The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
NEWS OF The ATHLETES
tLLIEItND TO SEND EHFSSaRf
FO OLIHPU CONFERENCES.
Philadelphia n Likely Location for The
1871 4. \. 4. National cham pienship
Momrn's sw INNING Contests In the
wesiish al, nipiad walker Matched.


Momrn's sw INNING Contests In the
Nv rsii.ll on, n,piad- Walker Matched.
The city OF Cleveland il taking the proiect
or holding thr o'Vmpc games of 1918 m
serious mood and for the lasr couple os
weeks nothing else has been discussed by
the sporting fraternity Of the Forest city.
II has been decided to sent an emissary
10 The Hagu" a. ~" next conference OF the
Internal IonRl Olympic committee and he
wall HAY" power TO iAy vslani's oGer for
the fixture b"ror. the concnye IL Ia not
exactly fixed when the newt meeting OF
the committee takes place or whether u
Will meet At all next year. but II has been
definitely stated that n meeting will he held
DURING the stockholm games " .,iW:.
Nothing should be more natural than that
u session should be held at Stockholm. for
surely most Of the committee will he there
to see the competitions. At the last meet
ing of the committee there wa-a proposition
that a meeting b. held next June. but there
was an adjournment before there WAS
detinit. understanding on the matter.
But II seems a II equal 10 Cleveland whether
| IL viii get the meet or not. Those within
the CiIy's limits who are Interested in boom
lng sport are talking Of plans for the stadium
and other things. II seems that the Cleve-
aud \ 4 Is 50 have the cooperation OF the
CITY sdrlinist ration the Chamber Of Com
meT,- and the chamber OF Industry. ana
they are willing to build stadium At
cost of s?Oo .Uno and u will have seating
capacity Of l"1.gS. IA for the site Tor
the stadium. IL j. said CleV Gland has three
splendid ONES Ia select from. one IL at
Brookslde PARK tn" other ~ kinssbury
Run and the 'htrd AT kn-man reservoir
Mayor Ba.hr - enthusiastic over the pro-
| ieot and ~ going to CIV" II every aid within
has power
Ia all likelihood Philadelphia will get
81 Al assE ma Anl1
> cham pionshIp. Though nothing definite
has been don" toward -"lcct,ns a Venue
for ihe 1911 fixture a sort OF tacit under
; standing exists hat II should GO to the
Quaker CITY. II - singular that near a.
Philadelphia ~ to the most active centre
: of athletics ia all the long years it has never
been honored with the rational meet. and
It - still more singular that for a spot sur
rounded wish colleges and appaTenily
, -nNirOned with the real athletic spirit
: ph,laielrhia has been on. Of the most back
. ward localities IN the East in that respect.
II was not for want al accommodation.
for the University Of Pennsylvania always
possessed a rack which was at the disposal
NJ any decent 49, Of games Two years
ago when the, tryouts Tor the Olympic team
v.rr held they took place at Franklin
Field and NO tn-r set Of gaiy"s could well
b. imagined
To Judge hy the number of men from
been placed on tn. national 4. \. board
II - 70 ne inferred that an effort IL Va be
made tn populariXe athletics IN Philadel-
phla. GeorE" ! Paving. president OF the
Middle Atlantic Association has been
made second vice president, and he is
also on the national championship COM
mifte~ Herman Meyer. secretary treas
urrr oI the Middle Atlantic body. has been
added 10 the record committee Dr George
" orion and Charles =. Flock have been
added to tn" playground committee and
/ Dr. II l.. thadwI,k has been annexed to
the reg -tration committee"
Evidently there will he no mistake about
the aquatic programme at the stockholm
Olympic gaines for the events have already
been selected real novelty this time
will 10 the inclusion Of n 100 meter swim
for women and ~ - po-Sihl" before the
date 81 the games that there may be a
couple of additional games for tho fair
ak II - understood thar the British
. Olympic Association viii az that "A no
meter and icu meter both team races. will
also br added III" programme "a IL now
stands ioI eco 500 meters sCo meters
team race go ami IN" meter. breast stroke
leo meters tack -truke. water polo. high
diving and fancy diving There will be
4 a women diving contest, the height TO be
from 8 10 ~ tH"t.Ts.
II a rrr"ut meeting 81 the Amat eur
swimming Association Of England a long
t. B"aur"tsair". IN" A.-tTIl'dn were PASSED
upon :ui On" Uufah" vH" was rejected.
ThG' va- for ihs 49, Yards The time being
49, minutes = -.'"nd- here wa not
much ,u-~' .ou thai fh" australian did III"
tim" correctly enough, AMI there was nc
DOUBT ~ - IN" ability of the timers and
IN" honesty Ut ia" other officials, but still
the rules with regard 10 r"cord breaking
were not observed "ons'. IIsntiy Beau
IN" juns rilc wh"na record Is pronounced
Reauin" on IA" other ~I.I" Of 'he pond II
. - tDWlDHfttlDn,
member "i the executive board Of the asSo-
CiatIon must b" present Record commit
ta..- IN rhl- side 81 IN" water could easily
tmtar" N" amateur SW,mmtng Associa-
non :" that The record list. especially in
Word has come from south Africa that
Il. /, Malk"r. "a" "S,ailat"rri has been
B"S,ny bay. nr,.irrbar !u ar Johannes.
burg The ds'auc" over which they VIII
test their speed = not gwen "Nacily hut
from " mat has been said n viii :" loD yards
Tn. race i- to l." run uN cte' tn" light. wht"h
j. a ut.csr ARRANGEMENT "rr'U Hh but II has
been successfully. don" hor"t"ror" IN the
Trans yanl and probably IA" promoters know
what th"y arr ahnm y" ,sI,ir Nv, whp poI ne
and Holloway a. IN" popular Sprlnilng dis
? lance aff"rvHrd
That tn. formation NJ y rules and
! their enforcement are two totally different
things hn- h''''n forcihlv illustrated recently
~ HI. national convention ~ the early part
Of ll-t month som" hlily needed rules were
adopted ruichIng III" 'nnru"t of athletes
and the dr--- they -h"nii wear IN con-
iata'- trousers should com" '" within Nv"
inches of 'h- r"'n' uf his ln"e-. that h"
should not IIi-rokI.' on The tTa"k and thar he
should not wear an emblem other han the
club or association which h" r|prr@"rifed.
. Al those three rules and more were Nio-
lated a few nights ago a. IN" annual gam"H
Of rho Met addin Lvceum. Though the
b registration committee and the ofnciai
handicau-r were un m. fioor all the attn
l-tr- noted for having - fDsina-- Tor -hort
trunks came our arrayri a. ~ old. that l.
ihay wore their odd 'rNn'Ca. which came 2
/ ,nupl.. Of in, hos below 'h" hip Joint, and
| th.v di-rpb,.I on the track and around ~
tn. seats set asid" fOr spectators when ~
! ri,a-eI Ih.m. S"t word was said and a.
long a- there was no Sick he athletes did
I A. they pleased Others here were who
. hsluIIl, ~ the iOcnl regiments. yet they
uarLd.t Hrouusi with the Tcgim"ntal terseys
and cOlors. while they T"rre4en'sd athletic
ririh- and they we're down on the pro
gTanr,l. ~ brloD ',ng to these clubs.
Tn. Xavier 4 las announced It's annual
diamond ri.r' for th" Twenty srcond
Kryi ru"u' aTulrry ou the "'"ninR OF January
Th. prpgrHmu' ~ ARRANGED So that "
should ~. over ~ . -..n -Dn = bio hour and not
a.