The Washington times., 1926-11-17
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SHERIFF.
TELLS OF
US. TASK
BY Louis A. Dougher


That America IS facing hercu-
lean. task in seeking the Olympic
CHAMPIONSHIPS at Amsterdam = in
1928. with Germany and GreatksBrit-
ain its stront est rivals for the
wort - greatest athletic honors was
Tod delegates to the quadrehnial
sessi IN. of the American Olympic
Committee at the United States
Charles E. Sheriff., Americas mem.
Der of the executive committee of
the International olympic CoHamit-
tee. )
at want to tell you, gentlemen.
said General Sheriff.. who was a
champion 100-yard snrinter in his
college days at Yale. that America
Is .acing q serious proposition in
entering the coming Olympic Games.
Ge-- any Is doing wonderful WORK
and Is sure to be a most formidable
rival
'sDuring this past summer
toured more than Z 900 kilometers
thro lEh GernanS and wherever /
went, even in the smallest towns. I
found young men engaging IN ex-
ercises and various types OF athletics
AM always under capable instruc-
tfon. Athletics is being taken sert-
ously in Germany.
saTIle running of DIR. PelItzer In
sett lg up q new halfsmile. record
fl remarkable. yet IL merely ind.
Gates the seriousness OF the Ger.
mans IN seeking world athletic. ]
Donors tsnestly believe Or
ReElfzer to be today the worlds
NssMmax,rA .x.w~n1av. ev.nwra = half mile
y mile.
1.-THE German msHnber Of he exs
arn.fee COMMITTEES IS q. splendt IA
Working with his colleaglt ffl
everything tending Tor the Sod OF
the zanaes
land Great Britain. too. is work
i&g hard to overcome past disap.
tNyinsInents. The national Olympic |
cbanmitfee has attracted most OF
Great Britain former athletes with
tie offer OF life memberships and
gng.nnd could enter weil-baianced
athletic team In the games two
iSonths from today. That's how
ssricusly they are taking the situa-
ft0n.
TIE executive committee is work
Ing on the scheme Of cutting down
the program. rather bulky in the
past. We have offered the rowing
associations of the country choice
81 entering a four with or without
Cnxswain and a double with or with
out coxswain. At the last games
beth were entered. making the pro-
gram too long.
'Speaking as Yale man. might
ten you that the Yale varsity crew
Is
DANES.
= cit is our wish to obtain as
haany college athletes as possible
&c Amsterdam. For that reason
ne sought to have the games start
m July 4. not because it Is an
American holiday, but because it
would give the college men time to
train. It was finally agreed to
mari them on Sunday. July IL.
1923, continuing two full weeks
md closing on the third Sunday.
MuIz Is.
ss'If any change, is made in these
dates It win be TO set them even
farther ahead, not back. Therefore,
americas greatest college athletes
should have plenty of time to fit
kMEa4ASEANC9 <1AAASNSA
Olympics. -
Col. Robert 81. Thompson, presi-
dent OF the American Olympic COM
hlittee. did not attend the meeting.
He is out Of the city and also in fad
ing health. He caused a letter to be
read by Colonel Breckenridge in
which he declined to be a candidate
for reelection to the position he has
held SO long and honorably.
JULIUS II. Barnes declined re-elec-
ton as treasurer of the organization.
AT noon the delegates were taken
20 the White House. where they met
President Coolidge, who is honorary
president Of the American commit
tee
Election OF officers and adoption
Of ways and means for sending.
America representatives to Amster-
dam in 1928 were to take up most Of
the afternoon.