Charges that the Japanese swim: mers Who won so many honours the Olympic Games at Los Angeles, Jas, summer, "were "dope" were made to-day by Matthew Mann, the Swimming coach at the University of Michigan. Mann "said that, he had conducted an investigation with the help of Robert Kiphuth, each at Yale University, atthe fo quest the National Collegiate. Association and it was evident that. the Japanese men swimmers had. been liven oxygen or some other stim before the races, will be' laid' before' the Associatf The full report of the. investiga-
at its next meeting, "which. takes place' on. March zie' Mo. charges were made in regard to. Japanese omen swimmers, who did' not win many events as the men, This charge is the first that has been made in recent years, although in the earlier days of amateur sport in the United States, "doping" acensations were frequent. They were, however, mostly made by defeated contestants who claimed shay were drugged and give that og 8 reason for losing. The charge that winners were drugged is new. so far fas the National Association is concerned—United Press, The Shanghai Golf Club has been fortunate in securing the. services of seven of the leading local Players for the annual match beween that club and. the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, to be played fat Hongkong during - the few Year holidays. 1.S.M, Terrace has been chosen as captain, and he will have with him A, V. Pettitt jand K. M. Cumming, the year's champions of the, Shanghai' and lungiao Golf Clubs, respectively; also J. W. Harrison, China Open Ghamipion for. the past two yenrs, WLC. Huggett, 'D. Ward-Smith, and P. H. Preval, As seven players are able to make the trip, Shanghai will have cone in reserve, for only six play the match and the see ation made in Hongkong. The team. will leave Shanghai by the str. President Hoover on Januavy 21.
There. is the "possibility—and Jcertainly the hope—that Manila, as hax been the ease before, will be able to send a team to Hongkong at the sane time, and. im thee event it will be made a triangular match, which will add greatly to the interest,
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