New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
Sails for France to Help
Settle Athletic Questions
of Much Moment.
TELLS OF HIS PLANS
FOR THE MEETINGS
Effort VIII Be Made to Stand.
aridize Ryles, Records and Def
initions of an Amateur.

James T.. Sullivan, secretary-treasurer
of the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States. left yesterday on the
Oceanic to attend the conference abroad
in relation to the Standardization OF
rules. records and amateur definition for
future international athletics. These i'm
portant SUI jects are to be discussed at
tho convention of the international ANA
teur Athletic Federation. which is to
take place at Lyons. France. on June 9.
10. IL and H.
The committee which has in charge
the framing OF the athletic rules is made
up of James f. Sullivan. United States.
chairman: !. NJ. Willig. France; f. Bur-
ger. Germany; s. Stankovits. Hungary;
Leopold Englund. Sweden. and S. G.
Moss, England The suggestions Of this
committee will be turned over to the
convention on June for adoption.
In discussing the federation meeting
before sailing Mr.. Sullivan said:
THE Amateur Athletic Union Of the
United States. the governing body of
track and field sports in America. will
have four delegates at this meeting
President Alfred j. Lii, jr.. Everett c.
Brown. Of Chicago; Joseph B. MacCabe.
Of Boston. and myself.
AS chairman OF the rules committee
Of the federation l have been in corre-
spondence with the different governing
bodies in sport throughout the world
and have secured from them and from
the other members OF the committee sug-
ges:ions and ideas in relation TO franz
ing athletic rules for the management
Of all international games which l think
will be the most comprehensive ever
adopted. l have received suggestions
for these rules from the federation del
egates in Sweden. France. Great Britain.
Germany Finland and Hungary.
AT the convention the final drafted rules
will be officially adopted and then will be
presented by the federation to the Olym-
pic Congress, which has been called by the
international Olympic Committee for
Paris from June Is to g.
THE federation will again discuss the
list Of events to be submitted to the
Olympic Congress for final adoption.
Some of the Continental representatives
still feel that the discuss, javelin and shot
should be thrown with the right and left
hands At the last meeting OF the fedora
ton. held in Berlin last August, this was
voted down.
The question Of athletes receiving trav-
cling expenses Is clearly set forth in the
report Of the special committee on anna
teur status. For instance. athletes trav-
ellng abroad will not receive any ex-
penso money directly. Any expense
money must be paid not to the athlete,
but to the member of the federation Of
the athletes country. It Is also probable
that permit and voucher blank similar
to the one used between the United States
and Canada will be adopted.
"A most important decision will be
made in relation to the number OF entries
a country can make in each event At
the federation meeting last August It was
voted that a country should be allowed
to enter twelve men. but start only six
In each event. II this Is adhered to and
becomes the final decision Of the Interna-
tional Olympic Committee. It will lessen
the expense somewhat OF the American
team. as we will not be compelled to take
so many men.
1T is confidently expected that the en-
tire programme for the Olympic games
at Berlin. 1916, will be officially adopted at
this congress-. together with tho rules un-
der which the events will be contested. 50
that each country will have close to two
years to prepare their teams"