Evening star., 1935-12-06
ANXIOUS TOAVO|D
SCRAP IN A. A. J..
Both Sides Are Worried as
Session 0penS-TrlalS
Site Contested.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JR.,

BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, JRp
Associated Press Sports Writer.
N YEw YORK, December 6.-The
N Executive and Foreign Rela-
" tions Committee of the ANA
a. teur Athletic Union met today
10 seek a peaceful settlement of the
proposed boycott against the 1886
olympic games before it developed into
a battle on the floor of the forty
seventh annual A. A U. Convention.
Avery Brundage of Chicago, Olyrn-
pic Committee chairman, who heads
the pro- participation forces. and Jere-
miah T. Mahoney of New York, A. A.
U. president, on the side favoring the
boycott, both claimed victory.
1t seemed unlikely that the joint
committee could reach an agreement.
Both sides were worried, however,
about the outcome if the subject came
to an open fight in the general ses-
sions of the convention, which begin
tomorrow.
Many Details to Consider.
OTHER important matters to be con-
sidered were whether to hold the
Olympic track and field trials and the
national championships together or
separately, the awards Of places and
dates for both the title events and the
trials in all sports, the consideration
of numerous record applications, and
the Hockey Committees special head
ache"-imported players.
Regardless of the outcome OF the
A. A. u battle. it seems certain that
the United States will be represented
at the Olympics. The Olympic Com
mittee has taken no official notice OF
the protests SO far, going ahead With
its plans for sending the athletes
abroad.
The utmost the A. A. U. could do
would be to refuse to certify them and
perhaps suspend those who went over.
Would Garry Fight Higher.
NTAHONEY indicated last night,
A'A however, that no such drastic
steps would be taken. He was conf
dent that the boycott forces could
muster enough votes to carry reso-
luton calling on the Olympic Com
r1ittee to withdraw its acceptance Of
the German invitation and to refrain
from sending teams to Germany.
If successful, the opposition" plans
to initiate move to instruct delegates
to the American Olympic Committee
to carry on the fight when that body
meets Sunday A A. U. representa-
tives hold more than 25 per cent OF
the A. o. c. votes.
Brundage hoped to dispose of the
entire question in today's committee
meeting.
THE issue has no place in the con-
Vention," he insisted, land might very
easily wreck the structure OF the
A. A. u"
Contest for Trials Site.
"A SPIRITED contest between New
"A York and Dallas, Tex for the
Olympic trials was expected to develop.
It is understood the trials were
promised to New York for the new
stadium under construction on Ran
dalls Island, but that Dallas had Of
fered a $4,000 guarantee and travel
ing expenses for the successful ath-
letes to New York, their embarkation
point. Princeton University is said
to be a bidder for the Nationals.
Cleveland, Jones Beach, N. Y, and
Providence, R. L, are in the race for
the swimming tryouts and outdoor
championships. Memphis, Cleveland
and St. Louis are seeking the boxing
championships, with the Olympic
trails probably slated for Chicago.
The basket ball championships prob
ably will be held at Denver and the
trials at New York. Saltwater, Okla;
Columbus, Ohio, and Newton, N. j.,
are bidders for the wrestling events.