1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

DISPLAYS, ETC., IN CONNECTION WITH THEOLYMPIC GAMES.he Swedish Olympic Committee received from manyquarters proposals for displays and competitions, outsidethe Olympic Games but in connection with them.There may be mentioned, for example, the proposal ofthe Knickerbocker Whist Club, of New York, for a competitionin whist; one from Canada for a Lacrosse displayand a third, from the Olympic Committee of France, for Aeronauticcompetitions. But on the 27 June, 1911, the Swedish OlympicCommittee adopted the principle that competitions outside the Gamesought to be avoided as much as possible during the progress of theOlympiad. None the less, the Committee considered that, in certaincases, exceptions should be made from this rule, and this was doneas regards the Display of Boy Scouts, the Flat Racing and TrottingRaces at Lindarängen, the display of Gottland games, the Icelandic“Glima”-Wrestling, Baseball, and the Swimming displays in connectionwith the illuminations at Djurgårdsbrunnsviken. In addition tothis, there were several displays in gymnastics, of which an accountis given elsewhere in this book, in connection with the report of theGymnastic competitions.The Co-operation of, and Display by, Boy Scouts.The co-operation of the Boy Scouts was not meant to be restrictedmerely to displays, but it was also the intention to carry out a propagandafor the boy scout movement by means of allowing the lads toundertake easier duties (as attendants, etc.), at the Games, this work, at the812