The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-08
SULLIVAN HAS PLANS
FOR The NEXT GAMES
American Olympic Commission.
er Tells How Money Will be
Raised In 1916.

London-Special: Commissioned Sui
Ivan, who landed from the steamer
Finland with the American athletes at
Dover. made the following statement,
concerning the plans for raising funds
FOR the next Olympiad:
AS soon as 1 return to America"
he said, 81 intend to organize the
American Olympic association, which
shall do away with the necessity of APP
pealing to citizens to contribute funds
Tor the purpose of sending a team to
the next Olympia. A membership fee
of SIS will be charged annually, and
with the membership will go a distinc-
tive button. Each year a different but
ton will be used, showing how many
years each member has contributed to
the funds of the society.
I believe that in this way, in view
of the great success of the American
team at Stockholm, we can get at
least 100000 members and thus insure
a fund which will not only take the
team to Berlin, but will also pay all
preliminary expenses of training and
obviate the necessity of calling upon
the government. This move has been
decided upon by the Amateur Athletic
association and 1 have been delegated
to get it under way Immediately.
Interpolated Events.
we are all greatly pleased at the
outcome of the Stockholm meet, but it
has taught us several lessons-first,
that at h International committee
meeting to be held in Paris within two
years we must formulate a standard of
events for the Olympics, thus doing
away with allowing the country in
which the meeting is held to enter
events in which other nations do not
compete and allowing the running up
OF an numbe of points,
which should not be considered In the
Olympic games.
For instance, Sweden now has more
points h the United States, and this
is all nonsense when the program
states that the opening and closing Of
the Olympic games are for contests in
the stadium only and not for yachting,
riding n what not, held before ard
after the regular athletic program in
which we triumphed overwhelmingly.
"A thing we have learned is to sep
arate the social side meets from ath-
letics. BY this l mean there must be
no more crossing on chartered liners
with q society crowd on board. The
next time we will go on a fast ship
and find a training ground In Berlin
and live in proper quarters. e SO
ciety may come when 1T gets ready
Reception May Fixzle.
The committee of the Amateur .Ath-
letic union which is to provide a suit
abl celebration of Americana victory
at the Olympic games, upon the return
of the teams. is experiencing some diff
ficulty in the selection OF date. It Is
the uncertainty of the movements OF
the members Of the team, now that
their work is done, that is causing the
trouble. So many of the athletes have
gone touring in Europe. either on their
own account or In q party, that 1t is
doubtful whether 1t Will be possible to
gather in New York at one time even
"a majority Of the winners.
One brigade of athletes Is now tour
ing Europe with a prospect that the
engagements made for them will lead
them into England, Scotland and Ire
land, before they return to the United
States. Other parties are on sight
seeing trips on h continent and a
few are making their way home with
the idea of returning to business as
soon as possible.
A public reception without the prin-
pipalspoint winners would fall fiat, but
SO far no, one has hit upon a scheme
by which h men may be brought to-
getfler. There is a possibility that In
view of the difficulties OF the situation
the celebration may be deferred unit
the amateur championship meeting In