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Show PJTTSBURGERS TO BID FOR 1912 OLYMPIC Tribune Special Sporting: Scrvf".. . NEW YORK, Dec. 12. A movement is under way which Pittsburgors hope will terminate in tho holding of the Olympic games in their city, in 15112. The Pittsburg Athletic association is prepared to actively carrv on a competitive com-petitive campaign to receive the host-ship host-ship of thu greatcBt of the world's athletic ath-letic events. The club has already appointed ap-pointed an athletic committee at live to make every possible effort to hecuro the games for Pittsburg. It is understood in athletic circles that San Francisco is contemplating a bid for the contests for li)12, and Pitts-; Pitts-; burgers appear to believe that tho California city will bo thyir onlv nc-i nc-i iive competitor. Tho Smoky City fup. porfers, howevor, feel confident that they will- experience little difficulty i Hueli should provo tho case, for thev .state tho moro accessible location of Pittsburg would soon settle the riucs-tion. |