The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06

Delegates occupied themselves to- day with routine committee meet ings, with chief interest centered on the gathering of the executive group. This committee, composed of g members, probably will offer resolution tomorrow, for or against
 Jeremiah T. Mahoney, A. A. U. president and one of the leaders of a campaign to keep America out of the games because of racial dis CT ination in Germany, will lead the "antis." Avery Brundage, presi- dent of the American olympic con- mittee, will head the group favor- ing participation.
 Vote Counts
 As body, the A. A. U. can do nothing more than express it's senti- ments on the subject. An adverse vote, however, probably would carry enough strength to force reconsid- eration of an invitation which the A. O. c. provisionally accepted in September, 1884.
 The situation narrows down brief ly as follows:
 1. The A. O. C., the ruling body, as far as the olympics are concern ed, already has accepted Germany's invitation.
 2. The A. A. U. has nothing to say about whether America will or won't compete.
 3. The A. A. U. can, however, go on record against holding the games in Berlin. Such an exentuality would make it necessary for Ameri-- can athletes to register through the international olympic committee in-. stead of through the A. A. U., thus undoubtedly precipitating a bitter domestic controversy.
 4. If the A. A. U. should boycott the games, it would be taken as 8 successful test of strength by the i "anti" group. An effoffrt then prob- ably would be made to instruct dele- gates to the A. O. c. to force the issue at an executive session of that g-oup, scheduled for Sunday after. noon.
 Balance of Power
 5. A. A. U. representatives hold more than 25 per cent of the Am- erican olympic committee votes. With this as 8 foundation, they would be in a position to swing a vote that would keep the Q. s. out of the games if held in Berlin.
 The issue is expected to come to the convention floor tomorrow, either in the form of a minority or majority resolution, depending on how the executive committee votes today.
 Voting will be by representatives from 34 districts, each with three votes. Thirty allied bodies get one vote each, making grand total of 132.
 Forecasts of the outcome were di- vided. The "antiS" claimed they had enough votes to win; those favoring participation said the opposition vote will be small.
 Lineups
 Impartial observers estimate that the "antis" won't be able to mar. shall the necessary votes. Seven as- sociations. 1t was learned, are op- posed to sending team, three are in favore and 24 are "open-mind- ed"
 Mahoney's group would ba rU. S. athletes from competing in Ger many because of Nazi discrimina- ton, which. they claim, is not in keeping with the olympic ideal. Brundage's followers feel that what Germany does internally is Ger many's own business and that so long as the rights of U. s. athletes are not violated, America should compete.
 A third and smaller group op- poses consideration of the matter either way.
 Another section of delegates holds that the matter is a closed one.
 Still another group, led by Fred Steers of the central district, is att tempting to sidetrack consideration because of the fear that the debates might become bitter enough to break up the A. A. U.