Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-01-06 | Page 6 | Hoff Asks for Reinstatement in Amateur Athletic Union

Hoff off Asks for fr Reinstatement n nt- nt Amateur Athletic Union NEW YORK Jan 6 United Press Charley Hoff champion pole vaulter has applied for reinstatement reinstatement rein rein- statement by the Amateur Athletic union In the hope that he will be beable beable able to represent his land i Norway in the 1928 Ol i games at Amsterdam After Hoffs Hoff's athletIc permIt er it was ats cancelled in the tho United States because be- be j be-j I cause of his refusal to compete In Ina Ina a California meet Hort Hoff signed up for a dancing and pole vaulting act 1 1 and was believed tc to have hav forfeited fOl- fOl all time his amateur standing However Hot Hof recently l a financial against the A. A A A. U U. U a. a d that body hA L t ke 1 more lenient vie view of hoffs hoff's activities in inthe inthe the United States Should Norwegian au authorities thorl ties ask the A. A A. A U. U for a review of Hoffs Hoff's case he might be reinstated with the understanding that participation participation parti- parti in Ame American ican Athletics still would be denied him