Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-11
AMENDMENTS ARE RATIFIED
All Seem to Agree to the Changes Of
the A. A. U.
CLEVELAND AFTER THE GAMES
Germany Wants the Meet and Has
Already Laid plans for Big
stadium 90 IIandIe the
Affntr IlfEht.

KEW YORK. Dec. 10--Everybody inter
ested in athletics was favOrably impressed
With the amendments offered by the legis-
iation committee Of the Amateur Athletic
union. and which were acted on at the an
nual convention. and with one exception
we're all accepted These amendments were
10 the point plain and easily understood.
The amendments were a step I'm the right
direction to keep up with the times. What
was done told how the athlete should pay
his entry fee. fil his entry blank truth
fully and when allowed expenses to accept
only the amount rightfully allowed him,
and how the dealings should be conducted
with the club or individual paying out the
coin
Important Point Missed.
An Important point missed by the legisia-
ton committee was how a club would be
handled in case II refused Information
about a suspected athlete. For instance, II
the governing body were suspicious Of an
athlete that he did not give the proper ac-
count about his expenses there should be
some clause 10 enable the local authorities
to demand the books Of the club running
the meet, where the correct Items could be
seen. II the club did not conform TO the
wishes OF the authorities there should be
another little clause to the effect that the
refusal should mean that the club lose its
membership in the association. II would
perhaps prevent most Of the underhand
work, and then such an item as $500 for
repairing the fence the day before the meet
would not be Haunted for inspection.
The authorities could so around and
examine the fence and II they failed to see
evidence Of the expenditure the club could
be suspended the day following Men
might say that a rule to this effect would
be ridiculous. but II has been in existence
for years elsewhere and It works we'll, and
the clubs are very careful that they do
not incur the displeasure OF the governing
body. An instance illustrating the point
happened to two American athletes who
had the annual habit OF touring abroad.
At one of the meets where they appeared
it leaked out that they we're paid exhorbi-
tant expenses. and though the authorities
fiddled around the case for long time,
they could not find the least evidence that
there was anything wrong. Finally the
club that gave the games was hauled up
and sooner than be expelled II gave the
information, which was that the athletes
we're paid $3.50 man for appearance
money. The athletes were suspended and
have not been reinstated since.
nAAAtNGMGe IN DAAtAs
According to a report from Cleveland,
IL appears that after all that city only
wants the Olympic games for 1914 and not
for 1915 as was thought at the Amateur
Athletic union convention. There is moth
Ing to prevent a big olympic celebration
being held at Cleveland and there need be
no consent asked OF the International Olym-
pic committee, of which Baron Pierre de
Coubertin is the president One thing
might crop up though which might inter-
fere With the Cleveland fixture, and that
is If the Greeks might pull themselves to-
gether and want to hold an in-between
meet that same year. Perhaps America
might want TO send a team TO Greece, and
then maybe no foreigners would come to
America for the contests.
When the regular Olympic meet was held
at ST. Louis in 1906 there were very few
men from the other side OF the pond, those
to show being a couple of Greeks a couple
OF Germans and an Austrian For the
men from Cleveland to annex the regular
Olympic meet Of 1915 1t means an awful
amount OF work, and with the chances de-
cidedly against the project. II would all
depend on the help given the Stars and
Stripes by ]. Allison Armour and Prof,
Sloan. the American representatives on the
committee. Though this melting is yet six
years away. there has been q tacit under
standing that 1t will go to Germany and
be held at Berlin.
In fact the plans for the Berlin stadium
have already been maes, something which
might so far 10 mean that the Germans
have been given the assurance OF the IN
ternat.onal olympic committee for the fix
ture. When Sweden was given the meet
for 1919 Il was understood that Germany
withdrew in favor of Sweden on being
promised the meet for 1916 However, It
win not do Cleveland the least harm to
try, and into the bargain the Forest City
will come in for some notoriety for the
next few years.