Show SPALDING SURPRISED Says the Olympian Games Will Willbe Willbe Willbe be the Biggest Thing Ever At Attempted Attempted tempted in Athletics V Chicago Jan 18 A G Spalding I Iwho who has been appointed chairman of the final athletic committee of or the Olympian games of ot has had a con ference with H J T Furber chairman of or the general gem ral committee for the pur par purpose purpose pose of o discussing the details which would fall faU to the athletic committee After the conference Mr Ir Spalding said saidI V I r had no idea of ot the scope of or the undertaking planned by the general committee It was astonishing a to me mein meIn mein in its proportions Nothing like it has hs ever eer been undertaken I was as on the athletic committee of f the Paris exposi exposition exposition tion as American representative and 1 can truthfully say if the present plans for the Olympian games are carried out there will be absolutely no com corn comparison comparison I parison with anything in that line that has taken place I did not realize reaUze until today toda the im ln importance I of the Ute position I had accepted ac nor nor the work it will entail but hut I can am promise everything in my ray power to tomake tomake tomake I make it a success |