Show ATHLETICS IN ATHENS I Great Enthusiasm Manifested by the People Over the Proposed Re lval of the Hellenic Games ATHENS April GThe athletic con rcsts which are Intended by < the proJectors jectors a a revival of the ancient Hellenic Hel-lenic contests opened today and the preliminary exercises were accompanied accom-panied by an impressive ceremonial Great enthusiasm was manifested by the people and the occasion Is being observed a a national festival the city being gaily and bri antly decorated decor-ated and thousands of sightseers being cbroad Many visitors are here at tracted by the athletic events The day opened with a religious ceremony cere-mony and the singing of a te deum In the cathediaL This was attended by the royal family and a great throng of spectators and auditors Although the sky w overcast and threatened rain this did not detract In any deg fiom the enthusiastic Interest In the sports The number of spectators who looked on at the con tests Is estimated at 80000 The royal family entered the enclosure at 3 oclock except the Crown Prince Con 1 stantLae the Duke of Sparta who has I ben an active factor In the making of Who nj arrangements for th contests and today accompanied the organiza tion committee The crown prince and committee met King George as he advAnce In the middle of the arena Here i he was welcomed by his son on behalf of the committee the crown prInce begging nlm to take over the stadium which had been restored as nearly a possible to its present condi tion through the generosity of M 1L Averof whose statue was unveiled yesterday unveied King George in reply praised the in praed te comparable beauty of the restored i I structure and cordially welcomed athletic young who have come from frm all parts of the world to lend addi tional brilliance to the festival The king then took formal possession of the te stadium In the name of Greece The united military bands playing as one then rendered a hymn while I whie the king the members of the royal I family and their attendants took the Place which < had been allotted to them I all overlooking the arena from an ad vantageous point of view and at the I same time in sight of those who had gathered to witness the games I The vast concourse of gmes I vat cncure people eager I interest silent and attentive under the open sky to the ceremony the saga I cious touch which cous V was glen the ee dare the historic associations of the I I Place and the almost reverent purpose I reeent manifested to revive in some sort and i I preserve the memory of the cherished I lore of antiquity all appeal strongly t othe mind of each of the 80000 spec tators who were arranged about spe the at na All this was a stimulus to the young athletes gathered to test their prowesses and all were eager in the competition prOWCses although the alhough utmost courtesy was man ifested in the intercourse ste Intercure of the contest ants The members of the American teams o the Princeton and Boston Athletic association came into i the arena In excellent ex-cellent condition and full of confidence and the Greeks were plainly in fear of their American competitors The result re-sult proves that the confidence cK the Americans and the fears of the Greeks were both fully warranted the Americans I cans carrying away first honors in each event in which they entered Todays I contest were preliminary trials and Iso I-so decided nothing definitely a to the j final awards of victory The trials were runnIng races at 100 metres 400 metres and SOO metres and throwing the discs sport as old as Greece itself and to which the putting the shot of modern moern athletics is mots nearly allied The hop skip and jump was also contested and 0 by the Americans In the 100 metres dash the first heat was won by F A Lang of the Princeton Prince-ton team Zokoloy a Hungarian second ond The time was 12 23 seconds In the second heat at 100 metres Thomas P Curtis of theBoston Athletic association associ-ation won Chaalkokondgis a Greek coming In second Time 32 45 seconds In the third heat of 100 metres Thomas E Burke of the Boston Athletic association as-sociation won Osman a German second sec-ond Time 1 45 The fourth heat in the 100 metres dash is fixed for Friday In the running race for 100 metres none of the Americans competed In throwing the discs Captain Robert Rob-ert Garrett of the Princeton team won against the Greeks Paras Revopulo and Verle In the 400 metres running race first heat H B Jamison of the Princeton Prince-ton team won the German being second sec-ond In the second heat Thomas E Burke won Gimely an Englishman being second Of the above mentioned Americans E A Lane is from Franklin Ohio He prepared for Princeton at the Witten burg college Springfield Ohio Thomas P Curtis was born in San Francisco and is 24 years old He has been a football player and Is considered consid-ered the most promising hurdler in America He is of medium height and weighs about 145 pounds trained Thomas E Burke is not yet 21 He weighs 144 pounds He was born in Boston and won his spurs at the international inter-national games between the New York Athletic club and the London Athletic club in New York last fall when he did the 440 run in 49 seconds I Robert Garrett of Baltimore Is 20 years old weighs 178 pounds and stands 6 feet 2 inches in freight H B Jamison is from Peoria Ills He Is 22 years of age weighs 152 pounds and is 5 feet S inches in height |