Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
WANT MONEY FOR ATHLETES
Amateur Athletic Union Will Give
$1,000 Toward Olympic Games.
AT LEAST $4,000 IS NEEDED
Entre Country VIII he CaRvassed
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NEW YORK Jan. 2s.-The announcement
that the Amateur Athletic union Will con-
tribute $1,000 toward the Olympic games
fund for 1919 marks the opening OF gen
eral campaign FOR the financing Of the
American athletic invasion OF Stockholm
IN 1912 According to the estimate prepared
by the executive committee IN charge OF the
movement the sum OF $4,000 will be neces-
sary " America il to be properly repre-
scented at the fifth Oiymplad. II IL the de-
sire Of the committee that there shall be no
necessity for curtaling the membership OF
the team or parsimony I'm the handling Of
the squad once II leaves the country on It's
way TO Sweden.
The plan az outlined at present includes
a systematic canvass Of the entire country
IN order that sufficient funds may be Sc
cured without particular financial pressure
on any athletic body or section OF the
states In addition TO the solicitation Of
Individual contributions. the various attn
letlc bodies Of the country will be asked 10
assist BY furnishing a small percentage OF
the amount which the committee has set
out 20 collect. In order to facilitate the
work each member Of the executive com
mittee and the subsidiary organizations
will be asked TO give personal attention to
the organization Of special subscription
committees in his district
J.. w. Curtisa Treasurer.
This fund. as It is collected. will be for
warded to Julian w. Ourtiss the treasurer
Of the American Olympic committee, for
deposit In one OF the local banks. Mr.. Cur
tss. after conferences with other members
Of the executive committee, has fixed upon
the sum Of $4,000 as being the minimum
amount upon which 10 finance the trip Of
track and field team which will be truly
representative OF the United States The
money viii be used for the transportation.
by steamship and rail, Of the athletes,
trainer and team manager. hotel accommo-
dations athletic paraphenalia and such
other expenses as viii be incidental to the
trip, which will consume from six weeks
to two months.
While the final details for the selection
Of the team have not ae yet been worked
out. somewhat similar plans will be in
vogue as when the 1903 team was being
formed for the Olympic games in London,
So far as the actual track events are con-
cerned. II IL proposed at the present time
10 select at least four athletes for each
event There is, however, wide margin
for the committee to work on and this
number may be increased or decreased ac-
cOrding TO the fund, changes in the events
or other contingencies which may arise.
At the present time the program for the
1919 games stands az follows:
Program Announced.
one hundred meters fiat, 400 meters flat,
800 meters flat, 800 meters Tat 1000
meters flat, 10000 meters fiat, Marathon
race (400O meters), hurdle race ulO
meters) l0Ooo-meter walk, five-mile (abouo
Team Raoes-Relay race, 1eOo meters
(team of four, each to run 400 meters); re-
lay race, 1900 meters Give to run, three
Jumping-st high Jump, standing
broad jump. hop, step and jump; pole
jump.
;sveIin No with the isveiin held in the mid,
javeiln with the iavelin held I'm the mid
die, Swedish way OF holding ~, right and
left nSnd az putting sagt the r SeE and P
throwing the hammer, tug OF war.
Pentathlon, comprising in following or
ming 400 metsrs5, ;aveiin (best hand. run-
ming Q,6o0 meters). Points to score ac-
cording 70 place in each event, lowest
Pecsthion, Comprising in following or
der, divided on two days: First day, run
ming 900 meters). broad jump putting the
welght (best hand, high jump, running
900 meters. Second day, hurdle race (1O0
meters); discus (best hand), pole jump.
iaveiin Tin best hand), running (i,OOO
meters).
The selection OF the athletes will be made
as a result OF competitive tests. records
and past performances Much will depend
upon the dates selected for the games by
the Swedish olympic committee. If It lie
elected to hold the games in April or May.
national or sectional tryouts in this cOun-
try would be out of the question. because
Of weather conditions prevailing in this
country a month or two previous. Should,
however. the month Of July be selected for
the holding OF the olympic games, az
seems probable. there would be no diff
Guilty along these lines. The college ath-
ietics will be judged as, the result Of their
performances in the intercollegiate. con.
ference. New england. Pacific coast and
southern meets, which are all completed by
the end Of May,
Trial Meets Many.
In addition, the Amateur Athletic union
will hold trial meets In the east far west,
middle west and south, with the entry and
admission fees contributing toward the
American Olympic fund. The eastern meet
will be held either in Philadelphia, Boston
or In this city, while the middle western
try-outs win probably 30 10 Chicago. The
games in the far west are likely to be held
either in San Francisco. Seattle or Port
land Those in the south will go to which
ever locality appears to offer the facilities
during the early spring months OF 1912.
Similar, plans and movements are aiready
under way In England, Sweden, Germany
and France. and reports from South Africa
and Australia indicate that the athletic
bodies Of those countries are also at work
on q eampaign for the collection OF funds
and the enlistng OF athletes for what ii
expected 10 be the greatest set Of Olympic
games held since the revival at Athens IN
1886 Il IL believed by athletic authorize,
IN this country that the games OF 1912 viii
be much more closely contested than any
previous similar meet since the athletic
propaganda Is rapidly spreading in all parts
OF the world,
Sweden L. strong.
Sweden. Il is expected. will be represented
by an athletic team which viii be formid