Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
BY Edward r. Bushnell.

The greatest sporting event before the
athletic devotees of America, or the world
either for that matter. is the fifth revival
OF the ancient Olympic games to be held
In London next July. This meeting is
certain to eclipse all of it's predecessors no
matter from what angle it is viewed Pri-
marty II VIII be the first complete in
ternational athletic test that has ever
peen MADE. 1t is true that there have
Deen meets on more than one occasion be-
tween the United States and England, but
never before was such an effort made to
get out the entire strength of the two
countries. For their unbroken string Of
oeieats the English have offered the ex-
cuse that they never made any effort to get
OUT the best athletes of the British isles
Out they cannot make this excuse again.
lot the British committee has taken pains
10 see That their country is secured fer
the best material available for the Eng
lish team
10 further strengthen the English
team the Britons have arranged to con-
sohoate In one team all the athletes from
England, Scotland. Ireland and Wales
froDaDiy they would avail themselves Of
the Australian and Canadian athletes az
WI, Wei \ they could. The Scotch and Irish
that they would be compelled 70 comnnta
as members of the English team. R,1t
.helr protests awaited them nothing and
they could only submit
That England does not intend 70 +o,o
any chances of being beaten In ber IN
SanhSs Is evidenced by a peculiar bit RI
leslsla1fon Just announced by the An,eri
IAN committee. This is that the American
ft must De composed entirely of ath-
4etes who are either American born -.
american citizens. This particular r,,Ie
was passed because / ere are sararaI
ana lisn a,hietes in this country who had
ahhouhced themselves as candidates for
the American team This sneciaI 1aai III
iatlon is typical of English sportsnansSin
Ihese athletes who have made this co,,p
Wy their nome cannot. excerpt at great
PritisS return TO England to try for the
their disbarment VIII De
,,ad IS some fear that this rule will
lose 10 the American team Guy Haskins
the University of Pennsylvania's star dis
lance man, the intercollegiate raoa,
hoioer Tor the mile and champio, at tba
half mile and cross country runs HaSkins
Is a New Zealander by birth and although
W. nas oeeil IN thls country for four years
mas not become an American citizen IL
ne cannot represent the United states 10
VIII nave TO go abroad as a memhar ~
me New Zealand team. If the English
~an Ems inns RUE RUE TO their own country as
well they will have to disbar ali tho
american athletes rho, as Rhodes scboIo
ars. are attending Oxford If such mon as
sch9tt. the old Cornell star, and Stevens
OF 1aie are debarred by the Britons
Prooably the rule will work no create
disadvantage to one country than TO ~
o.ner The natural inference is that
either the American or English commit
c ceeS can enter citizen athletes of their
country residing in either England az
america If they wished without com.
peHlng them to submit to trials hut n 10
n ,Sy likely that either committee would
i tntnh OF doing this, which would be an
injustice to the athletes who had to mir
thelr places in competition. If anv at
Tempt were made to select the American
team on the records of the athIetas
suo uiu raise storm of protest and de-
Date Of Tryouts Must Be Chaneed
In making public their plans for the
selection of the American team the conn
mlttee In charge announced that there
would be two preliminary meets or trv.
outs Tor the naming of men who will rem.
resent this country abroad. June 6 was
set as the date of the meets. the intim.
non oeihg mat the eastern meet would be
heid on Franklin Field of the Ivniversity
OF pennsylvania and the western meet
probably in Chicago. The COMMITTEES in
arranging for these meets evidently over
looked me faft that it chose the dates
or the intercollegiate championships Of the
east and west. which are Scheduled for
tne nIst saturday in June. AS most of
the atnletes VINO will compose the Ameri-
cah team are college men it is evident that
the tryouts canpot be held on this date.
AZ the same time mention should be
mace OF the fact that the tryouts can
naroiy De held on later date than this
sthce the olympic games begin on July
ne, Inc completion of arrangements for
HleSlng the entire team and getting the
fElJn EnglaHd at least two weeks nrior
WX1he meet will entail an immense
aHiNOnt OF hard work. The best solution