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Show AMATEURS DECIDE TO MEET IN ST. LOUIS New York, Nov. 20. The Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, before the close late tonight of its annual meeting here, decided to hold ltd rnivt nnnnnl nnn irrtry f n f C Louis In November, 1917. Always hitherto hith-erto the meeting has been held In New York. Western delegates urged that the change be mado, and when the vote was takn It was unanimous in favor of St Louis. By a vote of 27 to 15, Miss Alleon Allen of Los Angeles, who won the national diving championship this year, -was declared an eligible amateur, ama-teur, although prior to 1914 she was a professional swimmer and diver. Miss Allen's friends made a spirited fight in her behalf, but. wero successful success-ful only after a contest which lasted all day. George J. Turner of Baltimore was re-elected president of the union, and Frederick W. Rubien of this city was again mado secretary and treasurer. Vice presidents elected were: First, R. W. Dodd, San Francisco; second, Thomas B. Watts, SL Louis; third, William A. Prout, Boston; fourth, Joseph Jos-eph Ritchie, Chicago. No dates or places for the national championships were announced, but it was recommended to the championship champion-ship committee that the national outdoor out-door senior championship be awarded to St. Louis, and it was regarded as probable that the national indoor junior jun-ior titular meet will take place at Buffalo, Buf-falo, New Year's night. Delegations from eleven associations associa-tions and six allied bodies were In attendance at-tendance when the meeting began, rhe report of Secretary-Treasurer Ru-bien, Ru-bien, which was favorably passed upon, up-on, showed the last year was profitable profit-able to the extent of 1,721 over all expenses, the best source of revenue being the national boxing championships champion-ships held in Boston, which netted ?3,522. A report of the legislation commit-:ee commit-:ee on the recodification of the constitution con-stitution was taken up in sections, and liscusslon of the Important aniend-nents aniend-nents kept the delegates in session mtil near midnight. The definition of an amateur as "a iportsman who engages in sports lolely for the pleasure and physical, nental or social benefit he derives herefrom, and to whom sport is noth-ng noth-ng more than an avocation," was idopted. All the amendments relating to the uiouiumuui, imruuuiug auu remsuue- ment of athletes who transgress the rules, which were enacted here last January, were adopted. An attempt to make It Imperative that all delegates dele-gates to the annual meetings should ! be amateurs In good standing caused a heated discussion and was voted down. In future -when a student reaches his majority he can register from the place his college is situated as his residence, res-idence, and compete in open competition competi-tion for a club in that district. This means that an adult Yale student can register from New Haven and compete com-pete for a club in the metropolitan association. A stormy opposition to the committee's commit-tee's proposal to discontinue the registering reg-istering of women swimmers resulted In the defeat of the proposition and registration will continue to bo granted grant-ed to women for swimming events, confined exclusively to women.but only for such events. The Metropolitan, Southern and Pacific Northwest associations asso-ciations favored the proposition. The Texas association, which had only three registered clubs, was merged merg-ed with the Southern association. PHILLY BOXER MAKES GOOD AGAINST CHAMP Philadelphia, Nov. 20. Buck Fleming Flem-ing of this city was able to hold Freddie Fred-die Welsh, lightweight champion of tho world, to an even break In six fast rounds in the final bout at the Olym-pia Olym-pia A. A. tonight. Welsh won the first two rounds and the last two were even, but in the third and fourth Fleni-ing Fleni-ing made a rally and outpointed the champion. Fleming waB not at all confident at tho start and pulled hlB punches trying to defend himself from the jabbing of Welsh. When ho started ho surprised tho crowd several times by landing several right-hand leads and uppercuts. Welsh was all that could bo expected expect-ed of a champion In a six-round bout. He fought a great defenslvo fight, covering up after every load, and at infighting had all the better of the argument. Welsh would lead with his head down, but Fleming's counter landed on tho champion's arms. Fleming Flem-ing was at his best on long range, but he had to keep side-stopping. Welsh forced the milling and kept following Fleming around tho ring. Dillon to Meet McCoy. Now York, Nov. 20. The big fight on Gotham's pugilistic board this week Is the one between Jack Dillon of In-Indianapolis In-Indianapolis and Al McCoy, called tho "middleweight champion.' It goes on tomorrow night, with Dillon a top-heavy top-heavy favorite. Madison Square to Open. New York, Nov. 20. A spat bo-tween bo-tween Charlie Wcinert and Fred Fulton Ful-ton or Jack Dillon will b'o the first that the new management of the Madison Square Garden fight club will put on. Weinert's services have been contracted for and the now management manage-ment Is now hunting a suitable foe. Johnny White, a veteran promoter, will be the new manager of the Garden Gar-den and will do the matchmaking, supplanting Jimmy Johnston. It Is un-derstood un-derstood that Frank Farrell, former owner of the Now York Yankees, is the financial backer of the new club. |
