The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-24
OLYMP| IAN
ATHLETICS
Outline of Great Grea
Championship t
Games.

Great plans continue 10 be made FL
the Olympian games OF 1904 20 be held
In Chicago. and It is now intended ti.oi
shey shall consume a large portion OF
September and October OF that year
and the efforts will be directed along
the following six general lines. accord
Ing to President Henry Furber. OF the
international Olympian games commits
sion:
Ffrst-W6rld'5 champion contests Will
be organized In standard sports. in
GLIDING field and track athletics. eques-
tridnism, yachting. rowing, billiards,
turning and all other games interna-
tionel in character.
Second-Exhibitions will be given of
the sports peculiar to various countries
OF the world. Under this head properly
will fall baseball, Japanese wrestling.
French savate Cor boxing with the
ieeO. German schlaeger contests, BOOM
erang throwing. the navigation OF diff
erent types OF water crafts. etc.
Asiatic features of the games will be
one OF the greatest attractions. The
sports OF the great West, including con-
tests with the lasso. and the wild horse
race. VIII be important features OF the
program.
Third-The purely athletic exhibitions
spectacular in nature. Evening repre-
entJtioas viii be given OF the games of
ancient Greece and Rome and OF the
Journeys OF medieval Europe. with ap-
propriate costumes. pageantTy and set
tings. the briIliancy of those scenes to
he greatly heightened by means OF the
iIluminat tons and the pyrotechnical ef-
feCtS which modern science has placed
at our command.
Fourth-As the highest development
Of physical activity. the military exer-
ciscs viii he rendered particularly
prominent. Prizes will be given in all
branches. the competitions FOR the
awards being Of a nature To test the
proficiency OF the participants. not only
IN parade ground drill, but more espc-
ci1liv In those qualities which tend 10
render them effective cOmbatants. All
departments OF the service Will be rep
resented. aud II IL hoped that the
FaInCs may 50 stimulate interest in
military affairs as 20 be no mean factor
i'm the reorganization OF the national
guard along the lines recommended by
Pre- sid.nt Roosevelt 20 the Federal
Congress.
Fifth-Thc organization Of a cOmpre-
heDs!vo tztibitioa Of sporting appara-
tbs and equipment, including not only
wc1pruF the implements employed In
dineTrn: aameS and other iuanimate
objcctr suf also horses. hunting dogs.
est game.
SiNth-There viii be a department
called the Olympic congress. In which
II ~ intended that all other features
az the games shall eliminate. In an
provided for the purpose.
organizations devoted to spOrtmar ship.
athletics and military matters viii be-
invited 20 hold their general conven-
tons. the scope OF the congress being
IN extend beyond the purely technical
phase OF athletics. IL Is intended to
invite the presence nf physicians. physi-
psychologists. Representatives
Of the pulpit. military experts and 9TH
sr scientists. IN order TO educate and
for purposes OF publication.
such conclusions as may be gathered
from the scientific study Of the contests
md the participants therein.
a stadium. capable OF seating at least
-. 600 people. will be especially CON
on the borders OF Lake Mich
gan. and ample provision VIII be made
FOR the diversion OF the public while
he games are not In progress.