Show COLLEGIATE OL EG ATE A STANDS STAS BY PADDOCK IN i L g Ia IL AUg R M l s j Fight Declared to Be Personal Battle Bet Human I Streak 1 and anci nd 1 A. A b. b A A. A Fl A TY U. U U. U Pr Prex ATLANTA Ga Dec 29 The The co convention of th I Football Coaches' Coaches association following closel closelY U tJ of the National Collegiate Athletic association adjourned here last night was called to order this thiS n with wih a business meeting for discussion of rules an and listed for the forenoon session In the time afternoon Fielding It I. I Yost Yoet athletic director at the University of I Michigan and Knute Rockne of Notre I Dame were to speak peak I Romeyn Berry Derry of Cornell Cornel and John ohn L. L Griffith commissioner of athletics of the Western conference were on the program program pro pro- gram for tor addresses I Delegates to the National Athletic as ae association al- al concluded their visit in Atlanta today with an automobile ride rde and at attendance attendance at at- I at tho the football coaches coaches' coache convention conven conven- tion ton The collegiate association during its is convention made made public considerable correspondence correspondence correspondence cor cor- dealing with the tho ca case e of Charles Paddock sprinter who has hai been disbarred from participation In the comIng coming com corn ing Olympic games Iame by the Amateur Athletic Ath- Ath letic association In a resolution the association favored granting the right to American colleges and universities to reserve to themselves the right to determine the eligibility of their students student to participate In international international tonal elsewhere athletic meets meet In this country or The correspondence in fn the Paddock ease case concerned the disbarment of Paddock Pad Pad- dock at the Instance of the Amateur Amateur Athletic union Paddock according to delegates is I a a student in a member colI college col col- I legs lege ge of the this N. N C C. A. A A. A and at the tho same time In is II a member of the A. A A. A U U. Paddocks Paddock's participation in the Paris ParI games game Iames last year and a a trip to Czechoslovakia with the consent of his Ills school the University ersly of Southern California were twerp said to be points to which the tho A A. A. A U. U objected The national collegiate athletic association association asso asso- caton yesterday reaffirmed it its Is support of Charlie Charle Pad Paddock cl University of Southern Southern South South- em ern California sprinter In iii adopting a resolution providing that hereafter American colleges and universities re reserve reserve reserve re- re serve to themselves the right to determine determine determine deter deter- mine the eligibility of their students to participate in international athletic meets In this country or elsewhere else The association also made public correspondence correspondence cor cor- concerning the debarment of Paddock from this years year's Olympic team at the Instance of the Amateur Athletic union Action Acton on Paddocks Paddock case ce came late lae In Inthe tIme the tie day after business which had traversed tra- tra travers tra tra- vers versed d the broad field feld of college sports sport and their thEr evils and and menaces Paddocks Paddock's Paddocks Paddock's Pad Pad- Pac Pac- docks dock's case was commended to the consideration con con- of the association by Gene General al Palmer E E. Pierce Its president In his address A committee appointed to consider con con- sider aider tho matter mater drew up the resolution which met the unanimous approval of tho the delegates delegates RESOLUTION RAPS HAPS R. IS A. A A. A U U. U A resolution adopted by the association set forth that Paddock had accepted the Invitation to participate in the tonal ional university athletic meet Jn in Paris Pari In May of his year ar and that ho he had hac obtained permission of his college to do doso so By so doing however he was de declared de de- dared Ineligible to participate In this years year's Olympic games Whereas The National Collegiate Ath Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic association was requested by the Paris University club to secure the at attendance attendance attendance at- at of American college students in iti the the- international university meet in Paris May ay 4 to I 1923 1023 and and whereas Mr Charles W W. Paddock of the University University University Uni Uni- of Southern California accepted the Invitation to participate in this university university uni uni- meet and received recel ed permission from his hi university to do so and was a representative of the University of Southern Southern South South- em ern California Whereas irr Mr n. n Charles W. W Paddock having competed In this university meet was suspended et by the Amateur Athletic union of the United States and thereby under the rules adopted by the international tonal Olympic committee Is ineligible to participate in the tho forthcoming Olympic games Paddock states state state that he was incorrectly incorrect Incorrect- ly my quoted In some newspapers newspaper but claims claim the right of an American citizen to criticise A A. A A. A U. U organization Mr r. r ard's Bo telegram was included In fn Inthe inthe the correspondence made public in the Paddock case cae This include statement from J L. C C. d French Y M M. C C. A A. In ii II ral rail to tOl that time the only y expenses Pa r rI et for r his O tonal university meet held held l f 6 4 1923 were vere those traveling from front expenses Pai Paris and return ta n nATIE IS lI FIGhT Ipa A copy of the tho letter from fromn to Professor Ayer Ayer gaye gays a a hIs 0 Paddock case and contained I uan an tt ment As I understand r personal battle batte between thai of the A. A A A. A U U. and Mr pad d cause Mr II Paddock is 1 reported l said that many A. A A A. U U. a hi professionals Mr J told me mo that he said kind S AM Mr Prout mentioned In t me dence Is president of ot the tho AMA AWA th the It I report Is certainly r said I f that discouraging W during 1 year active efforts were mad mod A. A A. A U to A prevent the for for local federations A Souther during the tho A. A A A. U U. is reported to representatives of that haval to favor the organization of loc tons secure elections as as' higi therein and then from the new body Strange to s aay Is Li on the list of track track an and lie I l selected by the A A. A. A U. U to tola o a our Olympic tam team Officials of the A A. A A. A A. A U U. sal al the tho recent meeting of the Olympic committee President C C. Prout of that organization Charles Sheril former athlete and others other other pings and other testimony wh h the tho following case case aca I aga dock JM That Paddock was and still i her ber of the thc A A. A A. A U that irn trip to Paris Parla and to summer he did dirl BO so IO without sanction and contrary to th 1 the American Olympic co m contra y to the existing athletic laws that he lie was not in regular at th not n Southern California at tha th lit student on Ia lave ve that th tb I was wal not a university bu meted by a Hub that theP was val va not sane sanctioned by the tho Hit Ere organization or the Int federation that Pa Paddocks Paddock's docks Vex exl exi Czechoslovakia did not hav of ot the A. A A A. 1 r. r or the Jut Int Ini t. t federation that the Ir tion ton and not the A A. A A. A ISM Paddock and requested the thetA A. A In estgate Investigate hi his trip that Par Ia Parnot not been permanently pic plc competition but may be ll 11 presenting the A A A. U U. commit explanation of eti dt Czechoslovakia trip retracting Ing Iii his charges charge against A. A AMI At and an officials and accounting loaned him by the 1020 1920 1921 tee excessive expense Oly tee matters maters Involving Paddock Paddocks Paddock's a status M a |