Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-08
AME RICANS MAY
LEAD ATHLETES
WAR HAS RENDERED. PARTICI.
PATTON ny MANY NATIONAL
ITIES VERY UNLIKELY


pic games scheduled Tor Berlin IN
1915 will In all probability have 20
be abandoned as % result OF the war.
A period OF eighteen months stretch
es between the present and day 20
for the opening OF the International
meet and much may yet be accom-
plished by the Olmpic committee Iva
year and half There is already
evidence OF sentiment In favor oi
transferring the games to this coun-
try or some European nation not Ia
volyed In the war II Is not the si'2
OF the contests as much as the con
dition and number OF contestants
that causes those best informed on
the situation TO doubt the possib.li-
~ of successful meet in 1916.
In the Olympic games of 1912
there were twenty-seven nations re-
presented al Stockholm. The com
plete onry list showed 4.2Sl athletes
enrolled and the total entry 1857.
OF this number 3,2S2 athletes com
pctcd for an aggrcrate entry OF
i.1t2 Today fifteen OF the twon-
ty-soycu nations and colonies. whose
athletes assembled at Stockholm. ar
az war and still others may Join
the conflict These nations contri-
huted l,l2l athletes 10 games IT,
the following order Great Britain
ana colonies, $40. Germany. 49,.
Russia. rs. France lO2; lmnrJrv
I"t. Austria. gN. Belgium 80. la-
pan, Turkey, and Seryia two each
That these nations. even though
peace g., declared in the meantime.
cannot approach IN number OF athle-
tie calibrc these entries In 1916 ie
generally accepted by those " no have
Witnessed the physical result OF 'ut
war 10 date Albert +. CoplaLu
Austria's Olympic trainer. and Alvin
kracnllein Chief OF the German
staff OF athletic instruction, haze
both returned TO this country on GA
indefinite leave OF absence COPELAND
ina discussing the outlook said
Personally do not think tbo
Olympic Games scheduled 90 be held
IN Berlin in 1916 viii take place
even u the war does not last LONGER
than this winter other nations da
well as Austria and Germany have
suffered from the loss OF their pest
men in the TRACK and field work
There Is not much interest In "a,
games IN Berlin The great stadium
ha, been closed since the declaration
OF war The grounds and Grand
stand of the surrounding race track
are being used as a hospital for con
NalcsCcnt soldiers.
Conceding that the meet is held
either In America or some neutral
European country, the result can hc
f0recasted as a decisive victory IT,.
the United states providing that q r
entries of this country are made uu-
on the sam, scale as in former
games. Although eighth u total
number OF starters iu 1912. the Unit.
ed states was second ln number of
diplomas Won scoring sixty 10 Swell
ems niuety-uue This included 30
forms of Olympic sport comprisiu.
program of their'cpu competati'n
features. The United States was NOT
repre- ented in rovin-, football.
eymnasiic, and yaohtlu.. yet finish
ed second on q point basis with i23
points 10 SNoden's 49, Great B-i
tain was third with as. Finland
fourth with o. and Germany fi1l
with a. Even as Oplomistic gu
American athletic enthusiast CO.'S
James T. sullivan was. ho conceded
just before his death. that under
normal condition, the United States
could not hope To- win so dccieiys'y
L.. q
as the only formidable athletic ua-
tiuns not handicapped by the strain
and drain of the war. there could hp
however. bat one victor if the Olyw
pie Games are held 100 1916.
Back u the carls niutics. whom
James j Corbott first stepped into
ring prominence. california began 20
make pugilistic history and rt.r
iuco that time the Golden stat.
has been looked upon as great cen
ire for the maluiaiuouCC and cu-
tuuragemeut OF N-tiC sport Many
championship battles have been
fought there and follower OF che
fortune. of purilists bon every elias.
from heavics 90 bautams. cyinced uu-
usual interest when bouts were scIr.
duled 40 san Francisco. Los Angeles
or any other OF the many places
whore glove encounter we're dcri'-
Cd aud title. passed Two genera
lions 90 fstic champions have en-
loyed the privilege afforded by Oh"
State % California aud Thousands col,
follower of the sport have been wen
satisfied witb the results But AZ
this i- 20 hn changed and 'hs
.kLielts OF the Glove and squared
circle viii have 10 seek fresh fields
outside 0t California
81 the recent state election The
UaI0ri'v 0f CALIFORNIA; voters do
cldod thar pugIl'.m should not D.
accredited as LEGAL port thus uHt-
fae 10 mardatorf Tor fho bowers 20
a't'lc their difference. as 90 relative
merits elscVh here 81 midnight ~
Tuesday December e taps" viii o.
sous lcd for other than amateur
bouts OF four round Duration in .he
principal Pacific Coast state and az
tor % rather prosperous quarter -
century pugiism viii bc taboo
Ir recent fears tho California pro-
meters OF this class uf sport have
given excellent inducements % 'ha
leading lighters of 'le world aud aH
result 'ir best mon iu every ris-s
have AZ ono time or another appear
cd there and several championship
titles have teen lnsf and won
Several notable heavyweight con-
tests have taken place iu San From
cisco since the memorable rl1fv-unr