The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-16
Formal Announcement of ]. F.. Sui
livan's Appointment as Chief
Of Physical Culture.
APPROPRIATION OF $4,000.
Official Who Will Supervise Man
agement of the Olympian Games
Has Had International
Experience.

]. r. Sullivan has beer formally appointed
Chief OF She Physical Culture department
,f the Worlds Fair. as :orecasted in The
Republic. The management CT the olympic
games vii; also come under Mr. Sullivans
supervision.
The appointee is secretary of the Ameri-
can Athletic Union and has been connected
with American athletics for twenty-five
years in the capacities of American as
sistant director of sports FOR the Paris EN-
position. director of athletics for the Pam
American Exposition. and with the
management of more athletic meetings
than any other man in the United States
=a has outlined very elaborate pro-
sramme for the season of 1904. The Olym-
pic games at the St Louis Exposition will
attract To this city the greatest athletes of
the entire world.
President LinGingcr of the American Ath-
letic Union has agreed TO call a committee
meeting to take place in st. Louis about
August TO- when definite programme will
be arranged.
This is the first time in the history Of eX
positions that athletics have been officially
recognized An appropriation of S150oo has
been made for prizes. A stadium. with "A
seating capacity Of 5000 is being erected
on the Exposition grounds \ permanent
gymnasium. belonging To the Washington
University will he a part of the display.
ELABORATE PROGRAMME.
il is the intention of the department 10
devote two days to the championship games
of the Amateur Athletic Union If the
United States: the Olympic games will oc-
cupy a week: a cross-country championship
contest will be given; bicycling will have
three days: national interscholastic cham
pionships two days: quoits. one day. ma
tional swimming championships of America,
several days: lawn tennis. two weeks.
Two days have been set aside for cricket.
two for association football, two for Gaelic
football and two days for an International
hurting match. The Rogue championship
will be feature, well as hasket-oali
championship for schools, young men
Christian associations and college athletic
clubs.
One day will he devoted to Symnastic
championships Three days will he given
10 archery for men and women; two days To
equestrian polo and two to lacrosse. the
idea being to enter all the American teams
in one contest and pit the winner against
the champions of Canada.
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colleges of the Western States and ma
tional intercollegiate meeting. as well as
separate days devoted to the German
American Turner sicieties.
Two days have been set aside for the Y
NJ. c. A. championships: wrestling matches
will occupy two days: automobiinS is &c
receive attention. but the courses have moi
yet been selected. These races will occupy
a week.
Negotiations are pending with the Nortf
American Association of Amateur OarsmeT
70 bring to ST. Louis the champion rowing
teams to compete in the national events
A liberal appropriation has been made fo
college football and baseball. The handicaI
college athletic meetings will be held earl!
in the year. There will be schoolboy meet
ings, for the schools of St. Louis. and meet
ings for the colleges of st. Louis and th'
West.