San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-18
A.A.U. OUTLINES
EXTENSIVE
PROGRAM
International Athletics Will
Be Fostered Coming
Year.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Nov. lS.-C+)
With Murray Hubert, New York. re-
elected to steer the ship Of the Ameri-
can Amateur Athletic union for an
other year, and a program Of inter-
national and national athletics adopted
and plans under way for a meeting
in New York of a committee which
will give the rules a thorough over
hauling, the annual convention Of the
organization has come to close here
Baltimore was awarded the 1926
convention after a three-cornered con-
test with Milwaukee and Buffalo.
Other officers named were: Viii
liam r. HUMPHREYS, San Francisco,
first vice president; Avery Brundage,
Chicago, second vice president: Will
liam j. Kenny, Boston. third vice
president, and Fred L. Ruben, New
York City, secretary-treasurer.
President Hubert appointed the fol-
lowing delegates at large to represent
the A. A. U. in the various sections
Of the nation:
South-Judge Rufus z. Foster Of
New Orleans.
Pacific coast-vice President Hum
phries.
Metropolitan district-Col. A. u.
Mills, New York City.
New England-Henry Lapham, Bos-
ton.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Moore of Har-
ward.
TOUR AUSTRALIA.
International athletics were placed
on plane higher than ever before.
The close relationship was evidenced
by the granting of permission to Jack
son V. Scholz and Lloyd Hahn to
invade Australia next summer to meet
the best in the Antipodes.
AT the same time, Hans Houben,
German Splinter; Adrian Paulen, W.
Goodwin. English walker; John Hoff,
Olympic pole vault champion of Nor
way, and Wide, Surmi's rival in Eu-
rope, were invited TO America next
year to engage in a series of events.
Boxing took on an international
angle when the delegates voted to al
low $500 TO the committee taking
team to Buenos Aires next year TO
meet the Argentines and Canadians.
Argentina offered an additional $1,000
to defray expenses. The trip will take
nine weeks.
A request by South Africa dele
gates for a coach who would teach
them American methods of develop
ment was denied on the ground that
1t would make the coach a profess
siOnal.
OLYMPIC FUNDS
President Hubert set the wheels
IN motion for the raising of funds for
the United States Olympic team of
1928 by appointing a committee to
work on program. Developments
will be reported at the annual con-
vention each year.
A report by w. G. PrOut. chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
exOnersted Charles Paddock and
Loren Murchison from charges Of ac-
cepting money for performances dur
ing their recent European trip. He
said the committee was convinced the
athletes did not accept any money for
their track appearances abroad and
that it had been found they incurred
a deficit of SsO5 on the tour.
Prout also announced in his report
that American athletes would not be
granted permits 10 compete overseas
next year until after the outdoor
senior national track and field cham
pionships.
OVERHAUL RULES
When the rules committee did not
report any changes in the code, Presi-
dent Hubert announced he would
have a committee confer with him in
New York and give the rules a gen.
eral overhauling.
Criticism Of the manner in which
marathon runners are selected for the
Olympic team was voiced by William
Kennedy. long-distance runner. Ken
nedy said that no one race should
exclude a man but entire perform
ances should be the basis Of judg-
ment.
The convention voted 10 hold ma
tiOnal high school swimming meet in
Florida during the 1926 season.
The senior weight lifting cham
pionship will be held in Los Angeles
by the Southern Pacific association.
The New York delegation made a
bid for the national senior champion
ships in 1892, the year the Olympic