The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-16

athletes who have died since the be
ginning Of the war for the fatherland Is
contained IN a letter addres sed by the
Berlin Sport club TO Rudolph j.
Schaefer Of the New York Athletic cub.
The letter brings the first official in
formation of the severe blow tho war
has deal, European athletics, but
through IL all runs the ever present op-
tin,sm of the Germans toward the hold
ing Of the Olympic games at Berlin next
year.
Dr. Walter Eitson. honorary secre-
tary of the club. who signed the letter.
INSERTS that Baron de Coubertin Of
Paris president of the international
Olympic committee and OF the French
sporting Association. in two letters hAs
assured tho German committee OF MS
uudiminished esteem and that the pres
ent complications arising from the war
would be no reason for not holding IN"
games nj Berlin.
The letter, IA part. follows
The i've months of the war which
have ius, elapsed afford us a ConclusiN"
view. In regard 20 the participation or
orr members tu the present t'ial ior
European championships There are
about coo Of our members In u" neld.
As from the total number OF our mem.
b.rship there are first 10 I've deducted
200 American. whose membership was
secured through YOUR efforts. ana nrin-
c.pallv abou 100 pupils. II VIII be seen
mat practically all of our s~portsnen
shouldered arms. However, a. ab"u'
eighty OF our pupils went 20 IN" 'ol'fS
ls volunteer the result ~ that All that
is lcf, IS an approximate hummer OF
about 100. partly older and partly sue"
members as are unit for service ~ the
front. We suffered the first losses IN
the early weeks in August. and especl-
ally our Younger member SGT a splendid
example for their comrades. Anons
Others will mention the death o.
Max Hoffman,. VINO died as a young
Lieutenant. defending his regiment"'
,olors. and whose fate will surely also
have tho sympathy of Americans re
v,nu,i have been the man. rs successor
" our famous Hams Rrau'n 'who'
may mention. has Joined the Bavaria.
A,t,fn. Snrrs as vuluutc"rb To- dr'eni
81. German colors against tI" bc-'
representatives OF YOUR country. IL
v,s only IN June mat, during the ON
GERS contests az the iru"i""tlu -
d,lm he showed his -upcriorIty. t.Sp''i-
a'lv our old friend Mr. Ingat"odE WIN
mourn this hard Joss. ~ TIE was MS
ho,. pupil and old romrade
IN Fritz H~uInhol'z we lost our
coming future champion IN spear throw
no and In Heinz Hegemann ana Her
man Icrow proved rclty runners VIII"
are not altogether %unkuown IN YOU
r.nn,ry. Among about 100 regular
officers in our club Who di'i on ny
battlefield are First Iieuieuari W. I'''
the real founder 81 tho bhi'crS l''
o,rtment OF or club. and Lieut. N"n
k,fzls- tho best friend of our sport
a.. Prince Fr"J.rick Karl We also l"S'
good member by the death Of Serre,
PRIV Councillor Mcy-r Of IN" t"''ni' u
of'.ee vino. 10y his friendship Tor th'
u = g. showed now tive best C.'cl'-
~ G.rmtu are getting more and more
Interested IN athletic sports. Among '''
o,her men who diei for IN" Father
land and who already rumb-r thirty
two, attention must be especially called
20 the fact that There were - many
volunteers among them moro than 400
" our members entered voluntarily mo
tho service to defend the Fathcrland.
According 20 the statements o.
3 American reporters published o. De
I c,mbcr ~. Gcn. o lIeeri1Gen men
Toned a. the mos, remarkable occur
renee OF all In the course ~ the various
battles 'hc behavior Of the regiments o.
Young German volunteers exclusively
d. ~pnrfSmeu and mostly from R"rlr
clubs. These Young men stormel ~"
first important positions near LANCE
marCk In Flanders, and wlthsfood the
.,r-ihl, nrs,n,igh,s near Dxuude in
%overher no, going into the FRAY
shou,inc ,ho time honorei hu-rah. hut
.,rct"r tho son, insnir,rr song
p~eu.schiand Deutschland uche~ allies o
\o. ,,ur,frr our d.s1 and wounded
a., los. ~ ,boso DAYS rour ~ our host
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