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PAGE TENTHEGLEANERWEDNESDAYMAY 22, 1929Jamaaica Moves ti To ' __OlympicGamesAtHavanaFull Details of Proposals and Invitation Sent byNational Committee of Cuba Who Are Arranging the Meet for March-April NextYear.COMMITTEEORGANIZEDHERE.A meeting was held at the Saint Andrew Club on Monday night to eon aider the invitation and proposals sent over by the National Committee of Cuba for this island to take part in the coming Central America Olympic Games to be held at Havana in March and April of next year. The full text of the letter is given below;Present at the meeting on Monday in the interests of various branches of sport were:Messrs S- R Cargill, in the chair A. L. Keeling. 11 V. Alexander Major G S ( ox. D. P- Lacey, Dr. E. C- Melville, W. A. Feurtado. E Copp R B Harri., Roy Brandon. G St. C. fccofter O. H Cameron. Scnor A. deLeon. Consul General for Cuba In Jamaica.The meeting was thus representative of practically every branch of sport and a unanimous resolution was passed in favour of Jamaica ac ceptlcg the invitation extended bv the Cuban authorities and entering as 6trong a team as possifle for the games.A sub-committee consisting of Messrs. Cargill, Keeling and Cox wasappointed to get in touch with the official bodies governing the different branches of sport in Jamaica and to ask them to nominate a membereach who should represent them officially on the Jamaica National Athletic Committee which is to be the body to organise and control thesending of the team to the Olympic game*.Many points in connection with the proposal were discussed but it was decided that no further step could be taken until the National Committee was fully constitutedwhich was to be done as early ns yessible when a further meeting would be called—a provisional replyOf acceptance to he despatched to tho Cuban National Committee through the Cuban Consul.*HE TEXT OP THF INVITATIONThe following is the full text ofthe letter received from the Cuban National Committee:Juegoa Deportivos Centro-Ameri-canos,Havana, Cuba, 1930. Offices Palaclo Presldenclal. Committee: National Organiser, •r. Porfirlo Franca, president; Sen •tor Alberto Barreras. member, Cor-«nel Eugenio Silva, treasurer; Brigadier W. I. Consuegra, secretary The national committee to orgar.-fa* the Pan-American Olympic nf Havana fn 1930 duly appointed by the Government of the Republic ofCuba to start the preliminary work with the object of findlr.er out if such competitions should be held to Which three nations will be required »t least to compete In each eventwith that object In view the follow fng questions have been made as nenable the representative of Colombfa. Costa Rica. Guatemala, Ban Sal rador. Haiti. Honduras, Jamaica Mexico. Nicaragua. Panama. Porto RlcfT Santo Domingo and Venezuela h» furnish us at their earliest con sentence the necessary Informations «■ to arrive at a definite decision.nCESTTOXS 1. Will the nation tnat. you represent send athletUe representatives’2. What number will you send fap proximate) T3. To which of the following sports will the athletes of that country compete?(a) track and cross country.(cm combat Including manual defence (fencing, sabre, sword, shooting (revolver, and pistol).(c) nautical sports (swimming rowing).(di horsemanship and polo.(e) lawn tennis (f baseball;(g) volley ball;(h) football (IntPr-collegtate)(1) football (Association) .4. wnat other competition shouldhe held”’e. It Is funijnental to he a national of tlm country that the athlete represent to enter these competitions, tneir status must be amateur and such status trust be established according to the International Regu latfons approved by the Praga Congress. The national committee to organise these games wish to know tlie followingWhat are the regulations to define the amateur condition of the athleteto compete in Ihese competit ions?6 Can Jamaica send ladles to take part in the competition?7 The national committee Is will mgTO GIVE ALT FACILITIESto co-operate with the different nations In sending their representativesTo enable us to try to obtain reduc (Ions on the transport expenses willvou klndlv Inform us the most con-• ■ventert communications betweenHavana and Jamaica?v. The existence of the national committee is very necessary In each nation to organise the athletic repie sentation of each country and the said committee should guarantee the registration of the competitors In re gard to their nationality and their ; t mteur status the national organis Ing committee of Cuba desires to know the following!(a) If the national committee of Jamaica has been Integrated?(b) How many and who are theirmembers’(c) In case it does not exist; how can it be organised?9. In what way or form can the Cuban organising committee effectively co-operate wRh the national committee in this work?10. Does the National Athletic Confederation exist m that country?11. What newspaper would be will lng to co-operate to advertise the Pan-American Olympic games?12. What suggestion can you make to the National Organising Commit tee to obtain a bigger success?We can advance the following:1st: We have enough room for one thousand athletes at the cost of one dollar per bead per day including meals.2nd: We will furnish comfortable and economical transportation from the place where they board to the Stadium arid training camps.The answer to these questions will be highly esteemed by the Cuban National Organising Committee ro question an early reply as by the contents of the answer depends whether the competitions will oe held or not.* ■»i
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Wed, May 22, 1929
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