The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
NEWS OF THE ATHLETES
PRESIDENT TtFT APPEALED
TO YOR OLYMPIC GAMES.
Report That the Nations Read Irxes
Commission to Appeal 10 Congress
for Cash-Oid Time High Jumper
Reappears-lerh kinnaird Oa spart.

fer Cash-Oid Time High jumper
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4 report from Cleveland is to the effect
that President Taft favors the plan Of ha~,
ing IN. Olympic games OF 1914 or i0ia for the
Forest city. ard II ia said that he has ad-
Nised the Cleveland committee in charge OF
IN. boom to take M the project with their
Congressman 4 commission from Glove
land visited the White HOUSE recently and
! told the President about the games. and the
result OF the conference was discussed In
the cleveland committee
| 4. 4. Otis was head OF the delegation that
saw President Taft and his report of what
took plac" ~ Washington was read before
the committee. The present Mayor Of
Cleveland ~ in sympathy with every moys
made. AMI II Was decided TO invite the
cooperation Of the state officials. their
| Endorsement would mean "A lot in carrying
out the plans With this end Ina view q
committee WAS appointed Ia wait on the
Cuvahoga legislative delegation to 500 II
II could not gain ihs State'- Endorsement.
! To have a stadium worthy Of the occA-
! sion would mean outlay OF about $500. 900.
/ and II il understood that the City Council
viii go "A long way toward furnishing this
sum An effort will be- made to try and get
the Congressman to push a ball at Washing
ton for about half the amount A public
subscription was talked OF to raise some %
IN. money. but " was thought that tho plan
would he "A poor one and any way not much
would come ont OF ~. II was pointed out
| that tn. British Olympic COMMITTEES opened
a public subscription IN connection with
the games of ioOs and that 1t brought them
sam which not only enabled them TO run
OF the games easily hut 10 leave a big sur
plus on hand. At this present time ths
| British Olympic Council has fund OF shout
200. and this IL To h. spent in SEEDING
English teams to future Olympic games.
No sooner does Cleveland start to shine q
bit in the amateur athletic line than there
suddenly appears a local body which
| hOdes' some trouble at future date The
name OF this new body IL the Cuyaho9a
County Athletic Association and its object
! Ia the publication at track and field sports.
To people in The other parts of the globe IL
did not appear as II Cleveland had developed
enough enthusiasm about sports TO be
corrupt bdt IL seems TO he the contrary.
/ According To IN" prospectus Of the new
body there - 10 ne no betting on games
ON the quiet nor shall such n thing "a ap-
| pearanCe mouey he paid to star athletes
| for their services NJ games and exhibitions.
SUNDAY games and sports of all kinds are
| to be encouraged and there are TO bs more
| play grounds and places OF recreation for tho
| MASSES.
| The Cuyahoga County A. 4. Is TO work
on the lines of the Cook County Federation
Al Chicago. lfit will. there In trouble ahead
! for Cleveland. for the Cook county people
had idea that they were going to vino
out the A. A. l in that section Of Illinois.
hut after it, officials started in to do tho
wiping they found they had a bigger job
on hand than their strength could tackle,
and though they are now a couple OF years
in the fight they have Accumulated little
| or nothing LII strange that these purifica-
ton schemes never crop up around New
York where there IL really something TO
purify.
| A, tho racsr, g,y.z NJ tho sav.,,h ps1,
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! rnent OF i'i'hoi- held AT 'hicaEo r. ~ Leahy.
an old time high Jumper made his appear
, ance. and though nearly n generation has
m s-ed AWAY since he was i'm his nrir,,e be
showed himself 10 n" sun possessed OF
some springy action He cleared the nice
height OF ; feet = inches. bIIt u did not earn
first MACE for him Iaahv ia thu saaar
brother Of CON Ieahv Of the New YORK 90.
IN" lamiS oelhS famous IN the hlgh Jump
ing line. a. the youngest brother IL tho
prs-ent Irish ChamDIon and ahla tn cro<a
g, :, irah. I r. - &C.. ,.s 49,,
49,. So, 20
made the present British record OF q feet
-. inches ON one occasion he cleared q
fee, q inches hut Their. was A slight aa van
49, ~ ~ e' 80 ~"" "A
thse III we eT"unu ana 'he marx never mot
with official recognition.
I-ahy represented the Irish A. A. c. of
Ch,cago and al ,bis .ana ,ra., p..,n;, :.
-, =" ~ ,,;t 80. a.. -
'iuoHa's o' ms "'d some hhe "ork IN INC
sprnts. lie - but new Somer at the game.
vr' he showed first rate form by winning
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III 'he ~ var" eNeh' n' "iu J-o r"cohns
ana q b seconds III the On yard contest.
and he wound up the nights WORK by
winning tn. standing broad urnp with IA
,., a. ,nch.. 4, ,as r,,irIy ,.ro,,xh III
're' y. t"'"e vas NANNY '"r""Hh MS
efforts that the Irish h \. &. gave the
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