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Show amerigauthI Comic Mcrcati, of Greel ing United States foil Ideas. 9 Tribuno Special Sportine ServlcS j NEW YORK, Sept. 2&.-M Mercati of Grcce, who is v3 city, and 'incidentally makial of American athletics ana tM of conducing them, has bc3 for Eomo timo of James EM secretary 0f the Amateur! union, and a number of othfl tcrestod m sport iu New YoM other places ho was taken"! iAw-10 s?e,Ulfi Plant of thall Athletic club as tho beat Ji what a modern, up-to-date I1 prising athletic ofgaiuzatil lue urecinn nobleman aeslj impressed by everything Ml shpwn to him at Travers'. said, on leaving, that ho bmM hp thoiight-might be profitabH abroad. tM Enthusiastic SpottajqB Comlo Mercati was onogV most movers iu tho profeaS the Olympic games at AthsM and was largely resport9iW success attained bv them. " most active in urging theiilj1 establishment as a quadrSi mony, and has done mnch consummation about. HewH Grecian athletics to their mS ard and is diligently seem prove them further, and ittMS probable success of his cnL visit to America and his ifl America athletic orgariiziM culiarly significant and imdH It is. highly likelv that games will be established bl( national committeo having in charge as a pcrmanenTm Athens. Should they be, fKfl tiou of American and Grccfwl will be mutually advantage disposition to accept Ame'ni ards as tho proper ones is mf ing to those who have bebttjl for them in this country, ill |