New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Strong Appeal Made to Swell
the Olympic Fund.
DAHLEN GETS THREE DAYS
Suspended by President of the
National League for Bick-
ering with Umpires.

James z. Sullivan. secretary Of the Amer
lean Olympic Committee. said yesterday
that the fund being raised to send team
to the games at Stockholm, Sweden, next
July had not reached $1,000. which Is far
short OF thS amount needed. To be exact
the total up to Tuesday evening was slS,-
2579i.
In view Of this the committee has decided
to make one more appeal for subscriptions
in the following statement:
America has been invited TO participate, IN
the Olympic games to be held AT Stochholn, III
Sweden, in June and July Of TINS year. 10
have America represented by the strongest
team possible II Will be necessary ,naI q
large sum of money be subscribed 10 pa.
the expenses OF the athletes TO go IIom,
these shores to carry the Stars ana stripes
10 victory. The American officials make an
earnest appeal to you 10 subscribe now, 50 50
that the treasury can make the pay Ileho ~
that are necessary on the steamship mp ~ 1Iia, y
has been chartered 10 take the AhiSi'
team to Stockholm. .r-
Every true American should take per
sonai interest in the welfare or repi
sentative American team tna1 's ne ii%S lifctorv ~
able to rejoice over the glorious Victor .
that Is sure to come, for II is a wen hIlo" !,
fact that in the track and field section OF
the Olympic games at Athens ISso, inos
1900. st Louis 1904: again at Athens 49, 80
and at London. 1908, the American atnIeoes
scored great victories. Therefore all amer 4,
icans should feel II their outy 10 J@IiI @ a. =
helping to make the 1917 paruclgaL ioa
eiopions victory for the Stars and Stripes;
THAT this American committee mas w,
,,dnrsannent of Americas foremost cluzSY
Is evident by the fact 1Inatsd ma States. Is
tonorary nresIdent of the American OlyH'
nc Committee. ,,a - .or,
- s,s G2se Msssau az street street, New York City.
pin Deb,en will not lead his Sureroa'
an the fe,d AT the Polo Grounds this al
1ernoon for the opening or the Nauoha
Ieogue season In this city for the reason
.bat ne has fol. the heavy hand OF PTesi
dent I,vnch I'm the way of three-oaS eua
pension. The punishment was meted ou'
because Dahlen protested the game 'as.
SATURDAY in which the Phillies defeated
Prooklvn. because Of the decision Oh ohe
Of the umpires.
Dablen has been In fighting mood since
,h. season opened and twice has peen oi
dsred TO the clubhouse by the umpire Ioi
ohiseting too strenuously to decisions
made President Lynch Is opposed 10 con,
slant bickering on the field, believing that
!, onerates against the best interests OF
Che snort. and he punished Dahlen only AZ
ne will punish other managers VINO lns's'
an making senseless objections
EuI Rvers who has been a catcher for
the Baltimore orioles, of the lnterna'lo"a'
League. since purchased from ST LOUIS IN
1904 has been Internationally released. III
all probability he will sign with the Iren'
ION club. of the Tr-State League
The Giants and superbas will occupy
boxes at the circus in Madison Square Gar
den tonight. and, the story goes that Johr
NcC;raw or Christy Mathewson viii g!
down in the ring and umpire the elephants
baseball game. II is said further that
glass" trunk has been bothering koKo' the
elenhantine pitcher, but that he VIII be az
his best tonight
The ink IS still pursuing the Fh'hes
Charley Doom. manager and catcher "as
suffering last night from an attack OF acu'e
indigestion and was forced 10 consult
nbvsician on arriving IN Philadelphia from
Brooklyn.
Only big eight teams will engage IN
football rames with the University OF chi
caro- eleven next fall, according to an an
nonncement made in Chicago on TUESDAY
by A. A. Stagg A game with Corneii Uni
versitv was expected but by the new ar
rsngement il will not he played