The Amateur Athletic Union adopted the metric system of mea [surement for all track aod, 'Reld events, ruled out all "special" bouts ju amateur boxing' tournaments and
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abandoned an "attempt lon admissions, in the closing session of the 4éth annual convention, The change to the metric system, the universal standard in European competition, came as a distinct sur prise for the question, a matter argument for a number of yea was not on' the convention But the motion to supersede yards land miles with metres and kilome-
vote of the delegates without a was passed! by a' thres fourths Single dissenting oles.
move obviously was aimed to bringing about a universal system measurement for track and field events and, as a direct result, Unit versal records. ree, Bowdoin tra who with A. C. Gilbert, chair-of the advisory board athletics at Yale, led the discussion favour of the' change, advocate inness to American athletes.
"Sooner or later," he said, "we are coming to a universal measurement. Tt is obvious that the international metric system will not be changed so it is up to us to make our system conform. Only Bngland and the United States re-jain the yards and miles. It is not to keep away from our com: editors the chance to break all the world's records simply because We do not run our races at metres. Im fairness to American athletes We Should make the change."
the change became effective on january 1, so that virtually all of accordance with meind 's meets tric measurements, Incidentally, all record holders at. yards and. mi now listed in ¢he books are virtus ly assured of going down as all-time champions at these they seldom will be run again, The change applies only to track jand field, not to swimming or other
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