Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-14
TO CALL CONFERENCE
 OF SPORT REPRESENTA-

New York, May 13.-Brigadier General Palmer E. Pierce, president of the Ma tional Collegiate Athletic association, to- night announced he had taken initial | steps to call into conference representa- | tives of leading amateur sport and public welfare organizations to consider forma- | tion of "an Olympic association that will be representative of the many vital inter ests concerned"
 The American Olympic committee. of which Gustavas T. Kirby of New York is president, is the present directing body of American Olympic participation. Since the Olympic games of last summer at Antwerp, there has been a considerable adverse criticism of the way in which American affairs were managed and plans have been on foot for a reorganiza- ton of the American Olympic committee with the aim of forming q body repre- sentative of the leading sport groups in the United States. meeting has been called by President Kirby Tor Saturday. Oct. 15. for this pur- pose.
 However, General Pierce declared. ia the portion of his letter to President Kir by which was made public, that the at titude of the committee on reorganization and the steps it has taken are such that the National Collegiate Athletic associa- | tion feels that it is for the best interests of amateur sport in the United States, and especially for the best interests of the intercollegiate body, that it withdraw from the present movement to organize an American Olympic association It is i felt that it will be better able to carry out it's high ideals outside of the proposed | organization rather than within.
 Tt is believed that undergraduates of I "a sav-a ,r,N I.
 in the Olympic contests under conditions that existed last year. These are too well known to the public to require comment, and it was the sincere desire of the Ma tional Collegiate Athletic association to
 cooperate toward the establishment. on | a sound and sane basis, of an organiza- tion which would prevent the recurrence Of similar conditions in future Olympiads. If 1t were in a position to work effectively
 to this end, theer would be little question that educators and parents throughout tho country would be much better satisfied to have undergraduates participate in the games"
 General Pierce stated he hoped for one of two solutions to this problem: .First. the organization of an Olympic commit
 tee that would be really representative of all interests concerned, or, second, the
 taking over of the entire responsibility
 TOT the proper conducting of the Olympic
 games by the Amateur Athletic union. He
 thinks the former is the more desirable solution.
 According to Mir. Kirby, who sails to-
 morrow for Switzerland to attend confer
 ences of the International Athletic federa-
 ton, the representation of various bodies on the reorganized American Olympic committee will be reconsidered and finally determined at the October meeting. On receipt of General Pierce's letter ] Kirby declared T am indeed regretfui ! that General Pierce is not willing to wait
 for the meeting called for October al , which the number of delegates from the
 \. C. A. A, which was the only point al
 issue, could be discussed and determined. Mir. Kirby added he did not believe tn, B N. c. A. A. would endeavor to form an in dependent Olympic association, both be
 cause he believed the trivial matter O
 the number of representatives could b, satisfactorily determined' and also be