Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
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tiII AGO. Ill Athletic conditions
III traLce III the early stages OF the
European VAR ARE graphically set
forth in a letter from a Paris sport
lMg authority To Carlo Iantieri. train
,r Of the Italian Olympic team In the
Sto"kholm games, who is Visiting III
hIcaGO. Sporting clubs, like the M
mOiS Athletic Club and the Chicago
NthlCilc Association. bicycle and au-
t"mrhi!e organizations. came to the
fore when France needed men mo,
bilized. wanted hospitals and drill
SrI undS and the amateur ami pr,frs.
slonaI sgortsmen Responded to the
call of their country.
Stops Sporting Activity.
Paris Was much interested in tn"
tour de France by hiryclists when the
war broke out and all THOUGHTS OF fur
ther sporting activity WHs driNrl
from the minds OF the people. says
the letter, which has been translate
by I>Antieri
Every thing the American class as
sport WAS upset. In a few hours after
the first news every gymnasium.
every sporting club became a head
quarters for Volunteers. At that time
NormeU!en. the Partisan distance
runner, WAS in Manchester. England.
where he had just won the ten kiIO-
meter professional championship of
the world. That was on August l.
Nermeulen, by the way. defeated Din.
ing and Hans Holmer, vino were sec
end AMI third.
'NermCulen at once returned to
Paris to Join the COlOrS. vt HOpcn-
hagen the world championship bicycle
races had just been started, the lon
kilOmeter race had been contested,
when all was called off At once the
riders returned to their respective
countries, and placed themselves at
the disposition of their military au'
thOritieS
Bike Racers Join CoIors.
The French riders, Miguel. Friol
and Guignard Joined regiments at
Paris as soon as they could get there |
from Denmark. To the strains Of the
and the Chant du De- !
part they marched away.
In the month Of August sport was
absolutely dead. L'Auto was the only |
sporting newspaper published, and |
on September | It was obliged to sus |
pend publication. The board of di- |
reCtOrs Of the Cycling union Of France |
notified the military authorities Of |
their Willingness to do everything in |
their power to aid the powers, and |
cyclists we're recruited, |
from the youngest rider to the men
then in uniform. These were instruct |
ed in d very short time and did so
much for the camps that were CirCled |
all around Paris that the director OF
the cycling union received letter OF !
thanks from the minister Of war.
Athletes Help Government.
at the same time Pierre de COH
pertain. president Of the international |
Olympic committee, founded the COM |
mittee of physical education and ask |
ed the support Of LAutO, which had
reappearets November !. More than |
1000 men were organized into this |
body in short time.
THE idea of the committee was |
this: The necessity for new soldiers |
had compelled the secretary of war |
to call out the classes Of 1896 and |
1897, which were the next in line for /
and these men were |
given, by the physical education COM
training designed to prepare |
them for all the terrible fatigues of |
war. These classes were ready and |
as hard as nails when they were |
wanted.
Train in Concentration Camps.
Gross country bicycle and foot
runs were held every Sunday outside |
If Paris and these runs were the CuI- |
minatiOn every week of training in
he concentration camps. The auto |
mobile club of France organized