New Britain herald., 1927-09-28
MAKING PLANS FOR
 OLYMP|CS IN 1928
Committee to Charter Ocean
 Liner to Transport Athletes

New York. Sept. 2S tApl-To insure adequate accommodation for the American delegation 10 the 1928 Olympics at Amsterdam. the Ameri- can Olympic committee will charter the United States liner President Roosevelt for q 42day period start ing July II, when the official party will sail from New York.
 Tho ninth Olympiad will begin July 2S and continue until August -. During all this time the 25O members of the American team will make their home aboard ship. In this way the committee hopes that many Of the difficulties encountered on route to and at the 1924 games at Colombcs, France, may be avoid ed.
 While tho United States represen- tation has ben cut down by about 100 from the 1924. the nation will be entered in practically all the events. Tho committee has decided 10 remain out Of rifle, trap and revolver shooting and rugby. This accounts for saving about 5o men. Four track events have been drop ped from the official program. viz: the 3,0np meters team race, 10000 meters walk, cross-country and the pentathlon.
 The maximum number of entries from each nation in each event is fixed by the international federation and in individual events four com potirors from each nation are al- lowed. with one team to each ma ton in 'cam events.
 For the first time in history, American women will take q ma jor part in the Olympics. Among the track and field events in which they will participate are tho 1n0 and 500 meters. running high jump, dis GUS throw. 400 meters relay, gym rastics and fencing.
 Tentative plans for America $ part in the games were made last night by th' executive committee Of tho American Olympic committee, meet ing in a rc-O organization with the new president, Nai-Gcn. Douglas Macarthur of Baltimore in charge, John J. Raskob, treasurer Of the General Motors Corporation, was elected treasurer Of the committee, succeeding Julius IT Barnes.
 \ banquet. open 10 sporting writers throughout the United States, is planned in New York for Friday. Nov. g. the day before the Army-Navy game. Frederick W. Euhicn, secretary of the committee. explained that this gathering would mark the start of a big drive 10 en- list the support of newspapers over the country in tho OlympiCs.
 Of the 19 members of the eXecu- tive committee, 8 were present at the re- organization meeting. They were A. r. Gilbert of New Haven; Murray Hubert. president of the A. A. N,: President Macarthur, Joseph B. McCabc. Boston; Dr. G. E. Man ming, New York: Charles l.. Orn- stcin Baltimore; Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay. x. Y; Major William C. Rose, New York; Robert M. Thompson, New York; Gustavus T. Kirby. New York, and Mr. Ru- blcn.
 Dates Of the various games were as follows:
 Hockey, May 17-26; association football, May 27June 15; weight July 2S-29; athletics, July 29-August 6: fencing, July 29-Aug- ust II; Pentathlon. July 3O-Aug, 3; July S1-August 4; rowing, August %: cycling. August G-10; swimming, August 3-5; boxing, Aug ust All; gymnastics, August 7-11; equestrian sports, August S-10; wrestling, August 9-12; and lacrosse August :.
 The Olympic winter games will he held at St. Moritz, Switzerland, February ll-l9.