Evening star., 1936-04-22
FINANCE OUTLOOK
NOW IS BRIGHTER
Committee Gathers ShekeIs
From Sources Formerly
Not Interested.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.

n yEW YORK. April 22.-All
M bear" stories to the contrary
VI Notwithstanding, your Uncle
4 Samuel is going to muster a
full quota of athletic boys and girls
for the eleventh Olympiad in Berlin
this Summer.
The Embarrassing has met with diff
culties in certain localities, but the
powers that be in the American Olym-
pic Committee now have sufficient as
surances, plus prospects, to guarantee
that at least $50 athletes will wear
the traditional shield in competition
abroad.
The maximum figured on originally
Is All, but this is subject to some
"pruning" in events where the United
States does not have chance OF
scoring. 1t may be possible. however,
to go the limit
Basket Ball Pays Owns Way.
FINANCING plans now call for each
= sport to handle the cost of send
ing its own representation to Berlin
Thus, while the basket ball tryouts
fell far short of expectations and
failed to contribute much, if any,
thing. to the general Olympic funds,
enough was obtained to pay the eX-
penses Of the basket ball squad to
Berlin and back. 1t is hoped the gen.
eral fund will fare bit better from
the gate receipts of the final boxing
tryouts, to be held in Chicago.
The per capita cost of sending the
American team to Germany has been
sharply reduced, according to the lat
est information. Originally 1t was
figured at least $3.50 would be required
to pay all expenses per athlete. Now
It Is estimated $500 will cover each in
dividual's board, lodging and trans
portation without any comforts Of
home being missed or meals skipped
Thus, while the Olympic Committee
still is aiming at 100000 to cover al
expenses, including some bills left over
for the Winter sports, it can fall short
Of that goal without the necessity oI
trimming the team personnel.
Favor Princeton Stadium.
TRACK and field, which will have
- the biggest squad, counts upor
the receipts from final tryouts to put
them safely on the boat leaving New
York July IS, with enough money tC
pay the bills. At least $4,000 is eX.
pected from this source.
These tryouts probably will go tc
Palmer Stadium, Princeton. July To-
II, despite prior announcement that
they Will be conducted at the new
Randalls Island Stadium here. Posi-
tive assurances have been given that
the Randalls Island project will be
completed and the Triborough Bridge
opened not later than July 9, but
Olympic officials feel it will be safer
and more productive of the needed
revenue-to plan on using the Prince
ton Field Final selection of the site
will be delayed until late in June.
Defend Against Boycott.
AT PRINCETON the final trials
would draw from a wider terri
tory, besides being free from any
threat of a boycott by New York ele-
ments opposed to Americas participa-
ton in the Olympics, on anti-Nazi
grounds. This factor is uppermost in
the minds of Olympic leaders, based
upon falling-off in receipts at the
Olympic basket ball trials here
All things considered" said one
Olympic leader today, "our finances
now are in better shape and the pros
poets are brighter than any at the
corresponding stage of our campaign
in 1882. Although the last Olympics
were held in this country, there was
real difficulty raising enough money
to finance full entry list. We have
gained wider support this year. We
are getting contributions from many
sources heretofore lacking in Olympic
interest. The reaction to the boycott
movement of last year has been dis
tlnctly reassuring."