New-York tribune., 1906-12-13
NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES.
MR. ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS.
UiH Serve as Honorary President of
the american Committee.

During the recent Olympic games held at
Athens His Majesty George T. King OF the
HeIenes. extended invitations TO all countries
again to participate in the Olympic games that
ara 10 be held every four years at Athens, and
announced officially that in 1910 the next Olym
pic games would be held. A month or so ago
H. r. H. the Crown Prince. Duke of Sparta
president of the Olympic games committee, re-
auested James Z. Sullivan, president of the
Amateur Athletic Union OF the United States
and former United States Commissioner to
Athens, TO have created small committee on
The Olympic games for 1910
Several conferences have been held between
the officers of the American committee, and it
was the unanimous wish of all those interested
in amateur sport to have the honorary presi
dency of the Olympic games of 1910 retained by
President Roosevelt. and yesterday James T.
Sullivan received a letter from Mr.. Roosevelt
in which he informed Mr.. Sullivan that as he
believed in the movement he would continue
to serve as honorary president for the Ameri-
can Olympia committee of 1910.
The report of the treasurer Julian W. Cur
tiss, that has been sent to all members of the
American committee, shows that the sum Of
$4,000 was received from different sources
toward defraying the expenses of the last Olym-
pic team, and, after all expenses of the athletes
had been paid-and no expenses were betrayed
by the committee other than those of the vis-
itng tean-it Is found that the sum of S2,S99
remains in the treasurer's hands By vote Of
the executive committee this money has been
placed in a savings bank and viii be used
a nucleus for the fund to be raised to send
team from America in 1910 TO the games at
Athens. The executive committee has placed
this money in the hands of three trustees
treasurer. and James z. Sullivan. secretary
The members of the American committee for
1910 have been selected as follows: President.
Caspar Whitney: secretary. James z. Sullivan:
treasurer. Julian ". Curtiss; committeeman:
Caspar Whitney, New York: James e Sullivan.
New York: Julian W. Curtiss Yale University,
New York. DR.. Luther Halsey Gulick, secretary
Public Schools Athletic League, New York; Gus
tavus T. Kirby Columbia University New
York; Evert Jansen Wendell. Harvard Univer-
sty, New York A. A. Stagg. Chicago Univer-
sity, Chicago; Everett c. Brown. Chicago Ath-
letic Association, Chicago; Darwin p James. tr..
Princeton University, New York: Frederick J.
Y. Skif, Chicago; H L C4eyeIin. University of
Pennsylvania; Barlow 6. Weeks. New York;
Beals Wright, Boston; J. J. O'Connor, St. Louis,
president Western association of Amateur Ath-
letic Union: w H Lginger. president central
OConnor Fencers' League; James PiIkington.
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen: Jo-
seph 3. Maccabe. Boston: NJ. p Winston. presi-
dent Northeastern association of Amateur Ath-
letic Union: Z. T. Babb. New England associa-
ton OF Amateur Athletic Union: William Greer
Harrison. San Francisco; c. c. Holzel president
Of the Pacific Northwest association of Amateur
Athletic Union. Spokane. Wash; Robert Gar
rett Baltimore; D. y. Botassi, Consul General of
Greece, New York; n. Salspouos, Consul Cen
eral Of Greece Chicago: Frederick B. Pratt,
Pratt Institute. Brooklyn; Charles III. Sheriff.,
New York Athletic Club, New York; Henry e.
Penniman. Baltimore; w. D. Nesbitt Birming-
ham, Ala.
The executive committee Of the American
chairman, of New York; Joseph 3. Maccabe. of
East Boston Mass; Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick,
of Brooklyn; Gustavus T. Kirby, of New York;
Julian ". Curtiss, OF New York. and James E.
Sullivan, Of New York.
Great care has been taken in the selection Of
the members OF this committee. S IT represents
all OF Americas athletic Observation-Disclosures,
scholastic and athletic, as well as lawn tennis,
rowing and fencing. And II is the intention of
the committee TO have strong representation in
the three latter departments at the Olympic
games in 1910.
Now that the committee for 1910 has been
officially organized, President Whitney will ap-
point subcommittee on suggestions for the
vision Of rules an dthese committees will report
at once TO his royal highness the Crown Prince
OF Greece. Duke Of Sparta. president OF the
Olympic games.