The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-08-05
SWESES PLAN
OLYMPIC GAMES
Officials Of Contests Drop SeV-
eEaI Branches Of Athletics,
FOOTBALL ON BARRED LIST.

Coli Hockey lacrosse and Many
Others Dropped--Judges Of the Events
Will Be Selected From Other coun-
tries Than Sweden.
The international Olympic commit
tee held its meeting at Luxemburg,
where The program for the Swedish
Olympic games was discussed A num-
Der of changes from the list OF events
given at London were effected. Sew
eral competitions were dropped and
some new ones put on. Sue sports as
hockey. football. golf, lacrosse, polo
on horseback. tennis. rackets and box
ing were dropped The Rev S. de
Courcy LafTan. the English delegate.
spoke in favor Of including boxing. but
after an objection from Colonel Balch
Of Sweden the ''manly art' was tn
booed. The standing high and broad
jumps have been relegated, as also the
400 meter hurdle race. The pentath-
lon, or FIVE event all around contest,
viii be revived. but it win be different
from that at Athens In 1905. as there
win be a 1900 meter run instead Of
wrestling.
Then there VIII be a decathlon. or
ten event all around. the list being
given below. The question Of judging
the events was discussed at length, and
the Swedes will appoint foreigners. but
they must not exceed one-third OF the
whole jury Any country sending an
entry Of five events will be entitled to
have a representative on the interna-
tional jury. No cable or telegraph en-
tries will be received by the Swedish
Olympic management
In the athletic program the following
events have been suggested: One hun
dred meters, 200 meters, 400 meters.
800 meters, 1900 meters. 5000 meters
and 10000 meters, all fat races for In
dividual entries. with ITO meter hur-
dies and a FIVE mile steeplechase in
which four OF the entries for each
country win run as a team and will
score as such. though all entries will
also be considered as individual en-
tries for individual prizes in the same
race. 1t was pointed out by the Eng
lish Representatives that relay race
Of only 100 meters, each man in the
teams Of four beng given 100 meters,
would be very dangerous. and its con-
sideration was postponed. A relay race
Of 1000 meters was proposed with
teams OF four. each to run 400 meters
and another team race OF 5000 meters
was suggested in which Eve could en-
ter and three could score. In jumping
the items we're high and broad jump
gboth standing and running In each
case). pole jump, hop, step and jump
and a further variety which had better
for the present be described as Swed
ish jump
The antiquated and mistaken item
Of the discus "as at Athens" has final
" been dropped from the Olympic pro
gram by the decision Of the interna-
tional committee at Luxemburg, and
though the discus will still have two
competitions. both Of these will be in
the free STYLE" but in the first the
athlete will throw with one hand
(either right or left, and in the second
be will throw with each hand, the
score he makes with his right being
added to that made with his left to
form total Exactly the same meth
cd will be followed in the score for
putting the weight. which therefore
has two competitions. and in throwing
the jaVelin held in the middle. but the
javeIin has third competition as well,
for the free style" in which a man
may hold 1t how he likes and in either
hand provided he uses no aid except
his band in throwing. Both the ham,
mer and the tugs Of war viii be the
same as In London.
A walking race OF ten kilometers
was added at the special request Of
the British representatives., but it will
be seen that the field events still con-
siderably preponderate over the track
races, and this superiority IS increased
by the inclusion in the athletic pro-
gram Of a pentathlon and a decathlon,
in each of which new and Independent
entries have to be made. as similar
performances done In other events will
not count. The pentathlon win consist
Of the broad jump, 200 meters tiat
discus. javelin and 1900 meters dat
The decathlon will include on the arst
day, 100 meters faE. broad jump.
-S-i::s:sat. 400 meters Hat, high jump,
and on the second day, hurdles. discus.
pole jump, javelln, 1900 meters fat.
A challenge cup has also been offered
by Baron Pierre de Coubertin for a
'modern pentathlon. consisting Of,
one. a foot race over Obstacles; two.
shooting: three. swimming; four.
test Of horsemanship; i've. competi-
tion In either boxing. fencing or wrest-
ling.
@Kitty" Rransfisld Makes Record.