Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1912 — PUNS FOR OLYMPIC GAMES [ARTICLE]

PUNS FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

Congress of International Committee Called for Meeting at Lausanne —Standardize Events. A special congress of the international Olympic committee has been called for the first week of next May and the location announced is Lausanne, Switzerland. The conclave will have for its main object the reconstruction of the present Olympic program and it Is understood that the events selected will become standard for all future games. This congress is being organized by a special committee composed of the leading professional men of Lausanne and the Swiss confederation has signified its intention of giving a helping hand to entertain the visitors. * Not alone will the program of the games be discussed at length, but there will be a number of interesting papers read on the psychology and physiology of the sport in all its aspects. The nations wishing to offer suggestions as to the events will have to do so two months in advance, and these will have to be in the form of a manuscript, which can be in the language of the' country offering the suggestion. Should a man in making the suggestion not wish to use his own language, he will have the'option of using English. No paper must exceed 3,000 words. Arthur I. Ireland of 45 "Avenue D’Ouchy, Lausanne, will have charge of all -'communications and he will furnish information about the congress, the papers to be submitted, and the general routine of business. It is proposed to drop some of the events seen in the games at Stockholm and the general rules of competition are to be overhauled. The Greeks, who expected to hold their games In 1914 at Athens, are out to include putting the stone, unlimited run and follow, and the Greek style of throwing the discus. There is a unanimous feeling that the ambidextrous contests with the javelin, discus and 16-potlnd shot, inaugurated by the Swedes, should be relegated. The English delegates will submit a new code to govern the starting of all races, the vital point being that there will be a penalty for a break. They will request the revivial of the 400-meter hurdle race, and for the hammer to be the old style Inplement —that is, a wooden handle and iron head.