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Show YANKS SLOW IN RAISING FUNDS Olympic Team Money Mot 1 Raised Until Last Minute, Says A. A. U. Official United States will always he proml--nentlv identified with the Mlymple games, the I'niicd States will also always al-ways boost the games to other nations, hut before this country takes part In another Olympiad the bacWcr will raise the necessary money for the trip long before the time arrives for the Yankee teams to participate. This declaration was made recently by two official-; .f the American tlymplc committee, who were lamenting the fact that the fund for defraying expenses ex-penses of America's team was only Half iIim rlticd and was. still short $200,000. There is little doubt but that the necessary coin will be forth- oming, but there will be much nervousness ner-vousness in the American camp until it Is finally raised. According to President Kirby, of the A. A. I'., athletic authorities In this country devoted more time to obtaining obtain-ing athletes than they did to raising the necessary funds with which to convey the team to Antwerp for the l games this summer. Tho drive for j funds was apparently poorlv handled j and was not started early enough, as I some sections of "the country havs I haver been canvassed, but have made donations voluntarily because they were in sympathy with the move-ment. move-ment. 1G M.n st canvass. in the past American athletip. officials offi-cials have taken a stand against a Kenerad canvass for funds. It was claimed that a campaign of this kin 1 made tho members of the American team feel they were objects of charity'. char-ity'. Accordingly a plan was formn-lated formn-lated whereby the gate receipts from various trial meets would be turned over for tho expense fund. This Idea was given a pretty ihoroish test this year with the result that the public did not turn out In as large numbers ns was expected and the fund has fallen far short of what was expected. Facing a shortage of more than ? 100.000, It may be necessary to cancel can-cel some of the entries or accept donations do-nations from several wealthy fans who will not see the American team I m o homo with a handicap. The bulk of the American team Is duo to .nl ili.- litter part of this month and much action will bo necessary to obtain ob-tain the needed money before August 1 Practically all of the trials havs been comph-ted. The memlier.- of. the American team will be quartered at Fort BlOsum until the date of sailing. sail-ing. The expense of keeping the team at Fort Slocum bus been estimated at $ 10,000. OO |