Show DIRECTOR PRAISES OLYMPIC OLYMPIC CONTESTS PARIS July UPI Balon 2 25 5 t W on Pierre de do president ot of the Olympic 01 com corn committee mUtee nho aho ho pia placed ed so large a n part partIn partin partIn In the modern revival ot of the O OlIm pic Olim-pic m pic games took occasion In speak speak- speaking In ing ing- last la t night at a a banquet prot- prot prot fared to the ot of the games by the Swedish Olympic committee to reply to certain criticism chin cism that the tho games cames are a n from every standpoint and should be abandoned Never Mince ince the renewal of ot the OlympIc games he said bald hoa hes lIuch auch success been achieved a aa ae this year ar not only from the sporting aide Ide but also flom the I ot of Improvement In the state state ot of mind of chauvinistic spectators Ever E er one ill III acknowledge that athletics and other branches ot hate havo never ne risen to such heIgh heights Is In the history of ot the world orld The athletes Imbued with witha Ith I It a It of safe cafe and sane rivalry acted like gentlemen throughout lt As for the tho public there was wa-i an Improvement It was not quite so bad as IlS at previous Olympic games Our OUI friends and our out enemies s must realize reaUze that thai la lu a crowd ot of spectators BO GO hoodlums are sufficient to create Incidents Gh Gie e eDIe DIe me 8 a crowd of spectators any hero whether bethe In the United States France Scandinavia na navia natla Ia or Germany end and I 1 will wiil find you ou ruffians In It The 01 Olympic 01 pie games the baron haron Ild added a ed ha havy has ben bell a 10 power or for fr good since their renewal In 1896 1396 It If I J were convinced con that thy bred discord and J et etoen oen nations nation I would r mend com mend that they be bo abandoned aI- aI al although though I 1 have spent 30 20 of ot the tb best veers of ot my Jt life Ufa In organizing their r renewal newal When the I rent ridiculous loua campaign shall haTe baye died a n natural death the Om Olympic pic pie go games mes will continue on soar soar- soaring soar soar-Ine InG higher toward to perfection rr yet attained as an a factor In bringing about general peace tn In Inthe the world orld and anel fl a friendly feeling I bet cen the t-bt nations |