Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-18
REvlvlNC HISTORIC GAMES
Princeton University Team viii Sail for
Athens Saturday,
TO DOUBLE UP WITH BOSTON ATHLETICS
Leading Nations of the World 20 Com
pete in the Revival of the
oiympian Gnmcs-Oniy Pure
Amateurs Admitted,

PRINCETON, N. j., March 1.-THE mem
bers of the Princeton athletic team, which
will represent America at the oiympian
games to be held in Athens from April 5 to
10. are: Robert Garrett, jr., '97, captain OF
this years track team. who will compete in
the shot put. throwing the discs, broad jump
and horizontal bar vault; A.. c. Tyler, 81,
pole vault; f. a. Lane, '97. 100 metre dash,
and j. II. Colfelt, 80, 400 metre race. The
men will sail on Saturday by the steamship
Fulda for Naples. From Naples they go by
boat part Of the distance, and the remainder
by rail to Athens. The team will be absent
about five weeks, returning in time for the
spring games.
Prof. William NJ. Sloan, chairman of the
American committee on arrangements, ex-
pressed great surprise today when he learned
the Boston Athletic club would send a team,
as he had received a message Saturday stat
ing that they had given up the idea. 1.-The
two teams" said he, will unite and jointly
represent the United States"
In connection with an account of the part
Princeton will take In these games, the fol-
lowing short history of the origin and the
arrangements that have been made was
printed in the Daily Prlncetonian this morn
ing:
'In the spring of 1893, at the request Of NJ.
de Palllssaux and Baron de Coubertin, the
Congress of Paris was summoned by n de-
cision Of the Union French Association of
Athletic Sports and three commissioners
were requested to organize the congress-;
Baron Pierre de Coubertin for continental
Europe, Mr.. C. Herbert for England and her
colonies, AID Prof. William NJ. Sloane for the
American continent. The commissioners
drew up a constitution and rules governing
amateurism and professionalism and discussed
plans for the games. At a summer meeting
or the congress Athens was proposed by the
Greek delegate as the place to hold the
games, and, being warmly supported by
Messrs. Coubertin, Sloan, Goudinet and Lo-
yillers, his proposition was adopted, Athens
historic association making her especially
suitable. In 1900 the games will be held in
Paris, and 1904 in Paris, and, after that,
every fourth year at different cities Of the
world.
The games are open only to amateurs and
adults, no school boys being admitted, and
contestants can represent only the country
of which they are citizens. The general COM
mfttei is at Paris, as are also the secretary
general and treasurer, but the president of
the games Will be a citizen of the country
where the games are held. Each country
has a national committee, which has the care
of all contestants from that country. The
games are meeting with hearty support in
Greece and the king and royal family are
much interested. They will be held under
hHo Po'icha6C ~ tiO e dppdlthl, IlluCt
George. The duke of Sparta is the president
and Prince Nicholas an honorary member.
The games are to be held at Athens from
April 8 to Is inclusive, or by the Greek cal
endar from the oath of March to the Sd of
April. Following is the program for each de-
partment:
Athletic sports: Foot races, 100, 400. 500
and 1850 metres: hurdle races, running |
broad and high jump; pole vaults; putting |
The shot and discs; long distance run from
Athens. to Marathon, over a distance of
fortv-eight kilometres, for the cup offered
bv NJ. Michel. Broal.
B-~Gymnastics: Individual exercises. exhi-
billions on fixed bars. rings, parable, bars
horse leaping, work with the Weights, team
work.
C-Fencing and wrestling: Work with the
foil, stave and sword by amateurs, civil and
military professors; wrestling, Greek and
Roman.
D-Shootins: Shooting with army rifles,
carbineS and pistols.
E-Nautical sports. yachting: Race for
steam Yachts over ten mile course, races
for sailing vessels of a tonnage CT from
three to TWENTY ton; rowing, one-oared
skiffs, over 1900 metre course; two and
four cared yawls, without rlggers; swim
ming. 100, 500 and 1000 metres.
F-Game of water polo. |
G-Bicyclirg: Races for 1000 and 10000
metres, and 100 Kilometres; also a race of
twelve hours.
H-Ath'etic games: Lawn tennis, single
and double cricket.