The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-15
SULLIVAN BOOK
GIVES RECORDS
American Commissioner Gives
Details of Trip-Emperor Will
liam Fosters German Games.

New York. December 1.-THE Olym-
mic games Of 1912 as seen by the
American commissioner. James Z.
Sullivan. is the subject Of book Just
published which covers this interna-
tional meet from Il new ana omcia,
angle The games are reviewed anu
classified in various ways and much
data printed which has heretofore
been uncovered.
The performances OF every Amer1-
can competitor. whether he won
place or not, is shown and the oetaiis
OF all the minor Olympic contests
given in full. Scores Of the various
entrants in such events as the pen
tathlon and decathlon. both won oy
lanes Thorpe. are shown complete
together with tables OF record ior Al
contests of every meet since 1917
For completeness and detail II sur
masses any series OF articles written
on the Olympic games to date and wih
prove an invaluable source OF INFORM
alton on the Olympic games
SDeciaI chapters are devoted 20 the
trim Of the Finland, the stadium, the
personnel of the American teani'
shooting. TENNIS, football. swimming
and many other subjects Accorcin
20 the author. there were 4.l'2 entries
Or the meet OF this NUMBER SSV
re in the track and field events
81 in the gymnastics. 234 in rowing
o in wrestling and ESQ in footoali
q. 1 fencing each. The official point
cores for the athletic contests Were
nited States. SIS points. Finland. -
.cin,s: sweden. - points: Great Bit
in. IS points: Canada. points
-outh Africa. points; G%many'
rance and Greece, each points
norway. ? points; Italy and Hungary
ZACH ! point
The scores OF all events were as
.oilows. sweden. 1873 points: Amerlca
"a points. Great Britain. IS points
inland - points. Germany. ~ points
trance. q points: Denmark. 10 points.
hungary. Norway and South AFRICA.
ach Is points: italy. Australia ano
rarada- each fs points. Belgium. II
-,otrts. Russia and Austria, each
Joints. Greece. points. and Holland
points.
In considering the Olympic meet to
d. held al Berlin during the summer
u 1916. the author writes; Ihat
he OLYMPIC games at Berlin viii
.u-pass all previous events OF the
Kind goes without saying Win the
,atrouare % Emperor william whose
fnTSiaSrI Tor everything tNaN ttit-7
, the nctfcrmeat u the German race
= well known. no effort will be spared
% show the world the superiority OF
lre German athletes. and. 5udsirS
!, from the remarkable performances Of
tte comparatively few athletes who
nave represented Germany a. previ-
oss Olympic games. there must be IN
.a,s wealth % athletic material IN tho
German empire. which. With charar-
.eristic German thoTouEtness 81 pre-
paration. will be in evidence at Ser
IN .n 1915
1t has been suggested that after
fhe various events that 80 20 make az
the olympic program have been pro-
-ruirafed BY the German Olympic
committee. al promoters - athletic
meets include in the program stint
lar events. 20 that the American ath'
!~tos viii have plenty ~ practice. II
T. 20 be hoped that ihe German Oiyn'
mic comui-fe~ vii ssk for and giv'
considerable. % tne suggestion 81
Other nations before deciding upon -.
f.roesam. that sufncient time for pre-
naratiou may be had AL IN all. th'
/ olympic games - 1915 vii - = w0ri,
vent in the true sense Of the word
ara NAY we ell be there 20 sgaii
cheer whsn ~Oid Glory - hoisted q
o~nots IN American victory"