Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-22
FOREIGN ATHLETES
TO COMPETE HERE
Many Nations Pledge Support
to Panama-Pacific Games
in 1915.

BERLIN, August 22-False starting
will be penalized. refreshments or stim-
ulants for competition in marathons will
be prohibited and cross-country races
over unknown country will be done away
with at future Olympic games IL the rec
concentrations Of the rules committee of
the newly organized International Anna
teur Athletic Federation are adopted.
James E. Sullivan, secretary OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. is chairman OF
the committee, which, taking the Amer
lean rules as a guide. recommends the
setting back of runners one meter for
each false start, three false starts to
disqualify This. it is expected, will end
the pernicious practice at previous Olym-
beat the pistol.
The committee eliminated the so-called
blind cross-country race. introduced in
Sweden in 1912, in which the competitors
ran over a course staked out only half an
hour before the start. Hereafter com
petitors are to be provided with blue
prints of the course which will be fur
nished six months In advance.
The committee also recommends that
attendants for bicyclists be prohibited
from accompanying the marathon rum
ners and that the serving Of refreshments
hereafter are to be run under the same
conditions as entrants in the ordinary
races. The committee recommends uni
formity in the batons in relay races.
The International Amateur Athletic
Federation was formally organized at q
meeting held in the Prussian diet build
ing yesterday morning. The United States
Great Britain, Canada, Australia. South
Africa, Egypt, Belgium, France, Norway
Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany
fria CUi ar
the charter members. Nineteen other
nations, including Mexico and the lead
ing South American countries. have been
invited to join.
Amateur Athletic Union. obtained the
promise that team of German athletes
would be sent to San Francisco to com.
pete at the Panama-Pacif1c exposition
in 1916
In return for this courtesy it Is con-
sidered likely that the American team
which is to compete In the Greek Olympic
games. known as the local cycle. IN
the spring of 1914. will. upon leaving
Athens, make a trip to Berlin and par
ticipate in an athletic meet there.
The representatives Of France, Den
mark, Norway, Sweden and Finland gave
assurances to Mr.. Sullivan during the
afternoon that their countries would De
represented at the exposition by teams
Of athletes. Hungary will also propaDly
SEND team.
The morning session was presided over
by j. s. Edstrom Of Sweden. who Is
slated for the presidency Of the new ted
Grafton The delegates adopted statutes
which define the functions OF the asso-
citation as 1.-The drafting Of rules for In
ternational athletic competitions. the reg.
istering of world, Olympic and national
records, and the drafting OF common
definition of an amateur" The dele
gates showed a desire to exercise an in
fluence over future Olympic games by the
appointment Of COMMITTEE on Olympic
games" under the craftsmanship OF 5. q.
Moss.
The American delegates are President
Gustavus T. Kirby and Secretary James
E. Sullivan Of the Amateur Athletic
Union; Col. Robert NJ. Thompson and
Joseph B. McCabe. In the new fedora
ton Mr. Sullivan is chairman of the COM
mittee on rules, and Mr.. Kirby Is q mem
Der of the committee on the definition OF
an amateur which is under the chair
manship Of Franz Reichel OF France.