Evening star., 1945-11-08
World Record Runners
Charged With Taking
Fees for Services
ny the Associated Press.

Haegg and Arne Anderson, world
record holding Swedish runners,
and l3 other top-ranking Swedish
track stars, were declared profess
sionals today by the Swedish Ath-
letic Association, the newspaper
ExpreSsen said.
There was no official announce
ment as yet from the association,
which has been conducting d sweep
ing investigation into the entire
Swedish track setup.
Earlier the association announced
a finding that payments Of fees to
top Swedish track stars by leading
sports clubs constituted a breach OF
amateur regulations and indicated
there would be disciplinary meas
ures against both clubs and perform
ers. The association did not name
the individuals involved, and had
announced 1t would not do SO until
completion of the Nation wide in
quiry.
Records Placed in Jeopardy.
A finding that Anderson is pro-
fessional would cancel his projected
trip to the United States for the
indoor season this winter.
Swedish sports writer's said that
CHASING Haegg and Anderson as
professionals might also place some
of their records in jeopardy.
The far-reaching inquiry brought
an admission by leaders Of Stock
holm's biggest sports clubs that fees
had been paid top-ranking track
stars during the past five years as
inducements to participate in track
events.
Expressen listed these stars, be-
sides Haegg and Anderson. as hav-
ing been adjudged professional:
Lennart Strandberg, Sweden's best
sprinter; Hans Liljequist, Lars Nils
son, Tore Tfllman, Sven Malmberg,
Sven Ljungren, Nehry Kaelarne,
Aake Spaangert, Bror Hellstroern,
Rune Person, Rune Gustafsson,
Eric Elmsaeter and oGesta Jacobs
son.
~ fASoVCAu AduhCu.
Both Anderson and Haegg told
sports writers they would continue
to train and Strandberg said in an
interview with the Stockholm's It'd
ningen that If the athletic asso-
citation went through with its cam
paign against professionalism, I'VE
will build professional association
composed of Is Of Sweden's current
top track performers"
Bertil Won Wachenfeldt, track
writer for the same paper wrote
that ''the inevitable result of this
action against clandestine profess
sionalism will be to decrease Swe-
den's track and field events catas-
trophically next year"
The association had heard testi-
mony from about 100 sports leaders
heading athletic clubs.
No Surprise to Ferris.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 R.-Ousting
of record-holders Arne Anderson
and Gunder Haegg from amateur
track ranks by the Swedish Athletic
Association, as reported today by the
Stockholm Expressen, came as no
surprise to Dan J. Ferris, secretary
treasurer OF the National AAU.
I'VE invited Haegg, Anderson and
Lennart Strand on about August /
to compete in the United States this
winter" Ferris said, land the alb
sence of a reply from the Swedish
AAU indicates to me that the ath-
letes have been under investigation
for some time"
| Ferris added that he still hoped
to have Strand come to the United
States, pointing out that the new
conner had defeated both Haegg,
who will be 27 next month, and
Anderson, who is Haeggs senior
in the Swedish / 800 meter nationals
last summer and also in the mile
run.
IF the report is true and the
offenses were committed some time
ago, the athletes likely will be de-
prived of their world records since
then" Ferris pointed out. I'VE had
a similar instance In the United
States about 1900 when SprinteI
Arthur Duffy was clocked in 0:o9. &
for the hundred-yard dash. Later
he admitted getting money in q
previous race and the 0:09.6 was
stricken from the book"