Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 14 | Olympic Treasury Low

I OLYMPIC OL TREASURY LO More Funds N eede for Yank Squad NEW YORK July 6 UP The W-The The Th specter of curtailed participation i ithe inthe in inthe the 1036 1936 Olympic games rose aga again today to plague the American Ol Olympic m- m pic pie committee only ten days before the teams were due to sail and th the big task of ol selecting the competitors tors tore still was unfinished The final tryouts in three of th the principal activities mens men's track an anfield and andfield field fJeld and mens men's and women's swimming swim swim- ming ruing are are sch scheduled d l ct for this week weel To a large extent the gate receipts from these tryouts may decide how many many Americans will compete a aBerlin at Berlin in August Each sport Is 13 expected to pay II Its own way but these three will have hav havethe havethe the biggest squads and thus nee need the most money Reports of ot committee heads aln at al ata ata a n general meeting yesterday esterday showed that only three out of 21 had surpassed their boxIng box box- quotas quotas box lug Ing modern pentathlon and yacht yachting ing and ing and while most of the tho others were hopeful cf of raising their totals to totals totals to- to within tho the next ten da days s the tho I deficit is now nearly As a result of the A. A O. O C. C lai laid plans for lor a wide nation-wide appeal fo for funds ending possibly in a drive o othe on the pier before the S. S S. S Manhattan sails July 15 carrying the Olympic squads In many cases the committees committee have put it up to the clubs colleges college and other organizations represented to make up the deficits We Ve Ve have reached a serious crisis said sad Avery Brundage A. A O O. C. C chairman We are short approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately We have I would guess about coming in n from various sources whereas w ware weare we weare are in debt another for running running run run- ning expenses Unless the thc money comes conies in during the next ten days we cannot saiL Already the women's track and field team has been tentatively cut from 17 11 to four lour The committee committeD commit commit- tee teD reported a deficit of matel mutely with no money money coming com COlD ing tog in Only was as raised from tho the final firma tryouts at Providence Pro Saturday The mens men's track and field finals final at Randells Randell's island New York Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- and Sunday are slated to dr draw w a sellout crowd and make up the he deficit of about in that tha branch The women's swimming finals mals at the New Astoria L. L I I. I natatorium are expected to pay of ofa off offa a deficit Less Is looked for lor from the mens men's swimming finals at Warwick R. R I. I but mt the clubs which have representatives representatives are expected to furnish the needed for swimming am and water polo The rowing committee also has shifted the burden to the clubs am and colleges asking them to supply apiece for the 32 oarsmen am and coaches