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NEW RULES FOX MARATHON
international Olympic Committee
Makes Strict Laws.
WILL ALLOW NO ATTENDANTS
Runners Of Next Olympic Meet VIII
Not ne Given sumuIants Nor
Refreshments During
Contest.

finally arranged will be remarkable for a
lot OF changes and innovations. Only the
rough draft OF the program has yet seen
the light. but with almost two years to
work out details. still more complicated
events may be introduced
The event to come In for considerable
attention was the Marathon race, and at
Sweden II will be an out and out contest
OF endurance. That ls. there will be clear
course from start to finish and the runners
will not be allowed attendants. nor shall
they take refreshments. or receive aid from
anybody along the route under penalty Of
disqualification. Neither win autos, motor
cycles, bicycles or conveyances Of any
kind be allowed on the course.
These conditions we're proposed by the
Italian delegate, Count Brunette dUseauX
and they met with the hearty approval OF
the entire body. The italian in giving his
reason for introducing these conditions
said that they would in a measure do away
with the claims Of unfairness. or of the
runners being helped along. He argued
that II the Marathon was a test OF endur-
anco, It should be carried out on the strict
letter OF the word. Let man start with
out an attendant or stimuiants and run
the race without aid or refreshments of any
kind. and whoever won. did 80 on the real
stamina he possessed, and not upon stimu-
lants and help from other sources. II was
stated that there will be ambulance sta
lions along the course. and when a runner
becomes exhausted he will be taken imme-
diately 10 one of these. but after he gives
up he will not be allowed 10 re-enter the
race. Once he retires he will have to stay
ont.
The practice Of sending entries by cable
or telegraph was discussed and the Swedes
made II plain that they could not accept
cable entries under any condition. The Rev.
r. S. de G, Laffan, who represented Eng
land. spoke at length on what he termed
IN confusion that resulted from accepting
the American entries by cable two years
ago, He said that the Americans persuaded
the British Olympic council to take their
cable entries and the plan turned out to be
very unsatisfactory.
The aquatic part of the program at
Stockholm will be much the same as at
London. The same distances will prevail
in the swimming events and the diving and
method Of scoring villa be similar. There
may be a few additions In both depart
ments. The contests will be held close 20
the Stadium in a big tank and will take
place each day after the track and field
events have been concluded. Women will
be allowed TO enter the events. and this
is two more events than women were al
lowed TO enter at London, where their eff
forts were confined TO lawn tennis and
archery.
There will be no automobile races or
cycling events decided In the Stadium, ac-
cordlng to the plans OF the Swedes, but the
latter sport they propose to tolerate to an
extent, so they intend giving 2O0 kilometer
race on the road around Lake Malaren. The
English members of the committee thought
that there should be some cycling events
on the track, aud they were backed up in
the opinion by Germany. The final decision.
however. was held over till next year,
when. after all. there may be some track
cycling events.
The other departments OF the games were
gone over and suggestions were made
which will not be finally ratified till the
annual meeting next year. The entry of
women will be permitted In gymnastics,
and the Swedes pointed out the difficulty
OF judging between national teams which
employed wholly different systems. Indi-
vldual competitions, they thought. were all
right. but before the team contests would
be included on the program. il would be
necessary 10 have a consultation with
Italy, Germany and England. The lawr
tennis competitions will be carried out the
same as they were In England and the
shooting program will be on the same lines
as the Bsley tournament, but VIII be more
general and military In character. In the
wrestling there will be five different
classes In the Graeco- Roman style and tn,
English representative asked thar there b,
some classes in the catch-as-catch-can
which the swedes promised TO include
There was high compliment paid to tn,
conditions which prevailed IN ie1s ana z
was decided that the next contests should
be carried out the same or as nearly a.
possible. In addition to the ten contests
there will be individual competitions Al
foils. duelling swords and ssbers
Countries intending TO send teams I,
Stockholm will, no doubt. be interested II
the proposals made by Sweden for judginI
the competitions. They are as follows
% The judges viii all be appointed by tn
central Swedish committee. who may ap
point foreigners to serve. provided that tn,
total of such foreigners does not exceed
one-third OF the total OF the whole inter
national Jury. 90 Every country which ha
more than five entries In any sport VIII
have the right to appoint one member o
the jury but the president OF the interna
tional jury will be appointed by Sweden
(sl Every country sending competitors ha
a right to appoint official representative
70 watch the progress of those contests Il
which Its competitors take part and thes
official representatives win have the RICH
TO lodge protest and TO speak in favo
Of It before the international Jury de
scribed above
Colonel Victor Balck. who represent
Sweden. announced that there was the sun
OF $4,000 now at the disposal of IN
Swedish committee to defray the expense
OF the games. The Swedish government
contributed s2oO.OOo Of the amount Tn
stadium Is being constructed OF brick
granite and reinforced concrete. Tn
swedes announced that they had alread,
selected July as the official opening ia
and that the games would close on July II
LANGFORD WILL MEET KAUFMAl
To Have six-Round bout in Phna
delphta.
PHILADELPHIA July E.-Arrangemens
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