The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-21

.or sheer smail.town talk. tbs
: fue6tinks OF the South Atlantic
branch ok the Amateur Athletic
Union lake all prizes. Those. poll
kicians can indulge Iii some OF Inc
most meaningless squabbles that
were ever concocted. The boys
talk wicked tongue in their
meetings. and private strife betweed
el1Air1uen and other officers is one
OF the reasons for the absolute
deaEth of enthusiasm in track and
eWiinmfng here. They even indulge
"a personalities.
you want to hear grown men
indulge Gin talk that would put any
AnnalI child to shame, just attend
aome "A "A. u. meeting. Just walk
In They won't step you for they
don know whether you are an
officer Of some sort or not.
There is going to be q meeting
ae Gl1e Emerson Hotel in Baltimore,
November rs, IL, and 1S-if the
South Atlantic can wheedle from lis
club rneInbers enough money. It
happens to be q national meeting,
but it may be another typical fizzls.
No money seems to be coming ia
and i IS doubtful IL any Of the
four clubs here, the washington
Canoe Club, .Aloysius Club. Capt..
tai Athletic Club, and the Ward
hlan Park swimming Club, viii 70
very heavily into their Golfers.
They haven't forgotten any Of
the mean, contemplate tricks per-
petfated By the Willie boys in
the South Atlantic and they see a
fiIle chance to show some reciproc.
1ty. Already. the South Atlantic
has sent out q deluge Of appeals
Tor dough They thrive ON that
At recent meeting n BaIti-
ml0ra. advertised as in1DOrtant,
tils a. "A. u. officials cast asper.
siOfs, insults, iasfnuati04ls and I'm
nuendoes for almost fige hours
without transacking any business.
Once last year, q an annual meet
ing, the committee cI1aiFEnen did
l90t even present reports. Danny
Hassetf. the Big Gun Of the Alloy;
aftfs Club. had report on his
meet in the Central Stadium, ard
Danny had D fine report. When he
had been passed BY, he arose and
demanded that he be given time
TO render > report.
500
Say. don't you want mine7''
quefied the nettled Dan. His report
was read. and was passed over With
nut 80 much as q seconds notice.
II was never adopted, seconded. or
anything else. Who wouldn't be sore
90 have q good report ignored
tbusly? But Dan should be patient.
He should realize that no report,
no matter how important. should be
allowed 20 interfere with the great
Indoor game OF hurting castigations.
j. Is. Norton happens to be affor-
hler Olympic star. He Is a great
fash man. He belongs to the Wash
Get for some keen competition in
the last A. A. U. games in Balti-
more. But Norton went to BaIti-
more without knowing that there
was q 60-yard dash and a 500-yard
dash, both championship events.
The races weren't on the entry
They were deliberately covered
mp to keep outside entrants out Of
them. Only Baltimore runners APP
bear in those two events. That was
IN. February OF 1926-five months
Ego. showing that the South Allan.
tic il keeping UP the little tricks 1t
learned Is years ago.
The Washington Canoe Club,
through A. 3 Earle. Weeks, vice
president Of the local A. A. u.
club protested by letter. Through
the efficient organization In Balti-
more he didn't even get reply.
Which was natural since thera
could be no logical and truthful
answer.
The canoe club was notified
on q Monday that the champion.
shin meet would be held Thurs
day. That allowed their men
two DAYS to. train for q great
championship meet. OF course,
the fact that they were not
notified was q mere slip. Those
South Atlantic birds sure can
scheme. They win races before
the meets are ever held.
In the national A. A. U. swim.
ming races in Chicago this spring,
no man from the South Atlantic
Lieut.. w. G.. Farrell, of the Marine
Corps, and member of the Wash.
ington Canoe Club, was a national
record holder in the .440.
Tt developed that the Baltimore
people had no suitable S"' -
from their fair city, so they re-
ported to the nationaI bG-., a. q
there would be no entries from
this district. And Farrell was and
still is a National record holder.
He competed when Weeks burned
UP the wires and explained why
his entry was late.
The canoe club has frequently
entered men in the several cham
pionship events in the South At.
4lantics, only to be compelled to
withdraw them because they were
handicapped so severely they
couldn't possibly win A chap
named Campbell ran for Johns
Hopkins and a Baltimore club in
the same meet In Baltimore. He
couldn't compete in two colors,
but that was explained away. They
are fine at explaining IL one isn't
too particular about facts and pre-.
cedents.