The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-15
HOYT ASSURED AS NATIO NAL .A.A.U. PRESIDENT
States Attorney From New Haven Expected to
 Succeed MahOney
By ERNEST BARCELLA United Press Staff Correspondent

(Omlteu EEeSS Ob~h NVAAN"RO|
 Boston, Nov. 15-CUP)-Judge Samuel E. Hoyt, of New Haven, Conn.,, is expected to be elected next president of the National Amateur Athletic Union today at the con- cluding session of its 49th annual convention.
 Hoyt. dark horse" candidate, was named to head the slate of national officers after a secret caucus that lasted until early today. The slate will be presented for approval to the more than 300 delegates from throughout the United States and Hawaii.
 Yale graduate, states attorney and former president of the Connec- ticut A. A. U., Hoyt would succeed Judge Jeremiah T. Mahoney of New York, who did not seek reelection.
 Others on the slate were: Colonel Frank E. Lowe of Portland, Me-, for first president; James J. Rich ardson of Multnomah, Ore, for sec ond vice-president; Ward Haylett, track coach at Kansas State Teach ers' college, for third vice-president and Owen Van Camp of Chicago.
 Six At Start
 Before the caucus was called by rival factions, it appeared that six candidates would be in the field for the presidency. Besides Hoyt those most prominently mentioned were former President Avery Brundage, Lowe, Lawrence di Benedetto of New Orleans: A. c. Gilbert of New Haven and Fred Steers of Chicago.
 Brundage and Gilbert declined, however. Steers then stepped out and di Benedetto followed, narrow ing the race to Hoyt and Lowe. Fol- lowing compromise, however, the Lowe forces agreed to throw their support to Hoyt with their choice being named for first vice-president.
 The concensus was that Brundage, who expelled Eleanor Holm Jarrett from the 1886 Olympic team, could have had the presidency if he de- sired. Brundage decided to concerl- trate his efforts on the American Olympic committee, of which he is president. It was expected he would be reelected when it meets in Washington Wednesday.
 Meanwhile, it was disclosed that Don Budge of Oakland, Calf, worlds ranking tennis singles play CT, is leading in the race for the James E. Sullivan memorial trophy awarded annual to the nations out .Ao o 2, Ji,ar n Vao tai1r ofIA1nfn
 Behind him in that order were Miller Archie San Romani, Pole aulter William H. Sefton cf Uni- versity of Southern California and Swimmer Katherine Rawls of Miami, Fla, The committee will re submit the 10 leading candidates for final ballot.
 Metric Measure "ln"
 Other highlights of the three-day convention were recommendation to retain the metric system in na- tional championship events, approval of use of starting blocks if and when the International Amateur Athletic Federation adopts them at its Lon don meeting next March, approval of more than 130 records made dur ing the past year and award of championships for the coming year.
 In his report yesterday, Mahoney said the A. A. us foreign relations committee had found 1t "inadvis- able" to accept an invitation to com- pete in Germany during the past summer because proof seemed to establish that conditions were far worse in Germany in 1887 than prior to the Olympics held there in 1886.