Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-21 | Page 10 | Nurmi Battle Coming Soon

NURMI BATTLE COMING SOON International Body Seeks Power of Suspension Finns Threaten LOS ANGELES July JP Indi 21 Indi Indication cation of how the international International Amateur Amateur Ama Ama- Athletic federation will draw its battle lines in the fight over the suspension suspension suspension sus sus- sus- sus pension of Paavo Nurmi when it meets here July 27 to 29 was given today in a statement of business before before be be- fore tore the congress Under the heading of laws by listed listed list list- ed In the thc agenda is a recommendation to the congress to complete rule 8 with the following paragraph The council of the federation is empowered to suspend temporarily or permanently any member of the federation or any athlete violating the amateur status I Such a move would give Ive the federation fed fed- fed I cration the power F Finland has insisted Insisted Insist insist- ed was not within the jurisdiction of the body when President J. J Sigfrid Edstrom from Sweden suspended Nurmi on charges of receiving excessive excessive excessive sive traveling expenses The Finnish Amateur Athletic federation fed fed- cration said such power is solely theirs and immediately absolved their distance ne st star r o of all charges of viola viola- uon Lion 01 of amateurism Technically under the present I Olympic games setup the I. I A. A A A. A F F. possesses only the power to suspend the Finnish Amateur Athletic federation federa federa- tion which has not been done Finland Finland Fin Fin- land has threatened to withdraw its entire team if it Nurmi Is not permitted to lo compete in the tenth Olympiad Just what nation protested Nurmi remains a question Sweden United States Germany France Italy and Poland all have been accused of filing flUng complaints to Edstrom who considered considered consid ered them sufficiently strong drong to bar bare the e flying lying Finn without going through the usual formalities