Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-28
ARRANGE FOR NEXT OLYMPIC GAMES
Commissioner James E. Sullivan to Ask For Postponement to Give More Time to College Men-Says 1916 Games Will be Greatest Ever-Probebly 150 Athletes in Amer ican Team.

New York, Oct. 2T.-James F. Sulli- van, American Olympic commissioners; announced tonight that he would re- quest the German Olympic committee; on behalf of the United States team4 to postpone the opening of the Olym- pic games at Berlin in 1916 at least one week. According to the cables received from Berlin today the epen- ing events in the track and field pro- gramnfe are set for July l. This date would prove a handicap to the Amer ican team. according to MT, Sullivan, since it would require the United States representatives to sail before the closing of the American colleges and universities from which many members of the 1916 team are expect ed to be recruited. In discussing the conditions MT. Sullivan said'
 Concession Already Made.
 Tt was the original intention of the German Olympic committee to open the track meet about the middle of June. When I was abroad last sum mer I explained the situation from an American standpoint and requested a later date. The German committee evidently made 8 concession to Us but even to open the games on July 1 will work a hardship on our team in 1916. The Stockholm games began on July and a similar date at Berlin would be far more acceptable. Close to fifty per cent of the team will be college students, some of whom will be grad uated in the spring of that year. In many cases it would be impossible for them to leave college before June Is or later. To sail on that or a later date would put the team into Berlin with little or no time for final train ing.
 T sincerely hope we can secure a postponement of the opening for .T- 1+ G~r 1,, difference in the chances of the Amer jean team winning. The games of 1916 will be closer and harder to win than ever before and no team of the size of the American aggregation will have to travel the distance that ours will be obliged to undertake. That extra work means more to the American competitors than to any other coun- try interested in the Olympic games and I feel sure that when the condi- tions are understood fully by the Ger man mar committee the concession will be
 Details Arranged Early.
 Owing to the early and thorough manner in which the Germans are pre- these details will be arranged for in advance and we are already planning for our part in what will be without doubt the greatest athletic games ever held. From present indications the United States team will consist of about 150 athletes drawn from the col leges and amateur athletic clubs as the result of a series of trial games held in various parts of the country as in 1912 Tn view of the new rule adopted at the recent meeting of the International Federation of Athletic associations, which permits but six starters in an Olympic event in place of twelve as formerly, it will be neces- sary to use greater discretion in se- Iecting the team
 T am In favor of a final tryout after the sectional meets in which ev- cry winner. second and third man shall These final tests should be held at a central point such as Chi cago, Pittsburgh, Cleveland or Buffalo l and the first six finishers in each track 1 and field event chosen to form the l United States team. Under these con- i ditions it would be a fair field and no i favor for all, and those who ultimately l made the team would be without Ques- l ton the best in their events.
 No Special Steamer
 According to the present plans of the American Olympic committee, the team which will consist of about 15O athletes will be quartered in some suburban hotel near Berlin during the games and the American consul at