The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-09
OMAHA SELECTED
FOR AZ FARLEY
Willard n. Greiln OF Den.
yer Reelected President
OF Association
CHANGES MADE
MADE
Committee Appointed To
Draw Up Pan-American
Federation Bylaws

SAN ANTONIO, Tex; Dec. e.
R-Omaha was selected for the
1947 meeting and Willard N. Greim
of Denver was reelected president
for a third term at the closing
session of the Fifty-Eighth Annual
Convention of the national AAU
Sunday.
Omaha got the next convention.
scheduled for Dec. 5-6-7 after a
spirited bid from San Diego, but
when votes from 80 of the 38 asso.
Citations represented had been
counted and the mid-Western city
held a better than four-to-one ma.
jority, San Diego conceded by max.
ing a motion that the ballot be
unanimous for Omaha. This quick.
ly passed.
Greim was elected by acclama.
ton when he was the only nomi-
nee. Previously Judge Eugene c
Bonniwell of Philadelphia, the first
vice-president, had announced his
intentions of being a candidate
but was not presented to the con.
vention Sunday. A caucus on the
slate of officers was held last
night.
Other business transacted at the
closing session of the three-day
conventiop included:
Increased the player limit in the
National Basketball tournament
from nine to ten.
Approved a United States Wom-
National Collegiate Athletic Asso.
citation on unifying the rules OF
basketball. There are a number Of
rules on which the AAU and NCAA
are at a difference.
Set the cross-country run at 10,
900 meters instead of measuring
in miles as in the past.
Approved a United Sfotes Won.
ans Basketball team meeting 8
canadian team in an exhibition
game during the Olympic games
Voted to set up a committee tt
draw up bylaws of a Pan-Amer
lean Athletic Federation. Thi.
came on invitation from PERI
sports federation. This will BIZ
done before the Pan-Americar
games in 1850.
Legislation ranging from barring
coaches from amateur athletic.
to allowing life guards to com
pete was enacted.
Professionals will not be per
mitted to participate as amateur
in other sports and life guards
playground supervisors and pail
attendants won't even have to wal
80 days after drawing their las
pay checks, as during wartime
before they can compete with anna
teurs.
Previously coaches could be &c
instated in five years.
The convention wouldn't ratify
a change in the rules of indoor
spcinting in which the competitor
would be penalized a foot for the
first false start, two feet for the
second and disqualifica alton for {
third but left the rule as it was
Three false starts bringing dis
qualification. It also voted dowr
giving four throws or puts in the
finals of a shot, discus or javelir
even since this is not done in inter
national competition and might rot
an AAU contestant of a record. -.
1t was also decided that the
National Senior and Junior Track
and Field meet would be a two
day affair next year instead Of
one day. The outdoor meet will be
at Lincoln, Neb., July "a and the
Indoor Carnival at New York Feb
21-22.
To speed up the Women's Swim
ming meets, Mrs. Lillian Whiting
Of Des Moines, Ia, chairman Of
the committee on these champion.
ships announced that it had been
decided to cut down 30 and As.
minute rests between events to Is
minutes in the future. It also was
decided to hold the Junior Won.
ems Swimming events singly over
the country rather than in one big
meet so there would be a distribu-
ton for all areas.
Aside from athletics the conven
ton defeated a proposed amend
ment that would have limited off,
GERS to two one-year terms with a
two-year wait before being eligible
for election again and decided to
eliminate election Of vice-presi.
dents by regions. Instead they will
be elected at large.
GEORGIA BULLDOGS