Ogden Daily Standard | 1913-11-18 | Page 5 | Americans Amaze Austrian Athlete

AMERICANS AMAZE I AUSTRIAN ATHLETE New York, Nov, 18 Dr. Otto I Herschmann, the emissary of the Austrian government, who Is studying study-ing American athletic methods here, enys he Is amazed at the hold which I athletic enthusiasm has upon the youth of this country. He declares that he has found the collegiate athletic ath-letic interest a phase most wonderful to him as It Is practically unknown In bis country and he marvels at the I perfection of the athletic plans that he has seen here. His visit here is not with such specific purpose as German commls-! commls-! sioners had with the view of preparing prepar-ing for the Olympic games in Berlin In 1916. but Is with the far-sighted view of being prepared for that time when Austria may be called upon to stand sponsor for the Olympic con- i tests. Dr Herschmann s enthusiastic enthusias-tic regarding the possibilities of hie country for the adoption of the Amer-j lean scheme of athletic training and he ( believes that his report to the Aus-J trlan government will awaken what he says Is Just a dormant condition I and one which only needs awakening awaken-ing to show that his countrymen have the making of champions in the j games which now attract the world j to successive Olympic games.