AMERICAN FORGES MAY NOT COMPETE Nazi Persecution of Jews V Italy, France and England Also; Switzerland Has Withdrawn From 1 936 Games By GEOKUE XAIT ' ; ' (Copyright 19SS, by Universal Service) New York, July 26. An international move to "boycott" the 193 Olympic games in Berlin because of unfair treatment of Catholic and Jewish athletes loomed as an immediate possibility last night after Ameri can athletic authorities moved to pation in the games if Nazi religious Jeremiah T. Mahoney, national Union, declared vehemently that he of the American teams from the Olympics at the A. A. U.'s next convention, to be held in December, he said. "If these renewed reports of substantiated I will .unqualifiedly peting in any country that does not recognize the equality of races faiths." - and Dispatches from Italy, France and England indicated that sport leaders of those countries are also consider ing the matter of unfair play directed toward athletes of the Catholic and Jewish faiths as a possible basis of non-participation of their own teams in the forthcoming games. Swiss Will Not Compete One country Switzerland has al ready Issued a flat refusal to send athletes to Berlin. The Swiss action was based on the grounds that "the spirit of German national Socialism is likely to con taminate Swiss athletes." Further, the Swiss general council declared that because of the German attitude toward athletes of certain religious faiths, the forthcoming Olympic games "are not in the true spirit of amateur sport." Switzerland has participated in all the Olympic games in the past with the exception of the last one in Los Angeles, which was considered too distant and too costly. A move to withdraw the United States team from participation in the games at Berlin was first launched at the 1933 convention of the A. A. U. when the delegates went on recdrd with a resolution favoring withdrawal of the American team if religious in tolerance in Germany persisted. When that resolution was passed. members of the Jewish faith were the Immediate object of the Nasi wrath, but today the agitation grew a thousand-fold as a result of the Hitler government's dissolution of Catholic sports clubs and the con fiscation of their property. Asked how the 1933 resolution would affect participation of the American team in the Berlin Olympics, Mahoney stated that he would look to the A. A. u. to stand oy its resolution, he added: 'That's something for the A. A. U. to decide, of course. Its personnel and , officers and delegates have changed somewhat sine the resolu tion was passed.. Besides, the A. U. hasn't full control of America's Olympic destinies. There's the Amer ican Olympic committee to consider, too.'"- .-"'. Mahoney Would Withdraw In regard to how the problem of religious persecution of athletes will be presented to the next A. A. u, convention, and whether he will At tempt to force definite action toward withdrawal of United States participation, Mahoney declared : "That s something for the dele gates to the convention to determine. While I can't sneak for the entire A. A. U., I can speak for myself.' I will vote dead against an American team competing in any country that does not recognize the equality of athletes regardless of race or relig ion." Other prominent athletic leaders of the United States are reported to be almost unanimously in favor of non-participation of an American team in the Berlin games, and sport officials of other countries last night are -e-ported equally as loathe to send their athletes to Germany where they may subjected to Nazi religious and racial intolerance. and Catholics Has Aroused consider banning United States partici persecution continues. president of the Amateur Athletic himself would vote for the withdrawal religious persecution in Germany are vote against the American team com Von Nieia Director On A.P.B.A. Outfit Annonncement has been made by George W. Sutton, Jr., president of the American Power Boat Association, the ruling body in the port of motorboating,' of the appointment of Frederick von Nleda, mayor of this city, as a member of the board of directors of the North Atlantic Region. Mr. von Nieda for a number of years has been an enthusiastic yachtsman and an ardent and popular worker for the development of the boating snort. Serving with hha as directors for the North - American region are: Harry Keck, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Arne April, Atlantic City; t. 8. Y. Tyson, Chestnut HiU, Pa.; E. Ch Headley, West Collingswood; Emile Jacoby, North Bergen; Charles F. Trent, Philadelphia; B, Xarte Leonard, Trenton; Charles Horrell, Philadelphia, with Morton R. Alexander, of Philadelphia, as manager of the region. inator of the track matches which began in 1891 between Yale and Ox ford. He was the holder of seven intercollegiate track championships. Nazi Persecution Would Affect Manv Washington, July 28. According to a story in the Washington Times, the following are some of the United States' outstanding Olympic prospects who are of the Jewish and Catholic faiths and who would be affected if alleged religious perse cution nnder the Hitler regime should become Involved in the 1936 games in Berlin: Hebrew faith:' Sam Klopstock, Stanford, track George Cahners, Haravard, track ; Phil Levy, Stanford, track; Harry Solfurth and Milton Sandler, New York, track; Lillian Copeland, track; Janice Lifson, swimming; Hal Cros- ney, N. Y. U., track. , Catholic faith: Ray- Wolfe, Manhattan, 'track; Jimmy O'Brien, Syracuse, track; Joe McCluskey, former Fordham two- miler; Horace Odell, formerly Man hattan track ; Johnny Murphy, formerly Notre Dame, track; Wil liam Bush, Southern California, track. Others are: Frank Crowley, Ralph Metcalf, Edward O'Brien, Timothy Ring, Al Moreau, Leroy Kirkpa trick, Gene Venzke, Glenn Cunningham, Glen Hardin, Jack Torrance, Tom McDonough, John Wolff, William Roy and Roland Romero. HI PITM1 WliUP
