The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-12
~ iHERH iN OLYMPH TEiW.
In, itation From Swr,ien ansI FIRST step TO
Prepare for Sanhee Represent alton.

Through Prof William NJ sloane OF New
York America has received an invitation
to muster a team for the Olympic games
OF 1912. to be held at Stockholm. sweden
For some time past the Swedes have been
taking o lot OF suggestions from the British
Olympic com mitree and the fact gave rise
20 an idea that maybe America or her team
vas not wanted at rhe Stockholm fixture.
1t j. good for arhlerlC- that IN. letter or
invitation arrived. for ~ Will be- a boom
TO tIh.E and field sn"r se tor rof h slnsns
came from kri-'ian li.ll~trnm, VINO IL
-"crAtary Of me swedish nlymplc com,
80 well IA tn. middl" distances At Athens
IA IipS. In N" letter h" SAYS
~" International nlymric c"mm'''""
hANtn: decided that the OLYMPIC games
III igI' shall D" held IN sweden. No have
pleasure in stating thar preliminary pro-
Ernnrtn" Of IN" games. with par iiculars
wa-r"d In ynU a. member Of the inter
national Olympic committee
IN" lqlIowtns hranch"; OF sport will b"
fencing. gymnastics. horS" display. Lawn
rcunis shooting, swimming, ~rcs'ligE.
vnCutIng and probably football and rowing
W"would now ask Won kIuilv to arrange
for committees being formed IN your 'nun-
uy ana to tab" Al ne."s>sry measure IN
order to insure the participation OF your
fellow country men lu tn" ipi. Olympic
Would YOU also ktndIv inform all she
Ut our address
Plra,.. communicate with ~ on an 'Iucs-
address. Olympi>kl ~u"i-n. ~rorknolm.
only. when AL information Will BE- placed nj
your disposal
Prni sloane who - tho American repre-
sentative ON N. International OLYMPIC
committee. immediately got IN touch with
lanes 4 Sullivan who vas rhs American
comm i--Ion"r IL Athens IA IgsS and 10 Ens
hand IN i'ss. AMI an American blNmpiC
Commute" wn- iorm-'i Sullivan himself
- -.,T'.'ary. AMI Of ,urIr-4. an american
'nuirIi'-e Wl'hoT' h- name would 10" iIns
lin'ui"I without III" Dane II make,
l,rJ.. ,.i1"r"n'" " lao else - on. on. thing j.
pretty certain, and tua' - the main Part oi
'h.. work viii he. shifted to SullIran lie
got 'h.. money together that took ia" boys
'r i'hen- IN l'.ld. aIr I" a 'crrcinty IN"
team ui l,p> 20 England would haN" hl'i 10
-tly at nom" N"r" - not fer sullivan
efforts IN g"i'IaE iu" htG inan'Iht men 10
-tln-crlb. To- N" "Np"u-' iI-'
Inn-s who hAy" teen appO nt"i 20 the
AMERICAN commute" ar" ANXIOUS That
President Lar accept "a" Office ~ honorary
and au invitation to that effect
,lu h. Immediately iOrWa r,ird to hun
In ur,., lous OLYMPIC game- whsr" N"
d uli",t states ha- been represented, m"
uy -"rving A. M" honorary president OF
tho committees
In" -y,i"m naysura'-'i "a The 'rvours
to select the Engit-h i-aui viii rc rIsu again
and there will -. irNOu'- on the Pacific
Coa-t 10 the central West ~ the south ana IN
he vIcin'y Ut New YORK. Boston and Phila.
rrvou' for IN. classic event Following i
the COMMITTEE"
rcacric Pratt. brooklyn. president Rariow
~ W.sk,. ~ Luther HAl~ey JIlick. tIg,rANHl~
hIrh, Julian NJ Curri>> Vale tr~asuErr f,rreir
uroWn chicago ENrrt Jansen rnd-il. the
Ilnn Joseph Is Macranc. boston James ! sum
a Hr.. .C'rtiirN
Irr PRESIDENT. 30 he In, TED Inc Hon Her
rHtg i~ l.iErrrrtn'. Washington y , inaTeW
.rr~rir. iiC-pOa' Morgan. 'h- Hon i'.r''on
T. NluthrUp. George G0.li Nugu.' itsi'r Oni.
h-rHF whitney. Nlf'ON " N-"s-. 'nr Hon
\ ir'or bow ting. ten George N!n.afr.
A. GlEErrh-in : "a ~padng. T. Hrouu
hi-i.u t'>tilu, 7 kirhJ m" Hon paft x
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Ihoruc. chicago COT Robert u luuriy -,u. !
g. "iN, HOFFMAN NHuimAAcr