The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-14
ROOpEVELT HONORARY HEAD
OF AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON
 OLYMPIC GAMES,

Will Retain Office for 1910-COmmittee
 Chosen for United states for the Next
 Games-Treasurer's Report shows
 Balance of $2,s99 = Julian Curtiss
 Named on Committee.
 During the recent Olympic Games held at Athens, His Majesty, George l., King of the Hellenes, extended invita- tions to all countries to again partici- pate in the Olympic games that are to be held every four years at Athens and announced officially that in 1910 the next Olympic Games would be held. A month or so ago H. R. H. the crown Prince, Duke of Sparta president of the Olympic Games committee, requested MT. James E. Sullivan, President of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States and former United States Com missioner to Athens, to have created a small committee on the Olympic Games for 1910. Several conferences have been held between the officers ot the American committee and it was the un- animous wish of all those interested i'll amateur sport to have the honorary presidency of the Olympic games of 1910 retained by the Honorable Theo- dore Roosevelt; and yesterday James D. Sullivan, secretary of the American committee Olympic Games, received a letter from the Honorable Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States in which he informed MT. Sulli- van that as he believed in the move ment he would continue to serve as honorary president for the American Olympic committee of 1910 for the Athens games. The other members of the committee that have been select ed, and will serve, with power to add to their committee from time to time are as follows: President Caspar Whitney, Secretary, James E. Sullivan; Treasl- Ter, Julian w, Curtiss. Committeeman, Caspar Whitney, New York; James E. Sullivan, president of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, New York; Julian w., Curtiss, Yale University, New York; Dr. Luther Hal sey Gullck, Secretary Public Schools Athletic League, New York; Gustavus T. Kirby, Columbia University New York; Evert Jansen Wendell, Harvard University, New York; A. A. Stagg, Chicago University, Chicago; Everett c. Brown, Chicago Athletic Associa- tion,- Chicago; Darwin R. James, Prince ton University, New York; Frederick J. V. Skiff, Chicago; H. L. Geyelin, University of Pennsylvania; Barlow s. Weeks, New York Athletic Club, New York; Beals Wright, Boston, Mass; J. J. OlConnor, St. Louis, President Vest ern Association, A. A. U.; w. H. Ligin- CT President Central Association A. A. U.; w. Scott O'Connor, Fencer's League; James Pilkington, National Association Amateur Oarsmen; Jos, B. Maccabe, Boston Athletic Association, Boston M F. Winston, President Northeastern Association of Amateur Athletic Union; E. E. Babb, New Eng land Association A. A. U.; William Greer Harrison, Olympic Club, San Francisco, Cal; c. c. Holzel, President of the Pacific Northwest Association, A A. U., Spokane, Wash. Robert Gar rett Baltimore, Md; D. N, Botassi, consul general of Greece, New York: N. Salspoulos, Consul-General of Greece Chicago; Frederick B. Pratt, Pratt In stitute, Brooklyn, New York; Charles H. Sherrill New York Athletic Club, New York; Henry G. Penniman, Balti- more, Md; W. D. Nesbitt, Birmingham Ala,
 The Executive Committee of the Am erican Committee for the Olympic Games of 1910 will be as follows. Cas- per Whitney, chairman, New York; Jo- seph B. Maccabe, East Boston, Mass; Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, Brooklyn; Gustayus T. Kirby New York; Julian w. Curtiss, New York; James E. Sulli- van, New York.
 The report of the treasurer, MT. Ju- Han w. Curtiss, that has been sent to all members of the American commit- tee, shows that the sum of $15,000 was received from different sources towards defraying the expenses of the last Olympic team; and after all expenses of the athletes had been paid, and no other. expenses had been defrayed by the committee other than those of the visiting team, it is found that the sum of $2,S990O remains in the treasurer s hands By a vote of the executive com mittee this money has been placed in a savings bank, and will be used as a nucleus for the fund to be raised to send a team from America in 1910 to the games at Athens. The executive committee has placed this money in the hands of three trustees-Caspar Whit ney, president; Julian w. Curtiss, treas urer, and James E. Sullivan, secretary. Now that the committee for 1910 has been officially organized, President Whitney will appoint sub-committees on suggestions for the revision of rules and these committees will report at once to H.. R, H. the crown prince, duke of Sparta, president of the Olym- pie games