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T H ED KIFTH OLYMPIA13

THE OFFICIAL REPORT

OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1912

ISSUED BY THE SWEDISH OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

KDITED P.V ERIK BERGVALL

TRANSLATED HV E1) W A R D ADA M S - R A Y

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PUBLISHED 15V

\V.MIT,STROM & W IDSTRAND STOCK HOT .M

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PREFACE.

he Swedish Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games of TStockholm, 1912, considered it to be its duty to publish a full report of the Fifth Olympiad and its competitions, but it was not before the beginning of 1913, when the somewhat PRINTED BY lengthy process of winding up the affairs of the vast organization THE CENTRAL TRYCKERIET, STOCKHOLM, 1913, THE , VIGNETTES BY ARTHUR SJOGREN. — THE for the Games was almost at an end, that the work could be PLATES BY "GRAFISKA AKTIEBOLAGET KLICHE" begun, under the immediate direction of the Executive Committee AND WARNER SILFYERSPARRE'S NY A GRAFISKA and the Finance Section. AKTlEBOLAG. — THE PAPER SUPPLIED BY: J. B. Mr. Erik Bergvall was entrusted with the task of editing MUNKTELL'S PAPPERSFABRIKS AKTlEBOLAG. AND the report. The following persons have contributed special ar­ AKTIEBOLAGET KLIPPANS F1NPAPPERSBRUK. ticles on the branches of athletics mentioned:

FIELD AND TRACK ATHLETICS: S. LAFTMAN, Esq. TUG-OF-WAR AND CYCLING: Captain C. G. DRAKE. FENCING: Captain E. FICK. FOOTBALL: T. HUSEN, Esq. GYMNASTICS: Captains E. NERMAN and C. HJORTH. HORSE RIDING COMPETITIONS: Lieutenant C. TRAGARDH. LAWN TENNIS: Fleet-Paymaster K. ZETTERBERG. MODERN PENTATHLON: Lieutenant F. S. GRANFELT. ROWING: U. SALCHOW, Esq. SHOOTING: V. WAHLQVIST, Esq. C. G. BOIVIE, Esq. E. MELIN, Esq. : • ERIK BERGVALL, Esq. WRESTLING: J. BORG, Esq. YACHT RACING: H. ANDERSSON, Esq., C. E.

Other articles of a more special character, such as the de­ scription of the origin of the Stadium and the arrangement of the sites of the competitions, the reports issued by the Reception-, Accommodation- and Press Committees, etc., have been written

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library by various experts. The account of the work of advertising the Games has been contributed by KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, Esq., the General Secretary, and the statistical material has been collected and revised by Mr. JOHN WIDENFELT. Much care has been taken with this part of the work, in order to have every name and figure as correct as possible. The Official Report thus edited and now published is issued CONTENTS. in two different editions, one in Swedish and one in English. The translation of the English edition has been carried out by Mr. EDWARD ADAMS-RAY. THE ORGANIZATION AND PRELIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS. Page. THE SWEDISH OLYMPIC COMMITTEE FOR THE LIST OF COMMITTEES 3 OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM, 1912. The International Olympic Committee 3 The Swedish Olympic Committee 4 Sections of the Swedish Olympic Committee 4 The Chief Members of the Special Committees 5

Stockholm, December 1913. THE CHIEF GENERAL FEATURES OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM 1912. The choice of Stockholm for the Games 7 The organization of the work 10 The weightiest tasks of the Committees 20 Official invitation to the Games of Stockholm, 1912 23 Measures taken for the convenience and comfort of visitors to Stockholm 26 Report of the Finance Committee 2 7 Income Expenditure —.. 37 Tabulated view of the income and expenditure of the Olympic Games of Stockholm, inclusive of the cost of the erection of the Stadium 43 Statistics showing the number of paying visitors present at the various competitions ••• 49

GENERAL QUESTIONS. The Programme of the -Fifth Olympiad. The original programme and its origin 52 Additions and alterations 57 The "final programme General programme The programme of festivities 7° Drawing up the daily programme of the competitions 73 General daily programme 74 Drawing up the rules for the competitions 92 General regulations for the Olympic Games 92 Amateur definitions 95 The Juries and Officials at the Games, The principles adopted 99 List of members of the International Juries for the various branches of athletics 100 The Court of Appeal i03 Foreign officials io4 The posts filled by the Swedish officials 106 The qualifications of the officials I0^ Instructions for the officials for the competitions in athletics 109 » » » » » » cycling road race round Lake Malar 114 vm Fifth Olympiad. IX

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Page. Instructions for the officials for the competitions in gymnastics 123 THE TRAINING OF THE SWEDISH ATHLETES FOR THE OLYMPIC » » » » ,» » swimming competitions 128 GAMES 286 » » » » and competitors at the shooting competitions 148 The medaLs, badges and diplomas of the Fifth Olympiad 160 Athletics 286 » challenge prizes of the Olympic Games 164 Tug-of-war 292 Guarantee 165 Cycling 292 Fencing 293 PREPARING THE SITES OF THE COMPETITIONS 167 Football 293 Gymnastics 294 The Stadium. Horse Riding competitions 295 The origin of the building 168 Lawn Tennis 296 » Building Committee 172 Modern Pentathlon 296 » building site 173 Rowing 296 » contractor's work 174 Shooting 298 » architecture of the Stadium 178 Swimming 299 » grand stands and standing places 183 Wrestling 3°° » interior premises 187 List of the Try Outs for the Olympic Games of Stockholm, 1912 300 » arena, tracks and gardens 189 Description of the construction of the tracks and pitches at the Stadium 191 Technical building arrangements 205 COMPETITIONS AND FESTIVITIES. Bunting 207 The bazaar buildings and the kiosks in Valhallavagen 209 THE SOLEMN OPENING OF THE GAMES 307 Building- and other expenses 210 Olympic Games Triumphal March 312 The Swimming Stadium 211 The swimming course 215 FIELD AND TRACK ATHLETICS: The platform 216 General organization of preparatory work 323 The stands 216 Choosing the branches of athletics to be represented at the Games; Other competing places. drawing up the general regulations,,.... 324 Ostermalm Athletic Grounds 218 The question of penalizing false starts 327 Lawn Tennis 219 Calculation of points for the Pentathlon 328 Fencing 220 Drawing up the rules for the Decathlon 328 Football 221 The athletic-technical details in the Stadium 337 Horse Riding competitions 221 The arrangements for the competitions in the Stadium, etc. 338 Rowing competitions 221 Making known the results to the public and the Press 343 Shooting 222 The athlete's pocket-book with detailed regulations of the competitions Yacht Racing 224 and P. M. 344 Description of the automatic timing- and judging apparatus used at the THE ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE RECEPTION AND ACCOM­ Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 348 MODATION OF COMPETITORS, ETC. Arrangements for the training of the athletes from abroad 349 Report issued by the Reception Committee 226 The Competitions: » of the Accommodation Committee: Preparatory work. — The cheaper Running: forms of accommodation. — Correspondence with the foreign delegates. 100 metres Flat 35" — Accommodation provided for the various nations. — The sleeping accom­ 200 T> » 354 modation in the schools. — Boarding arrangements for the competitors. 400 » » 357 — Procural of rooms for tourists. — The number of rooms available ... 229 800 » » 360 Report of the Press Committee 241 1,500 » ' ' » 364 Telegraph and telephone arrangements 249 5,000 » » 366 Traffic- and customs-arrangements 254 10,000 » » 368 Flag labels 256 Hurdle race, 11o metres 371 Tramway traffic 257 Relay race, 400 » 373 » » 1,600 » 375 HOW THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM 1912 WERE ADVER­ Team race, 3,000 » 376 TISED : Cross-country race, 8,000 metres 378 Newspaper cuttings. — The General Programme. — Circular. — The Ad­ The Marathon Race 382 vertisement Committees. — Official poster and advertising stamp. — Walking race, 10,000 metres 391 Distribution of the advertising material. — Literary and journalistic ad­ Jumping Competitions: vertising. — Other measures employed for advertising the Games. — Running High Jump 392 Distribution office, — Advertising the Games in . — Local ad­ Standing » » 394 vertising 258 Running Broad Jump 395

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Page. FOOTBALL; rage- Standing Broad Jump 39^ The inclusion of football in the programme of the Fifth Olympiad 479 Hop, Step and » 39^ The technical management of the competition 480 Pole jump 399 Special arrangements for the Football competitions 481 Throwing Competitions; The Competitions: 01 Throwing the Javelin, best hand 4 First round 4^4 » » » right and left hand 403 ' 0 Second round 487 » » Discus, best hand 4 4 1 0 Semi-finals 49 » » » right and left hand 4 5 Final 493 0 Putting the Weight, best hand 4 7 Match for the third prize 495 » » » right and left hand 408 Throwing the Hammer 409 Consolation Series: The Pentathlon and the Decathlon 410 First round 49^ Some general reflections and wishes concerning Field and Track Athletics 420 Semi-Finals 497 Tables showing the position of the various countries as regards points obtained Final 499 Results of the Football Competitions of the Fifth Olympiad 500 in Field and Track events 421 Some General Reflections and Wishes 501 Diplomas of Merit 422 GYMNASTICS: THE TUG-OF-WAR: The Committee for Gymnastics 504 Its organization 423 Drawing up the Programme for Gymnastics 504 The Competition 424 General preparations; apparatus; dressing rooms; officials 506 The Competitions and Displays; 510 11 CYCLING: T'.am Competition I 5 Sweden 511 Organization 427 Norway 5I3 The method of starting 429 Denmark 5I4 » prevention of pacing .' 429 General Protocol S'S » arrangements along the course 43° Team Competition II 51^ >> number of competitors 431 Luxemburg 51^ » draw for the start 432 Hungary 520 > management of the competition 433 Germany 525 Alterations made in the rules 434 Great Britain 528 P. M. for competitors 435 Italy. 534 Reception of the foreign guests. Meetings, etc 43^ General Protocol 54° 2 The Race 438 Team Competition III 54 2 Table showing the best 25 men in the race 443 Germany 54 General Protocol 444 Norway 545 Comparisons 45° Denmark 54^ General Protocol of the Team Competition 450 Finland 548 Comparative table of results gained by the nations represented 452 Luxemburg 55° Presentation of the prizes 452 General Protocol 554 Reflections 453- Individual Competition 555 General Protocol 558 FENCING: Displays 555 Swedish team of men gymnasts 555 Organization 455 » » » women gymnasts 555 Rules for the fencing competitions 455 Danish » » » » 55^ Time Table for the fencing competitions 45^ » it » men » — 55" The principles for the judging 4^0 Norwegian team of women gymnasts 55^ The technical arrangements 460 Finnish » » » » 557 Hungarian ' > > men » 557 The Fencing: Russian » » » » 557 Individual competition with foils 4^3 Comparative view of the Competitions and Displays 557 Epee team competition 468 Individual epee competition 469 6 Sabre team competition 473 HORSE RIDING COMPETITIONS: _. 5 4 Individual sabre competition 474 Organizing- and preparatory work 5"5 Experiences gained by the competitions 477 General regulations, programme and propositions 5^9 The relative position of the nations in the fencing competitions 478 Preparations for Sweden's participation in the competitions 573

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Page. SHOOTING: ' Pa«c- Sub-committees 576 The Shooting Committee 677 Challenge Prizes 579 Programme and rules for the competition 678 Entertainments 580 Special arrangements for shooting-ranges, etc 678 The Competitions : The Competitions: The Military 583 Shooting with Army-rifie 679 I Prize Riding 593 The Chief Committee of the Swedish Shooting Association and the Prize Jumping 595 Shooting competitions of the Olympic Games 679 Individual competition 596 Rifle-Shooting Committee 679 Team competition 600 Shooting-Ranges 680 Presentation of the Prizes 604 The arrangements for the shooting 681 P. M. and Instructions, etc., issued by the Committee for the Horse Riding The shooting in the competitions 681 Competitions 604 Team competition, distance 200, 400, 500 an(l ^00 metres 682 Relative position of the Nations in the Horse Riding Competitions 615 Individual competition, distance 600 metres 684 » » » 300 » 685 LAWN TENNIS: Team » » » international target 687 Individual » » » » » » 689 Report of the Labours of the Committee 616 Shooting with Miniature rifles, revolver and pistols 691 The Competitions: Team competition, miniature rifle shooting, distance 50 metres 692 618 The covered court competitions Individual » with miniature rifle, s> » » 693 Gentlemen's singles 619 Team » » » » » 25 ^ ^95 Ladies' singles 621 Individual » » » » » » ^ 696 Gentlemen's doubles 623 Team » » revolver and pistol, distance 5° metres ... 697 Mixed doubles 624 Individual » » » » » »»»... 698 Presentation of the prizes 626 Team » » » » » » 3° » ... 7°° Placing of the Nations in the covered court competitions 630 Individual » » * > » » » » ... 701 Out-of-door court competitions: 630 Clay bird and running deer shooting: 704 Gentlemen's singles 631 Clay bird shooting, team competition 705 » doubles 633 » » » individual » 7°^ Ladies' singles 636 Running deer » team » distance 100 metres, single shots 708 Mixed doubles 637 » » » individual » » » »" » » 709 Presentation of the prizes 639 » » » » » » » » double > 710 Placing of the Nations in the out-of-door court competitions 639 Comparison between the results of the clay bird- and running deer shooting in , 1908, and in Stockholm, 1912 711 MODERN PENTATHLON: Relative positions of the Nations in the shooting competitions 711

Preparatory work of the Committee 640 SWIMMING: Judging the Competition 645 12 The Committee for the Modern Pentathlon 646 The general organization 7 The programme 7I3 The Competition : 646 Drawing up the rules and regulations 7I4 Duel-shooting 647 Arrangements in the Swimming Stadium 7I5 Swimming ; 650 Fencing 651 I'he Competitions: Riding 654 The Swimming Races: I Cross-country run 655 100 metres free style 7 6 Final Result 656 400 » » » 7^ 1,500 » » » 720 21 ROWING: 100 » back stroke 7 200 » breast » 722 Organization and preparation 658 400 » » » 723 2 The programme 659 800 » team race 7 4 The course 6^9 Ladies: The housing of the boats 661 100 metres free style 725 rThe Olympic Regatta at Stockholm- 661 400 » team race 726 Eights, outriggers 662 Diving Competitions: Fours, » 667 High diving: » inrigggrs 671 High diving for men 727 Single Sculls Plain and variety diving combined * 731 Concluding remarks 676 Plain diving for ladies 73^ Relative position of the Nations in the Rowing competitions 676 Spring-board diving 739

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Page. Page. : 741 THE PRESENTATION OF THE PRIZES 784 First round 742 Semi-final 744 OFFICIAL FESTIVITIES 786

Final 745 Festivities organized by the Swedish Olympic Committee 786 Qualifying match for second prize 746 Entertainment given by Skansen for the competitors and officials 789 » T) » third » 746 Festivities arranged by the Special Committees 794 Deciding match for second and third prizes 747 Other festivities and receptions 798 Table showing the results of the Olympic Water Polo competition ... 748 Table showing the number of matches played and goals made in the THE PROPOSED PRIZE FOR MOUNTAIN ASCENTS 800 Water Polo competitions of the Fifth Olympiad 748 Concluding words 748 THE PROPOSED PRIZE FOR GAME SHOOTING 803 Relative position of the Nations in the Swimming competitions 750 CONCOURS D'ART 806 WRESTLING; The relative positions of the Nations in the Concours d'Art 811

Organization 751 DISPLAYS, ETC., IN CONNECTION WITH THE OLYMPIC GAMES ... 812 Rules and regulations 751 The co-operation of, and displays by, boy scouts 812 The question of officials 752 Displays of Gottland Games and Icelandic "Glima" 817 The number of entries 752 "Parkspel" 818 The Competitions: Quoits — 820 Feather weight 753 Tossing the caber 821 Light weight 753 Icelandic "Glima"-wrestling 821 Middle weight A 763 Baseball 823 •» » B 763 Report of the Entertainments Committee: Heavy weight 764 The decoration of the city 825 Reflections 764 Excursions in the vicinity of Stockholm 826 Relative positions of the Nations in the Wrestling competitions 765 Publications for the guidance of visitors 826 Gala- and other theatrical performances 827 YACHT RACING: Open air entertainments 828 Special arrangements made by Public Institutions 828 The origin of the regatta 766 The great Swedish choral festival 830 Preparations 767 Preparatory work of the Yacht Racing Committee 768 MEDICAL AID DURING THE GAMES; The Finance Committee and its work 769 The competitions in the Stadium 832 The Advertisement Committee and its work 770 The organization of the medical staff 832 The work of the Traffic- and Accommodation Committee 770 Medical aid given in the Stadium 834 » » Press Committee 772 Nationality of the men patients 835 » » Reception and the Entertainments Committee 772 Complaints and injuries of the men patients 835 » » Special Yacht Racing Committee 773 Nationality of the women patients 837 The three Olympic days at Nynds: Complaints and injuries of the women patients 837 The racing on July 20: The Marathon race 838 The cycling race round Lake Malar 841 The 12-Metre class 775 The rowing competitions 841 » IO- » » y 7^ The swimming competitions 842 » 8- » » 776 » 6- » » 776 » racing protocol 776

The racing on July 21: STATISTICS. LIST OF OFFICIALS AND COMPETITORS. The 12-Metre class 777 845 10- » » 778 THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF TO-DAY. A short review f 5 s 778 Athens 1896 846 6- s » 778 1900 846 racing protocol ; . 7yg St. Louis 1904 846 The result of the first two days' Olympic racing 780 Athens 1906 847 » re-sailing of the ties on July 22 780 London 1908 '.— 847 Result of the re-sailing of the ties 782 Results in the preceding Olympic Games in the so-called Stadium events 848 Final results of the Olympic Yacht Racing 782 Relative positions of the Nations in the Yacht Racing 783 OLYMPIC RECORDS 850

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Page. Page. PRIZE WINNERS AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM 1912... 852 LAWN TENNIS 1045

List of winners of the Olympic challenge prizes 862 MODERN PENTATHLON 1049 » A » three first prizes , 862 ROWING 1051 » » » » two > » _ 863 SHOOTING 1055 SWIMMING 1068 THE OFFICIAL CALCULATION OF POINTS: 864 WRESTLING ... 1094 Calculation of points for the Concours d'Art... 864 YACHT RACING 1097 Comparison between the Swedish Official calculation of points and the so-called English method of calculating points 865 list of the prizes gained by the Nations at the Olympic Games of Stock­ holm, 1912 866 Table showing number of prizes gained by the Nations in the various AFTERMATH. branches of athletics 874 LETTERS FROM VARIOUS OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC 1103 LIST OF THE DIPLOMAS OF MERIT AWARDED AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM, 1912 876 CORRECTIONS 1117 lable showing number of diplomas of merit awarded at the Olympic Games of Stockholm, 1912 888

TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF STARTERS IN ALL THE COM­ PETITIONS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF 1912 S84

TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF STARTERS IN THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF ATHLETICS 889

TABLE SHOWING PROPORTION BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES

AND THE NUMBER OF ATHLETES ACTUALLY COMPETING 890

LIST OF COMPETITORS IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCK­ HOLM, 1912 891

LIST OF THE LEADING ATHLETIC- AND OTHER SPORTING ORGA­ NIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT THE GAMES OF STOCKHOLM 951

LIST OF THE FOREIGN OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND FUNC­

TIONARIES AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM... 957 Table showing the number of the Foreign Official representatives and func­ tionaries at the Games of Stockholm 973

LIST OF THE SWEDISH MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES AND OFFICIALS 974

LIST OF THE FOREIGN JOURNALISTS AT THE GAMES 991 Table showing the number of foreign journalists present at the Games of Stockholm gny

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPETITIONS.

FIELD AND TRACK ATHLETICS jqoi li G OK WAR ,

CYCLING I0Ij FENCING .016

FOOTBALL I02.

GYMNASTICS 1026

HORSE RIDING COMPETITIONS I034

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PI. I. T. Boling. Wrestling; Middle Weight B 20 U. Saarela. » Heavy Weight 20 R. Lewis. Cycling Road Race round Lake Malar 21 Sweden's team in Cycling Road Race round Lake Malar 21 Great Britain's team in Football Comp 22 Belgium's team in Epee Team Comp 22 N. Nadi. Fencing with Foils; Ind. Comp 23 P. Anspach. Fencing with Epte; Ind. » 23 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. J. Fuchs. » 1 Sabre; » » 23 Hungary's team in Sabre Team Comp 23 Sweden's » » Gymnastic » I. 24 Italy's > x 8 24 PORTRAITS. G. A. Braglia. Gymnastics, Ind. Comp 25 PI. Norway's team in Gymnastics, Comp. Ill 25 H. M. King Gustaf V. Patron of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 1 A. Nordlander. Military 26 H. R. H. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf. Hon. President of the Swedish Sweden's team in Military 26 Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 2 C. Sonde. Prize Riding 27 H. R. H. Prince Wilhelm. Hon. President of the Swedish Olympic Lawn J. Cariou. » Jumping. Ind. Comp. 27 Tennis Committee 3 Sweden's team in Prize Jumping VVr"" 28 H. R. H. Prince Carl. Hon. President of the Swedish Olympic Committee A. Gobert. Lawn Tennis (covered courts) Gentlemen's Singles and Gent­ for the Horse Riding Competitions 4 lemen's Doubles • •; • • — 28 Members of the Swedish Olympic Committee for the Olympic Games of Edith M. Hannam. Lawn Tennis (covered courts). Ladies Singles and Stockholm 1912 • 5—^ Mixed Doubles 28 Presidents of the Special Committees 7—^ C. P. Dixon. Lawn Tennis (covered courts). Mixed Doubles 28 Baron Pierre de Coubertin. President of the International Olympic Com­ M. Germot. Lawn Tennis (covered courts). Gentlemen's Doubles 29 mittee 9 H. A. Kitson. Lawn Tennis (out-of-door courts). Gentlemen's Doubles 29 The leading personages of the foreign Olympic Committees 10—13 C. L. Winslow. Lawn Tennis (out-of-door courts). Gentlemen's Singles Gentlemen's Doubles jV V 29 WINNERS IN THE FIFTH OLYMPIAD: Marguerite Broquedis. Lawn Tennis (out-of-door courts). Ladies Singles 29 R. C. Craig. 100 and 200 m. Flat 14 D. Koring and H. Schomburgk. Lawn Tennis (out-of-door courts). Mixed C. D. Reidpath. 400 m. Flat 14 Doubles — 29 J. Meredith. 800 m. Flat 14 G. Lilliehook. Modern Pentathlon 3° A. N. Jackson. 1,500 m. Flat 14 W. D. Kinnear. Rowing. Single Sculls 3° H. Kolehmainen. 5,000 m. and 10,000 m. Flat and Cross-Country Race 14 Leander Club. Rowing. Eights, outriggers 30 F. W. Kelly. Hurdle Race 110 m 14 Ludwigshafen R. V. Rowing. FourSj outriggers 31 Great Britain's team in Relay Race, 400 m 15 Nykjobing R. C. » » inriggers 31 U. S. A.'s team in Relay Race, 1,600 m 15 Magda IX. Yacht Racing; 12-m. class 32 » » » Team Race, 3,000 » 16 Kitty » » 1° 8 * 32 Sweden's team in Cross Country Race, 8,000 m 16 Taifun » » S » » 33 K. K. Mc Arthur. Marathon Race 17 Mac Miche » » 6 » > 33 G. H. Goulding. Walking Race, 10,000 m 17 D. P. Kahanamoku. 100 m, free style 34 A. W. Richards. Running High Jump 17 H. Hebner. 100 m. back stroke 34 Piatt Adams. Standing High Jump 17 W. Bathe, 200 and 400 m. breast stroke 34 A. L. Gutterson. Running Broad Jump 17 G. Hodgson. 400 and 1,500 m. free style 34 C. Tsiclitiras. Standing » » 17 E. Adlerz. High (plain) diving. Plain and variety diving 34 G. Lindblom. Hop, Step and Jump 18 P. Giinther. Spring-board diving 34 H. S. Babcock. Pole Jump 18 Australia's team in 800 m. team race 35 E. Lemming. Throwing the Javelin, best h 18 Great Britain's Water Polo team 35 J. Saaristo. » » » r. & 1. h 18 Fanny Durack. 100 m. free style for ladies 36 A. R. Taipale » » Discus, b. h., r & 1. h. 18 Greta Johansson. High (plain) diving for ladies 36 P. Mc Donald. Putting the Weight, b. h 18 Great Britain's team in 400 m. team race for ladies 36 Ralph Rose. » » » r. & 1. h 19 P. R. Colas. Shooting: Individual comp. b., and Individual comp. e. ... 37 M. J. Mc Grath. Throwing the Hammer 19 A. Prokopp. » '» 1 ,37 F. R. Bie, Pentathlon 19 U. S. A.'s team in Shooting; Team comp. a 37 H. Wieslander, Decathlon 19 Sweden's » s » » 5 ^ 38 Sweden's team in Tug-of-War 19 Great Britain's team in Shooting: Team comp. f. 38 K. Koskelo. Wrestling; Feather Weight 20 F. S. Hird. Shooting: Ind. comp. g 39 E. E. Ware. » Light Weight 20 W. Carlberg n » » i 39 C. E. Johansson. » Middle Weight A 20 A. P. Lane » » » k. and Ind. comp. m 39 A. O. Ahlgren. » » » B 20 Sweden's team in Shooting: Team comp. h 39

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PI. Page, PI. Page. U. S. A.'s team in Shooting: Team comp. j. Elevation of one of the side entrances v 17^ Sweden's » » » » » 1. A side entrance, seen from within 177 A. Swahn. Shooting: Ind. comp. q. Some of the brickwork patterns 179—IS0 Jo. R. Graham. » » » o 41 View of the interior of the Stadium 184 A Lundeberg » » » r. 41 Benches in the east amphitheatre, arranged as private boxes 186 U. S. A.'s team in Clay Bird Shooting; Team comp. n 41 Corridor in the east amphitheatre Sweden's'team in Running Deer Shooting; Team comp. p 42 A dressing-room and its furniture I^9 The shower-baths I9I The premises beneath the amphitheatre as used during the Games, with the dressing-rooms for the various nations 192 ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT. South gate of the Stadium 60 192 A corner of the south gardens of the Stadium 61 Entry form for the Olympic Games of Stockholm, 1912: The gardens and south arcade » » » 62 Face 24 The south gateway 63 Back 25 View of the gardens and east exterior of the Stadium 64 Series-tickets to the Stadium (Faces) West side (exterior) of the Stadium 65 » » » » (Backs) ^2 East side of the Stadium 66 Illustration of method of marking in Team Shooting Competition a) 149 East beacon- or clock-tower 67 » » » » » » Individual Shooting Competition b).., 151 The south arcade 68 ^ ^ » » ^ » j/ )) q) ^53 A part of the south arcade 69 » » » » » » Team » » d)... 155 North arcade 7° Drinking fountain at the west beacon-tower 71 PRIZES AND BADGES: View from one of the east amphitheatre balconies 72 Olympic Prize- and Commemoration medals, 1912 4^ 160 From the opening of the Stadium 73—75 Badges worn by the members of the International Olympic Committee, Premises in the West tower I93 the National Olympic Committees and the Swedish Olympic Committee 44 » » » East » I93 Badges for officials, competitors and pressmen 45 Entrance to the Royal Box 203 H. M. King Gustaf V's medal in memory of the Olympic Games of Stock­ Folding gate in the south entry 206 holm, 1912 45 Plan of the flag decoration of the Stadium 2oS Prize Diploma, Olympic Games, 1912 The Stadium Arena during the Olympic Games 76 208 » » » after the Games 77 CHALLENGE PRIZES: » » » as a- riding ground in the Horse Riding Comp 78 Group of Olympic Challenge prizes 48 164 Tools and implements for arranging the arena 79—82 For the Marathon race, presented by H. M., the King of Greece 49 Plan of the Postal- Telegraph- and Selling-booth arrangemens in Valhalla- 20 » Throwing the Discus, » » Mme G. De Montgomery 49 vagen, outside the Stadium 9 » the Pentathlon, » » H. M. The King of Sweden ... 50 Telegraph- and Telephone-pavilion outside the Stadium 83 216 » » Decathlon, » » H. I. M. The Emperor of Russia 50 » Wrestling, Heavy Weight, » » The Gold- and Silversmith's C:o 51 THE SWIMMING STADIUM: » Football, » >> the English Football Association 51 Diving platform » » » » 212 » Fencing, Epee competition, » » the British Fencers 52 Plan of Swimming Stadium 2I4 » » Sabre Team » » » the City of Buda-Pesth 52 The starting place at the Swimming Stadium 215 » Gymnastics, Ind. » » » the City of Prague 53 The Swimming Stadium during the Olympic Games of 1912 84 216 » Horse Riding, the Military, » « H. I. M. The Emperor of Germany 53 » Royal Box at the Swimming Stadium 85 » y » Prize Riding, » » H. I.M. The Emperor of Austria ... 54 » Press Stand » » » » 85 » » »Jumping,Ind. competition, presented by Count GezaAndrassy 54 » » » » Team » » » H.M.The King of Italy 55 OTHER COMPETING PLACES: » » » Challenge prize for the Horse Riding competitions presented Map of the environs of Stockholm, showing the situation of the scenes by the Swedish Cavalry 55 of the Olympic competitions 200 » the Modern Pentathlon, presented by Baron P. de Coubertin 56 The Ostermalm Athletic Grounds 86 216 » Rowing, Eights, outriggers, » » Count Brunetta d'Usseaux 56 » Rasunda Athletic Grounds 87 » Yacht Racing, 6-m. class, » » the French Government 57 » Traneberg Athletic Grounds 88 » Swimming race, 1,500 metres, » » Count Brunetta d'Usseaux 57 » The Royal Tennis Pavilion (covered courts comp.) 89 » High plain Diving for Ladies, » » Countess de Casa Miranda 58 Principal Courts for the Lawn Tennis out-of-door competitions 90 » Clay Bird Shooting, Ind. competition, presented by Lord Westbury 58 Map of the immediate neighbourhood of the Stadium, showing the Choir- Sevres Vase, presented by the President of the French Republic 59 Hall, the Ostermalm Athletic Grounds, the Riding Grounds and the Sevres Dish, » » the President of the French Republic 59 Olympia Pleasure Gardens 2I8 Plan of principal Lawn Tennis courts for out-of-door competitions 220 THE STADIUM: Plan of the Rasunda Athletic Grounds 221 Plan of the Stadium boundaries and those of the old Athletic Park 174 View of Djurgardsbrunnsviken and the Rowing Course 222 One of the gates at Sofiaviigen Road Plan of the Ranges for the rifle- and pistol shooting comp 223

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PI. Page. PI. Page. View from Nynas. The scene of the Olympic Yacht Racing 223 Final, 400 m. Flat. The Finish 127 368 The Yacht Racing courses at Nynashamn 224 » 400 » » » » 128 Maps of the Rowing-, Swimming-, and Shooting competitions, Yacht Racing » 800 » » The Start 128 courses and the course for the Marathon Race 91 224 800 » » During the race 129 Maps of the environs of Stockholm, showing the scenes of the Olympic » 1,500 m. Flat. The Start 129 Competitions, and the course for the Cycling Road Race round Lake » 800 m. Flat. The Fitiish 13° 2 22 Malar, with the various control stations 9 5 » 1,500 m. Flat. The Finish 131 The Official Poster of the Olympic Games 1912 93 264 5,000 m. Flat. The Start 132 Torsten Schonberg's design for poster 265 » ?> » » During the race 132 The advertising stamp and the text in various languages 269 10,000 m. Flat. H. Kolehmainen, Finland, winner 133 Heading of advert, in the Continental Daily Mail 278 Final, 5,000 m. Flat. Kolehmainen and Bouin. The Finish 133 Postal Advertisement Stamp 279 » Hurdle Race no m 134 37^ New Year's Card issued by the Swedish Telegraph Officials, 1912 280 Hurdle Race no m. F. W. Kelly, winner 135 Heading of Poster for Swimming Competitions 283 Relay Race 400 m. Trial Heat. Sweden—Hungary 136 Poster for Horse Riding Competitions 284 Final, Relay Race 400 m. During the race 136 » » » » » The Finish 137 THE SOLEMN OPENING OF THE GAMES: Relay Race 1,600 m. The second handing on of staff by U. S. A. team 137 3,000 The Royal Procession 94 304 Final. Team Race m 138 A group of members of the International Olympic Committee and of the » » » » » The Finish 139 Swedish Olympic Committee 95 » » » » » 140 H. M. the King declares the Olympic Games opened 96 Swedish competitors in the Cross-Country race 140 1 The Nations drawn up in the arena of the Stadium 97 Crcss-country race. The Start 14 2 The Grand March Past of the Athletes, seen from the north arcade 98 The Start for the Marathon Race 14 384 The Marathon runners leave the Stadium 143 THE GRAND MARCH PAST OF THE NATIONS Marathon Race. Mc Arthur at the entrance of the Stadium 144 » » Mc Arthur, winner 145 Belgium 99 » » C. W. Gitsham, 2:nd man 145 Chili 100 » 7> C. Strobino, 3:rd man 146 3^ Denmark 101 » » Sigge Jacobsson, best European 146 France 102 Walking Race 10,000 m. G. H. Goulding, winner 147 The United States of America 103 » » » 147 Greece * 104 Monument at Sollentuna. The turn in the Olympic Marathon Race 39° Holland and Italy 105 Running High Jump. A. Wr. Richards, winner 148 400 Japan, Luxemburg and Norway 106 » » » H. Liesche, 2:nd man 149 Russia 107 » » » G. Horine, 3:rd man 149 Finland 108 Standing » » C. Tsiclitiras 150 Great Britain 109 » » » Piatt Adams, winner 150 Canada, Australasia and South Africa 110 » » » » » » 151 Germany in Running Broad Jump. A. L. Gutterson 151 Austria and Bohemia 112 7> » » C. D. Bricker, 2:nd man 152 Hungary 113 » » » G. Aberg, 3:rd man 152 Sweden 114 » » » A. L. Guttersson, winner 153 The Swedish Officials 115 Standing » » Piatt Adams 153 The Swedish team of Women Gymnasts 116 » » » » » 2:nd man 154 The Swedish team of Men Gymnasts 117 » » » C. Tsiclitiras, winner 154 » » » G. Malmsten, 4:th man 155 ATHLETICS: » » » Ben Adams 155 Group of Officials 118 344 The Hop, Step and Jump. G. Aberg 156 Leaders' Platform 119 » » » » » G. Lindblom, winner 156 The connection of the electric timing apparatus with the starter's pistol 119 Pole Jump. B. Uggla, bracketed 3:rd man 157 Stand for judges at finish 120 » H. S. Babcock, winner 157 Group of timekeepers and the electric apparatus for timetaking 121 » » F. T. Nelson, 2:nd man 158 Plan of the Arena of the Stadium 345 » M. S. Wright, bracketed 2;nd man 159 Final, 100 m. Flat. The Start 122 352 Throwing the Javelin, best hand. E. Lemming, winner 160 408 » 100 » » Immediately after the Start 122 » » » r. & 1. h. J. Saaristo, winner 161 > 100 •> » The Finish 123 » » Discus. A. R. Taipale, winner 162 Start for 200 m. Flat 124 » » f> T> » I63 Final, 200 m. Flat. The Finish 125 » » » R. L. Byrd, 2:nd man 164 Start for 400 m. Flat. Semi-Final 126 368 » » » E. Magnusson, 3:rd man 164 400 m. Flat. Paul Zerling (Sweden) beating Mishima (Japan) 126 » » J. H. Duncan, 3:rd man 165

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PI. Page. PI. Page Plan of the removable gymnastic apparatus, with one side turned outwards 507 Putting the Weight Competition 166 Detail-drawing of iron sockets sunk in arena and of the posts, for fixed » » » P. McDonald, b. h., winner 167 gymnastic apparatus 5°® » » » Ralph Rose, r. & 1. h., winner 168 Plan, showing the beams, and the iron-bands across them for fixing the » » » E. Niklander, 3:rd man 168 ribb-stalls 508 Throwing the Hammer, M. J. Mc Grath, winner 169 Detail-drawing showing method of fastening together the top beams 509 Decathlon. Broad Jump. H. Wieslander 17° Detail-drawing of the top beams and of the iron band around them 509 » » » E. L. Mercer 17° Plan showing mountings for fastening of ribb-stalls 510 1 » Pole » H. Wieslander I7 Swedish Gymnasts in Team Competition I. Balance-walk on beam 512 1 » » » J. Thorpe I7 Norwegian Gymnasts in Team Competition I. "Steep-hanging" 97 Swedish Gymnasts in Team Comp. I. Arch-steep-standing 98 TUG-OF-WAR; Danish Gymnasts in Team Comp. I Great Britain's Tug-of-War team I72 424 Hungarian Gymnasts in Team Comp. II The first bout, G. Britain v. Sweden, won by the Swedish team 172 , 8 » » » II (on pommelled horse) Tug-of-War. Great Britain v. Sweden 173 British » » » » II (» » s 200 I Second bout in Tug-of-War 73 » » » » II 201 201 German » » » II CYCLING: 202 Luxemburg » » » » II 20^ R. Lewis, winner, chaired by his countrymen 174 44© Norwegian » » » » HI » » about to ride in through the grand south entrance of Finnish > » » » III Forward Bow-lying with living the Stadium I75 support 20j) The Norwegian Gymnasts in Team Comp. Ill Straddle-vault over horse FENCING: from spring-board 204 52^ Group of competitors and officials 17^ 45^ The Danish Gymnasts in Team Comp. Ill (Parallel bars) 204 Epee Team Competition 177 Display team of Swedish Men Gymnasts. March at the double 205 Final in Epee Competition. Anspach v. Seligman 178 » by Swedish Gymnasts. Various styles of vaulting 205 Final in Sabre Competition. Fuchs v. Nadi 179 » » Swedish Gymnasts 20^ Group of Competitors in Final of Foil Comp. 180 207 Final in Foil competition. Berti v. Bekessy 180 Display team of Danish Gymnasts 208 544 Group of competitors in Epee Individual Comp. 181 Display by Russian Gymnasts . 209 Great Britain's team in Epee Competition 181 Norwegian Women Gymnasts 209 Sweden's team in Epee Competition 182 March past: Danish 210 Group of competitors in Final of Sabre Individual Competition 182 Display by Inside vault over horse 210 Great Britain's team in Sabre Competition 183 Wing-step-position. Side-twisting 211 Italy's team in Sabre Competition 183 Finnish 212 552 213 FOOTBALL: 213 Great Britain v. Denmark in the Football Final at the Stadium 184 480 Swedish Women Gymnasts march into the Stadium 2I4 5^° H. R. H. the Crown Prince and the Hungarian Football team 185 Display team: Swedish Women Gymnasts 2I4 From the Football Final. The Danish captain at work 186 » by >> » » 215 » » » » The British goal in danger 187 V. SN %•> V> » 2l6 Football. Holland v. Sweden. The Dutch goalkeeper saving 188 496 » » » » » Climbing vertical ropes . 217 » Great Britain v. Hungary 189 » Finland v. Italy 189 HORSE RIDING COMPETITIONS: » Great Britain v. Finland 190 Committee for Horse Riding Competitions at the Olympic Games of » Austria v. Germany 190 Stockholm, 1912 2I^ 5^ Denmark's Football Team 191 The Stadium during the Prize Jumping. In the foreground H. R. H. Finland's » » 191 Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia 2I9 Holland's » » .. 192 Arrival in state of Their Majesties, The King and Queen 220 Italy's » » 192 The competitors in the Horse Riding Events presented to H. M. the King 221 Norway's » » 193 Map of the course for the Distance- and Cross-Country Riding in the Russia's » » 193 Military 5^4 Sweden's » » 194 Germany's team in the Field Competition "Military" 222 592 Germany's » » 194 U. S. A.'s » » » » » 222 Hungary's » » 195 Lieutenant von Rochow in the "Military" 223 Austria's » » , 195 Count C. Bonde in the Prize Riding 223 GYMNASTICS: Captain Cariou » » » Jumping 224 Baron de Blommaert in the Prize Jumping 224 One side of fixed gymnastic apparatus 5°^ H. R. H. Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia in the Prize Jumping 225 Detail-drawing, showing method of fixing the ribb-stalls, and the beams Captain Rodzianko in the Prize Jumping 225 and the bands of iron across the beams 507 XXVIT XXVI

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PI. Page. PI. Page. Count C. Lewenhaupt in the Prize Jumping 226 South Africa's Rifle-team 257 The team of France in Team Prize Jumping... _ 226 Sweden's Rifle-team 258 Germany's team in Team Prize Jumping 227 » Pistol-shooting-team 258 Russia's team » » » » 227 A Pistol-shooting competition 259 H. M. the King presenting the Swedish Cavalry's prize to H, R, H. A Clay Bird shooting competition 260 Prince Carl of Sweden 238 Spectators at Clay Bird shooting 261 H. M. the King presenting the l:st prize for Individual Prize Jumping to Captain Cariou ' 229 SWIMMING: Plan of Stadium Stables. Steeple-chase course, etc 608 Face of Entry-form for Horse Riding Competitions 611 Long Distance Swimming. G. Hodgson 262 720 Back » •: v S12 Start for Swimming Race 262 100 m. Free Style, Ladies. Final 263 LAWN TENNIS: Start for Team Race, Ladies 264 Plain and Variety Diving. Albert Ziirner 264 Innal in Mixed Doubles (covered courts) 230 624 Plain Diving. Men. Erik Adlerz 265 C. K'empe and G. Setterwall in Gentlemen's Doubles (covered courts) 231 » » » Toivo Aro 265 Final in Gentlemen's Singles (out-of-door courts) 231 Plain and Variety Diving. Hjalmar Johansson 266 744 View from Lawn Tennis Comp. ( » j ) 232 632 » » » » George Yvon 266 Final in Gentlemen's Doubles ( » » ). 233 Plain Diving. Men. German style 267 » » Mixed Doubles ( » » ) 234 Plain Diving. Ladies. Greta Johansson 268 H. M. the King presenting prizes for Lawn Tennis Competitions (out-of- » » Lisa Regnell 269 door courts) 23j » » Isabelle White 270 » » » Tora Larsson 271 MODERN PENTATHLON; Water Polo. Sweden v. France 272 Epee Fencing j -r. 640 » » Belgium v. Hungary. In front of Hungary's goal 273 » ». Wersall v. Asbrink 236 «> Belgium v. Hungary. In front of Belgium's goal 273 » » Dc Mas Latrie v. G. Patton 237 » » Aejmelaens v. Mannstrom 237 WRESTLING: Cross-Country Race. Gronhagen leaving the Stadium 238 644 Feather Weight. A double-nelson by Larsson parried by Stein 274 752 » » » Asbrink re-entering the Stadium 239 » » A chancery-hold by Hansen parried by Andersson ... 274 » » » Gronhagen re-entering the Stadium 239 » » Persson compelled to bridge by Gullaksen 275 » » » G. de Laval at the tape 240 Middle Weight B. Fogelmark v. Salila 275 Singing Swedish National Anthem in Stadium, when the three Swedish » A. Klein v. Asikainen 276 prize-flags were hoisted for the Modern Pentathlon 241 » » A. Clas Johansson at work 276 ROWING: » B. Ahlgren v. Bela Varga 277 » » B. Ahlgren v. » » 277 Eights, outriggers. Semi-final. Leander C. beating Australasia 242 672 Learider Rowing Club's Eight 243 YACHT RACING: Eights, outriggers. Final 244 » » Berliner R. G. beating Sport Borussia 244 Vessels with spectators, Nynashamn 278 766 » » Sweden beating Norway 245 Journalists on Steam-Yacht "Saga" 279 Fours, » Final. Germany beating Thames R. C 245 View of Starting-place for Olympic Yacht Racing 280 768 » » Thames Rowing Club 246 Erna-Signe 281 » inriggers. Denmark leading 246 Erna-Signe—Heatherbell 282 » » Sweden beating Ormsund 247 Nina 283 Single Sculls. P. Veirman 247 Sans Atout 284 » » Kinnear v. Veirman 248 Lucky Girl 285 » » » v. Butler 248 Taifun. Norman. Orn 286 Stockholm Rowing Club's Boat-house 249 Nurdug II 287

SHOOTING: PRESENTATION OF THE PRIZES: Group of all the foreign and Swedish leaders of the Shooting competitions 250 680 Distribution of Prizes at the Olympic Games of Stockholm, 1912. General Rifle Competitions, Kaknas " 2j. j view 288 784 ^ ^ 252 Challenge prizes and oak-wreaths 289 U. S. A. Rifle-team competing 253 H. M. The King crowning the winner of the 100 m. flat 290 » Marksmen at Kaknas 254 704 H. M. The King crowning the winner of the Marathon Race 291 » Army-rifle shown to H. M. The King 255 H. Kolehmainen at the distribution of prizes 292 » Rifle-team -- 2 I he winner in Swimming, 100 m.. Ladies, receiving her prize 292 Denmark's » H. R. 11. the Crown Prince presenting the 2:nd prize for the Modern Pentathlon 293 Rifle-team of France -a 2[ H. R. H. the Crown Prince presenting the 2:nd prize for Team Swimming Norway's Rifle-team 2^ Race, 400 m.. Ladies 294

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library PI. Page. Page. H. R. H. Prince Carl presenting the 3:rd prize for Throwing the Discus 294 Spring Board Dive. Falling Dive forwards 1089 H. M. The King presenting the l:st prize in the Military 295 » ,> Ordinary header forwards (arms by sides) 1089 » » Screw Dive forwards with half turn 1089 DISPLAYS, etc.: ,> » » » » » one turn 1090 » » Pike Dive forwards 1090 A corner of boy scouts' camp, Djurgarden 296 816 » » » » (arms by sides) 1090 Boy scouts saluting the Swedish flag 297 # » Forward somersault 1090 One of the foreign ensigns chaired 298 » » Flying » forwards 1091 Gymnastics in boy scouts' camp 298 » » One and a half somersault 1091 Gymnastic display by boy scouts in the Stadium 299 » » » » » » » (arms stretched by sides) 1091 Icelandic < » Pike dive with backward spring and turning inwards 1093 batsman. Davenport, catcher 303 » » Backward somersault • io93 Baseball match, U. S. A. v. Sweden. Wickman, Sweden, making a two- » » Pike dive with backward spring, turning inwards and base hit to centre-field. Davenport, catcher 303 somersault I093 Baseball match, U. S. A. v. Sweden. Welin, Sweden, racing to l:st base » » Pike dive with backward spring, turning inwards after a short hit. Blanchard at l:st base 304 and 1'/g somersault I093 Baseball match, U. S. A. v. Sweden. Sweden in. U. S. A. fielding. Adams batsman. Davenport catcher 304 Choral festival in the Stadium, 13 July, 1912 305

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPETITIONS:

Placing of the jurors for judging the Fencing 1018 Horse Riding Competitions. Example of the Display programme 1039 » > » Obstacles used in the competitions 1042 » » » » in the "Military" 1044 » » » » » » Prize Jumping 1044 Modern Pentathlon. Figure for Duel-Shooting i049 Drawing of a Four-oared Inrigger io53 Apparatus for measuring a Four-oared Inrigger 1054 Shooting. Target for 200 metres 1056 » » » 400, 500 and 600 metres 1^57 » Stationary ("Precision") Target 1058 » Half-figure io59 » Target for 300 metres. (Comps. d and e) 1060 » » » 50 metres. (Comps. f and g) 1061 » Whole-figure for competitions h, i, 1 and m 1062 » Target for 50 metres (Comps. j and k) 1063 » Running Deer 1066 Swimming. High Dive. Plain Header 1077 >> » » Backward Pleader 1078 » » » Somersault 1078 >•> » » » spring outwards and turning inwards with header 1079 » » » » spring outwards and turning inwards with somersault 1080 » » » » spring outwards and turning inwards with l1/2 somersault 1080 » » » Armstand with header 1081 « » » » » overback 1082 » •> » » » somersault 1083 " » » One somersault forwards 1084 » » » Plying somersault forwards 1085 » » One and a half somersault forwards 1086 » » » Isander's dive 1087 » » » Mollberg's » 1088 Spring-Board Dive. Plain Pleader 1089

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N. NADI, P. ANSPACH, J. FUCHS, Italy. Belgium. Hungary. Fencing with Foils; Ind. Comp. Fencing with Epee ; Ind. Comp. Fencing with Sabre ; Ind. Comp.

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Count C. BONDE Lieutenant A. NORDLANDER, Sweden. Sweden. Prize Riding. Military; Ind. Comp.

Captain J. CARIOU, France. Sweden's team in the Military. Prize Jumping; Ind. Comp,

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D. P. KAHANAMOKU, H. HEBNER, W. BATHE, U. S. A. U. S. A. Germany. 100 m. free style. 100 m. back stroke. nd 400 m. breast stroke.

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A. SWAHN, J. R. GRAHAM, A. LUNDEBERG, \ U. S. A.'s team in Shooting, Team Comp. j. Sweden. U. S. A. Sweden. *, Shooting; Ind. Comp. q. Shooting; Ind. Comp. o. Shooting; Ind. Comp. r. *

Sweden's team in Shooting: Team Comp. I. U. S. A.'s team in Clay Bird Shooting; Team Comp. n.

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THE ORGANIZATION AND PRE= LIMINARY ARRANGEMENTS

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The International Olympic Committee.

PRESIDENT: BARON PIERRE DE COUBERTIN.

MEMBERS:

Australasia R. COOMBES. Austria PRINCE OTTO VON WINDISCH-GRATZ. COUNT RUD. VON COLLOREDO-MANNSFETDV Bohemia ; DR. JIRI GUTH. Belgium COUNT HENRY DE BAILLET-LATOUR. Bulgaria E.-N. TZOKOW. Canada BRIG. GENERAL, SIR HANBURY WILLIAMS. Chili O. N. GARCIA. Denmark CAPTAIN TORBEN GRUT. Egypt ANGELO C. BOLANACHI. France A. BALLIF. COUNT ALB. DE BERTIER DE SAUVIGNY. E. CALLOT. Germany COUNT A. F. SIERSTORPFF. COUNT C. VON WARTENSLEBEN. BARON VON VENNINGEN. Great Britain LORD DESBOROUGH OF TAPLOW. REV. R. S. DE COURCY EAFFAN. TH. A. COOK. Greece COUNT ALEX. MERCATI. Holland BARON E. W. DE TUYLL DE SEROOSKERKEN, Hungary COUNT GEZA ANDRASSY. JULES DE MUZSA. ITALY COUNT EUGENE BRUNETTA D'USSEAUX. ATTILIO BRUNIALTI. Japan DR. JIGORO KANO. Luxemburg MAURICE PESCATORE. Mexico MIGUEL DE BEISTEGUI. Monaco COUNT ALBERT GAUTIER-VIGNAL. Norway CAPTAIN JOHAN SVERRE. PERU CARLOS E. DE CANDAMO. Portugal DR. D. A. DE LANCASTRE. Roumania GEORGES A. PLAGINO. RUSSIA COUNT DE RIBEAUPIERRE. PRINCE L^ON OROUSSOFF. Finland BARON R. F. VON WILLEBRAND. SPAIN MARQUIS DE VILLAMEJOR. Sweden COLONEL V. G. BALCK. COUNT CLARENCE VON ROSEN. Switzerland BARON GODEFROY DE BLONAY. lurkey SELIM SIRRI BEY. United States of America PROFESSOR W. M. SLOANE. ALLISON V. ARMOUR. EVERT J. WENDELL.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library The Swedish Olympic Committee for the Olympic The Chief Members of the Special Games of Stockholm, 1912. Committees.

Hon. President; H. R. H. THE CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN. President: COLONEL V. G .BALCK. Athletics: COLONEL V. G. BALCK, President. Vice-President: J. S. EDSTROM, ESQ. L. ENGLUND, ESQ., Secretary. Members: CAPTAIN E. FRESTADIUS; DR. ASTLEY LEVIN; F. AF KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, ESQ., 2:nd Secretary. SANDEBERG, ESQ.; NORE THISELL, ESQ. Deputy Members: COUNT CLARENCE VON ROSEN, MASTER OF THE Tug=of-War: CAPTAIN C. G. DRAKE, President. HORSE; LIEUT. G. G;SON UGGLA. KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, ESQ., Secretary. Adjoined Members-. CHARLES DICKSON, ESQ., BANK DIRECTOR ; COLONEL, BARON S. D. A. HERMELIN; CAPT. O. HOLTER- Cycling: CAPTAIN C. G. DRAKE, President. MANN. GENTLEMAN OF THE BEDCHAMBER; S. A. C. ULLEN, ESQ., Secretary. DINNER,- ESQ., UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE; FREDRIK LOWENADLER, ESQ., GENTLEMAN-IN- Fencing: CAPTAIN EMIL FICK, President. WAITING; WALTER MURRAY, ESQ., UNDER-SEC- LIEUT. B. CNATTINGIUS, Secretary. RETARY OF STATE; HARALD SOHLMAN, ESQ. •Secretary: KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, ESQ. Football: C. L. KORNERUP, ESQ., President. ANTON JOHANSSON, Secretary.

Sections of the Swedish Olympic Committee. Game Shooting: ... COUNT CLAES LEWENHAUPT, LORD OF THE BEDCHAMBER,. President. •Executive Committee: COLONEL V. G. BALCK. J. S. EDSTROM, ESQ. Gymnastics: CAPTAIN EINAR NERMAN, President. KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, ESQ. LIEUT. WILHELM CARLBERG, Secretary. NORE THISELL, ESQ., Deputy Member. LIEUT. G. G:SON UGGLA, Deputy Member. Horse Riding Com­ petitions: H. R. H. PRINCE CARL, Hon Pres. Finance Section: CHARLES DICKSON, ESQ., BANK DIRECTOR. COLONEL, COUNT E. C. G. OXENSTIERNA, President. DR. ASTLEY LEVIN. COUNT CLARENCE VON ROSEN, MASTER OF THE HORSE, S. N. LINNER, ESQ. General-Secretary. WALTER MURRAY, ESQ. LIEUT. C. TRAGXRDH, Secretary. F. AF SANDEBERG, ESQ. BARON FREDRIK RAMEL, Adjoined Member, pro. Lawn Tennis: H. R. H. PRINCE WILHELM, Hon. Pres. tem. CAPT. A. WALLENBERG, President. Secretary: E. E. LOMM. ESQ. KURT ZETTERBERG, ESQ., Secretary.

Medal and Badge Com­ Modern Pentathlon: COLONEL V. G. BALCK, President. mittee: DR. ASTLEY LEVIN. KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, ESQ., Secretary.

Technical Section: J. S. EDSTROM, ESQ. Mountain Climbing: DR. ERIK ULLEN, President. LIEUT. G. G:SON UGGLA. Rowing: FREDRIK LOWENADLER, ESQ., GENTLEMAN-IN-WAITING, Programme Section: NORE THISELL, ESQ. Hon. President. LIEUT. G. G:SON UGGLA, NILS LJUNGGREN, ESQ., President. V ULRICH SALCHOW, ESQ., Secretary.

Shooting: COLONEL, COUNT C. E. TAUBE, President. GUSTAF C. BOIVIE, ESQ., Secretary. FR. BJORKENSTAM, ESQ. MASTER OF THE HOUNDS. Pre­ sident of Clay Bird Shooting Com. ERNEST MELLIN, ESQ., Secretary in Clay Bird Shooting Com.

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Wrestling; CARL HELGESSON, ESQ., President. STELLAN WARELIUS, ESQ., Secretary.

Yacht Racing; CAPTAIN OSCAR HOLTERMANN, GENTLEMAN or THE I CHAMBER, President. KNUT BOVIN, ESQ., BANK DIRECTOR, Secretary. HUGO ANDERSSON, ESQ, C. E., Assist. Secretary.

Accommodation Committee: CAPTAIN OTTO BERGSTROM, President. C. ERIES, ESQ., Secretary.

Advertisement Com­ mittee: C. L. KORNERUP, ESQ., President. KRISTIAN HELLSTROM, ESQ., Secretary.

Building Committee: COLONEL V. G. BALCK, President. ALEX. LINDMAN, ESQ., Secretary. THE FIFTH OLYMPIAD Entertainments Committee; A. EILJA, ESQ., COURT INTENDANT, President. D. BLOMBERG, ESQ., Secretary.

Press Committee;... COLONEL, BARON S. D. A. HERMELIN, President. ERIK PALLIN, ESQ., Secretary. THE CHIEF GENERAL FEATURES OF THE

Reception Com­ OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM, 1912. mittee : CAPTAIN E. ERESTADIUS, President. NILS LUNDGREN, ESQ., Secretary. The choice of Stockholm for the Games.

determination to celebrate the Fifth Olympiad in ^"^Oithe capital of Sweden in 1912 — a resolve so full '•• •[./ of importance for the athletic movement in this 1 country — was come to on the 28 May, 1909, at the —1 i Meeting of the International Olympic Committee held in Berlin. But, even at the Games of London, in 1908, the Inter­ national athletic world began to be familiarized with the thought, that the task of arranging the next Olympic Games would be entrusted to Sweden, although, it is true, the German capital had been thought of in the same connection and, in consequence, as soon as the Games of London were over, the Swedish athletes began to take measures to prepare themselves for the undertaking. First ot all, an investigation was made' as to whether there was any possibility of Sweden being able to carry out the Games in a way worthy of the country, and the two representatives of Sweden in the International Olympic Commit­ tee, Colonel V. G. Balck and Count Clarence von Rosen, addressed themselves to the two leading athletic organizations in Sweden —

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library the Swedish National Gymnastic and Sporting Association, and the Athletic Lottery, and by some other measures, would make it pos­ Central Association for the Promotion of Athletics, begging them to sible for the Swedish athletes to undertake the task of arranging the investigate the matter in question. Games in this country. This petition was granted by the Government. The Chief Committee , of the National Association, after hearing At the Meeting of the International Olympic Committee held in the opinions of the individual Unions and the Administration Com­ Berlin in May, 1909, the Swedish representatives were thus able to mittee, determined, at a meeting held on the 18 April, 1909, to declare that Sweden, after the financial question had been assured by support the proposal of choosing Stockholm as the scene of the the indirect guarantee given by its Government, was prepared to car­ Olympic Games of 1912, but on the supposition that the financial ry out the Games of 1912, although on a somewhat reduced scale. side of the question could be satisfactorily arranged. The Associa­ The Congress then resolved unanimously to entrust Sweden with the tion based its recommendation on the ground, that the fact of hav­ task. ing the Games at Stockholm would not only promote the healthy Baron Pierre de Coubertin, President of the International Olympic development of the athletic movement in Sweden, but would also be Committee, spoke as follows at the meeting: of the greatest importance for the country as a whole. But it also pointed out that, although the experience gained on the occasions "With regard to the question of making Stockholm the scene of the next Olym­ when other important athletic meetings had been held in this coun­ pic Games it may be stated, that Germany's representative, too, has promised to try showed that the Swedes could be considered quite competent to vote for the motion, on the assumption that Berlin is to hold them in 1916. organize and carry out the various competitions in the Games, the We can expect a unanimous vote in favour of Stockholm,.but only on the express financial side of the question was one that had to be dealt with very condition that Sweden will give an explicit declaration that we need not have any cautiously. doubts in the matter, and that the Committee can fully rely on Sweden's not only undertaking the work of organizing the Olympic Games of 1912, but of carrying The Central Association also made an investigation respecting the them out too. This we must demand, remembering the regrettable episode in the question of finances. It was assumed that a very simple Stadium, case of Rome, which first undertook the task of arranging the Games of 1908 and seating a somewhat limited number of spectators, should be erected then took back its promise. in the Ostermalm Athletic Grounds, and other extensive curtail­ The doubt, quite a natural one, that possibly exists in Stockholm, whether finan­ ments were made, for the sake of economy. For example, it was cial difficulties may not prove an obstacle in this matter, is one that exists in every country and arose in England too, but ought not deter Sweden from the un­ proposed to erect only one grand stand of reinforced concrete as dertaking; for the profit that is made by a country — and a little country, a permanency in this Stadium, while the other stands were to especially •— that becomes the scene of the Olympic Games, will be certain and be of timber, so that they could be removed after the close of the of various kinds, both material and ideal. If doubts caused by financial Games. It was also calculated that the Games would last only reasons were allowed to have too great an influence, nothing would ever be un­ dertaken. 8 days, instead of 12 as in London in 1908. The receipts, it was Of all countries in the world, Sweden, at the present moment, possesses the estimated, would amount to 80,000 Kronor (Jg 4,400: f 22,000). best conditions necessary for organizing the Olympic Games in a way that will The cost of the Stadium itself with its fittings and apparatus would, perfectly satisfy all the claims that athletics and our expectations can demand. it was calculated, amount to 235,000 Kronor (£ 13,050: f 65,250); The Olympic Games of Stockholm are, even now, assured of perfect success. the expenses of the Secretariat to 37,000 Kronor {£ 2,050: $ 10,250); It will be necessary to avoid attempting to copy the Olympic Games of Lon­ don. The next Olympiads must not have such a character; they must not be so the cost of advertising the Games in five different languages, 20,000 comprehensive. There was altogether too much in London. The Games must Kronor (jg 1,100:| 5,5°°); while diverse charges and unforeseen be kept more purely athletic; they must be more dignified, more discreet; more in expenses were estimated to amount to 23,000 Kronor (jg 1,280: f 6,400). accordance with classic and artistic requirements; more intimate, and, above all, The total cost was thus, put at 415,000 Kronor {£ 23,050: less expensive. For this reason, therefore, the total of the estimates ought not to I ii5,2So). act as a deterrent. With the natural resources already possessed by Stockholm; In consequence of this report, the Central Association, on the 6 with the experience already gained by leading athletic circles in Sweden; with the Northern Games as a model, we are led to consider that a grant of 300,000 May, 1909, presented a humble petition to H. M. the King, begging francs, over and above the receipts that may be counted on from the sale of that His Majesty's Government, by permitting another drawing in the tickets, ought to be sufficient security for an Olympic Committee.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Do all that you can in order to have Sweden chosen as the meeting place of such a way that all the competitors would be treated with equal the world's athletes, for the Olympic Games now stand at the parting of the ways justice, and that the arrangements, from an athletic-technical point of and — we need Sweden. Besides this, the present moment is a most favourable view, would be the best possible, and then, in the second place, one for Sweden if she wishes to celebrate the Olympic Games. To delay doing so to an uncertain future will confer no advantage, but rather the opposite''' steps should be taken to have the training of the Swedish athletes carried on in such a way, that the result would be the greatest pos­ sible number of victories for the nation. The Organization of the work. In the autumn of 1909, the Swedish athletic world proceeded to The task of organizing and carrying out the Olympic Games of the election of the Swedish Olympic Committee for the Games of 1912 was a responsible and laborious one, but thanks to the gener­ Stockholm, 1912. In accordance with an agreement made between osity of the Swedish nation in general, to the enthusiasm that eve­ the Swedish National Gymnastic and Sporting Association and rywhere prevailed, and the appreciation and complaisance on the part the Central Association for the Promotion of Athletics in Sweden, of the authorities, for all of which the various Committees wish to the Committee in question consisted of three representatives and express their deep gratitude, it was found possible to carry out the one reserve deputy for each of these, organizations. The National work thus undertaken to a most satisfactory conclusion. Association elected J. S. Edstrom, Esq.; F. af Sandeberg, Esq., and When the work was begun, there was no one that could rightly N. Thisell, Esq.; Lieutenant G. G:son Uggla being chosen as the measure the proportions it eventually assumed. The number of en­ reserve deputy, while the Central Association was represented by Col­ tries for the competitions of the Fifth Olympiad was, in the end, far onel V. G. Balck, B. F. Burman, Esq., and Captain E. Frestadius, greater than for any of the preceding Games, and the result-lists with Doctor Astley Levin as the reserve deputy. On the lamented show that no less than 3,282 persons, representing 27 different na­ death of Mr Burman in May 1912, Doctor Levin was chosen to fill tions, took part in the various events. In addition to this, Swe­ his place as one of the representatives of the Central Association, den was visited during the course of the Games by, altogether, 487 Count Clarence von Rosen being at the same time appointed reserve foreign official representatives, functionaries and members of juries, deputy. and also by 260 journalists from various parts of the world, exclu­ The Committe begged H. R. H. the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf sive of Sweden. of Sweden to act as the leader of the work for the Games, by The opinion prevailed in Swedish athletic circles that the Olympic accepting the post of Honorary President of the Swedish Olympic Games of to-day ought to be given a greater classic simplicity than Committee. had marked the modern Olympiads last celebrated, and that there Colonel V. G. Balck was elected President of the Swedish Olym­ was much that had hitherto been more or less intimately associated pic Committee, and J. S. Edstrom, Esq., Vice-President. Nore Thi­ with these newer celebrations, and which had detracted from their sell, Esq., acted as Secretary until the 1 May, 1910, when Kristian real character, that ought to be banished from them. In spite of Hellstrom, Esq., entered on his duties as Secretary to the Com­ this determination, however, there were no less , than 103 various com­ mittee. petitions on the programme, and the carrying-out of these necessitat­ According to the scheme of work, the Swedish Olympic Committee ed a total of 3,516 different preparatory or final heats. was to undertake the financial and general direction of the whole, Those persons that, in Sweden's name, undertook the task of arrang­ while the technical details were to be confided to special com­ ing the competitions, were confronted by two tasks; on the One hand mittees, nominated by the leading Swedish athletic associations. there was the drawing up the plan of the great athletic festival and The first meeting of the Swedish Olympic Committee was held on of bringing it to a successful issue, and, on the other, the prepa­ the 7 October 1909, and, on the 11 October of the same year, it rations necessary for the participation of Swedish representatives in resolved to request the National Association to beg the various athle­ the Games. This double task could be solved in one way only, and tic unions to elect committees for pure athletics, (field and track events), that was, by adopting as a guiding principle from the very begin­ gymnastics, wrestling, swimming and fencing, as these branches of ning that, first and foremost, the competitions must be arranged in athletics could, even then, be considered as being certain of a place

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library on the programme of the Fifth Olympiad. Then, by degrees, special The Committee for Shooting elected by the Chief Committee committees were appointed for the other branches of sport that were of the Shooting to form part of the programme, the final list of these committees Association; being as follows: » » Swimming » » » Swedish Swimming Association; The Committee for Athletics elected by the Swedish Athletic » » Wrestling » » » Swedish Wrestling Association; Association; » » Tug-of-War » » » Swedish Athletic » » Yacht Racing ... » » » Royal Swedish Association; Yacht Club. » Cycling » » » Swedish Cycling When their numbers were at length' complete, these special com­ Association; mittees reckoned, altogether, 187 members, whose names can be found » Fencing » » » Swedish Fencing in the reports made by each committee. Association; In proportion with the growth of the work of the Swedish Olym­ » Football » » » Swedish Football pic Committee, its numbers were increased by means of adjoined mem­ Association; bers, until, finally, it reckoned 17 in all. A scheme of work for the » Gymnastics » » » Swedish Gymna­ Committee was drawn up and was as follows: stic Association; THE SCHEME OF WORK FOR THE SWEDISH OLYMPIC Game Shooting.. » »v » Swedish Olympic COMMITTEE. Committee; Adopted at the meeting held on the 17 May, 1910. Florse Riding Competitions... H. R. H., Prince § I- Carl, Duke of The Committee shall consist of six (6) unpaid members, three nominated by Vestergotland, the Swedish Central Association for the Promotion of Athletics, and three by the Swedish National Gymnastic and Sporting Association. of Inspector A president shall be chosen from each group, one of whom shall act as the the Swedish ordinary president of the committee, while the other shall take the chair on those Cavalry; occasions when the first is absent. An Honorary President shall also be elected.

» Lawn Tennis Swedish Lawn S 2. Tennis Associ­ The committee shall be subdivided into sections, each with a special field of ation ; work, viz.. the Programme section, the Technical Section, the Finance Section and the Advertising- and Reception Section. Modern Pentathlon Swedish Olympic The spheres of labour of the various sections are shown by the following Committee and scheme; those of the Programme Section: The programme; allotment of days and hours. Time and Olympic Speci­ place for the various kinds of competitions. The length of time to be al Committees allotted to each competition. The general programme and the detailed concerned in the programme of each branch of athletics; competing-places other than the competitions; Stadium and for certain branches of sport; the cost of these. Mountain Ascents Swedish Olympic Technical Section. Athletic-Technical details. Rules and regulations for compe­ Committee; titions; amateur definitions; disqualification regulations. Judges and other officials. Trainers. The branches of athletics (in the general sense of » Rowing Swedish Rowing the word) which are to be placed on the programme. Athletic apparatus. Association; Athletic-technical questions respecting the Stadium which have been re-

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library ferred to the Swedish Olympic Committee by the Building Committee. A Section must not come to any decision that will be binding on the Olym­ Athletic-technical questions respecting other premises and places where pic Committee, nor issue written communications, nor enter into verbal or written competitions are to be held. Details of arrangements for competitors' agreements in the name of the Olympic Committee, unless the latter has expressly dressing rooms. Questions concerning the number of competitors in each commissioned the Section to do so. branch of athletics that may be entered by each nation. The same rule shall hold good for the Secretary and for each individual mem­ ber of the Committee. Finance Section. General and detailed schemes respecting the question of the fin­ ances (with the exception of those concerning the building of the Sta­ § 3- dium) shall be drawn up by this Section, while the accounts are to be In order to make the arrangements for the various competitions of the Olym­ kept so as to show, from day to day, the expenditure determined by the pic Games, the Swedish Olympic Committee shall work by means of Special Committee, so that there will be no difficulty at any time in obtaining a Committees, nominated by the sectional committees of the National Association, view of the financial position. This section shall deal with all questions or by the proper Shooting-, Yachting-, and Horse Riding Associations, etc. standing in connection with the expenditure, such as that caused by pay­ The Special Committees in question shall be named, for example, "The Olym­ ments to the various special committees, by travelling expenses, the pur­ pic Sub-Committee for Athletics", "The Olympic Sub-Committee for Swimming", chase of necessary . material, and other questions of a financial or legal etc., and each shall deal with everything lying within its province that is not of nature. general interest or of a financial nature. Such matters as those last mentioned shall be decided by the Swedish Olympic Committee, which is empowered to call Advertisement and Reception Committee. (To be divided later on into several to its meetings all the members of such a Special Committee should the matter different sub-sections). Accommodation; journeys; carriage. Food supply be one respecting one certain branch of athletics, or the Presidents of some or all questions; medical attendance; massage. Posters; badges; tickets and of the Sub-Committees, when the question concerns several or all branches of the rules regulating the control of the same. Attendants and ticket athletics. sellers. The daily programme. The proclamation of the results of the Decisions arrived at by the Special Committees must be submitted to the Olym­ competitions. Entertainments and excursions. Medals, diplomas and pic Committee for its approval and sanction. other prizes. Questions concerning advertisements of all kinds, the Press, correspondence^ § 4- etc., shall, on the other hand, be in the domain of the Secretariat. The Swedish Olympic Committee shall appoint a salaried Secretary, who shall devote all his time and energy to the work of the Olympic Committee, and General Instructions for the Sections. he shall:

As soon as a question (a written communication, or the like) which has to be a) keep the minutes of the meetings of the Swedish Olympic Committee; discussed by the Committee as a whole, has been brought forward, it is forwarded b) prepare the agenda of the meetings before the latter are held; at once by the secretary to the Section (or Sections, if several sections are affected c) draft and countersign the written communications to be despatched; by the matter) in whose province it lies. Should the President desire to do sor d) manage the work at the Secretariat in accordance with the instructions given however, he may first make himself acquainted with the matter, if it can be done by the Olympic Committee, and shall carry out the decisions of the said without any loss of time. Committee; The Section shall then investigate the matter and give its decided opinion on e) act as Secretary at the meetings of the Sections mentioned in § 2, and shall the subject (preferably in writing), after which, the Olympic Committee, as a wholey be present at the meetings of the Special (Sub) Committees mentioned in § 3 shall decide the question at one of its meetings, when the President ot the Sec­ and, if so desired, shall act as Secretary at the last-mentioned meetings, too; tion shall lay the matter before the Committee. f) execute the commissions entrusted to him by the Olympic Committee. A Section has the right to add temporarily to its numbers other persons than The Secretary shall not have the right to vote at the meetings of the Com­ those belonging to the Section, for the purpose of properly discussing certain mittee, but he may express his opinion on such occasions, when necessary. questions, or certain groups of questions. Such persons, however, have merely the right to express their opinion on the matter. § 5- If a question is of such a general nature that it is considered as not properly coming within the province of any special section or sections, then it shall first The following resolutions were come to, respecting the work of the Swedish Olympic Committee; be investigated by the President and the Secretary, after which, the former shall lay the matter before the Olympic Committee at a meeting. All decisions shall be settled by means of voting. When the number of votes A Section can only bring forward such questions as lie within its province, on each side are equal, the question shall be decided at a fresh meeting of the and must place its well-grounded proposals before the Olympic Committee as a Committee under the chairmanship of the Honorary President, who shall then have the casting vote. whole.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library All decisions shall be entered in the minutes. The various sections and sub-committees of the Swedish Olympic An account shall be kept of all the receipts and expenditure of the Olympic Committee were as follows: Committee. Two auditors shall be appointed to examine the books of the Olympic Com­ Executive Com mittee: mittee; one of these shall be nominated by the Central Association and the other V. G. BALCK, by the National Association. These auditors shall give annual reports of their Colonel examination of the books to the Associations above mentioned. J. S. EDSTROM, Esq., K. HELLSTROM, Esq., Secretary, § 6. NORE THISELL, Esq., Deputy member, Alterations in, and additions to, this scheme of work can be determined on by Lieutenant G. G:SON UGGLA, Deputy member. the Olympic Committee, only- if all the members of the said Committee are pre­ sent when such alteration or addition is resolved on. Finance Section:

Addenda to the scheme of work. CHARLES DICKSON, Esq., Dr. ASTLEY LEVIN, At a meeting of the Swedish Olympic Committee on the 9 January, 1911, it S. LINNER, was determined to recast § 2 of the scheme of work as far as regards what was N. Esq., there said concerning the Advertisement- and Reception Section. This was now WALTER MURRAY, Esq., to read as follows: F. AF SANDEBERG, Esq., Advertisement- and Reception Section. This section shall be divided into the Baron EREDRIK RAMEL, Adjoined member, pro tem. following sub-committees, each of which shall work independently of E. E. LOMM, Esq., Secretary. the others; The Accommodation Committee, Quartering of competitors, etc.; carriage of lug­ gage, apparatus etc.; travelling arrangements. Programme Section: The Medal- and Badges Committee. Badges; medals; challenge-cups; diplomas and NORE THISELL, Esq., other prizes. Lieutenant G. G:SON UGGLA. The Reception Committee. The question of food supplies for competitors; enter­ tainments; excursions, etc. Advertisement and Information Committee, Advertisements, information, etc. Medal- and Badge Committee: Questions concerning the daily programme, the Press, correspondents in differ, Dr ASTLEY LEVIN. ent places, etc., were to lie in the province of the Secretariat. Technical Section ; As, during the year immediately preceding the Games, there was J. S. EDSTROM, Esq., a steaidy increase in the amount of work to be performed, the Swed­ Lieutenant G. G:SON UGGLA. ish Olympic Committe, on the 11 December, 1911, appointed a special Executive Committee, for the purpose of preparing and making The Swedish Olympic Committee also appointed a number of special preliminary investigations concerning questions to be discussed at the committees, in addition to those that had been created for the var­ meetings of the Olympic Committee, and it was also empowered to ious branches of athletics, for the purpose of dealing with matters decide matters of an important and pressing nature. The burden which were of some scope but were not directly connected with the ath­ letic competitions. These were: laid on this special Committee was a very heavy one as, during the months immediately preceding the Games, the work increased to an T/ie Entertainments Committee, enormous degree, while every item of business required to be thor­ The Accomodation Committee, oughly investigated. The Reception Committee, Colonel V. Balck and J. S. Edstrom, Esq., were nominated by the The Press Committee, and Swedish Olympic Committee to act as a special executive during the The Advertisement Committee, course of the Games. with a total of 47 members. 2 Fifth Olympiad. 16 17

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Finally, for the purpose of carrying out the building ol the Sta­ The Swedish Olympic Committee and the Technical Special Com­ dium there was elected by the Central Association a special Building mittees for the various branches of athletics, held the following num­ Committee of six members, three of whom belonged to the Swedish ber of meetings during the course of their work on behalf of the Olympic Committee. Games: The number of the persons sitting in the various committees of The Swedish Olympic Committee 90 the Olympic Games of Stockholm, and the sections to which they (H. R. H. the Crown Prince presided on 56 of these belonged may be seen from the following table. occasions.) The Committee for Athletics, and its Executive Committee 31 Resume of the number of members of the various Committees for the » » » Tug of War 13 Olympic Games of Stockholm, 1912. » » » Cycling 36 » » » Fencing 10 Of which, Of which, » » Football 21 Nr. of belonging to belonging to Total memb­ the Swedish other Commit­ nr. of » » » Gymnastics 60 ers Olympic tees mentioned persons » » , » Horse Riding Competitions 41 Commitee here (30 of these were under the presidency of H, R. H. Prince Carl). The Swedish Olympic Committee 17 — 17

Executive Committee of d;o 5 5 — — » "» " » Lawn Tennis 8 Finance Section 7 5 2 » >> • >> Modern Pentathlon 10 __ Medal and ] 3adge Committee 1 1 — > » » Rowing 27 2 Programme Section 2 — — »? » » Shooting 21 Technical Section 2 2 — » >> » Swimming 22 Building Committee 6 3 — 3 Entertainments Committee 9 2 — 7 » » » Wrestling 20 Accommodation Committee 7 3 — 4 » » » Yacht Racing and sub-divisions 66 Reception Committee 7 2 I 4 Press Committee 18 2 I 15 6 1 Advertisement Committee — 5 As necessity arose, agreements, embodying the following principles Committee for Athletics 18 5 — 13 together with others of lesser importance, were, by degrees, made » » Tug-of-War 12 1 I 10

» > Cycling 10 — I 9 between the Swedish Olympic Committee and the Special Committees:

>> » Fencing 6 — — 6 12 . » Football 17 — 5 that the Special Committees undertook to be responsible for: » » Game Shooting 5 — 5 a) the preparatory work for the worthy carrying out of their respective i> » Gymnastics 5 5 branches of athletics at the Games of 1912, and for the "try » » Horse Riding Competitions 12 1 — 11

» » Lawn Tennis 9 — — 9 outs" which miglit eventually be necessary; » » Modern Pentathlon 14 3 6 5 b) the technical arrangements and the procuring of the necessary 1 ^ » Mountain Ascents 1 — — apparatus, etc., necessary for the athletic competitions; 11 1 2 8 » » Rowing c) the direction of their respective branches of athletics during » •» Shooting 16 — 3 13 the Games themselves; » » Swimming 15 1 4 10

» » Wrestling 8 — — 8

» •» Yacht Racing 6 1 — 5 that the rules for the competitions, and the general regulations for * 252 41 24 187 the various branches of athletics, together with the names of

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library those persons proposed as judges and other officials, should with a thiM proposal at the Meeting of Buda-Pesth, in 1911, which be submitted to the Swedish Olympic Committee for approval; gained the approval of the International Olympic Committee. At that the chief direction of the whole should lie in the hands of the these meetings, Sweden was represented by J. S. Edstrom, Esq., and Swedish Olympic Committee, which was to determine the days K. Hellstrom, Esq., Vice-President and Secretary, respectively, of the and the hours when the various competitions were to take place; Swedish Olympic Committee. confirm the programmes proposed; prepare a place at the Sta­ But, the lengthier the programme became, the heavier grew the dium, or elsewhere, as the scene of the Games, " and — in the labours of the Swedish Olympic Committee, and the solution of the event of no other agreement having been come to — was to economic question became a problem of ever increasing difficulty, in undertake the payment of the expenses .incurred, in accordance consequence of the new demands constantly made on the arrangers with the estimates sent in and approved of: of the Fifth Olympiad. Scarcely had estimates been drawn up, based that — unless a different agreement had been come to—- the Swed­ on the plans entertained for the moment by the Swedish Olympic ish Olympic Committee alone was to have the disposal of all Committee, than the scope of the Games was so altered that the the money obtained by the sale of tickets, etc. Finance Committee had to begin its labours over again. The de­ mand for additional sites and premises for the Competitions increased, too, as the programme lengthened. Not only had a Stadium to be The weightiest tasks of the Committees. built for the competitions in athletics, but other, and special, locali­ ties had to be prepared for the swimming, lawn tennis, football, row­ ing, wrestling and other events, while extensive alterations and im­ The tasks that had to be taken in hand first of all were: the draw­ provements had to be carried out at the places intended for the com­ ing up of the general programme; the settlement of the financial petitions in fencing, sailing and shooting, etc. And as the Swedish question; the putting in order of the places where the various com­ Olympic Committee had also been entrusted with the task of making petitions were to be held; the drawing up of the rules for the com­ the necessary preparations for the participation of Swedish athletes in petitions, and the preparation and training of the Swedish athletes. the Games, fresh difficulties arose here, too, in consequence of the As was just mentioned, the predominant feeling in Swedish athletic uncertainty that prevailed with regard to the programme. In this con­ circles was, that the programme of the Olympic Games ought to be nection, the Committee had to obtain leave of absence for such made as simple as possible, and that it should chiefly embrace such athletes and officials as belonged to the army, and special arrange­ branches of athletics as are common to the civilized nations of the ments had also to be made, in order to give Swedes living abroad present day and which, from their character, can be practised by an opportunity of taking part in the Games as representatives of everybody, without reference to either social or financial position. their native country. In accordance with this principle, the Swedish delegates at the The task of drawing up the rules and regulations for the compe­ Meeting of the International Olympic Committee, held in Berlin in titions became a most exhaustive one which, as the programme grad­ May, 1909, brought forward a scheme for a standard programme for ually took shape, was completed by the General Secretariat working future Olympic Games, in which the events were restricted to pure in collaboration with the various Special Committees, after the rules, athletics, wrestling, gymnastics and swimming. This proposal was etc., had been submitted for the approval ot the Technical Section. The not approved of by the Meeting, the representatives of several other general regulations finally decided on, as well as the rules of the com­ nations demanding a far more comprehensive programme. On the petitions, will be found in their own chapter at the end of this book. basis of these last-mentioned wishes, the Swedish Olympic Committee Special care was paid to the amateur question, and an endeavour was drew up a fresh draft of a programme for the Fifth Olympiad, which made to create, as far as possible, one uniform rule for all the vari­ was laid before the International Olympic Committee at its Meeting ous branches of athletics. at Luxemburg, in June, 1910. This second scheme was not found satisfactory, either, and so the Swedish representatives came forward

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Table showing the number of copies printed of the general Programme and Table of the Postal Matter despatched from the Secretariat of the of the Rules and Regulations for the Olympic Games of Stockholm. Swedish Olympic Committee.

Swedish English French German Total 1 9 1 0 1 9 I I 19 I 2 "913

Printed Printed Printed Printed Letters Letters Letters Letters Matter Matter Matter General Programme 45,200 68,100 31,500 48,200 193,000 Matter

Athletics 7,400 6,000 7,600 3,000 24,000 [ ! January 530 21 1.768 5,137 424 17

Tug of War 3,000 3,000 1,500 1,100 8,600 February — 443 12 2,104 4.638 552 27 March — — 486 120 2,182 4,605 465 3° Cycling 2,800 1,700 1,100 2,800 8,400 1 April — — 576 7 2,579 6,633 410 42 | May 114 in 6,581 Fencing 1,000 1,000 2,100 1,000 5,100 ••• 798 3,054 481 944 i [une 83 — 657 9 2.646 3.237 605 4,179 2,000 1 1,100 2,000 6,600 1 Football ,500 July 103 — ' 932 517 933 2,394 445 2,464

August 170 — 782 103 707 1,044 Gymnastics 5-500 2,000 2,200 2,000 11,700 September 150 19 1.163 5.169 773 336 Horse Riding 2,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 7,000 October 182 2 986 1,488 848 540 November 448 — I, l60 457 713 326 Lawn Tennis 2,500 1,000 1,000 1,000 5,500 December 335 9 1,097 2,830 487 247 1 Modern Pentathlon 3,200 1,500 ,600 2,600 8,900 Total 1.585 30 9,6lO 10.844 18,794 35,718 3,382 7,703

Rowing 2,400 1,500 1,000 2,000 6,900

Shooting 3,900 3,000 1,000 2,000 9,900

1,100 1 Swimming 3,000 3?500 ,900 9,500 Official Invitation to the Games of Stockholm 1912. Wrestling 2,200 2,000 1,100 2,100 7,400 The official invitation to participation in the Olympic Games of Yacht Racing 1,000 800 — 600 2,400 Stockholm, 1912, was issued on the 18 November, 1910, to the 87,600 98,100 55,400 73,800 3I4,90o Olympie Committees of the following countries: Belgium, Bohemia, During the first twelve months, the General Secretariat had its offices at Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Norway, 5 B, Norra Blasieholmshamnen, but in the spring of 1911 these Russia and the U. S. A., and to the representatives of the International premises proved insufficient, and on the 1 April of that year a flat Olympic Committee in Australia, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Holland, of 11 rooms was taken at 1 A, Hamngatan on behalf of the Com­ Italy, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Peru, Portugal, Roumania, Spain, mittee. In addition to the secretary, K. Hellstrom, Esq., and his prin­ Switzerland arid Turkey. Other countries which had no representa­ cipal assistant, John Widenfelt, Esq., the Secretariat had a staff during tives on the International Olympic Committee could not, in conse­ its busiest season of 32 persons, this exclusive of almost the same quence, receive any official invitation at this date. These countries number of clerical and other assistants at the offices of the Accom­ were: The Argentine, Bolivia, Brazil, Chili and other South Ameri­ modation-, and Reception-bureaus, and at that for the sale of can nations; Austria, Canada, China, Cuba, India, Luxemburg, New tickets. Zealand, Persia, Poland, Servia and Siam. Some idea of the great amount of work performed by the General Secre­ As this latter circumstance, it was feared, might lead to complica­ tariat may be seen from the accompanying table of the postal matter tions in the international athletic world, especially as regards the despatched from the office; the grand total of letters, etc., amounting, difficulty of determining which nations were to be considered as en­ in round numbers, to 90,000. titled to independent representation at the Games, the attention of

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library the International Olympic Committee was drawn to the matter, and tion in question, sent them the official invitation to take part in the the desirability was at the same time pointed out, of a number, at Games of Stockholm. least, of these countries being given the opportunity of nominating Entry-forms (see pp. 24,25), to be filled in with the names ot the representatives to the International Committee. The Swedish Olym­ competitors and other necessary information, were posted in the spring pic Committee obtained from the countries in question lists of the of 1912 to all the Olympic Committees and leading athletic orga­ leading athletic organizations there, and, on receipt of the informa­ nizations of the various nations.

ATHLETICS. FIFTH OLYMPIAD ENTRY FORM FOR OLYMPIC GAMES ATHLETICS OK (IN THE STADIUM. SATURDAY. JULY 6th —MOiNDAY. JULY ijlh. ivi2.>

STOCKHOLM 1912. ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 6th, !9 I 2. lore, must be in the hands of the Swedish Olympic Committee noi later than 12

ENTRY FORM Entry shall be made in typed or other distinct Latin characters A separate form for cadi event must he fitted in by each competitor e SPECIAL ENTRY FORM n This form — carefully filled up — is to be forwarded by the Olympic Committees ol the SPECIAL ENTRY FORM- respective countries to the Swedish Olympic Committee under the address OL YMPISKA SPEL UN. STOCKHOLM CO M PETITION

EXTRACT FROM THE 2 NATION which the GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES competitor represents

3 NAME of Competitor in full 3. The various competitions of the Olympic Games are confined exclusively to amateurs fWrite distinctly 6. A "nation", in the Olympic sense, is any country having separate representation on the International Olympic Committee, or. where no such representation exists, any country 4 DATE of BIRTH recognized as a "nation" at the last Olympic Games and, further, any sovereign state not forming part of a states-union, as well as any states-union under one and the same sovereign 5 PLACE of BIRTH jurisdiction Natural-born or naturalised subjects of a "nation . or of a sovereign state,of which a 6 Date of "nation" forms part, are alone eligible to represent that "nation" as competitors in the Olympic NATURALISATION Games. 7 The amateur status of every competitor, as defined in the regulations for the different sports, must be guaranteed by the organisation that, in his own country, governs the sport in which he desires to enter as a competitor, or where no such governing organisation exists, by the Olympic Committee of that country Declaration to be signed by Declaration to be signed by the 8. The minimum age for competitors in the Games is 17 years, subject to exceptions m the competitor Governing Athletic Organisation special cases where the entry is accompanied by a doctor's certificate testifying to his fitness of the country. I hereby declare that the «boi to. Entries should be made through the Olympic Committee of cac/i conntry hy ihi and that I am an amaieur in accordai governing organisation for each branch of sport, (or, where no such governing organisation exists, mp definition direct by the Olympic Committee) to the Swedish Olympic Committee ixists—by the Olympic Commiltee of th 11 No enty can be considered unless in the hands of the Swedish Olympic Committee, at the latest, by the dates specified in the Programme for entries for the various competitions. We hereby declare that the above statements are correct For non-European countries, however, entries close 8 days after the specified date ci the best ot our knowledge and belief, and we herewith In addition, 1 engage to accept and observe the Rules, s the competitor for the evenKmentioned above. Entries made by telegram will not be accepted. K»gulations and Conditions for the Olympic Games ol 12. The Swedish Olympic Committee reserves to itself the right to refuse entries, without Stockholm 1912 I also engage, in the event of my winning a Challenge being bound to give reasons for its decision. Cup. to give the guarantee stipulated in Section 16 of the In such an event, however, the reason will be communicated confidentially to the Olympic General Regulations for the Olympic Games Committee concerned. Signature 0/ Competitor.

Face of Entry Form. Rack of Entry Form.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Tables showing the total number of printed entry=forms issued. were instructed to be in attendance on visitors at the principal rail­ way stations, steamboat piers and other public places; a number of Swedish I English French German persons were chosen to act as hosts for the teams representing the various nationalities, for the purpose of assisting them with advice Athletics (Individ.) 1,000 5,000 2,000 2,000 and information during their stay in Stockholm; official printed guides » (team) 1,000 500 500 500 were issued, containing maps and detailed information, and there was Cycling 250 500 300 250 also published a daily programme of entertainments and general in­ Fencing (individ.) 300 500 750 400 » (team) ICQ 15c 250 100 formation. Aided by a grant from the Swedish Olympic Committee, » Cudges) 100 150 250 IOO "The Olympic News" was issued daily in English and Swed­ Football (individ.) 500 1,000 500 500 ish, published by three Swedish Athletic journals in common. By » (team) IOC 150 IOO IOO this means, the numerous competitors at the Fifth Olympiad were able Gymnastics (individ.) 150 400 400 200 to obtain early and reliable information respecting the past and the » (team, ind.) 500 1,500 1,500 1,500 » (team) IGO 150 150 IOO coming events of the Games.

» (display, ind.) . 2,000 1,500 1,000 j 1,000 In order to meet the demand of the public for meals and refresh­ » (display, team) . 100 200 150 IOO ments in the immediate neighbourhood of the Stadium, the Swedish Horse Riding Competitions 400 400 400 I 400 Olympic Committee took steps to have the large lawn-tennis covered Lawn Tennis (singles) (out of courts, close to the grounds, transformed into a first-class restaurant. door c. 250 500 500 250 » » » (covered Measures were also taken to provide for the entertainment of visitors; courts) 300 300 300 300 Pleasure Gardens were opened at Sturevagen Road, just north of the » » (doubles) (out of Stadium; gala performances were given at the Royal Opera, and door c.) 250 500 5°° i 250 1,500 Music Festivals and other festivities amply sufficed for the entertain­ » » » (covered

courts) 300 300 300 | 300 1,200 ment of the general public. Modern Pentathlon 300 1,000 500 i 500 2,300 Rowing (individ.) 300 1,000 5°° I 1,000 2,800 » (team) IOO 500 250 500 1.350 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. » (boats) IOO 150 150 150 55° Shooting (individ.) 1,500 2,coo 1,500 1,000 6,000 The composition of the Finance Committee and its secretariat. » (team) 250 500 500 i 300 1.55° After the Swedish Olympic Committee had begun the work of the Swimming (individ.) 750 1,500 1,000 i 1.000 4.250 organization of the Olympic Games of Stockholm on 7 Oct. 1909, » (team) IS0 300 300 250 1,000 B. Burman, Esq., Bank Director, and F. af Sandeberg, Esq., were chosen

Wrestling 0 400 1,000 0 2,400 5°^ I Ul on Nov. 15, to deal with the preparatory work concerning all questions 11,050 j 22,150 j 15,050 j 13,550 I 61,800 of finance and the administration of the funds of the Committee. In proportion as the labour of these two gentlemen increased, however, the section for finance found itself obliged to add to its Measures taken for the convenience and comfort of numbers. On the 27 June 1911, Walter Murray, Esq., Under-Secre- visitors to Stockholm. tary of State, was elected a member of the Committee for Finance, Dr Astley Levin and S. Linner, Esq , Under-Secretary of State, were The Swedish Olympic Committee considered that it was its duty nominated as temporary adjoined members of the Committee on the to do its best to ensure the convenience and comfort of the foreign 6 Febr. 1912; on the 27 Febr. 1912, Baron Fredrik Ramel, Secretary to the Cabinet, entered the Committee as temporary adjoined member, competitors and visitors expected to the Games. In consequence, a Dr Astley Levin and S. Linner, Esq., were elected ordinary members reduction was obtained of 50 in the fares on the State Railways on the 2 April 1912 and, on the 21 May 1912, Charles Dickson, Esq., for all the functionaries and competitors in the Games, in addition to the Bank Director, was also elected an ordinary member of the Sub­ free transport of all apparatus', horses, etc. Some 2 o salaried interpreters committee for Finance.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library E. Lomm, Esq., was chosen as Secretary of the Finance Committee hoped at the time by those concerned, would be sufficient to cover the on the i March 1912. expenses of the Games. On the 1 May 1912, the Sub-committee for Finance had to deplore The estimates of the budget of the Games which was made by the the loss of one of its members, Bernhard Burman, Esq., who died Finance Committee about the 30 June, 1911, in drawing up which, the that day after a very short illness. Bernhard Burman, who had for greatest care had been taken to endeavour to make a list, as detailed many years belonged to the Board of the Central Swedish Athletic and complete as possible, of all the possible sources of income, Association, and who, during that period, contributed very greatly to and of the expenses that would prove to be unavoidable, clear­ the promotion of athletics in this country, had, during the time ly showed, however, the necessity of further financial aid, especi­ he was a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee, and of its Sub­ ally as there were many immediate expenses that had to be paid long committee for Finance especially, shown the greatest interest in his before anything would be received by the sale of tickets, etc. task, his extremely valuable aid in these Committees contributing in On the recommendation of the Central Association, therefore, the no little degree to the surmounting of many of the difficulties that Swedish Olympic Committee, on the 25 September, 1911, asked the stood in the way of the organization and carrying out of the Government for permission to obtain an advance of 250,000 Kronor Games. The Sub-committee for Finance desires to take this opportu­ (£13,880: $69,400) from the funds of the Central Association, this nity of expressing its gratitude for the work performed by Bernhard application being granted on the 15 October, 1911. Burman, and its deep sense of the loss it sustained by his death. From the report sent in to the Swedish Olympic Committee by the Stadium Building Committee it was seen, that the means at the disposal of the Building Committee would not suffice for INCOME. the completion of the work in question. In consequence of this re­ Funds and Lotteries. port, the Swedish Olympic Committee petitioned tlfe Corporation of The first task of the Finance Committee was of course to endea­ Stockholm for a grant of 100,000 Kronor (Jg 5,550: $ 27,750) vour to make an estimate of the probable expenses of the Games, to be used for the completion of the Stadium and the carrying out of and then to take the necessary steps for procuring the money requi­ the Games. On the 4 March, 1912, the Corporation so far acceded site to cover these expenses. to this request as to make a grant of 50,000 Kronor (Jg 2,775:$ 13,875), On the occasion when the question was debated whether Sweden, on certain conditions which, later on, were approved of by the Central at the Meeting of the International Olympic Committee which was to Association, the money being received by the Olympic Committee on be held in Berlin on the, 27 May 1909, in the event of its being the 31 May, 191 2. offered the privilege of arranging the next Olympic Games, should By the 30 March, 1912, the Sub-committee for Finance was ready declare itself ready and willing to undertake the task, the matter was with fresh estimates, in which were included, not only the receipts and first of all referred to the National Gymnastic and Sporting Association. expenditure as calculated for the time between the date mentioned and the This Association stated that it was willing to undertake the arrange­ opening of the Games, but also those that could be expected during the pro­ ment of the competitions in branches of athletics which were within gress of the Games and after their completion, until the final closing of the its sphere, and which were to form part of the programme at the Games accounts. These estimates showed that, as time went on, all the earlier but, at the same time, the National Association expressly declared that calculations made respecting the debit and credit of the Olympic Games it was| totally without the pecuniary means necessary for this purpose, of Stockholm, were unreliable. For, even if the hope could be enter­ so that the responsibility of procuring the money necessary for the or­ tained that the monies received during the Games would probably be ganization and carrying out of the Games, over and above the sum considerably in excess of what had first been expected, still, on the that could be expected from the sale of tickets, etc., would rest ex­ other hand, the expenses had shown a most unexpected tendency to clusively on the Central Association. increase, this being chiefly due to the facts that, on account of the great To begin with, the Swedish Central Association for the Promotion athletic-technical demands made, the construction of the Stadium and of Athletics made a gilt to the Finance Committee of the sum of the putting into order of the athletic grounds at Ostermalm, Rasunda 13,000 Kronor (£ 720: $ 3,600), the surplus remaining to the Cen­ and Traneberg, had become far more expensive a matter than had been tral Association of the sum that had been collected to pay the ex­ expected; that a very large sum was necessary for the training of the penses of the Swedish athletes who took part in the Olympic Games Swedish representatives, and, finally, that in consequence of the entries of Athens 1906, and of London 1908. of competitors from abroad greatly exceeding the number that had been The amount that the Sub-committee for Finance next received was expected, the sum required by the Reception and Entertainments Com­ 130,000 Kronor (jg 7,200: ^ 36,000), which the Central Association mittee had also risen very much. received from the Government on the 30 June, 1910, to be placed at At this period, the agreements with the various sections of the ath­ the disposal of the Swedish Olympic Committee, and which sum, it was letic associations (for pure athletics, swimming, football, etc.), men-

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library tioned in greater detail farther on, had in nearly every case been seats could be seen, all necessary information being supplied by members concluded, and the fact could no longer be concealed that, al­ of the staff. though a sum of 325,000 Kronor (Jg 18,000: f 90,000) had been ob­ The stream of purchasers proved to be quite as large as had been tained by the sale of series-tickets, the estimates showed that a further expected, and there was a very lively demand for seats the whole of sum of 400,000 Kronor (jg 22,200;| 111,000) was still needed. Through the time. Until the Swedish Olympic Committee, therefore, the Sub-committee for Fi­ the Games began, nance applied to the Government for permission to obtain a further only series-tickets SOFIAVAGEN. advance from the funds of the Central Association to the amount last were sold, the pri­ mentioned. This permission was granted by an official rescript dated ces being,£2.15.6, the 1 June, 191 2, the Finance Committee receiving the sum in question £4.3.0, £5.10.9 on the same date. As far as can be estimated at the moment of writ­ and £ 11 . 1 . 61 ing this report, about one half of this sum will have to be used, after for Stadium seats; the payment of some outstanding items and the receipt of certain sums Jgi.2.0, £1.12.9 of money still owing to the Finance Committee. and £ 2 . 15 . 62 for series-tickets iiHlS The Sale of Tickets. to the Swimming WtgrOH Entrance to the Stadium was obtained either by series-tickets, which Stadium; 11/- 3for were sold at the office at Norrmalmstorg; by day-tickets, as they were the Fencing Com­ STUREVAGEN. termed, which could be had at the turnstiles N:os 7 —12 and 21—28 petitions, and at the Stadium, |ir else on payment of the necessary sum at the turn­ £1.7.9 4for se­ stiles N:os 1 — 4, 13—20 and 29—32. There were 32 turnstiles in ries-tickets for the V. OLYMPIADEN all, 2 at the entrance to each section of seats. One ticket seller and Lawn Tennis and OLYMPISKA SPELEN one controller were stationed at each turnstile, there thus being 64 Football Com­ I STOCKHOLM 1912 such officials. petitions. In addi­ The Section for the booking of seats, which began its work as early tion to these, there as November, 1911, in the offices of the Central Association, moved were also sold SERIEBIUETT TILL STAOION on the 1 February, 1912, to 4 Norrmalmstorg, where, until the 15 single day-tickets NEDRE RADEN VfUtSTER; for the Horse Ri­ EHTRe FRAN August of the same year, it occupied a flat of 9 rooms, some of which, LOCSE N:R 120 1 however, served as offices for the Reception Committee, the Accom­ ding Competitions sturevSgen PLATS N:R 738 on the 16 and E modation Committee, the Inquiry Office, etc. The preparatory work for the sale of tickets, which, amongst other 17 July, which PRIS KR. 200:- = £ 11.1.6 - FRS 280: = MK 226: things, included a very lively early booking of tickets, was carried out cost 5 sh. 6 d., 5 at the offices of the Central Association, under the direction of Mrs. 10/- and £ 1.2.2 Faces of the Series Tickets to the Stadium. Dagmar Waldner, who had two assistants. each, according After Mrs. Waldner had transferred her services to the Reception to the position of the seats. Committee, Mr. Carl Smith was chosen on the 1 February, 1912, as The demand for tickets for the Stadium, especially, was very great, the director of the section for the booking of tickets. He was assisted and the sections of seats first offered for sale were soon all disposed by Mr. N. Wennerstrom, as cashier, and a staff of 6 other persons, in of, fresh sections having then to be offered to the public, although care addition to a porter. During the .period when the Games were going was taken to reserve the necessary numbers of seats for sale on each on, however, the number of the staff had to be doubled. Mr. Julius day of the Games. The ratio between the above-mentioned reserved Hoglund acted as controller of the cash-department. seats sold at the various prices proved to be a very good one, the num­ The sale of series-tickets to the general public commenced on ber of tickets disposed of in each class being proportionally the same. the 18 February, 1912, the hours between 11 a. m. and 1.30 p. m. Carl Hellberg, Esq., was appointed director of the Finance Office being reserved for the issue of tickets previously booked, while the at the Stadium. The preparatory work here consisted of the draw­ hours between 2 p. m. and 4 p. m. were devoted to the sale of fresh tickets. ing up of the forms necessary for exercising control over the In order to make it as easy as possible for intending purchasers business done and for statistical purposes. These forms proved to of tickets to choose their seats, there was placed in one of the rooms answer their purpose, a fact confirmed by the report sent in at Norrmalmstorg a plaster model of the Stadium, drawn accurately to $ 13.40; 20.10; 26.30; 52.60. ; 5.36; 8.04; 13.40. s $ 2.68^. 4 $6.70. scale, in addition to which, plans of the various sections of the reserved 1.34; 2.68; 5.36.

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library by the scrutineer of the figures. Messrs. H. Juhlin and E. Svens- days when very interesting events were to come off, queues were often son'jWere -chosen to assist Mr. Hellberg in his work. Six lady-assist- formed, each numbering several thousand persons. The prices of the antSj\vere appointed for the purpose of counting the money received day-tickets was from 1 krona to 25 kronor (circa 1 sh. x'/a d., to from^the sale of day-tickets at the Stadium and of seeing that it was £1.7.9: 27 c.—$ 6.70). , - ,, „ correct. The fin- The sale and distribution of the official Stadium-programme was con­ ance-office in ques­ fided to the Section for the sale of tickets, which received valuable Denna Seriebiljett herSttigar innehafvaren till intrade uti Stadion till den rekvircrade platsen: -i tion was opened assistance from the Stockholm boy-scout corps. It should also be l:o) vid det hogrtidliga oppnaodet af de Olympislca Speien; 2:o) alia dag-ar kl. 9 f. m.—kl, 5 e. m. fr. o. m. den 6 t o. m. den on the i June, mentioned that the sale of a very large proportion of the tickets for 15 Juli, under hvilken tid taflingar ag-a rum uti allman idrott. brott- ning, cykelakning (inloppct) ocn gyrnnastik: igi2, when the the various entertainments given in connection with the Games, was 3:o) vid den hogtidlig-a afslutningcn at de Olyrapiska Speien, da pris- utdelningen ager rum. great try outs be­ also in the hands of the Section mentioned above. Biljetten ber'ittigar daremot icke innehafvaren till intrade: gan at the Sta­ l:o) vid de taflingar, som aga rum i Stadion fore dm 6 Jali (exempel- It is clear, however, that the sale of tickets could not take place vis fotboll), oeh de taflingar, sora afhallas i Stadion efter den 15 Juli {exempelvis hastsport); dium, the general exclusively in Stockholm, and considerable numbers of tickets were sold 2:o) vid de taflingar, som aga rum a andra platser an Stadion (exempelvis fotboll, faktning, hastsport, lawn tennis, rodd, segling, rehearsal thus ob­ and sent by post, to every part of the world. Prospectuses with the simning och skytte); 3:o) vid de extra forestallningar uti Stadion, som aga rum och pabprjas tained being of efter kl. 6 e. m. prices of the tickets and plans of the seats in the Stadium were printed

ORaANISATIONSKOMMITTtN. the very greatest in the languages of most civilized countries, so that the public abroad use, not only for the could easily make suitable arrangements for the purchase of series- office but also for tickets for the Games. the attendants etc. The Committee for Finance was also commissioned to undertake the The Finance presentation of complimentary tickets to honoratiores, guests from

Cebllltt-M-rie DONNE in portmr - Dieses Serienblllel BERECHTIOT Office was opened abroad, etc., both for the solemn opening of the Games and for the NTREE the competitions 2. Bel den Konkurremen, wcl­ 2. Aiix concoura qui ont lieu che andenwo «ls im Stadion staltfinden |z. B. futsball, m. and finished purchase by these of certain sole rights in connection with the ('ootbaJI, es Fechten, Konkurremen «u Pferde, Lawntennis, Rudem, Schwlmmen und Scftieiser at midnight, with Games. For example, an agreement was made with the Granberg In­ n ExtravorstcllDngen, Im Stadion gegebeo t place and which \ intervals for meals. anrts 60 hn. andn sotr.inlr ' wiii----- begin —— after 6 p. m. —-v..mittags undbeginneu. nach 6 Uhr nach- dustrial-Art Co., whereby the firm in question was granted the sole LE CQMITE D'OROANISATION, ; THE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE. DAS ORGANISATIONSKOMTTEE. Full accounts right of publishing and selling picture postcards with reproductions were kept of all the of photographs of the Games, taken inside the Stadium and at the Backs of the Series Tickets for the Stadium. monies received other grounds where sections of the Games were held. In the agree­ at the Stadium, ment in question it was stipulated, that these picture post-cards were to as well as complete statistics of the number of persons admitted be made in Sweden, and that the firm was, as far as possible, to at the different turnstiles, to each of the various groups of competi­ publish views of interesting, actual incidents of the Games the day tions. after the photographs had been taken, ' and that the firm should do The sale of day-tickets for the Stadium took place each day imme­ everything in its power to push the sale of the cards. The Fin­ diately before the competitions began, in order to avoid speculation, ance Committee placed one large, and one little stall at the disposal and also that there should be tickets available at almost the very last of the Company, for the sale of the post-cards. The agreement moment for sightseers arriving by train or boat. proved to, be an exceedingly advantageous one, ,the firm having already The day-tickets were of two kinds, one, numbered, to a total of paid the Committee about 13,000 kronor (<£720: Jj; 3,600), showing about 3,000, which were to be had at the ticket-selling offices at Norr- that there has been a great demand for the cards, awakened, in no malmstorg, and the other unnumbered, there being some 10,000 tickets small degree, by the excellence of the work. in this class, which, under the direction of Mr. Carl Hellberg, were For the right of taking and selling photographs of the Games, an sold at the turnstiles admitting to the Stadium. Perfectly satisfactory agreement was entered into with the most important of the Stockholm daily measures were taken to hinder the purchase of day-tickets for the pur­ papers, the sporting press and a number of weekly journals, who were pose of speculating in them, and the most perfect order was always to be represented by 7 of the most experienced photographers in this observed by the purchasing public, in spite of the fact that, on those line in Sweden. In accordance with this agreement, the journals

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library mentioned, in consideration of being allowed to take photographs gratis The right of taking cinema-photographic pictures of the Games in the arena of the Stadium and at the other places where any of the was disposed of by the Sub-committee for Finance to the Swedish- Games were held, to the extent that the local conditions permitted American Films Co., Ltd., the Company being granted the sole this to be done, engaged to deliver the negatives of these photo­ right, during the period June 1 to July 19, 1912, of taking cinema- graphs, before 10 a. m. the next day, at the Photographic Agency of photographs in the arena of the Stadium and at other places where the Olympic Games, represented by the Hasselblad-Scholander Photo­ Olympic Competitions were to be held and which were at the disposal graphic Stores, Ltd., at the risk of otherwise losing the right of of the Committee for that purpose, subject to the condition that, in taking photographs during the remainder of the Games at the places the opinion of these members of the Swedish Olympic Committee re­ where the competitions were held. The Agency was to have the full sponsible for the technical arrangements of the Games, the taking of right of the disposal of the negatives until the 15 September, 1912, such pictures would not hinder the proper carrying out of the competi­ and, until this date, the newspapers above-mentioned were to make no tions, and on the understanding that the Company was assured such other use of the photographs in question than for the purpose of illus­ sole rights only when the local conditions prevailing at the places where tration in the respective papers; neither were they to exhibit the photo­ the various competitions were held, enabled the Swedish Olympic Com­ graphs in other places than in their own offices, where, however, no mittee to take measurers against the infringement of the rights in question. copies of them were to be sold. The agreement also covered the try outs that were to take place during An agreement was, further, entered into with the Hasselblad-Scho­ the first days of June, 1912, in connection with the opening of the lander Photographic Stores, L:td., as the sole photographic agents of newly-finished Stadium, and permitted the Company to have on the the Swedish Olympic Committee, regarding the sale of the photographs ground not more than 6 apparatus at one and the same time, with taken from the negatives sent in to the firm in accordance with the 6 photographers and 4 assistants, 2 groundsmen and the necessary above-mentioned agreement made with the newspapers, or from nega­ number of attendants. The apparatus were to be placed in such pos­ tives taken by the photographers of the Agency itself. The sale of itions as were assigned them by the leaders of the various competitions photographs took place in the Hasselblad-Scholander Stores, and also after consultation with the representatives of the Company, for whom a at stalls in the immediate neighbourhood of the Stadium which the Fin­ room was reserved at the Stadium. The Swedish Olympic Committee ance Committee placed at the disposal of the firm, free of charge. reserved the right of choosing and obtaining, for its archives, free of The firm in question engaged to communicate with those newspapers charge, perfect copies of the films taken by the Company during the and journals abroad that had no photographers here, for the purpose Games, while the Company engaged not to employ the negatives and of supplying them with photographic illustrations. The Agency sent copies they had taken for any other purpose than for moving-picture a great number of foreign journals photographs of each day's compe- performances. The agreement thus made was not to infringe in any titions~ by the night express every evening. The Agency also under­ manner, however, on the right of taking photographs, for picture post­ took to pay the expenses of developing and copying the photographs, cards or photographs for sale to the general public or to the Press, and of their distribution. which had been granted by the Committee to the Hasselblad-Scho­ Spectators of the Games were allowed to take photographic appa­ lander Stores Co. ratuses with them to their seats inside the Stadium, but not such as were The Sub-committee had, at various times, received tenders made by intended for the production of moving pictures, while those visitors that other firms provisionally offering larger amounts for the cinematographic desired to take photographs from the seats had previously to give the rights than were finally obtained, but nothing came of them. Agency a signed declaration, stating that the photographs in question Agreements, bringing in smaller sums, were made with other firms. would not be exposed for sale, or used for the purpose of advertise­ Ostberg and Lenhardtson, Ltd., was granted the sole right of re­ ment. producing in metal the various official illustrated posters, the The agreement with the Hasselblad-Scholander Stores also fixed the commemoration medal, a view of the Stadium, and all the other price of the photographs sold to the public, and to Swedish and foreign drawings and sketches made for the account of the Swedish Olympic journals with the right of reproduction. The Swedish Olympic Committee Committee, and of which the Committee had the sole right of reserved the right of chposing from amongst the negatives at the disposal disposal. of the Agency, copies of photographs for the Committee's archives Other agreements were made respecting the hiring-out in the Stadium and for its official report, as well as the right of reproduction. This of field-glasses; the sale of cheap fans for use in the hot weather; the agreement, which the Hasselblad-Scholanders Stores did everything in sole right of selling purses and pocket-books on which copies of the their power to carry to a successful issue, and one result of which has registered illustrated advertisements issued by the Swedish Olympic been the publication of the magnificent photographic album of the Games Committee were pressed or printed; the right of using copies of the issued by the firm of Messrs. Ahlen & Akerlund, has, at present, brought official poster of the Games on match-boxes, and of placing weighing in the Finance Committee a sum of about 13,000 kronor (£ 7 14: $3,570). -machines in the grounds, etc.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library In consequence of special arrangements made with the Swedish Ath­ b) that with Erik Bergvall, Esq., Editor of the Nordiskt Idrottslif, letic Sports Association and the Swedish Athletic Association, the respecting the issue of the paper "The Olympic News", between Sub-committee for Finance received a considerable amount from the June 17 and July 27 with the text in Swedish and English, and try outs for the Games that took place in the Stadium on the 2, 3, which appeared every day between the 25 June and 20 July. The 5 and 6 June, 1912. publication of this journal was made possible by the coalescence, An arrangement was entered into with the Swedish Choral Union, for the time, of the three athletic newspapers, "Idrotts bladet", in virtue of which the Union was granted permission to give an open- "Nordiskt Idrottslif" and "Ny Tidning for Idrott". A four co­ air concert in the Stadium at 6.30 p. m., Saturday, 13 July, at the lumn side was placed, gratis, at the disposal of the Swedish Olympic close of the grand procession of the singers through the town. Committee for the publication of its notices, in addition to which, the Agreements made with the Swedish Trotting Club, the Stockholm Committee was to have the right to make use, free of charge, of the Trotting Club and the Stockholm Racing Club, brought in the Finance articles and illustrations of the Olympic News for its coming publi­ Committee part of the receipts of matches arranged by these bodies cations. The amount of 3,000 Kronor (,£160: $800) granted by and which took place during the Games, though in no sort of connect­ the Swedish Olympic Committee in aid of the enterprise, was to be ion with them. returned after the payment of all current expenses and after the pub­ Agreements made by the Olympic Entertainments Committee also lisher had obtained a certain profit on his total expenditure, but as brought the Finance Committee in fairly considerable sums. For example, there were no returns on the venture, it has not been possible to the Fair that went under the name of "The Olympian Fields", paid the refund any part of the sum advanced. Swedish Olympic Committee a certain percentage of the amount charged for admission, the total thus received coming to about 29,000 Kronor (£ 1,600: $ 8,000). The amount received from Stockholm section of EXPENDITURE. the Swedish Association of Musicians on the occasion of the great military concert given at the Stadium by this body on the 6 July, was The Swedish Olympic Committee, on first beginning its labours, had about 7,000 Kronor (,£ 380; ^ Ii900)) in the addition to which, the its offices in the premises of the Central Association for the Promotion Finance Committee received some small amounts as its share of the of Athletics, 5 B, Norra Blasieholmshamnen, Stockholm, where a large receipts from the Boy Scouts' Display at the Stadium; from the room was placed at the disposal of the Committee for the purpose soiree given by the Club for the Promotion of Swedish National Dances, of meetings, two smaller rooms being set aside as the secretarial the pleasure trips made by the steam-yacht "Brevik" etc. offices. From the 1 April, 1911, however, the Sub-committe for Fin­ An agreement made with the Tennis Covered Courts C:o, placed the ance found itself obliged to take a large flat, consisting of 11 rooms pavilion just behind the Stadium at the disposal of the Finance Committee and the usual offices, on the second floor at 1 A, Hamngatan, to which at a low rent during the period June 1—July 31. This large hall the whole of the work was transferred, and where the meetings of the was afterwards sub-let for the same period by the Finance Committee various committees were held. The different sections had rooms placed to Mr. Carl Lofvander, of the Kronprinsens Hotel, for a consideration at their disposal for their meetings and the preservation of their archives, of 2,000 Kronor (Jgno: f 550). and all the work was carried on here until the 1 October, 1912, when By an agreement made with Mr. E. W. Hjertberg, the athletic trainer the Secretariat was removed to offices at the Stadium. engaged by the Swedish Olympic Committee, he was given an assist­ In addition to the Secretary to the Swedish Olympic Committee — ant, in consideration of a payment by Mr. Hjertberg of the sum of Mr. Kristian Hellstrom, who was appointed to his post on the 1 May, 2,500 Kronor (,£ 138: f 690) out of the profits obtained by the sale 1910 — and his principal assistant, Mr. John Widenfelt, there were no of his book entitled "Athletic Training". less than 24 clerks (20 of whom were women) at work here during the busiest period before and during the Games; there were also 4 porters and the same number of errand-boys, or, in all, 34 persons, Other Agreements. and this in spite of the fact that the aid of type-writing offices and Amongst the agreements which did not bring in the Committee any printing-offices was very often employed. money may be mentioned: a) -that with the publishing firm of Hasse W. Tullberg, arranging for Agreements made with the Athletic Committees. the issue of the official guide to Stockholm in Swedish, English, French, Before the Finance Committee began its negotiations with the var­ German and Russian, and of a daily programme of entertainments, in ious Athletic Committees, it drew up and submitted to the Swedish which latter publication, two sides were placed at the disposal of the Olympic Committee, a general form of agreement, according to which, Swedish Olympic Committee for the insertion of information respecting each of the said Athletic Association Committees was to engage to the Games. This publication appeared from June 29—July 15; make the arrangements for its own branch of athletics, in agreement with 36 37

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library the programme of the Olympic Games and the international regulations that it found itself obliged to ask for a grant amounting to no less in force, each of the said Athletic Committees being enjoined: than 48,500 Kronor (jg 2,690: f 13,450). This sum proved to be necessary to cover the training expenses of the Swedish tootball a) to carry out the preparatory work for the worthy representation team, of the arrangement of the various matches in the Olympic Com­ of its special branch of athletics, this including the arrangement of any petition, and of putting in order the grounds at'Rasunda and Traneberg. try outs that might be found necessary; The Swedish Olympic Committee granted the sum asked for, but, at b) to make such technical arrangements as were in its power, the same time, took over the financial direction of the Football Com­ such as procuring the materials necessary for the carrying out of the petitions, agreeing, at the same time, that part of the surplus which might respective competitions; and remain after the repayment of the above sum to the Swedish Olympic c) to lead, or direct, its, respective branch of sport during the Committee, should be given to the Swedish Football Association, and Games. to the Rasunda Athletic Grounds. The rules for the competitions and the general regulations, as well Later on, agreements were made with: as the lists of judges and other officials proposed by the Athletic Com­ mittees, had to be submitted to the consideration, and for the approbation, The Fencing Committee, on the 15 April, 1911, when a grant was made of the Swedish Olympic Committee. The chief direction of the whole to the said Sub-committee of 2,500 Kronor (£ 135: $675). was in the hands of the Swedish Olympic Committee, which fixed the The Clay-Bird and Running Deer Shooting Committee, on the 4 May, day, hour and place for each competition, and confirmed the pro­ 1911, a grant being made to this Sub-committee of 10,168 gramme that had been drawn up. Kronor (£ 560: £ 2,800). The agreements contained clauses respecting the disposal of the The Cycling Committee, on the 24 May, 1911, a grant being made to money received from the sale of tickets and programmes, and other the said Sub-committee of 5,800 Krcnor (£ 320: $ 1,600). stipulations concerning the measures to be taken for such sale, and The Athletic Committee, on the 18 August, 1911, a grant being made determining the number of complimentary tickets to be, placed at the amounting to 9,215 Kronor (£510: $2,550). This Sub-com­ disposal of each section of the Athletic Committees. Another para­ mittee also had /the arrangement of the Tug-of- War Com­ graph dealt with the ownership of the material purchased, while there petition. were clauses fixing the amount to which the various Athletic Committees The Wrestling Committee, on the 18 August, 1911, to which a grant were entitled, to cover the expenses of training and of the arrange­ was made of 6,685 Kronor (£370: $1,850). 4 ments for the try outs. The Rowing Committee, OVL the 29 August, 1911, a grant being allowed The books of the Athletic Committees were to be submitted for the of 10,200 Kronor (Jg 560: $ 2,800). inspection and approval of the Swedish Olympic Committee. The Army Rifle- and Miniature Rifle Shooting Committee, on the 6 Sep­ The correspondence on technical matters was left in the hands of tember, 1911, to whom a grant was made of 6,000 Kronor each of the Committees, while that on other matters was managed by (£ 33°: $ 1,650). the Secretariat of the Olympic Committee. Copies of the direct corre­ The Yacht Racing Committee, represented by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, spondence carried on by the committees in question, together with ge­ which undertook the financing of the sailing competitions. This neral reports of the progress of the work, had to be sent in without agreement was made on the 20 November, 1911. delay to the Secretariat of the Swedish Olympic Committee, so that the The Florse Riding Committee, on the 20 November, 1911. This Com­ latter body might have knowledge at first-hand of the measures taken mittee, which had the independent control of its economy, by the said committees. The Committees of the Associations were was guaranteed a sum of 15,000 Kronor Qg 824; $ 4;120), on not empowered to come to any decisions binding on the Olympic Com­ .condition that its budget did not exceed 100,000 Kronor mittee, or to make any verbal or written agreements in the name of (^5^550: $27,750) and that there were guarantees to that the Swedish Olympic Committee, unless on the written instructions of amount. the said Committee. All entries were to be sent direct to the Swed­ The Swimming Committee, on the 7 February, 1912, a grant being made ish Olympic Committee. of 4,200 Kronor (£230: $ 1,150), together with a loan of The first agreement made was that with the Swedish Football 16,600 Kronor (jggio: $4,600). Association, on the 22 January, 1911, according to which, the Associa­ The Lawn Tennis Committee, on the 15 March, 1912, to which a grant tion which, at the time, considered it was in a position to take upon was made of 14,860 Kronor (Jg 820: $4,550). itself the whole economical risk of arranging the football competi­ The Gymnastic Committee, in May, 1912, a grant being allowed of tion, agreed to pay the Swedish Olympic Committee 25°/ of the gross 23,000 Kronor (£1,290: $6,350). receipts. One year later, however, the Football Association stated that The Vdsterds Baseball Club, on the 13 June, 1912, a grant being made it considered it was not in a position to carry out its undertaking, and of 835 Kronor (£46; $230).

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library The Modern Pentathlon Committee, on the 30 June, 1912, to which a athletes, and for the agreements and financial estimates made with and grant was made of 1,000 Kronor (£ 55: $ 275). for the Athletic Associations concerned. Mr. F. W. Hjertberg, of New York, was appointed athletic trainer As a rule, it proved that the grants thus made were not sufficient, from the 16 July, 1910,10 the 15 July, 1912, and his assistant, Mr. and the Sub-committee for Finance was therefore obliged, every now A. F. Ahhlqvist, was engaged from the 16 April, 1911. and then, to make additional grants. The totals of the amounts are Mr. Charles Hurley, of Leicester, England, was engaged from the given in the table of estimates, and so it will not be necessary to 1 July, 1910, to the 30 September, 1910, and again from the 1 Feb­ mention here more than the most important of the extra grants. ruary, 1911, to the 31 August, 1911, for the purpose of training the The Athletic Committee, received on the 9 January, 1912, an extra Swedish swimmers that were to take part in the Olympic competitions. grant of about 20,000 Kronor (£ 1,110: $ 5,550), in addition to which, The Committee engaged Mr. Ivan Tuomisto, Finland, from the 15 the Finance Committee, on the 19 June, 1912, gave the Athletic January, 1911, to the 15 April, 1911, and from the 1 November, 1911, Committee leave to draw on it for payment of the expenses incurred to the 15 July, 1912, for the training of the Swedish wrestlers. over and above this sum, caused by the furnishing, etc., of the Home The other persons that were engaged as trainers besides those now for the Swedish Athletes in training, the Tug-of-War competition and mentioned, were engaged direct by the various sections of athletics the Marathon Race. taking part in the Games, such as those for Rowing, Football, the Jhe Wrestling Committee received an extra grant to pay for 5 try Modern Pentathlon, etc. outs. The Swedish. Olympic Committee took steps to have the following The Rowing Committee, which, when it first drew up its estimates, Athletic Grounds placed at its disposal for training purposes: that at had calculated on receiving 15 or 20 entries from 6 or 7 different na­ Ostermalm, during the whole ol June and July; that at Rasunda from the tions, but, instead, received 66 entries from 15 nations, and consequently 15 April until the 15 July, both days inclusive, and that at Iraneberg found itself obliged, on the 2 June, 1912, to ask, for an additional from the 1 June to the 5 July, both days inclusive. Before the dates grant of no less than 32,477 Kronor (£ 1,800: f 5,400), part of which on which training began, however, all these grounds had been put in sum was to be spent on the erection of stands, boat-houses, etc. first-class order at the expense, and under the direction, of the Swedish In accordance with an agreement made on the 20 June, 1912, with Olympic Committee. the Horse Riding Committee, the latter was granted the free disposal A grant received from the Swedish Olympic Committee enabled the of 200 series-tickets to the Stadium, both for the Games proper and Sub-committee for Athletics to arrange a Home in the immediate neigh­ during the Horse Riding Competitions, the selling-value of which finally bourhood of the Stadium, where the Swedish competitors in Athletics proved to amount to 57,340 Kronor (£3,180: $ 15,900). went to stay for a month before the beginning of the Games, and On closing the accounts of the Swimming Committee, it has proved where they were placed in the charge of the trainer, Mr. Hjertberg. that the said Committee was obliged to spend a sum of 57,843: 98 They received board and lodging gratis until the close of the com­ Kronor (£ 3,123: $ 15,615) on the erection of stands and for carrying petitions in question. Out at Djurgarden, a similar home was arranged out the competitions. Out of the surplus obtained from the sale of for the Swedish oarsmen by the Olympic Committee for Rowing. tickets, etc., the Swedish Swimming Association, in accordance with the agreement made, has received a sum of 11,606: 44 kronor (£ 635: Other Expenses. $ 3.175)- For the purpose of providing sleeping accommodation for those of In consequence of the large number of entries for the Lawn Tennis the competitors in the Games that did not prefer to stay elsewhere, Competitions, out-of-door courts, the Finance Committee was obliged the Sub-committee for Finance made an arrangement with the School to make a further grant to the Lawn Tennis Committee for the purpose Board for Stockholm, in virtue of which the Committee had placed at its of constructing two new courts at the Ostermalm Athletic Grounds in disposal, during the period June 18—July 31, certain rooms in the addition to the two already existing there. The new courts and primary schools at 54 Linnegatan, 34 Mariebergsgatan and 44 Tegner- material came to about 10,000 Kronor (£550: $2,750.) gatan. In addition to these premises, the Finance Committee hired Finally, a considerable increase had to be made in the grant first from Captain Gustaf Orn, the Riding Institute and the open space around given towards carrying out the Modern Pentathlon, in order to cover the it, in the immediate neighbourhood of the Stadium, from the 15 June expenses of training and of the competition itself. to the 15 July. In order to obtain the requisite accommodation for visitors to Stock­ Agreements made with Trainers. Other Training Expenses. holm during the progress of the Olympic Games, the Finance Com­ A not unessential part of the time of the Sub-committee for Finance mittee made agreements with the house agencies, Nya Aktiebolaget was taken up with the negotiations necessary before agreements could Tjaders Byra and the Uthyrningsbyra, by which the two be made with the various trainers finally engaged for the Swedish establishments were appointed the official representatives of the Swedish

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Olympic Committee for the purpose of procuring the accommodation Mr. Erik Bergvall was appointed the editor, assisted by the General in question. These agreements, which, it is true, were not intended Secretariat. The translation of all the official reports, etc., of the to be sources of income for the Committee, but which were quite ne­ Games has been carried out by Mr. Edward Adams-Ray. The printing cessary and obviated the necessity of any expenditure in this direc­ of both editions (the Swedish and the English) was entrusted to the tion, contained detailed regulations respecting the establishment of special Central Printing C;o, Ltd.* The paper used has been supplied by two offices, in central positions, which were to be open during the months firms, the Klippan Paper Works and the Grycksbo Paper Works. The of June and July and were to be properly staffed with assistants able binding has been executed by the Central Printing Co., Ltd., while to attend to the wants of, travellers'who spoke no Swedish. The Wahlstrom & Widstrand, Publishers, issued the work in Sweden. Accommodation Offices engaged to follow the advice and directions During the whole of the period covered by the preparatory work that might be given by the Swedish Olympic Committee through the for the Games, the competitions themselves and the closing labours of Sub-committee for Finance or the Olympic Acommodation Committee, the Swedish Olympic Committee, the Sub-committee for Finance has and to obey the ruling of the Finance Committee in matters concern­ had to undertake the custody of the money received, to make all ne­ ing the price of rooms, etc. All the apartments intended for letting cessary payments; to draw up and have the custody of all the agree­ to visitors had to be inspected by representatives of the Offices, and ments or contracts; to keep a cash book and a ledger; to carry on an the rents were to vary between Kr. 3 (3 sh. 4 d.: 81 c.)and Kr. 10(11/-: extensive correspondence; to examine all accounts and to balance the § 2.68) per room, according to the accommodation provided, the prices books. to be in agreement with those charged at the time by Stockholm hotels The Central Association for the Promotion of Athletics has been of the second rank. Only in exceptional cases was the rent to exceed given all the material left on hand which was considered necessary the highest of the figures given above, and then only with the consent, for the completion of the Stadium, and for the preparatory work for in each case, of the Olympic Accommodation Committee, and to an the Olympic Games of Berlin in 1916. amount approved of by this body. The work carried out by the Offices was subject to inspection by the Olympic Accommodation Committee, and any clear and serious infringement of the regulations laid down TABULATED VIEW OF THE INCOME AND EXPENDL in the agreement could lead to the public annulment of the contract TURE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES OF STOCKHOLM. in question, unless the matter was at once rectified after proper notice. There may also be mentioned the agreements that had to be made Up to May 31, 1913. during the course of the earlier preparations for the Games, such as (The expenditure is inclusive of the cost of the erection of the Stadium). a) that with A. Bortzell's Printing C;o, for the printing of the 1 krona = 1 s. 1 d.; 27 cents; 1 Mk. 12 pfg,; 1 frc. 40 cs.; official placard of the Games, which was executed with the text in 1 Mk. 40 pen. (Finnish); 52" Kon. 16 different languages, the whole edition numbering 88,350 copies; b) that with the Central Printing C:o, Stockholm, for the printing of the Income: advertisement-pamphlet in 4 languages, the edition numbering 260,000 Olympic Games Fund ; I3>000' copies; and also for the printing of the advertisement stamp, with the Grant from City of Stockholm 50,000: Swedish Central Association for Promotion of Athletics 1,276,019: 97 text in 16 different languages, the edition numbering 4,782,200 copies'; Granberg's Art-Industry Co., Ltd 12,910: 60 <') that with E. G. Ekstrand, Gymnastic Apparatus Maker, for pro­ Hasselblad & Scholander's, Ltd , Photographers I3;275: 02 viding the gymnastic apparatus required by the Swedish and foreign Ostberg & Lenhardtson & Co....; 2.299: 75 gymnastic teams; Sale of Cinema rights 20,446. 90 Restaurant in Tennis Pavilion 2'oco: " d) that with the Furnishing Department of the Nordiska C:o., Ltd. for Series-tickets, acct. ; 429i5^0- — supplying the furniture required for all the rooms in the Stadium build­ Day-tickets acct 250,762. 50 ings, and that with the same Company and the Union Tailoring C:o., Day Programmes & advertisements in them 18,848: 54 for supplying uniforms for the attendants at the Stadium; and Section for Athletics: e) those with the Norra Sverige Bank and the Norrland Bank for Undergraduates' Amateur Theatricals 4II: 37 the opening of banking accounts. Choral Society's' ("Orfei Drangar") matinee 647: 14 Try outs .^09|_99 1,568: 50, The Finance Committee, in co-operation with the Entertainments Committee, made the necessary arrangements for the issue of invitations Section for Cycling: to the festivities during the course of the Games. per Sale of Programmes 2)9I3: I4 Sundries ! 67: 9° 2,981: 04 The Finance Committee has also had to make the arrangements re­ specting the publication of the official report of the Fifth Olympiad, its Carried Forward: Kroner: 2,093,672: 82 translation into English, and the printing and issuing of the work. * A.-B. Centraltryckeriet.

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Brought Forward: Kronor 2,093,672: 82 Brought Forward: Kronor 2,474,966: 07 Section for Fencing: Sundries: Try outs 76: — Try outs 3.105: 82 Tickets sold during Games 1,636: — From Racing Club 62$: 59 Inventories sold, and Sundries 664: » the Stockholm Trotting Club 103: 10 5° 2,376: 50 Commission on hire of Lavatories, field-glasses, fans, etc. 615: 95 4,450: 46 Section for Football: Grant from Football Association 1,000 Total: Kronor 2,479,416: 53

Try outs 552 54 C:a £ 136,082: $ 680,410. Tickets sold during Games 62,503 50 Inventories sold 350 64,406: 04 Expenditure-. Section for Gymnastics: Inventories: Furniture, etc. I3."95: 57 Apparatus and Inventories sold 1.025: - Interest; Section for Horse Riding Competitions 123.539: 69 Interest on bank acct. and acct. current 2,252: 26 Section for Lawn Tennis: lS Sale of Tickets for the competitions 21,708 Sundries -4-3: "9

Sale of Programmes 260 93 Posters ^nd other Advertisements: Sale of Inventories 946 22,914: 93 Posters, advertisements of various kinds pamphlets, advertisement Section for Rowing: marks, photographs, expenses of distribution, etc 106,638. 47 Gift from F. Lowenadler, Esq 5,000 Ticket Office: Tickets sold during the Games 11,664 Rent, salaries and sundry expenses 31.995: 54 Sale of Programmes 567 90 Sale of Inventories etc. . 567 General Secretariat's Office: 17,799: 38 Rent, heating and lighting, etc 16,264: 45 Section for Army Rifle Shooting: Sundry receipts from competitions 528: - Salaries, etc. for the General Secretariat 67,768: 98 Section for Clay Bird Shooting: Stationery: Gift from the Skanska Powder Mfg.. Co 360: 56 Type-writing machines and stationery; printed matter; forms; etc. Sale of Inventories, etc. 4,000: — 4,360: 56 for the General Secretariat 50.42i: 99 Section for Miniature Rifle Shooting: Postage and Carriage; Sundry receipts from competitions 85: 30 Telegram and telephone charges; postage and carriage; advertise­ Sale of Inventories 299: 82 385: 12 ments, etc., for the General Secretariat 63,137; 32

Section for Swimming: Medals and Diplomas: Try outs 2,122: 74 Sundry expenses for Printing, and for striking Medals 25,770: 40 Sale of Tickets during Games 69,287: 50 Programmes: Sale of Programmes 1,005: 70 Competition- and Day Programmes 70,878: 31 "Children's Day" Festival, etc. 2,040: 92 Sale of timber 5,972: 70 Representation Acct.: 43>474: 09 Sale of sundry Inventories 370: — 80,799: 56 Olympic Games Fund: Section for Wrestling: Tug-of-War Team's participation in the Olympic Games of London 400: Try outs 1.433: 64 Accommodation Committee's Acct.: Accommodation Committee's acct.: Expenses of Administration and Representation 8,469: 40 Fees for Accommodation 8,870: 05 Rent of premises: Hire of furniture, etc 2,302: 32 Sale ot Inventories 568: Salaries of watchmen and control officials 1,298: 8 9.43 : 05 Inventories 2,092: 25 14,161: 97 Entertainments Committee's acct.: Press Committee: "Olympia Gardens" 28,814: 94 Salaries and sundry expenses S^S1- 7° Concerts by Military Bands 7,164: 03 Boy Scouts' display; Entertainment given by the Reception Committee: Club "Folkdansens Vanner"; S/S "Brevik" (pleasure Salaries and sundry expenses IO>423: 75 trip),- etc. 685: 36 36,664: 33 Information Bureau: Salaries and sundry expenses I)I75: 22 The Choral Association 13.943: 70 Inventories: Entertainments Committee: Sundry expenses 974^ 22 Sale of sundry furniture, etc. 1,678: 75 Carried Forward: Kronor 540,987: 33 Carried Forward: Kronor: 2,474,966: 07

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Brought Forward: Kronor 540,987: 33 Brought Forward: Kronor 90,227: 20 5.418: 73 Idrottstidning ("The Olympic News"): Section for Cycling; Grant to 3,000: — Office expenses 2 466 78 Daily Expenses Acct. of Stadium: Trainer's expenses 440 Office expenses...... 2,448: 72 Training expenses of Swedish competitors 5,696 35 Attendants, uniforms and caps 20,770: 95 Athletic materials and sundries 624 05 2 Expenses of competitions 21,986: 46 Sundry expenses during the Games. 3I5 8 76 12,755: 94 Decorations, flags, music and lighting 15,427: 83 Section for Fencing: Inventories 1,825: 18 Office charges i,I49: 73 Supplementary expenses and sundries 5187; 74 67 546- 88 Trainer's salary 750: Finance Office, Stadium: Swedish competitors' training expenses ... 304: 52 Salaries, and expenses of sale of day-tickets 3,444: 81 Athletics materials and sundry inventories 2,237: 35 Tennis Co. Ltd.: Sundry expenses of competitions; stand etc. 3,022: 19 7,463; 79 Repairs, etc., to Tennis Pavilion 3,050; Section for Football: Foreign Committees 2,594- 55 Office expenses 3,284 12 Official Report of the Olympic Games: Trainer's salary and travelling expenses 2,838 65 Sundry expenses 8,455: 47 Swedish competitors' training expenses 10,006 15 Athletic materials and sundry inventories 2,132 32 Rasunda Athletic Grounds: Expenses of competitions; attendants; Grant to, and share of profits 25,550: 43 travelling, etc. 5,792: 46 24,053: 7o Traneberg Athletic Grounds: Grant to cj.Soo: — Section for Gymnastics; Office expenses 1,068: 33 Ostermalm Athletic Groun-ds: Swedish male gymnasts' training expenses 5,149: 87 Tennis Pavilion 115,000: Women-gymnasts'* do 1,200: Arena and Running Track IO,359- 10 Apparatus and sundry invent. 8,424: 3 Sundry complementary work 7,272: 45 Sundry expenses during Games...... — 5i310: o 21,152; 63 Attendants and sundries 3,377: 74 136009: 29 The Stadium: Section for Horse Riding Competitions; Preparatory work; expenses of pulling down the old Office and Administration charges; print­ ing and representation 40,687; 89 building 11,919: 51 Foundations; permanent buildings and stands; tunnel Expenses of training 24,301: 78 Attendants; decorations and music 5,42 7: 47 to arena 627,319: 68 81 Provisional stands around the arena 43,169: 70 Accommodation charges 15,484: 06 Provisional stand (now removed) 41,918: 80 Expenses of competitions 18,090: 103,992: 01 Arena and Running Track 122,609: 21 Section for Lawn Tennis: Railings and Turnstiles 38,545: 03 Office expenses 2,028 42 Entries and Lavatories 43,159: 35 Trainer's salary and travelling expenses 1,950 Gardens and roads 44,743: 49 Training expenses 5I9 Gas-, water-, and heating-pipes 100,755: 06 Sundry materials and inventories 6,268 Electric lighting 15,745: 82 Stands, courts, etc I7,706 42 Tower Clock 2,292: 59 Sundry expenses for competitions 2,647 58 31,120: 40 Inventories and furniture 33,118: 12 Architects and Experts 37,212: 50 Section for Modern Pentathlon; Office- and Administration expenses; taxes; interest Office charges 654 47 and insurances... 17,219: 84 Trainer's salary and travelling expenses 825 Sundries - MS': 27 1,187,879: 97 Swedish competitors' training expenses 1,393 95 Section for Athletics: Materials and sundry inventories 155 92 Office charges 3,95!: 52 Expenses of competition 2,174 64 5.203: Trainer's salaries and travelling expenses 35,666: 65 Section for Rowing: Travelling-, boarding-, and training ex­ Office expenses 4,I22: 14 penses of Swedish competitors 32,894: 13 Trainer's salary and travelling expenses 3,716: 72 Athletic apparatus, etc., and sundry inven­ Travelling-, training-, and boarding ex­ tories 11,109: 10 penses of Swedish competitors 12,790: 38 Attendants and sundry expenses of the Materials and sundry inventories 7,633; 31 Marathon Race 2,508: 70 Grand Stand 10,376: 17 Sundry expenses of competitions in the Expenses of competitions; hire of tents; Games 4.097= »o 90,227: 20 attendants; music; tug-boats, etc 12,458: 86 51.097: S8

Carried Forward: Kronor 90,227: 20 1,988,418: 73 Carried Forward; Kronor 347,067; 23 1,988,418; 73

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Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Brought Forward; Kronor 347,067:23 1,988,418: 73 Summary of the above Accounts. Section for Army Rifle Shooting: Income: Office charges 729: 49 Funds and Grants I>339)019: 97 Training expenses . 630: 35 Sale of tickets and Programmes for Stadium 699,171: 04 Sundry materials and inventories 185: 24 Sale of Tickets and Programmes, and sundry receipts, per the various Sundry expenses for competitions; tar­ Sections of the Games and the Horse Riding Committee 324,117: 96 gets; ranges, etc 9^ 8,952:04 For rights sold, and sundry receipts 117,107: 56

Section for Clay Bird Shooting: Kronor 2,479,416: 53 Office expenses 39^ 73 Expenditure: Training expenses 1,14° 62 Materials; clay birds and cartridges 2,835 Expenses of Organization and Administration incur­ Ranges 7>525 red by the Swedish Olympic Committee and the various sub-committees, together with the expen­ Sundry expenses of competition 2,266 94 14,165: 13 diture at the Stadium during the Games 629,i79: 04 Section for Miniature Rifle Shooting: Training expenses, and expenditure of the various Training expenses 318:90 gymnastic and athletic sections, and of the Horse Sundry materials and inventories IS: 45 Riding Committee 4^6,351: 29 1,115,53c: 33 Expenses of competition; targets, etc. 2,279: 81 2,617: 16 Rasunda Athletic Grounds 25'55o: 43 Traneberg Athletic Grounds 9,800: — Section for Swimming: Ostermalm Athletic Grounds 136,009: 29 Office expenses; programmes and adver­ The Stadium: tisements 9)370: Cost of erection, inclusive of temporary stands; Trainer's salary and travelling expenses 5)577: 09 arena and running track; railing, garden and Training expenses of Swedish compe­ walks; inventories, etc 1,187,879: 97 1,359,239: 69 titors 5>4721 Materials and sundry inventories 3»984: 63 Cash in hand on deposit 4>^4^-' 51 Stands and sundry building arrangements 39,157: 39 Kronor 2,479,416: 53 Expenses of competitions: attendants; C:a £ 136,200: $ 681,000: Frcs. 3,405,000: Mks 2,775,000. music, etc. 5»323: 99 1 Removal of stands 4)I70: 74 In addition to the above assets, amounting to Kr. 4,646: 5 ) Finance Sec­ To Swedish Swimming Association, as tion has also at its disposal a total sum of 132,955: 31, on deposit-receipt, for the payment of the expenses incurred by the publication of the Official Report of per agreement 11,606: 44 84,668: 67 the Games, etc. Section for Tug-of-War: Office expenses 668 35 Statistics Training expenses 1.396 63 showing the number of paying Visitors present at the Materials and sundry inventories 344 72 2,409: 70 various competitions of the Olympic Games. Section for Wrestling: Fencing Competitions, Office expenses 826: 45 Trainer's salary and travelling expenses 10,040: 20 Total 1,010 persons paid. : Training expenses of competitors 5'933 5^ Football Competitions. Materials and sundry inventories 3)2I9: — : The Stadium. Rasunda. Traneberg. Sundry expenses during Games 3»369 23,389; 02 Saturday, 29 June 5)357 5^0 23I Section for Baseball: Sunday, 30 » 3,397 i>445 239 Materials and sundry inventories 385: 11 Monday, 1 July — I)405 134 0 : Expenses of competition 3 ^ 691 Tuesday 4)374 Wednesday, 3 I)340 441 Section for Concours d'Art: Thursday, 4 13,865 448 Sundry expenses ._ 2,39o: 43 486,351: 29 Friday, 5 628 Cheque Acct., Cervin & Co., Bankers. 1,302: 06 28,333 4,927 604 General Secretariat: Total: 33,864 persons paid. Balance according to A. C. 344: 45 Horse Riding Competitions. (Stadium) Total number On Deposit 3,000: — 4,646: 51 Standing North Other of person with Places Stand Seats Total: Kronor 2,479,416: 53 day-tickets 16 July 3,149 1,703 12,398 I7)250 136,082: $ 680,410. C:a £ 17 » 2,036 968 6,877 Total 5,185 2,611 19,275 27,131 persons paid. 4 Fifth Oly nipiad. 48 49

Source : Bibliothèque du CIO / IOC Library Lawn Tennis Competition: CONCLUSION. Covered Court competitions, May 5—12 c:a 3,000 Out-of-door » » June 28—July 5 » 10,000 On looking back at the Olympic Games of Stockholm it is easily Total; 13,000 persons paid. seen that they were much more comprehensive than they had ever been expected to become. A natural consequence of this was, that Rowing Competitions. the work inseparable from them underwent a very considerable in­ crease, while, at the same time, the expenses, in spite of every effort Number of persons with day-tickets, July 17 1,679 » » » » » » iS 1,722 to keep them within bounds, were augmented to an unheard-of de­ » » » » » » ig 817 gree. The work of organizing and carrying-out the Olympic Games

Total 4,218 persons paid. of Stockholm, which, with very few exceptions, was entrusted to com­ mittees, whose members, although unsalaried, showed, none the less, Swimming Competitions, the warmest interest in their labours, made great demands on the Forenoon competitions, etc 14,040 willingness of these persons to offer both time and personal convenience Evening » 34,520 in the cause they had promised to assist. The fact that it was found Total: 48,560 persons paid. possible to carry the Games to a successful issue without the necessity of appealing to the generosity of private individuals- for pecuniary Track and Field events at the Stadium. help, must be considered a singularly fortunate circumstance, for which

1 we have to thank the readiness of the Swedish Central Association for the Promotion of Athletics to place at the disposal of the Swed­ ish Olympic Committee (with the permission of the Government), the Tickets number persons Total

Places considerable amount of about 800,000 Krono.r (£ 44,400; ^ 222,000) tickets Standing with day- of

Other Seats of the funds acquired by the Central Association by means of the North Stand Total Series Athletic Lottery. The experience of the Fifth Olympiad most incontestably shows, that, 6 July .. 382 3,086 4,563 8,031 5,622 13,653 7 » forenoon ... 410 98 35° 858 5,622 6,480 to carry out the Olympic Games C)f the present day,''there are required afternoon ... 3.641 288 3,ii5 7,044 5,622 12,666 not only personal effort, on the part of the organizers, but also the 8 » forenoon ... 274 226 1,201 1,701 5,622 7,323 most ample financial resources. afternoon ... 1,381 53i 2,907 4.819 5,622 10,441 9 » forenoon ... 214 104 314 632 5,622 6,254 afternoon ... 1.379 633 2,496 4,508 5,622 10,130 10 » forenoon ... 103 369 819 I,29I 5,622 6,913 afternoon ... 2,044 3,100 3,5" 8.655 5,622 14,277 11 » forenoon ... 79 439 618 '.136 5,622 6,758 afternoon ... 1,110 2,145 3,298 6.553 5,622 12.175 12 » forenoon ... 180 892 I,378 2,450 5,622 8.072 afternoon ... 1.796 2,374 3,508 7,678 5,622 13,300 13 » forenoon ... 186 601 1,008 i,795 5,622 7,417 afternoon ... 3.854 3,357 4,423 ",634 5,622 17,256 i 14 » forenoon ... 255 49 2,870 3,174 5,622 8,796 afternoon ... 3.723 4,031 5,337 13,09! 5,622 is,713 15 » forenoon ... 210 30 55o 790 5,622 6,412 afternoon ... 2,957 540 3,35o 6,847 5,622 12.469

Total 24.178 22,893 45,6I6 92,687 106,818 199,505 ^

Grand Totals: Fencing Competitions 1,010 Football Competitions 33,864 Horse Riding Competitions 27,131 Lawn Tennis Competitions..... 13,000 Rowing Competitions 4,218 Swimming Competitions 48,560 Track and Field events 199.505

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