The Washington times., 1934-12-10
ELEANOR HOLM
RE|NSTATED
BY A.A.U.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 10.-Jeremiah
T. Mahoney, of New York, Sc
year-old former jurist and presi-
dent-Chairman of the New York
State Labor Relations Board, will
head the Amateur Athletic Union
for the coming year.
Mahoney, who never before held
an A. A. U. office, was elected
unanimously at the concluding
session of the organizations forty
sixth annual convention here to
succeed Avery Brundage, of Chi.
cago, president of the sports gov
erning body for the past six years.
The convention decided to keep
the Olympic issue open pending
the future attitude of Germany
on the Jewish question, adopted
a flock of rules, awarded national
championships and selected New
York as the site of the 1885 con-
vention.
The convention tacitly approved
the Metropolitan (New York;
Associations reinstatement Of
Mrs. Eleanor Holm, Olym-
pic backstroke champion and
record holder, to amateur status
by failing to challenge the de-
cision of the New York regiStra-
ton committee.
Investigate Charges
The New York committee al
lowed Mrs. Jarrett to retain her
amateur status after investigating
charges growing out of the use
of her name and picture in a
swimming suit advertisement.
The national outdoor senior and
Junior mems track and field
championships was awarded to
Lincoln, Neb., to be held around
July /. The national senior box
ing tournament was awarded to
st. Louis and the national mems
basketball tourney went to Den
yer. Other awards were:
Decathlon, Los Angeles; senior
indoor track and field, New York;
junior indoor track and field,
Buffalo, N. Y: senior croSs-coun-
try, New York; junior cross-coun-
try, Trenton, N. j.; marathon,
Washington, D. c.; 30-kilometer
run, Philadelphia; 25-kilometer
run, Boston; 20-kilometer run,
Beverly, Mass: 15-kilometer run.
Norwich, Conn; pentathlon,
Princeton; 50,OOO-meter walk, Gin
cinnati; 15,O0O-meter walk, New
York; women's basketball, Wich-
ita, Kan; gymnastics, st. Louis
(tentative): bobsled, Lake Placid,
N. Y; senior wrestling, Oklahoma
A. & M. College; junior wrestling,
Los Angeles senior weight lifting,
Cincinnati; junior weight lifting,
Philadelphia mems indoor swim
ming, New York; women'S indoor
swimming, Chicago; indoor and
outdoor water polo, New York;
women's outdoor swimming, New
York mems outdoor swimming,
Honolulu (tentative).
Adopt Changes
The convention adopted all
proposed changes to bring track
and field rules into conformity
with the International Amateur
Athletics Federation. 1t also adop
ted an amendment making ath
letes who act as life guards ineligl
BILE for further competition as anna
teurS.
A rule barring non-citizens OF
the United States from participa'
ton in championship competition
was not adopted. This proposal
was aimed especially at hockey
teams which have made practice
of recruiting star players from
Canada.
Officers elected with Mahoney
we're: first vice president, Jack
Rafferty,, Houston, Tex; Seconc
vice president, Aaron M. Frank
Portland, Ore: third vice presi
dent, Fred L. Steers, Chicago
fourth vice president, j. B. Lemon
Miami Beach, Fla; secretary
treasurer, Daniel ]. Ferris. New
York; assistant to the president, j
Lyman Bingha lam, Chicago
trustees-Lawson Robertson. Phila
delphia; John T. Taylor, Pitts
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