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Show TRYOUTS I FOR OLYMPIC GAMKJODAY Forbes Field the Scene of Spirited Athletic Com-; Com-; petition. PITTMURQ, Tk, Jan SO. On what James Z. SulUrao, chairman of the A. A. V. games committM and sec rotary-treasurer of the A. A. TJ, charae-teiiied charae-teiiied ai the most ideal athletic field he bad erer trod upon. Porbes field, the National league Psrk here,, baa baan tamed Into an Olympic arena for today to-day and tomorrow, opon which 600 athletes, ath-letes, more than 100 f whom have woo glory at tha Olympic lamee, will atrtvt for athlatle supremacy. The meet It under the auspices ef a JAMES B. SULLIYAri. local newspaper. n1 admission It charged. ' The garnet and eventa are under the control of the A. A. VS., and all the large cities and athlatle clubs from the Atlantic and Paeioa eoasta are represented in the entries. Todav will be given over to the Junior Ju-nior events, which will begin at e 'clock, aa there are fOO entered. Tomorrow To-morrow the senior eventa wiSJ be held, and from this will come some of the contestants in next year 'a Olympic garnet in Htoekholm. Not a little interest it centered in the New York Athletic cluh'a, and the Irish-American elub't representatives, who will again clash for snpremacv. The Olympic, club of Han Francisco Is also being watched for new records. The Olympic squad hat been here for the week, having set up. training quarters quar-ters at Hsltsbnrg, Pa., where e college atbletie Acid wat placed at their disposal. |