The evening world., 1914-08-07
There's Not Likely to Be Any
International Competition for
Uncle Sam for a Long Time.

me Ne~ Yorf World.
II begins to look a. II there
wouldn't be mAch International
competition for Uncle Samuel In
long. long time. Wen have to get
along with what fun We can have
develcpins horne talent.
The big yacht race u probably on.
At any rate the American boat own
ers are 90 sure Of II that they are
laying up the cup defenders. and II
the Shamrock doesn't run foul Of
some German cruiser before she
reaches American waters she'll no
eesbt b hauled out 10 walt for bet.
Ter days.
The Olympic Games. scheduled for
bsriin IN 1916. will surely DO post
poned. It least. 1t will take Germany
more than \ year to get over the
e6scts OF the fuss she has started.
Her athletes. 80 carefully trained for
= pear past. will all be on the lighting
uues. and many will be killed or dis
ehoed. And II will be years before the
0ermans will again be In q state of
mind favorable to such a light and
pleasant affair a. an athletic carni.
val. Moreover. 1t will be years before
the warning nations OF the earth will
eeei disposed to send teams to Berlin
Or any other German city In friendly
Many Visiting teams Of athletes
nom various countries were TO have
competed at the Panama Exposition
- California next summer. Few Of
these will b there.
And a. for the minor events, such
- return match between Csrpen.
der and Smith, Williams and Lodoux.
smith and Wells. &C.. they've ali rome
~ the board. Al ne Ffvnoh and
Sneaisn nehtnG msn. WITH many q
oeal dgAtins 70 DO instead Of mers
II the mean time AmoTioaS sport-
In the msAntime Americas opoet.
lng events VIII 20 on - usual ex-
eeptiag only . lew q thee which
oAn's6 b run without Q Groof outisv
q money. The calling Cd of the Nsv
Ioek Yacht Club orulDe shortly sfter
= had begun y IN indlcalioa that
even here In America mon Of a.
y.iro can hardly spare time for sport
Wnsn tnanss are - tepsy.tasvy in
THB Amateur Athletic Union
makes . great point Of snforc-
Ing c strictly amateur spirit
among enrolled amateur athletes.
The amateur spirit. however. doesn't
extsnd 70 &. A. A. u. itself. judging
~ it, recent action In refusing
American amateur athletes psrmis-
non to compete In the Canadian
ehamI ionship.
The Canadian games win b run In
Toronto Sept. II, on which date the
American National Championshlps
VII b held inf Baltimore.
- has refused Ted Meredith, Don
&lpplncott ana Howard Drew ycrmis-
Ion 70 compste In Canada.
There can b no reason for this sx-
oepe . desire TO foroe these famous
ethletss 10 compets In tho games at
Baltimore. without . doubt they
Would attract lot Of attention there
4n1 add materially to the gate rN-
1Sscs's an ancient theory that
.1nateur athletes compete for their
vvn pleasure. and that money,
- 0slsss, doesn't enter into the mat
~ ct all. Il 10 only Of late years
nat the 4. n. U. has obtaint such
control OF amateur athletes that Il
oan exploit them or restrict their lib
city. When any organisation can re-
f>ase to allow an amateur athlete 10
oo0pete where he pleases, a. long a.
oo completes a. an amateur and not
obe pront. II u about time that ath-
1oto6 organized In thcir own defense.
HbTHE A. A. u. was an association
Of athletes when II was or