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Show GREAT OLYMPIC GAMES AT THE WORLD'S FAIR James E. Sullivan, writing for the Illustrated Sporting Nws, gives Interesting Inter-esting facts concerning the games at St. Louis during the coming fair. He says: Natural conditions have mado It possible to contest all of the features In connection therewith In a manner that will bo highly creditable to all concerned. A monument In St Louis to the third revival of the classic pvent will be the stadium wherein the games of 1304 arc to be held. For in connection connec-tion with the department of physical culture, the World's fair authorities have built and equipped a gymnasium that Is to be permanent and a stadium that Is an Ideal one, a counterpart of the ancient ones with rows of tile seats. Both of these wjll become the property of the Washington university. For the first time In the history of physical culture, this great factor In the welfare of society Is officially recognized recog-nized as an Independent department of 2. world's exposition. A permanent gymnasium and a stadium with a seating seat-ing capacity of 35,000 have been erected upon the exposition rite, A programme illustrating tho educational and scientific scien-tific phases of the subject more adequately ade-quately and completely than has ever before been attempted will be carried out. A great opportunity Is affordec, the promotion of the best Interests of physical education by means of lectures, lec-tures, exhibits and class demonstration, and to co-ordinate the various phases of the subject, educational, scientific and competitive, giving to each Its true I value and place. The aim of tho authorities Is to give an adequate representation rep-resentation of tho work and progress already accomplished: to give a basis for a. Intelligent conception of the subject, sub-ject, and to stimulate a helpful Interest and new growth along all lines. The feature, however, will be the Olympic games that are scheduled to take place from August 29th to September Sep-tember Srd. These are tho track and I field events that arc open to the athletes ath-letes of the world. Assurances have already been received from many foreign for-eign countries that thoy will be represented repre-sented by the pick of the athletic talent and no doubt tho world's greatest athletes ath-letes will strive for honors during that week. In previous world's contests America easily demonstrated her superiority su-periority on tho track ami field. In i Purls .the American team of ove? fifty athletes won nearly all of the events, a few going to foreign countries. To bo nure, the team that went to Paris In 1000 was, to a certain extent, a limited team of picked men, but In 190-1 It will be different. It Is tho intention of nparly every athlete In the country to have the honor, In tuturc years, of having hav-ing It said that he took part In tho Olympic games. |