The evening world., 1913-08-25
British Public So Far Practically
Deaf to Appeal for Raising Of
$4,000 Fund to Develop
acraok British Team for Next
olympic Meet.


~ HE British pablIc hasn'' shown
much interest 10 the appeal OF
= che sx peers for the raising OF
Q fleo.0o fund to develop "A great Brt-
ID team for the next Olympic meet
Les than 5000 has been subscribed
Tue English lords could easily dig INTO
their own bank ACCOUNTS FOR the entire
sum, but they would not accomplish
what they set oil; TO do-siart IN Eng
land Q great public movcnsa. to over
come tie national weakness indicated
~ the collapse " English athletic
prewess. Slx insn could put up the
money: that wouldn'; SLOW that Ens'
land 10 taking a healthy interest In up
to-dAts sport.
or the fS.00 contributed Lord North.
gave f3.oco.
Ono British paper expresses sads'a''
ton with the Stale Of arairs. II says
"Hunpiy Dump,y has hal great
fail 50, two. have the six peers
who confidently solicited fio.oU from
tho workers for the supper, OF saoo.
ridden sports. In which artisans
may not partlc. pate. They have
fallen from the topmost pinnacle OF
AFFINITY into the pit OF ridcule.
~ Q matter Of fact. sport ~ England
IL cot a. open 70 the public ~ here. The
English idea @. an "amaicl" athlete" ~
generally that nj man Who doesn't
work al \ trade OF do any -ea' labor,
A clerk may he IN amateur" because
he can wear sll'i nat. a ahoser or n
because a silh hat AMI sroek coat
tWhich makes n gentleman ia England
would be out of place OH h,DL
rDWARD II. TEN EYCk ~en, from
this oount'y 10 England IN 1907
and won the Dia mond Sculls at
Henley. rowing away from the English
osrsmsn. Next wear. when Ten Eysk
was ready to defend his title. his entry
49, rejected because he was no. :.
gentleman amateur" The con, ention
weD that Ten r:yck's Ca;hcr worked
fos . living: therefore Edward would
probably soil his hanas with vulgar tot
some tlme-whlch would place hius out.
aide the British idea OF an amateur
In athletics. The fact that Ea ward was
only seventeen years. OF age. and never
hao worked At anything that would IN
dvcs . perSp'ration. cut no fxure.
Ut although the British athletic Az
tsosttIes draw the line strictly sgain.,
fereigners who can beat them at thsir
own sports. they are not always so las.
tidieus st home. One Of the great brit.
ish rowing champions who was b~,i,n
By Ten Eyck. and who rowed next year
when Ten Eyck's entry had been 70.
'octed was butcher. As long as IL,
Sbuld score wins for England he WAS q
''0entlsman amateur
THE Olympic Games Committee hs
adopted . definition % an ANA
tsur that IL practically identica
With the American. An sna,eur |,
prehib!tsd FROM betting on a cone,
IL which he 10 q psr'.cipsn;. from cha!
is0sing . professional, and from com
peting under a false name. rea
amateur Ia one who does no, coapsu
. IN sthlstics for proht directly or IN
directly. II makes no difference vhethe
he y . man OF title. = millionaire.
college student. clerk, artisan. laoore
or ioafcr. The one tea; IL whether A
SSsSs iot spoIt UT uohes
~ HE Games Com nitt-e has slia
mated the right and left" han
tests at shot. discus and jsveil
throwing. This ! can hardly regard a
. sensible ruling, for there IL no den,
ipg the fact that these contests max
svsaly developed men. And why ha,
Athistic sports. except for the benefit
10 ~ derived from training and con
pstitionf
Another elimination Is that Of !.
standing jumps. This will leave Ra
Ewry. oui American hampton. a y,
peeual holder OF the Olympic record
~ Ray has won all OF the stsni!f
Jumps NJ Athens. 81. Louis Paris al
London. and his performances ha'
never been bettersd In al Olympic me.
A. Ewry mas retired from eompe,,,I'
he viii not worry over losing a chan
% Jump again. II Will be- otherwi
WITH Plat Adams and Goehrn.. W
looked sure winners Of tie events
Athsns and Berlin.
|" HE vaiue v. Olympus prizes
limited 10 80, and they must
= suitably inScribed and OF a o.
manent character. THIS - a fair RI
Ne amateur cares sbou; the cash val
of his trophy. but 81 limit VII slI'
the giving OF prIsss that viii he wor
showing.
= SEE there Is now a lady un2ir
Thus doth female suTrssc and
- Attendant rights enter into spt
We already nave 'lady ball teams
I Ttis lady jumps" idea should bs
hiI Imagine bail player talk
y Anck" To lady unp Impossih
Il 40 n h~ tried ae'i surely BOT
vogUt Of II.
~, haN tbs ''lady ump."