Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-21
TIE O[YNP|AN GAMES
Outline Of the Preparations for
the International Games
at Chicago.
Structure Ten Times Larger
Than Madison Square Gar
den to Be Erected.
Athletic Exhibitions to Be Varied
by Spectacular Histori-
cal Displays.

Chicago, April 21.-Genuine surprise
and enthusiasm at the magnitude of the
plans greeted the presentation Satur-
day night of the first authoritative out
line of the preparations for the coming
international Olympian games in Chi
cago. Before 200 distinguished guests
at banquet of the Press club the an
nouncements were made in series of
addresses by the Olympian games off,
Gals and other notables in whose hon
or the banquet was held. A cable
gram received from Sir Thomas LIP
ton during the banquet was read touch
ing upon the participation of himself
and his new challenger, the Shamrock
III. in the international yachting feat
ure of the games. The reading of this
cablegram was greeted with hearty ap-
plause. The following reply was i'm
mediately sent:
"Warmest thanks for the kindly
words from one we will welcome in
1905"
The principal speaker of the evening
was President Henry j. Furber of the
International Olympian Games COM
mission. Among others who spoke were
Frank B. Noyes, president of the As
ISOLATED Press; President Edmund J..
James of Northwestern university;
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, President
Edward A. Munger Of the Hamilton
Club and the Right Rev. Bishop Sam
uel D. Fallows. The POSTMASTER was
Judge Barton Payne, who is mem
Der of the Olynpian games executive
committee.
The plans outlined include struc-
ture Of steel and concrete exceeding in
size the great Flavian amphitheater OF
Rome, and having seating capacity Of
ten times that of Madison Square Gar
den, New York. After greeting to
banqueters by President Carr Of the
Press Club and felicitius remarks by
Judge Payne, President Furber said:
The games of 1904 will undoubtedly.
consume large portion of September
and October and an effort will be prin-
cipally directed along six general lines.
Briefly these are. Worlds champion
contests in field and track athletics,
cquestrianism, yachting, rowing, turn
ing and other games of international
character, and exhibitions Of sports
peculiar to the various countries of the
world.
The purely athletic exhibitions will
be varied by historical displays spec
tacular in nature. Evening represen-
tations will be given of the games of
ancient Greece and Rome and of the
Journeys of medieval Europe with
appropriate costumes, pageantry and
settings. The brilliancy of those scenes
will be greatly heightened by illumin-
ations and pyrotechnical effects.
Military exercises will be rendered
particularly prominent and prizes
awarded in all branches. All depart
ments of the service will be represent
ed. There will be a comprehensive ex-
hibition of sporting apparatus and
equipment and horses, dogs, carrier
pigeons, fish, field and forest game, as
well as general convention of all or
CARNATIONS devoted to craftsmanship,
athletics and military matters
President Furber spoke at some
length explaining the many details of
the games and the intentions of the
association, having them in charge. The
Stadium, he said, would have seating
capacity of atleast $4,000 and be sup
piled with everything known to modern
the spectators. Closing he briefly COM
a
iOlympian games. saying:
IN 1898 we exhibited the best indus
trial products of mankind; 1904 we
shall exhibit man himself in his high
est physical development and the change
in subject matter from creature to Gre
ator can in no sense be token of de-
cline"
Architect Holibrid said the stadium
would cover a ground area of six thou
sand by one thousand feet. He quoted
statistics showing it would be the larg-
est structure of its kind in the world.
Mayor Harrison's subject was Chi
cago as a Host" and Noyes, THE Press
and the Olympian Games"
Bishop Fallows spoke CT ~stfiletic
Training in Its Relation to Moral Dis
cipline."
Colonel Edward c. Young responded
to The Military Features of the
Canes
President James subject was 1.-THE
Relation of the Universities and the In
ternational Olympian Games"
In addition to the Upton cablegram
inspiring messages were read from
President Harper of Chicago UNIVERSE
ty: Archbishop Ireland of ST. Paul,
Casper Whitney of New York, and the
Hon. John w. Springer, president of