Show Scribe Fears American Olympic Skating Team May Have to Pass Hat By PAUL GALLI GALLICO CO NEW YORK Dec 20 Mr Allen Alien Potts the Ice skater was in to see me the other afternoon in considerable distress He has made the American Olympic ice skating team as the only representative from the east along with the other men mcnone one from Chicago and two from Minneapolis but to date he does not know whether he is going to where the winter Olympics will be held and the time for the departure is growing short t Mr Potts Is a grade A ice skater kater and feels th that t with his three colleagues col cot leagues that the American team will take the Dutchmen as he calls call them but the they are shy some from quitting these shores hore horeIn In quest of or Olympic honors and if they continue to remain shy they also alo will ivill continue to remain In the United States This will give ghe great eat joy to those who were on the side of at Americas America's withdrawal from froni the Olympics but air Mr Potts PottA explained will wilt cause great anguish to him hint and his teammates because they have havo worked faithfully to mal make the team The skating association l. l is one of the poorer branches o of amateur competitive sport because for the most part theirs theiu Is b a prod producing sport port The skating association asso asso- has not got a a. dime And the Olympic committee has left it up to the skaters and their association to produce the money to go abroad or stay slay home That Th means that the skaters are I around with their hats hat in their I hands a a. humiliating enough gesture gesture I ture for an American athlete but bu especially so in these bitter times when when there is so much propaganda and hatred and desire delre for or vengeance ance And th this is only the begin begin- ning Hence perhaps this piece This Is the first breach in the wall From now until after August th the tho firing Is going to be hot and heavy Our participation in the Olympic games is is based on voluntary donations donations dona doria- and whatever the Olympic Ol committee can raise raLso by holding trials trial The scramble for funds Is going to bo be a tough one ono this yearn year It n Is unfortunate that an aura o. o of super purity must hover about the Olympic athlete If It this were no not the case I am ant sure suro that I could get the boys their dough In a lL days day's work simply by selling sweater space to sponsors so that the American Amen Ameri ca can Ice team would bo be skating through the courtesy o of El EI Offense cigars But this thu will not do The dollar donar that Is contributed to the Olympic fund must be sweet and clean from commercial odors odor Brother those are vcr very tough dollars to find these days das They all have a a. slight rancid smell Anybody with a clean dollar wishing to assist the Ice ico skaters abroad may send lend it to the Middle l Atlantic Skating association or their own skating association or orthe orthe orthe the Olympic committee Uee specifying what team it is for or it may wind windup windup up tip paying paring the expenses of a wrestler wres wres- tier or a gymnast next summer and for tor this they will vill ill receive an elegant Olympic gadget to stick on their automobiles though what hat the contributor will do if he lie has lias no automobile is not specified Or If It the contributor happens tobe tobo to be bo a a. philatelist Mr Jrr Pot Potts will vill promIse promise prom prom- ise and guarantee to mail mall them a letter from franked with the first issue of ot the special Olympic team |