth annual convention Of the Amateur Athletic Union, national governing body in a dozeni different brances of sports activity, brought its two day session to a close today by electing Hubert of New York, president to succeed William c. Prout, of Boston and selecting Pittsburg as the 1925 convention city.
 Accpetance of two new sprint record performances, one by Louis Clarke and fhe other by Charley Paddock, in spite of disapproyal of them by the record committee, and promise of action to prevent instances of such athletes as Willie Ritola, Finnish American run ming star, from competiting for their native lands in the Olympics after re- ceiying the benefit of American train ing also were prominent in the conven- tion's closing developments.
 To Extend Control
 Other features marking the two day gathering included provision for expan- sion of A, A. U. activity and govern ing power, approval of nearly 15O rec ord swimming and track performances, award of 1925 championships and ap- riroyal of recommendation by the re- tiring president, MT. Prout, for direct Y, selection and financing by the A. A. U. of future Olympic teamsin the Dranches of athletics over which it has control.
 Spirited controversy developed today over the Clarke and Paddock records The formers mark of 9 4-5 seconds for 100 yards indoors made at Baltimore last February and the California stars record equalling performance of 5 50 seconds for 100 yards outdoors, made at the national championships in Septem- Der, were accepted by convention vote after the record committee reported ad- yersely on them. It was contended that incompetent timing existed in Clarke's s performances and that Paddock was aided by a slight wind, but testimony of officials who watched both perform ances that they were Legitimate swayed the convention's favorable action. Pad dock also was credited with equaling his own 22o-yard record of 20 4-5 sec onds, made in the national title com petition.
 The record committees supplementary report resulted in approval of the fol lowing additional records:
 Two hundred yards breast stroke swimming 2;56 3-5 Robert Skellton, Illinois A. c. at In- dianapolis June z; women's 70- yard low hurdles, 10 1-5 seconds by Nellie Todd at Chicago, October Il !; women's 100-yard dash II 3-5 seconds by Norma Zilk, Chicago. October II.
 Track Meet To Orleans
 Other developments of the closing ession included approval to the hold ng of all-southerR track and field cham!
 onships in 1925, as proposed by l.. ibenetto, of New Orleans; resolutions praising the three year leadership of President Prout, and transfer of two Florida counties, Pensacola and one other from the Jurisdiction of the new Florida association to the Southeastern association.
 Besides MT. Hubert, the new officers are:
 First vice president W. s. Maddock, Pittsburg; second vice president A. A. Doonan. Atlanta; third vice president C. P. Weehdell, Omaha fourth vice president, E. s. Ferris, Spokane, Wash ington sercetary-treasurer, F. w. Ru- bien, New York; reelected for eleventh time. Trustees Charles Dean of Chi cago; Samuel Goodman, of San Fran cisco, and John T. Taylor, of Pittsburg. Trustees of the James D. Sullivan mem- orial fund: Joseph Maccabe, of Boston ; F. w. Rubein, of New York and J. T. Mahoney, of New York. Delegates at large: Colonel A. G. Mills, of New York; Henry Lapham, and F. w. Moore, of Boston; William F. Hump hrey of of San Francisco and Judge t Rufus D. Foster, of New Orleans.