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Show OLYMPIC GAMES WILL -COSt MUCH MONEY QLiYMPIC gamea are an expensive pastime. One need not necessarily necessa-rily ,bo of a mathematical turn of mind to calculato tho vast nums expended by tho many countries represented In tho greatest of all athletlo meets, held once every four years. , The next aet of Oljmpio games, as is generally known, will be held in Stockholm, Stock-holm, Swcdon, in Juno and July of this year. Alroady remarkable activity prevails pre-vails in tho countries which will strive to mako America relinquish Its olno-cure olno-cure on first placo in this classic. Money is being disbursed freely to pro-paro pro-paro tho athlotcs, and each nation is making a detormlned effort to produce a better aggregation of athletes than tho rest of the nations. It 1b estimated that from $2,000,000 to 53,000,000 will be spent by about fifteen fif-teen nations on tho coming Olympic games. This, of course, Includes tho expenses Incurred in tho training period for tho tryouts and for other incidentals, inciden-tals, and it is expected that the 53.000,-000 53.000,-000 mark for expenditures will bo reached beforo tho last flag is hoisted In the Stockholm stadium lato in July. Sweden, naturally, will open U3 coffers cof-fers moro generously than the rest of the nations this year, because "tho Sweden have tho honor of supervising the games, A sum in excess of $500,000 In Swedish money will change hands. Of this amount 5300.000 will bo spent for tho construction of stands, $100,000 will be squandered on tho nation's guests, and inoro than $100,000 will be expended for tho development of an athletic team that will make a presentable pre-sentable showing. England will be "touched" for the next largest sum J200.000. The United Kingdom expects to be represented by 300 athletes, and a special steamer ban been chartered to convey the performers perform-ers to the scono of hostilities. The 1903 London Olympiad cost England In tho neighborhood of $1,000,000. It will cost Denmark approximately $100,000 to bo strongly represented. In 1503 Denmark, next to England, had tho largest squad of athlotes. America will not spend any considerable consider-able sum before tho games. The money mon-ey spending will como on the team's successful return from abroad. From present indications $50,000 to $75,000 will be Uncle Sam's limit Athletics in Italy gained a much needed Impetus after Dorando's brilliant bril-liant performance in tho Marathon at London four years ago. This year Italy will send a stronger and larger team than It did in tho last Olympiad and will disburse $50,000 in an effort to make a good showing. For the first time In tho history of the Olympic games Japan and China will make a bid for honors. Japan has somo corking athletes. Judging by ro-port3 ro-port3 of their performances, and the Japs and Celestials will spend $50,000 on the event. South Africa, Australia, Belgium and Holland will also bo represented, and each nation will spend from $10,000 to tto.000 |