The Olympic Games and the Duke of Westminster's Appeal

• THE OLYMPIC GAMES. 31 - - - --- ----------------- APPENDIX A. SCHEMES OF THE ASSOCIATIONS. The Special Committee has from time to time issued outlines of the plans which it is p~oposed _to follow in co-operation with the Goverrung B~dies in the respective sports. These are given below :- ENGLISH AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. 1.-PUBLIO SCHOOLS CHA;\Il'IONSKIPS. The necessity to arouse enthusiasm in the ~chools and systematically develop a taste _for athletics ; to obtain the approval and co-operation of the head– masters and to form a comrmttee from the schools to accept entries and to manage the meeting. 2.-COUNTY CH,un,10NSHil'S. To arrange for these to take place in counties where they do not at present exist at metric dis– tances. 3.-TR!.ANGULAit OLYMPIC CONTESTS. To arrange triangular contests between England, Scotland, and Ireland at metric distances. 4.-0LYMPIO FmLD EVENTS. To include these in the Amateur Athletic Associa– tion Championships, and ~troduce such fi~ld ev~nts which .are not at present mcluded,. and 1f possible to arrange for a two days' meeting. 5.--SORATOH RACES. To assist affiliated clubs with prizes, pro,i d':d they included approved scratch races at. metnc distances in their programmes. Such races to include:- (a) Scratch races durit1g 1913 . and 1914 for novices, open only to competitors who have never won a prize at athletics, ordinary school competitions not to count. 1. A series of campetitions at Olympic dis– tances and events to be called Olympic nov.ioe trials. 2. :rhe events to be level and open only. to com– petitors over 17 years of age who h.&ve never :won a prize at athletics, ordinary scho?l competitions and junior .sections of .athletic clubs not to count as WlDS. 3. The prizes to consist of gal~, silver, and rbronze .medals of •peoial designs. bronze, to athletes beating standards ~t Olymp\c distances, these standards to be fixed for .all metric scratch and field events, no athletes to hold more than one medal of each class at any one distance. 7.-GYMNASTIO CLUBS. To arrange for gymnastic clubs throughout the country to promote competitions during the winter for the following items :- Standing high and long jumps. Running high and long jumps. Putting the weight. 8. To support the Northern Counties and f"(idland Counties in holding an annual championship meet– ing at Olympic distances, the .suppor~ to take t~e form of guara!lteeing the meetmg against financial loss up to a specified amount. 9.-TuAINING. The question of training has been considered at length, and it was agreed that, necessary arrange– ments should be made for central quarters in London and other centres, such as Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Newcastle, where an official trainer and adviser would be on t he track at a set hour to advise and help approved athletes. 10. To provide proper sets of impedimenta. for field events at various centres. 11. To hold Olympic trials in 1915. 12. To urge every affiliated club or permitted body to include a field event in their programme_. SCOTTISH AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. I. That Novice Trials should be held as arranged in the Amateur Athletic Association scheme. 2. That national contests should be held as ar– ranged in the Amateur Athletic Association scheme. 3. Bpor.ts Meetings.-That special sports meetings should be held in Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Dumfries, and the Border District. The facilities f?r holding sports in these centres are not such as obta111 in Edinburgp, Glasgow, and the West of Scotlan~, yet it is froni this source that an inflqx of new athletic blood must be fooked for so far as Scotland is con– cerned. The meetings to be ~teed. ~inst loss up to a specified amount. 4. Field Events.-That grants be given to clubs holding sports in order to include in all progrimunes a certain number of field events. .-----~ ,4. mi-a events to be allocatad vroportion– liQytto .ff>Ort.8.meetinll,B willing to accept the same in the North, South, and Midl,and_ L ~ ..____ __::__--c·n·lltri·,ct.rof-Englimd; anil- to Scotli\IiiI ind Ireland. 5. Training. - A- grant,:o- begiven fprtri!liel'JI in Edinburgh (1) and Glasgo.w (2). ·5. .The diatl'l'bution of tqe competitfons to. be lett .to the diBOretion of the v.arious,govermng MIOOiationa who are the best authorities to deal with the matter and mpst likely to know the -eventa . to allot to advantage in ~ aiatriot&. T.~,.#ro~on to be USO ev,ents to ·~t'14 l50.eaah to Scotland.and Ire- J :The i:::.U:.~ort to ,be repcmt.ed, the IUIDlee of novice& Ahowillg promille .to be oarefully: ~ and the novice& them– selves to be w.atcbed and .have ape.cial tniniJ:m.facilitiea . provided. . ~)~Scrat.ob racee !or .tlioae ,in l'II004pt of a O!ll'taill Btart. (c) Scratch races for baok-markera. 6,~AIID,M:CO+Y To -aww lltanclaia mecliJ9, ;gwd, .iilYAll', ana 6. That it is essential that a cont.eat be iJlstituted between the Scottish Universities 1111d the Rest of Scotland, and that a sum be·'l!et •aside to meet e:ir:– pe-. mtsu .inlATEUR ATHLB:rIO MSOCU.1.'ION. l. The .institution 1of hisb &booi. Ohampion– llhi at Olympic ~ • r. :Po ,enoounge ,elubll to bold ~~ at Olympic distances in isolated distriote by_:~- ing them against 1089 u~:a ceiuiil ,peoul,ed-~ .3. Ti> ·~ . ,&o~ .Oqmpio Cham. hip& 4. fi:"" purcbw of ~=-tua for fleJ.4 •'1ellta with a view to lending to , 'PON pco,a.ten, clubs, .and athlettw at a DODWUll fee: .IS. The enabli&.bmGt c,f ~ • helldturt.en and, the H)pOint.ment, of tniDW. · ,6. :The CINtiOP 1of a ~ ~- ~ncl