New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-22
ATHLETES Of WORLD
IN BIG FEDERATION
international Organization Is
Formed at Conference of
Leaders in Berlin.
ADOPT UNIFORM RULES
James E. Sullivan Obtains
Promise Of Foreign Teams to
Compete in Games at San
Francisco in 1914.

Berlin, Aug H.-False starting will be
penalized; refreshments or stimuants for
! competitors in marathons will be prohib-
tied, and cross country races over UNI
known country will be done away with
at future Olympic games II the recon-
, mendations of the rules committee Of the
newly organized International Amateur
| Athletic Federation are adopted.
James e. Sullivan, secretary Of the ANA 4
teur Athletic Union, is chairman Of the 4
committee, which, taking the American /
rules as guide, recommends the setting /
back of runners one metre for each false (
start three false starts to disQualfy.
This. IL is expected. will end the PERM /
cious practice at previous Olympic games 1
Of competitors attempting to beat the pis- Z
to
The committee eliminated the so-called |
blind 'cross-country race introduced In \
| Sweden In 1912, in which the competitors
ran over course staked out only q half I
hour before the start Hereafter Compel
itors are 10 be provided with blue prints /
OF the course. which will be furnished six i
months in advance.
The committee also recommends that |
attendants or cyclists be prohibited from |
accompanying the Marathon runners, and
| that the administration Of refreshments /
Of any kind be barred. Marathon en-
trants hereafter are 10 run under the
same conditions as entrants in the ordi- (
nary races. The committee recommends !
uniformity in the hatons in relay races.
James f. Sullivan to-day obtained tho
/ pr, mise that a team Of German athletes
would be sent 10 San Francisco to COM
| pete at the Panama-Pacifc Exposition in
| 1915. in return for this courtesy IL IL
considered most likely that the Ameri-
can team which is TO compete in the
Greek olympic games. known the
| local cycle" In the spring Of 1914. will.
/ upon leaving Athens, make a trip to
| Berlin and participate in an athletic meet
| here.
| The representatives Of France, Den
mark. Norway, Sweden and Finland gave
| assurances 10 Mr.. Sullivan during the
/ afternoon that their countries would be
/ represented at the exposition by teams of
athletes. Hungary. II was declared, also
would probably send team.
I The international federation was for
mally organized at a meeting held in the
/ Prussan Diet building this morning
with the United States. Great Britain,
Canada Australia, South Africa, Egypt.
/ Belgium. France. Norway Sweden.
Denmark. Finland. Germany. Hun
gary, Austria and Switzerland as its mem
bers. Nineteen other states including
Mexico and the leading South American
countries. have been invited to join.
! The morning session. which was pre-
/ sided over by J. s. Edstrom. of Sweden.
who is slated for the presidency OF the
new federation. adopted statutes which
define the sole functions OF the associa-
ton to be drafting of rules for interna-
tional athletic competitions. the register
ing OF world, Olympic and national rec
ords. and the drafting of a common ANA
teur definition. The delegates showed a
desire 10 exercise an influence over fu-
ture olympic games. however, by the
appointment OF committee on Olympic
games under the craftsmanship OF S. G.
Moss. of England,
The American delegates are President
Gustavus T. Kirby and James L. Suli-
van. secretary of the Amateur Athletic .
CIlOUs 'D4OIel tNODtll NJ luOlIaFsOh dth
Joseph b. McCabe. Mr.. Sullivan is chair
man of the committee on rules. and Pres
ident Kirby Is the second member OF the
committee on the definition of an anna
! teur, which is under the Craftsmanship OF
Franz Rechel OF France. The last named
committee will report 10 the federation
tomorrow.
The federation, according 10 the stat
utes. will meet oiennially beginning with
the Congress to be held at Paris in 1914.
1t will be governed in the interim by
council composed Of seven members elect
ed for four years.
The proceedings are being conducted
principally in English, the general inter
national athletic language. and then
translated into German for the benefit OF
the few delegates who do not understand
the English language.
The Irish question involved the congress
all the afternoon in a wrangle during dis
cussion OF the paragraphs Of the statutes
providing for the mutual recognition Of
the various national organizations afiil-
lated with the federation as the sole au-
thorities on legislation, disqualification,
etc., In their respective countries.
ireland has two rival associations. one
or them is affiliated with the British as
sociations represented at the Congress-
while the most prominent Irish athletes,
many or whom have visited the United
States are affiliated with the independent
Gaelic Association.
AL the delegates except the British
finally agreed to an amendment excepting
the associations OF Great Britain. Ireland
and the United States from those pro
visions until the 1916 congress, and allow
ing them In the mean time 10 continue
their own relations under the present
tacit agreement The British delegates
preferred 10 omit the paragraphs and to
leave the whole subject unsettled until the
rext congress.
The compromise was adopted against
the vote of Great Britain and the colonies
for which the British representative held
proxies.