OLYMPIC GAMES.
BROKEN-TIME PAYMENTS. ATTITUDE OF BRITISH SPORTS BODIES. (BT CABLB-PBBSS ISBOCUTIOK-COPTMOHI.) (AUSTBALIAN AND H.S **D SOT CABU.J (Eeceived November 30th, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 29. The Council of the Olympic Association has decided to send an official team to Amsterdam, believing that the best interests of sport will thus be upheld. Lord Eochdale presided over an attendance of forty members, who discussed the resolution of November 12th, after which the Council made a statement that they did not intend to shelve the question of broken time. The next Congress would find Britain fighting on behalf of amateur sport. The Council felt that as a large majority of the governing bodies desired to participate at Amsterdam, and so remain loyal to their international federations, no effort should be spared to succeed. International federations not countenancing broken time should be supported; in fact, Britain supported them now, and they would be encouraged by the protests of Britain's delegates when the federations considered the question. The Council carried a resolution unanimously opposing the participation of "broken-timers" in any guise. The Executive Committee had no power to depart from the principles of amateurism laid down by the Prague Congress. The Council, in appealing for financial support, declares that it is unhesitatingly pursuing a policy of securing' world-wide support for amateurism, and will endeavour to have steps taken to ban "broken-timers" at future Olympic Games. The Congress will appoint a committee to interpret its decisions. [A meeting of representatives of the governing bodies of British amateur sports recently passed a resolution disapproving of payments to athletes for broken time. The resolution 'added that the meeting felt that each individual sport was justified in supporting the Olympic Games so long as the International Federation controlling that sport opposed broken-time payments. This action arose out of the decision of the body controlling the Games to allow such, payments.]
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19171, 30 November 1927, Page 12
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