1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

GYMNASTICS.GENERAL REGULATIONS.1. The competitions will be arranged by the Olympic Sub-Committee for Gymnasticsappointed by the Svenska Gymnastikförbundet (Swedish Gymnastic Association).2. The competition shall be confined to amateurs according to the followingdefinition: —An amateur is onea) who has never, for pecuniary gain, taken part in an open competition or display;b) who has never taken part in a competition with money prizes;c) who in all other respects is an amateur according to the rules of his owncountry.Gymnastic teachers and leaders, even though they receive payment as such, areregarded as amateurs.3. The judges for Competition I will be appointed by the Sub-Committee forGymnastics. The judges for Competitions II and III and IV will be selected insuch a way that each nation competing in Competitions II or III or entering atleast 5 men in Competition IV, has the right to appoint one judge. The name,title, and address of such judge shall be sent in to the Swedish Olympic Committeebefore May 1st, 1912.In case of sufficient judges not having been selected before the above-mentioneddate, the Sub-Committee for Gymnastics will complete the number.4. All competitors who do not appear at the place of competition at the timefixed in the programme forfeit their right to take part.5. Any gymnast leaving his team without the permission of a judge shall forfeithis right to return to the team.6. No gymnast shall be allowed to replace another during the course of thecompetition.7. The Gymnasts must conform to the directions of the judges.8. Cases of illness, indisposition or injury occurring during the competitionsshall be immediately reported to the judges and confirmed by the official doctors.9. Protest against the admission of any gymnast to the competition shall be madebefore the commencement of the competition, or immediately on an occasion arising.(See paragraph 13 “Olympic Games: General Regulations”.)SPECIAL RULES.I. Team Competition with Exercises according to theSwedish system.1. Exercises.The competing team must execute a complete setmember of the team must execute every movement.of exercises (day-table).Each2. Apparatus.The following apparatus on the Swedish model will be placed at the disposalof the competitors:4 beams (double);20 ribbstalls (stall-bars), available from both sides, thus enabling40 competitors to perform simultaneously ;2 inclined ropes;1026