The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-02
OLYMPIC GAMES.

St Louis, August 1.-For the first time an the history of any exposition physical culture or athletics will be recognized off cially at the Worlds fair at St. Louis in 19O4. With large appropriation, $75,0OO of which is to be awarded in prizes, an excellent programme of events is assured. lThe gymnasium to be permanent one, is now being erected. as is also stadium with a seating capacity of 5,09O Here will be held during the season all known sports The feature of the programme will kbe the Olympic games. It will be the first ,ltime that these games, which are revival l of the famous Olympic Games of Greece. ! were ever held on American soil. They will last one week and will consist of run ming jumping, hurdling, boxing, wrestling, throwing the discus and hammer, etc. lThis feature will attract to St. Louis the athletic followers of the world and the worlds greatest athletes will be here to take part in these contests.
 Two days during the season will be de- voted to the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, to decide the national championship. A cross-country cham spionship will be given. Bicycling will have three days. Two days will be given pthe National lnterscholastic champion Iship in which all the preparatory schools rand high schools in the country will take lpart. The national swimming champion lship of America, which will include plung- hng short and long distance racing, diving. land water polo, as well as college aquatic championships, will now take place. Lawn .tennis will be well taken care of and the Tournaments will last two weeks. Many tcrack foreign teams will compete in the Matter contests. J. E. Sullivan, secretary of the American Athletic union, has been appointed chief of physical culture for the iWorlds fair. He has been connected with tAmeriean athletics for more than twenty five years and was for many years an active athlete himself He is connected with many athletic associations and has been the manager of more athletic meet ings than any other man in America. MT. Sullivan was America's assistant director of sports for the Paris exposition and di- rector of athletics for the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
 PALACE OF AGRICULTURE.
 A record in the rapid construction of big exposition buildings is being made by the contractors who are putting up the mammoth Palace of Agriculture at the Worlds fair at St Louis The building when completed will be 546 by 1860 feet and will cover more than twenty-one acres. On July 15, after 19 days of work a050 feet of the frame work of the giant structure had been finished and the work twas progressing so satisfactorily that 1t twas confidently predicted that the re- remainder would be completed in thirteen days more.
 Caldwell & Drake are the contractors Though they were awarded the contract last March much time was spent in buy ing materials and getting them on the ground so that they did not begin work until after the dedication on May l. Then a small force began laying the floor.
 When the real work began Mir Caldwell who personally directs the operations. put on 730 men, who work ten hours day night shift of forty men is also employed Work started on the north end As soon as the frame work was finished on the north end the staff workers began their task and they are closely following the builders on the journey southward of 1860 feet.
 MT Caldwell says that by December l. when the building is due to be turned over to the exposition officials. the great bluld- Eng will be complete in every detail
 Although the Agricultural Palace is only one story high, and without galleries. the propositions are perfect and artistic The great structure stands on Sknker Hill. south of the Administration building and