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Show YANKS TO MAKE REPORT BEC. 4 American Olympic Committee to Tell Why Such Conditions Condi-tions Prevailed on Trip NEW YORK, Nov. l. The Ainerl-. Ainerl-. can Olympic 'committee, in a preliminary pre-liminary statement replying to complaints com-plaints by some members of the Olympic games athlete- regarding i -commodatlon to and from Antwerp on the transport Princssn Matolka. lo-j lo-j day said that unavoidable elreum-; elreum-; stances made impossible better treai-. treai-. ment of the athlete-. more complete com-plete report of the committee will be made on December 4. i Financial hand. nips nd the sudden shift from the expected use of the transport Northern Pacific were given Ins factors in the unsatisfactory treatment. treat-ment. 'While. In the opinion of the army and navy officers who are niem-, niem-, hers of the committee," the statement said, "the conditions alike as to food ; and ouartcrs were at least equal to .those afforded ,,iii- idler:, and sailors during the war. they were not what were xp0,-cd by the committee and were not .lestr.hb for hlglilv trained ithletes tresh from their tryouts and final contests Conditions were better bet-ter In Belgium, the committee said. The committee also believed." the Statement continued, ' that however far 11 may hav$ fallen short of realizing real-izing Its ideals and the expectations of the great American constituency' ; wnlch it represented, the work and Conduct and peiformance of the American athletes Bl B whole have, in 1.1 ion to maintaining the athletic ,supr. Tiiucv of our own country, served to foster and promote good will and friendly feeling among the nation represented and generally to further, . the cause of physical education und healthful competition in wholesome' spori |