Show New Definition of Amateur Approved By Athletic Union KANSAS CITY Nov 16 P A P A new definition of amateur was formulated formulated formulated formu formu- today by the third forty annual annual annual an an- nual convention of the Amateur Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic letle union Those who engage in sport solely for the pleasure physical mental or social benefit they derive and to whom sport is nothing more than an avocation was substituted in a section of the unions union's constitution constitution constitution tion to replace the word amateur The convention tabled a a. motion to change the date of the annual meeting meet meet- lag ing from the middle of November aUme a time Ume conflicting with football to the first Monday and Tuesday of De De- cember Cincinnati was chosen as the place for the senior long distance running championship contests at a date to tobe tobe tobe be decided upon later Ed Lindenbaum director of physical physical physical cal education at nt the St St. Louis Y M. M H. H A. A and worlds world's rope climb record holder was appointed delegate to the International Gymnastic federation as as' chairman of the Olympic games gymnastics committee and manager of the United States gym team He was delegated to hold regular practices practices practices tices to develop three competitors for lor forthe forthe the American Olympic rope climb cUmb team NEW RECORDS The national record committee submitted submitted sub sub- its report on new marks twenty-seven twenty of which are claimed by Miss Helene Madison Seattle swimmer The yard relay mark of 4 minutes minutes min mm- utes 24 9 10 seconds which she helped establish was not recognized because no formal application for the record was made Miss Madison's time of 1 minute 7 1 0 seconds for yards was not recognized because the YardS distance distance dis dis- tance is unlisted Two records claimed by Hubert R. R Meier Meer of Iowa State college were re re- re re-I re They were 6 10 1 seconds in inthe inthe the yard 60 dash made March 8 8 1930 at Columbia Mo and 9 4 10 seconds in the yard ard dash made at Lincoln Neb May 24 24 1930 The records were considered last year but referred back for more Information in information information in- in formation which the committee re reported reported reported re- re ported was not forthcoming REJECTED MARKS 1 Other clan claimed ed records rejected Basketball throw 96 06 feet leet 2 Inches Carolyn Dieckman Newark N N. J. J JJ March 14 Use of apparatus Eighty meters 9 9 10 nd Stella Walsh New York Central R R. R R. A. A A. A Cleveland at Cleveland July 5 1931 Unrecognized distance Two hundred meters 26 10 1 seconds seconds sec see antis Stella Walsh at Dallas Tex Text July 10 1931 Better record Three hundred and yard twenty-yard hurdles 40 5 10 seconds University of Nebraska team at Champaign Ill nl March 14 14 1931 Unrecognized event Swimming backstroke meters 3 minutes 2 5 4 seconds Joan Mc- Mc Whitin Community association association association tion Massachusetts at Newport R. R I I. I August 2 1931 Referred back |