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May 26, 1933
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In Boston on May 26, the Track Coaches' Association of America voted 22-3 against adopting the metric system for track and field, following a motion by Stanford coach R. L. (Dink) Templeton. New officers elected: J. Fred Powers (president), Emil Von Elling (vice-president), Harry L. Hillman (secretary-treasurer).
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Coaches Oppose Metric System
BOSTON, May 26. (U.P.) - The controversial metric system for track and field measurements was given another setback when members of Track Coaches' Association of America registered their disapproval of the change from the linear system at a meeting here last night.
On a motion made by R. L. (Dink) Templeton, coach of the Stanford track team, the association voted 22 to 3 against the metric system.
J. Fred Powers of Brown was elected president, succeeding Edward Farrell of Harvard. Emil Von Elling of New York university, was chosen vice-president, and Harry L. Hillman of Dartmouth, secretary-treasurer.
BOSTON, May 26. (U.P.) - The controversial metric system for track and field measurements was given another setback when members of Track Coaches' Association of America registered their disapproval of the change from the linear system at a meeting here last night.
On a motion made by R. L. (Dink) Templeton, coach of the Stanford track team, the association voted 22 to 3 against the metric system.
J. Fred Powers of Brown was elected president, succeeding Edward Farrell of Harvard. Emil Von Elling of New York university, was chosen vice-president, and Harry L. Hillman of Dartmouth, secretary-treasurer.
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Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Metric System
Track Coaches
Vote Against
Association Election
Sports Measurements
What entities or persons were involved?
R. L. (Dink) Templeton
J. Fred Powers
Edward Farrell
Emil Von Elling
Harry L. Hillman
Where did it happen?
Boston
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Key Persons
R. L. (Dink) Templeton
J. Fred Powers
Edward Farrell
Emil Von Elling
Harry L. Hillman
Location
Boston
Event Date
May 26
Story Details
Track coaches association votes against metric system in track and field measurements and elects new officers.