Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-25
ALL NATIONS ARE } KENNY INTERESTED
 IN COMING OLYMPIC
Even Germany Wants to Par ticipate in the
 Events

EVenTS
 New York, April 17.-While the American Olympic Committee, and other sport organizations throughout the United States are arranging to have this country faultlessly repre- sented in the Olympic Games this year, many other countries are just as keeniy making thorough prepara- tons with the same object in view.
 Sweden is exhibiting wonder1ul energy in her preparations and while she does not expect to be abe to Will ever the United States, she intends to make hard fight ana hopes to be able to score the nIgnest numDer 0I points next to Amerlca, oespite the Iact that the games Will Inciuue some typical British events, sucn as Arcnery, Tn wnicn Sweden wlIi not compete. These efforts are backed Dy ample funds, some or wnlcn naye been granted by the Swedish Iovern ment, while b.g sums nave been do- mated by private lndividuais, the e. timated amount now available being about 6OO,O00 krone.
 The selection of the Swedish field and track athletes has been going or during the winter months under the supervision of numerous trainers, the country having been divided into SIX districts for tnls purpose. The chiet trainer is Ernie Hjertberg, who tor many years was the coach of the irlsn American Athletic Club m New York. The trial meeting will be held in April and the last parade and last overnauling will take place in Stockholm in July about fortnight before the games begin. With Swed- ish swimmers the preparatory work also has been carried on during the winter and the majority of good old Swedish swimmers are said to be in fine shape. Besides these several re- marka5le new men have been devel- oped.
 Sweden has the oldest waterplay clubs in the world, and now every effort will be made to live up to these traditions at Antwerp. Sweden will not. limit herself to concentrate her attention on the diving, high diving, fancy diving, etc.. but ex- poets to send very fast lot of men A1SV lAC 4aCCSs oOlAC AAitS ANAhRA n able results have already been re- corded and a 10O-metres crawl in 1.o5 2-5 and 2OO-metres breast stroke in 2.21 should stir up swimmers all over the world
 Advices from Berlin and other cit ies in Germany say that the athletic and sporting circles there have only awakened to the fact that the Fath- erland will not and cannot partici- pate in the Olympic Games this year Several newspapers there have taken up the matter editorially and are suggesting that movement be made to induce the Olympic Committee te give permission which will enable German athletes to compete.
 At a recent meeting of the Boart of Control of the Amateur Athletic Union of Australia and New Zealand it was the sense of the meeting that Australia-asia ought surely to be re presented at the next Olympic Games. The President of the Board Richard Coombes, veteran promo ter and supporter of track and othel sports in the Commonwealth and { friend of American athletic leaders said that the number of athletics II Australia who would have any chance at the Olympic Games was yer. small, but he thought that severa representing swimming, lawn tennis and field sports and also some iron New Zealand could be sent to Ant werp.
 In order that the Canadian Domin ion may have thoroughly represent ative team of athletes at the Antwerl games the Canadian Olympic Com mittee is practically combing thu country for the best track and fielt material. Right now Walter Knox a very clever all-round athlete, wh' has been appointed to the importan position of coach for the Canad' team is touring the Western athle 7 tic centers for prospective Olympi competitors and later on he vii make a similar trip through tn Eastern provinces of the Dominion
 Knox hopes to bring together. formidable team of sprinters, dist ance runners, jumpers and weigh throwers. While at Winnepeg tn coach will get line on likely can didate for Marathon honors in Jo < AeepeI, SlIOHS z At Brandon he will pass upon the fit ness of young runner name' Towne, winner of the five mile titi < at Ottawa At Edmonton, Alberta he may select Blade, soldier ath lete, who was a prominent factor a several meets in Toronto, as guar ter miller. Halburton, fine all round man, who halls from Toronto also is at Edmonton. Lee Cowa, { negro runner, who made good a short distances in the Ottawa meet is at Vancouver. Cowa and Van couver policeman named Cameron who won the ali-round championship at Ottawa, are two promising con tenders for the team. Knox think: that he will be able to round out strong relay team for Canada ane is counting on Blade, Halburton Phillips, of the Toronto '. M. C. A. and possibly Jack Thesidder of tht Toronto Central.
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