New-York tribune., 1912-02-27
Date Set for Sailing of Special
Steamer for Sweden.
NO EXCUSE FOR ATHLETES
Every Effort Will Be Made to
Provide for Their Comfort
While Abroad.

| The executive committee Of the American
| Olympic Committee proposes to make the
participation of the United States in the
/ fifth Olynpiad as comfortable as possible
! for the athletes In 1896 at Athens the
! United States was represented by small
( team: in 1900. al Paris, it had large ana
successful team. and I'm 1904 at st. Louis,
! 1906 at Athens and 1905 at London the
American team swept everything before L.
/ Tn all these enterprises there has been q
/ certain amount of friction. owing 10 the
| fact that the conditions were not just what
they should have been at the dinereht
headquarters where the games were heIu'
due TO the great trouble In bringing 80
large a team as America has had to tor-
elgn ports and getting accommodations
such as the athletes were I'm the habit OF
getting at home.
or course. the same trouble that con-
! fronted America was experienced by tue
| teams of England, France, Germany, ltaly
and various countries The American COM
mittee, profting by the experience. decided
To Lire a steamer outright AS result
the committee has been holding meetings
weekly at the New York Athletic club, at
which nearly all members have been pres
ent. and the Finland has been secured, the
contract signed. and reservations are now
| being accepted and recorded.
The committee plans 10 take at least one
hundred athletes, house them and take care
! OF them, keep them aboard the steamer in
the harbor. give the regular training table
diet and take the best care OF them In
every possible way, so there will be no
excuse for anything going wrong. In ar
ranging for the charter OF the steamer the
committee, consisting of Colonel Thompson,
| Allison V. Armour, Bartow s. Weeks and
| Gustavus T. Kirby, found that $50 passen-
! gers could be taken care OF, in addition to
the American team and Il is the intention
! 10 give preference to the members Of the
! different athletic clubs that are members
of the Amateur Athletic Union, and tn"
different colleges that arc interested In the
| games and want to go with the team.
| President Kirby OF the Amateur Athletic
/ Union, who is on western trip, will offer
tickets 10 the different clubs and colleges
| from here TO San Francisco. Barlow S.
Weeks is now working on special an
nounoement for the clubs I'm the East,
with a diagram. which will be ready for
distribution in a few days II is the in
tention OF the committee to appoint one
man In each club in the United States and
one at each large college as representa-
tive of the committee 20 take charge Of
/ those that desire TO be with the American
team on the steamer.
The proposition as presented by the COM
mittee is an attractive one; as matter
OF fact the rates agreed upon are far
below the rates on any other first class
steamer, when the length OF time Is con-
| sidered
The team will sail on June II, arriving
at Antwerp on June g. where a stop OF
! two days will be made, during which time
the passengers will have an opportunity
| OF visiting Brussels and other places OF
| interest In Belgium. The voyage will be
resumed on June 2s the steamer arriving
at Stockholm on June q. where the Fin
land will be anchored in the harbor, at the
eastern end OF the Stadtgarten.
| The boat will remain there until all the
athletic events are finished, and will sail
on July II, arriving at Antwerp on July
90. During all OF this time the passengers
will retain their accommodations and have
their meals aboard the ship. access to the
shore being had either by private tender or
by pontoon bridge.
Passengers that desire can arrange to
return from Antwerp on July 30 reaching
New York on July %, or II they wish their
return transportation will be good until
| August 10 on any Of the lines OF the In
ternatlonal Mercantile and Marine Com
pany. from either Antwerp. Cherbourg.
Dover. Southampton, Queenstown, Liver
nool Genoa or Naples. thus giving them
an opportunity TO tour the Continent or
England for three weeks before returning
/ TO this country.
! Appicatlons for reservations, with
/ checks. must be sent 10 the secretary OF
! the American Olympic committee, James
| Z. Sullivan, at No 81 Warren street, this
city.
James L. Sullivan. secretary OF the
| American Olympic committee. is In receipt
! of a letter from Kristian Hellstrom, sec
| retary OF the Swedish committee, which
| explains ITSELF:
Referring to your favor of recent date
regarding the rules and regulations for
! athletics, / have much pleasure In giving
you the following information: o.L nor-
mission himself from the judges in order
/ TO have an attendant In any distance race.
| The Marathon course Will be rather a
| ntlly one. NO blltnudlNN 1T al wiz w
| allowed 10 accompany the competitors.
| Arrangements will be made all along the
course for the purpose OF giving the COM
petitors any assistance or information
| theY may require.
There will be no penalty for false
| start
| thirteen .centimetres In width, at least one
| metre in length and thirteen centimetres
! thick.
! by the Swedish olympic committee Will
| be allowed. As to the hammer, may
| mention that same will have piano wire
of exactly the same kind as that of the
| Spalding hammer.
The competitor must stay In the circle
| until his throw has been marked, not
| measured The quotation in your letter,
"Or with any part of his body passes over
| the take-off limit means that the com
| petitor must not touch the ground outside
| of the take-off limit with any part of his
| body If the man in putting the shot has
| his hand foot or two outside the circle
his throw VIII OF course De allowed.
will be allowed to measure in advance
| and also to put mark at the distance
| they have measured
Two hundred metres run In the Pentath-
| Ion: This race will be run In small heats
and the time is taken for each competitor.
| Standing high jump: competitor may
! rock forward and backward, lifting heels
and toes alternately from the ground but
| may not lift either foot clear from the
ground or slide 1t along the ground In any
\ direction.
We intend to make provision to see that
| the best men from each country will be
kept apart in their heats 'The second
men will be given chance TO run over
/ again.
| | am as yet unable TO give you the def
mite daily programme, but l will forward
/ you a copy as soon as II has been fixed
which, however. will take some time.
The competitors will not be allowed any
practice jumps, practice puts or practice
/ In hn uh and IL u