ATHLETICS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1933, Page 7

ATHLETICS

U.S. ATHLETIC UNION. A WARNING TO GERMANY. : United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) PITTSBURGH, November 20. ■The Amateur Athletic' Union of the United .States on •Monday will recommend die recognition of 1-10 records "eslabl l ailed” o,n the track and field and at- swimming and gynin-stiicU. The records include the'mile run of 4min 7 3-ssec put'up by the New Zealander, Lovelock, in heating \Bonthron, the crack Princeton miler, at the Oxfoi'd-'Cambridge-Prineeton-Cornell track meeting during the summer. A resolution was passed calling on the International Olympic -Committee to inform Germany that unless German Jewish athletes were permitted to train and prepare for and participate i u ihc Olympic Games in 1936 at Berlin, the United States athlete s will not participate.

The union also adopted the report of the track and field committee, urging the retention of the metric system -for -running events for its track -and field lehampionshi-ps. -, THE GERMAN REPLY. BERLIN, November 21. In reply to the- American Amateur Athletic Union Pittsburg’s message, it is officially emphasised that the Government and athletic authorities alike have already declared that every sportsman whether or not a. Jew, going to Olympiad would be welcomed, nobody being boycotted. Moreover, the German delegation at the Olympic Congres s promised that the Olympic regulations ovould •be siiriipulouisly followed. Jews were not barred from German teams, whereupon Americans agreed to the venue at Berlin.

HORSFALL NOT AVAILABLE. WELLINGTON, November 22. The Amateur Athletic Association has been advised by cable that Horsfall is •not; available las a member of the Australian team, r„ he is going to iCambridge University. It is expected that Hampson will be invited to take part in the tour.