An appeal to the nation for £100,000 to ensure the
adequate representation of the United Kingdom at the Olympic Games of 1916 in Berlin, signed by Lord Grey, Lord Harris, Lord Rothschild, Lord Strathcona, and the Duke of Westminster, appeared in Monday's papers. The failure of Great Britain at Stockholm in 1912 was, it is stated, mainly due to lack of sufficient funds, and as we are in honour bound to send a team to Berlin in 1916, the signatories maintain that it is a national duty to provide funds for the discovery and training of suitable athletic talent. The funds will be controlled by a Special Committee, of which Mr. J. E. K. Studd is chairman, and it is hoped that the policy outlined, which has received the approval of the King, will serve the two-fold purpose of securing a worthy representation at the next Olympic Games and the improvement of national physique.
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