The sun., 1909-06-06
NEWS or TIE ATHLETES
INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR
OLYMPIC GAMES.
n. f. walker. in England. sayu His o 1.s
Seconds Was Dooc Fsiriy-Rules OF
Hammer Throwing 70 BE Altered
Sheppard to Race In England.

SECONDS WAS Done FHlfty-huie4 W
Hammer Threwiue 70 he Altered
she,,.ro IA p... In Enxland.
The decision OF the Internal onai Olympic
Committee that an international Jury
and not the country holding the sames
should have control OF the Olympic gsmes
programme 10 looked upon as q Justification
Of the kick made by America over last years
affair. In trying to gather an opinion from
those interested in international athletics
here on the matter it was learned that
the American Olympic Committee was no
more. that IL was dead for the present and
perhaps would never be revived again
However a former member OF that body
said:
This decision about an internatlona
jury means nothing In a way. for sWeoen
will have the right to arrange the pro
granline as It. pleases. and that IS the pr,n-
ci pal thing. Perhaps Sweden may not oe
ntagonis stc to Am erica. and will arrangethe
programme after the customary manner
Of having the sprtnts and middle dtstance
runs first, with the distance and long dis
tance races toward the end III. on 'ne
other hand, the programme is 70 be arranged
by an international jury 1t will be serious
job. couple OF weeks before me opening
OF the games representatives OF the coun-
tries intending to compete would gamer
and discuss the programme HOW muen
backing America would get In such CON
clave ia 4 matter OF conjecture. There
would have 10 be another sitting over the
drawing OF heats and other minor matters.
and altogether there Ia a big Job ahead OF
this international jury. not forgetting thst
it will be som mething Of job to get them
together every time they're wanted
At the annual convention OF the Amateur
Athletic Union last November comin".ee
OF flve was appointed to look after the IN
terests OF America in future olympic con-
tests. This committee is james +. sullivan.
chairman: Barlow Z. Weeks. Gustavus l.
Kirby. Everett c. Brown and Joseph b.
kAiaccabe. At this convention lt was ais"
decided that unless the A. a. L. ap'
proves of future Olympic games no atm
ietes belonging to 1t will be sent there
America too must have voice IN ne ara"
ing OF heats and arrangements OF the pro-
gramme, else the athletes will stay at nome
James +, sullivan did not very much care
to be Interview ed on the decision OF 'ne
international Olympic committee. but ne
snid. 1T ia too soon vet to be talk
ing OF the olympic games oi wv. xeIe
will be many changes IN the ~orla oelore
that time. This international Jury Is a step
w. ''e ,kn, 80 ~ ,h. Ath.ns Games
time " mas oeen Tree. io' VIC 80 .,,nt
of 1903 were under the controi oi suen a
jury 10 met every morning to pass on
nrot ests and similar items OF the day before
p.I'er', J =, auu shou, th. contests Of hat
and to arrange a1oI. sd .ne eoh'gs ,his "u
ment by jury is perhaps the most salts
factory: but after all YOU only need com.
ps,ent "s,' honest u % men as oleisIs and as rule
they will satisfy everybody
Il think though that future Olympic
o.mss should he arranged in eroups with
s1 . nn;n, ohomn,onsfnn o m to 90 with each aroup,
point championship 70 go WIN eau k,onp
OF course there could be great big prize
for the nation with the grand otal OF points
.H' VIC 80 no;n, onsmn,on-
plan would De 10 nave pom. cnsnpon-
ships for track and field sports. swimming.
- Wsiker the south African snrin, ar
-. -; rIJ - ,h,. -, ~. H.
mas arrived IN Lhkiahu' anu 'h's Wees he 70 .
meetings, After going ashore from the
Irmadola cas,Is the stdn that h roupht him
tN .maoa,e Ca T',u 80 W.. sn. n. ',.s.iaOsd shnn,
his time Of 0 2-s seconds for the 100 yards.
tiRures were correct and, that on three
that is,, once in England and twice in
AfSp he In sssd sp9%t Sy Hied hs
before the season was very far advanced 10
England. Since he appeared in England
last year Walker has competed sixteen times
and scored ten wins. among which were the
100 yard and 72o yard championshtps OF
the TransXasl and South Africa while In
the Contine and he expects o arrive IN
America in August j is his intention to
compete u the 4 4 chnamp,1Snships cha a. a.
Australia or return 70 England.
From what could be gathered during
the week OF the 4. 4. L. legislators thro wing
and by the time mex, summer comes around
the old Methods Of the event will be revived;
Just, now there seems TO be q, cry all around
to abolish the event altogether because OF
m dspseT wS..s to eosse sas
struck in the stomach has done much
toward drawing adverse attention to- the
compt etition. Said a member OF the A. A; Y.
legislation committee yesterday: We
means means that a more sensible rule will be
introduced 10 GOV ern it, or In other words the
competition wiz be hammer throwing. not
a slineshot whirng contest, ,
First Of all the shape of ne missile tsess ,ss
handle shall be OF wood and that It shall
measure two inches in diameter at ils
al the end will be allowed. vi. may permit
old iron sphere. Ii ie more Ike q hsnmer
10 have an iron head and a straight stiff
wooden handle, and l only wonder now
why this splendid exercise was per
mitted to merge into the ridiculous ex-
In the old days we rarely i ever heard
Of the hammer throwers killing any one.
for the old hammer did not travel very
far and its hight was so slow and the Missile
was SO easily seen that persons had plenty
~ az a N Tn again