The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-23
WORLDS FAIR ATHLETICS.
An Elaborate Programme Planned for ~.
Louis I'm 1904.

James r. Sullivan. who has been appointed
director of physical culture AZ the st. Louis
Worlds Fair. has made known the chief
outline OF the programme of sports which
will be carried ont in 1901. The important
feature athetically, 1t appears will ne the
Olympian Games. since the revival OF the
ancient Grecan festival. this will he the third
OlrmpiHd the first being in Greece in 1888. and
the second in Paris in 1900 For the purpose
of arranging the programme aud date. a
meeting of the Olympan committees hns
been announced for st Lonis o. Aug. -
next A gymnasium is now under course
of construction in st. Louis II will cost
si50OO0 and after the Fair ia over it will be-
come the property Of Washington University
The following are few of the features
that have been mapped out: The champion
ship meeting of the 4. 4, I. n two-dnv fx-
ture: two days devoted eXClusivcl' to relay
racing for schools, colleges and clubs. one
day devoted exclusively 10 cross-countrv
championships, II is the intention to start
in one racc college athlete. 4. A. L. athletes
and school boy athletes. three connections
in one. Bicvcli " will recrvc ntto ltn D.
and three days has been set aside for th.
scholastic athletic championships will Tux"
two days and will be opan to NIL school hos
Of the United States, rw" da', viii y"
devoted 10 Quoits, md swimming win roe
ceive attention, Besides th" r"rul IT. swirl
ming events that ARE schcd,"i h rho
Amateur Athletic Union. ti"re VIII -" vi ilg-
ing and diviTg cont csts aud " ttcr polo cham
pionSh,Is
Two weeks hav. bcen set aside for lawn
tennis torrnnments They will he of local.
Cricket will have several days. aud it viii ba
tho frat II "" that M Organized association
will cndenror to de tide thu America "ha -
piDn>Ntp association football, tHP' foot
bail AMI hUrlng get two DAYS each the
National Rogue Association Will ne as,;e
70 hold its Glh,anDionships H. = Ionis dIrins
ns akrn s q gS q tIsn hnre- W Te
PLAYER the A A I. championships, omen
to al .c ClGbs the shnT5ponsnps
nastc championships II il planned to hold
outdoors. and the regular list of champion,
ship, events will be given Three DAYS will
two days to polo and two or three days
to lacrosse At lacrosse there will be. two
championships, one for the champions nip OF
America. to bic the Americans to select
n team to contest with n Representatives teaia
from Canada
The all-around championships will he held
will be brought over to meet the, Americhns
The collegiate championships will comprise
fifteen events, and nj this meeting !t ls eN-
pected that winners Of the Eastern meeting
and Western meeting will meet The Nj.
&. A. championship will be two days in dura
tion. and the German turner's viii have SOW
days will be devoted to. Irish sports and A
week to international fencsrs. There will
be two days of amateur wrestling, and auto
mobile contests will be given Arrangements
have already been perfected whereby the
National Association of Amateur Oar3mnu
will hold its two-dnys' regatta in 81 Louis.
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end of the physical culture department,
physical culture proper is 10 receive attention.
and in, the gymnasium exhibitions will be-