The Confrontation between the DT and the Sports Federations
- The Progress of the Organizational Confrontation between the Years 1923-1930 -

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Makoto TSUZUKU
　　　　　　　　　　　　　(Graduate School, University of Tsukuba)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Abstract

  After the "Strasbourg's resolution' in 1910, the "Deutsche Turnerschaft" (DT) con-
fronted the sports federations regarding the control rights and the championships holding
rights of the track and field, football and swimming. The DT persisted on all-round control
of these activity fields, whereas the sports federations persisted on specialized control.
   The purpose of this study is to clarify the progress of the confrontation of the DT and
the sports federations after the "Pure separation".
   The result of the examination is as follows:
1) After the "Pure separation" in 1923, the DT continued to control the track and field,
  football and swimming and hold their Championships. All the while the sports federations
  controlled each activity field separately and held special Championships for them. Moreo-
  ver the relations between the DT and the "Deutscher Reichsausschus fuer Leibesuebungen"
  (DRA) got worse, and the DT seceded from the DRA in 1925, but joined the DRA again
  in 1926 after the reconciliation talks. Gradually, the relations between the DT and the
  sports federations recovered, and the conference concerning the control rights and the
  championships holding rights of the track and field, football and swimming were re-
  started. The agreement concerning these was made between the DT and the sports fed-
  erations in 1930, and both were reconciled.
2) The DRA held similar opinions to the sports federations regarding the method of con-
  trolling each activity field and the issue of Olympic participation. The end of the relations
  between the DT and the sports federations after the "Pure separation" influenced the se-
  cession of the DT from the DRA. But on the other hand, the rejoining of the DT to the
  DRA led to the recovery of the relations between the DT and the sports federations.
3) The reasons that led to the reconciliation between the DT and the DRA were not only
  the expanded powers given to the DT, and the DRA's commitment to cut off all direct
  relations with the Olympic activity, but also their mutual will to cooperate regarding the
  issue of "strengthening the German people through the physical exercises". It is also
  thought that the similar issue of the sports federations of "how to guide the German peo-
  ple to a new and better life", had overcome organizational confrontation and led to the
  reconciliation between the DT and the sports federations.