Until the Amateur Athletic Union passes a resolution to the contrary, the national sports body of amateur athletes will not certify its members for participation in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. This vote will be taken at the A.A.U. convention, which opens tomorrow in Miami.
Daniel A. Ferris, secretary-treasurer of the A.A.U., in a statement to the Bulletin on September 28 said:
“The resolution adopted by the A.A.U. at its national convention in Pittsburgh on November 30, 1933, against American participation in the Olympics still stands.”
BINDING UNTIL PARLEY
Yesterday Mr. Ferris pointed out to your reporter that this resolution is binding on the A.A.U. until taken up at the Miami convention. He could not say whether or not the national athletic organization would take a firm stand in favor of such a resolution or accept the report of the American Olympic Committee, which has already signified its intentions of
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