Evening star., 1932-03-13
FINANCING. FOREIGN
TEAMS IS BIG TASK
Special Meets to Renefit Wis.,
itors PIanned--Ferris Ex-
poets Upsets.
EY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

sSSiaNSN iSSS OPSi -
n Jew YORK, March 12-
n With the opening of the
4 Y 1882 Olympic track and
field games at Los Angeles
little more than four months
away, things are humming in the
offices of the National Amateur
Athletic Union here.
High up in the Woolworth Tower
Secretary Daniel J. Ferris and a corps
OF three assistants are wading through
stacks OF correspondence from almost
every country in tie civilized world
smoothing out the preliminaries.
It's mammoth task, this business
OF entertaining the worlds athletes,
with more angles than a country road.
For instance, it has been necessary
to employ firm of professional trans
lators to decipher the hundreds of
letters and documents that have begun
to pour in. The answers have to be
similarly translated, naturally, and it
all adds to the fun.
Needs to Aid Visitors.
One of TIE biggest problems on the
committees hands right now is TO lend
financial encouragement to several of
the competing nations. So far as Fer
r1s Knows, every country Of consequence
Is planning to send a team, but nany
of them are feeling the effects of
hard times.
I'VE hope to help some of them out
by arranging exhibitions for their
teams after the Olympics end" Ferris
said. IF we are successful the pro-
ceeds will help pay their expenses and
enable them to send more men.
Unless we do something of the kind
the entry list is certain to be smaller
than usual. They will send only the
athletes they think have a chance TO
win first place and leave at home those
who might take q second or third"
Specifically. Ferris is trying to ar
range ost-Olympic exhibitions for the
German and Finnish track teams. Hun
garys water polo team and the boxing
teams from Norway, Sweden and Fin
land. Germany, which captured second
place in the 1928 games at Antwerp, has
made extensive plans for participation
at Los Angeles and hopes to send a
complete contingent, both men and
women. The government however
which like other European nations sub
sidizes the Olympic team, is said to
fear public reaction if it appropriates
q large sum at this time.
Looks for Surprises.
while 1 naturally believe the United
States has bright hopes of winning a
majority of the track and field events.
I have an idea We will be given several
surprises" Ferris remarked. You will
remember, We thought we had the
greatest Sprinters and hurdlers in the
World four years ago. but we took a
beating in both events. 1t won't 90
for US to become over-confident"
Pressed for a prediction of the events
the United States might" win, Ferris
admitted he thought very well of this
Nations chances in the 100 and 200
runs, 400 and 1900 meter relays, the
hurdles, high Jump, pole vault, broad
jump, shot put and discus. .
He looks for Finland, with the great
Paavo Nurr1i coming back. to sweep
the distance runs from 1900 meters
on up to the marathon and to win the
Javelin rather handily. Ireland. he
thinks, has cineh on the hammer
throw
Il might be wrong about our winning
the shot put and discus" Ferris
amended. This Harry Hart of South
Africa might walk off with both of
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world records regularly in practice.
Hart an Apt Pupil.
Funny thing about Hart He wasn't
so good when he competed in the
British-American team matches at
Chicago last year. His form was all
wrong. So Herman Brix, one of our
best bets, very kindly showed him
where he was wrong. Hart thanked
him and Immediately began to show
improvement
Then a team of our track stars
visited South Africa last Summer and
ran into Hart again. Barney Berlinger
beat him the first time they met, and
then put in an hour or so showing
Hart a few more mistakes he was max
ing.
That was mistake on Berlinger's
part. BY the time they finished the
tour Hart was beating him regularly
and they tell me he's getting better
al the time"