Evening star., 1938-12-06
BY the Associated Press.

Ing spent nVe hours discussing the
specific problems of its various
sports teams, the American Olympic
Committee late last night finally
voted its official acceptance of Fin
lands invitation to the games of the
twlfth Olympiad, to be staged at
Helsingfors July 20-August 4, 1910.
The committee also. lent its in
(dorsement to a bid by the city of
Detroit for the 1914 games. This
bid, which has the support of Mayor
Reading and all Of the city's major
industrial concerns, now will be sub
mitted to the International Olympic
Committee.
1t also was announced that the
Hansingfors program would include
competition in 16 sports-track and
field, wrestling. fencing, modern
pentathlon, yachting, shooting,
weight lifting, cycling, canoeing,
swimming, gymnastics, boxing, row.
Ing, equestrian sports, soccer and
gliding, which appears on the COM
petitive rostfr for the first time.
Three Sports Are Dropped.
The program further will include
two demonstration sports, one of
which will be pesapallo, Finland's
native game which is said to be not
unlike baseball. Three sports which
were contested in the 1886 games at
Berlin-basket ball, field hockey
and field handball - have been
dropped for the Helsingfors meeting.
Tonight's business meeting, first
since Japan decided to relinquish
the games, included reports from 21
Sports Committees, almost all of
which emphasized the fact that, be-
cause of the reassignment of the
games to Finland, they had been
able to effect downward revisions in
their budgets. A typical example
was the Fencing Committee, which
announced it had been able to cut
its budget from $4,000 to $4,000.
The principal committee reports
and the high points:
Equestrian-Expects to take IL
men, including coach, trainer and
manager. with funds to be raised bv
private subscription among horse
men; squad has been training in
two groups since 1896.
Bob-sled--Trials to be held at
Lake Placid, N. Y, February lO-l3
1889; IA to be on team, with budget
set at $4,000; to be financed largely
through help of upstate New York
| towns and Adirondack Association of
A. A. U.
Dispute Makes Cycling Doubtful
Cycling-Awaiting final settlement
OF dispute between National Cycling
Association and Bicycle League OF
America; if team is sent, will consist
OF nine men. with budget of $4,000
Speed ,skating-Trials to be held
at OconomoWoc, Wis. January 23-
%; eight-man team as we'll as coach
and possibly trainer and manager.
Figure skating-To have team ot
four women, three men and one
pair, one member of latter also tt
be singles competitor; team to bt
chosen on results of next nationa
and North American championships
Ice hockey-Team of Is men, man.
ager, trainer, doctor and coach
budget maximum, $10,OOO,s TO bt
raised partly through exhibition
games in Boston and New Haven
Conn.
Boxing-To have 16-man team:
budget not announced, but hopes to
raise $4,000 through series of Sec
tional and regional tournaments If
latter are approved by Administra-
ton Committee.
| Canoeing-12 or 13 man team,
budget of $4,000.
Fencing-Team of 18. including
IA men. one woman and doctor,
trainer and coach: $4,000 budget.
Gymnastics-Team of eight men
on IS 900 budget; women's team to
be taken abroad if International
Federation decides to put women S
competition program.
Asks Gun Start for Rowing.
Rowing-Committee reported ef-
forts of Chairman Henry Penn
Burke successful in inducing Inter-
national Federation to change rules
from formal flag start to gun, and
to limit number of Starters to four,
instead of six, in each event.
Mems swimming-To take q men,
one head coach, one diving coach
and manager for swimming and
diving; II men, a coach and a man
ager for water polo; no budget set as
yet
Women's swimming--To take
team of 18. as well as swimming
coach. diving coach, manager and
chaperon; budget of $11 900, part of