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Among the others who had APP
plications approved were Charley
Capozzoli, the former George
town U. distance running star
now with the New York A. c.,
and Mary Freeman, another
Walter Reed swimmer.
In addition to passing on rec
ords applications yesterday, the
AAU elected Louis G.. Wilke of
Bartlesville, Okla, as president,
and made a slight relaxation of
the rules regarding professional
ism. Wilke is a former coach of
the famous Phillips Oilers bas-
ketball team.
Olympic Dinner Tonight.
a" Many of the AAU delegates are
staying over in Washington for
the two-day quadrennial meet
ing of the United States Olympic
Association at the Willard. At
the associations dinner tonight
at the Hotel Statler, Sir Percy
c. Spender, Ambassador from
Australia. will discuss plans for
the 1856 Olympic games, and
Don Manuel Del Tello, Ambas-
sador from Mexico, will report
on progress for the Pan Amer
tcan games this summer.
The AAU convention yesterday
passed a watered-down rule al
lowing pros to return to an anna
teur status after five years from
their last professional perform
ance. They will not be per-
mitted to compete as amateurs
in the sports in which they were
professionals, and they also will
be barred from competition in
district, regional, or national
championships in any sport.
Also they cannot compete in any
event for which an admission is
charged.
Elected as officers in addition
to Wilke were Carl H. Hansen Of
Oakland, Calf, first vice presi-
dent; John j. Downing of Brook
1yn, N. Y. second vice president;
Kellum Johnson of Dallas, third
vice president, and Nick j. Barack
of Columbus, Ohio, fourth vice
president Dan Ferris of New
York was elected secretary treas
urer for the 9th year.
Among the records approved
yesterday was the 4:02.4 mile by
Yves Santee at Compton, Calf.
last June for an American rec
ord. Also given an okay as Amer 1
lean records to be passed on to
the International Amateur Ath-
letic Federation for considera-
ton as world records were: high
jump. feet IL Il inches. by Walt
Davis; discus throw, 1874 feet 6
inches, by Fortune Gordien; jaw
elm throw, 263 feet, 10 inches,
by Franklin Held, and shot put,
SO feet, ga inches, by Parry
O'Brien.
Whitfield Ties World Mark.
Whitfield's 1:49.2 that ties the
world 880-yard record also was
okayed. Altogether Whitfield re-
ceived credit for three American
indoor records and was a men,
Der of two relay teams getting
indoor marks, six American citi-
Zens' records, one AAU indoor
record and one AAU outdoor
record
Miss Peters was credited with
four American records, three of
them also AAU championship
records, plus one other AAU !
championship record and one
noteworthy performance nota-
ton. Her America records are
100-yard breaStstroke, 1:10.3,
and 2SO yard breaststroke, |
3:274, both indoors: 220-yard |
breaststroke, BOIL, and 330-
yard individual medley. 4:21.7,
both outdoors. The $50, 200 and
300 yard marks also were cham
pionship meet records, as was
her 110-yard breaststroke in
1:18.0 outdoors.
Capozolli was credited with the |
AAU championship 3-mile rec
ord of 14:28.2, and Miss Free !
man received approval for an
American record 100-yard back
stroke in 1:07.8 indoors. The
Walter Reed Club was okayed
for two American outdoor relay
records and two AAU champion
ship indoor records, plus one
noteworthy performance cita-
tion.
All the applications for rec
ords were not passed. Among
those turned down were three |
for Miss Peters. one for Miss |
Freeman and two for Walter |
Reed relay teams.