Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-29

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it is, was scarcely large enough &c
accommodate the thousands Of specta,
tors present today at the opening o.
the great Olympic games. The open,
ing events were of a minor character,
but the large number of participants
and their splendid performances gave
a good idea of what is in store Tor
the remainder OF the week, when the
worlds best athletes will compete In
the Marathon race. and discus throw,
the spirits and other events that
make up the most remarkable pro-
gram Of athletic events seen in mod
ern times.
The entry list for these games.
which have attracted the attention Of
nations, surpasses in number Of con,
testants both of the previous meets
Of the kind, the first Of which was
held at Athens in 1896 and the sec
ond in Paris in 1900. The foreign com.
tries represented include Germany,
France. Greece. Italy. Canada, New
Zealand. Australia, switzerland, Hun.
gary, Bohemia. the Transvaal. Scot
land, Ireland, Cuba, Mexico and Prince
Edwards Island.
or course the best entry list BY far
is that Of America. Each district Of
the Amateur Athletic Union has sent
its full quota Of athletes, men who
are trained To the hour and prepared
to keen the Stars and Stripes FLYING
from the flagpole from The sound of
the gong today until the last event has
been decided next Saturday. Among
the American organizations represent
ed are: Greater New York Irish Ath-
lette club, winners of the A. A. u.
team championship for 1904; New
York A. G., Chicago A. &. Maryland
A. g., Milwaukee A.. A.. Louisville Y,
NJ. C. A., Texas, New Orleans and But.
falo Y. NJ. c. A., Chicago University,
Cornell University, Amherst College,
University Of Pennsylvania, Franklin
Athletic Club of Cleveland, Missouri
Athletic club and University of Colo.
RADIO. Canada Is strongly represented
by a team from the Montreal A. &.
The greatest interest outside Of the
American teams is displayed in the
Grecian representatives. Those num-.
Der nearly a dozen. and among them
are four entries, which. according toll
records contain on their entry blanks.
bear witness to the fact that all com.
petitors will be compelled TO perform
up TO championship form t win. Fore.I
most among the athletes from Greece
is Dematrius Tofalos, who has records
for lifting the bar hell and the dumb.
bell with n hand which are suffi.I
cient % keep the best men in the
world worrying. In the discus throw
there are two Grecian entries-Geor.
gantos and Kakouisis. Greece will
also be well represented in the Mar.
athon race to be run tomorrow.
Hungary has entered a team Of six
men-two for fencing, two for swim.
ming, and two for athletics. Germany
also has q team Of six men, while
ireland, France and England are rep.
resented by several Of their stars.
america confidently expects TO car.
ry off all the honors in the tracy
events. This confidence does M
seem TO be misplaced in view If the
number of crack sprinters entered for
the sixty, 100 and 200 metre races
Included II the list are Hahn n NIL.
waukee, Robinson Of the Greater New
York Irish Athletic association. HIM
ter OF Louisville. Eaton OF Cambridge.
port Hosanson Of Chicago. walsh ia
the New York Athletic club, Peter II
Louisville. and S%nediger and AbadinI
of the Pacific Athletic association. m
the 400 metre race arc Holman. Of
the New York Athletic club Behreps
of the Missouri Atlfetie club, Muntton
Of Kansas CITY osler IF Chicago. and
Poage Of Milwaukee
Outside Of the track events lilo
weights Will attract more than or.
binary interest when Flanagan. Rose.
Plaw and Thomas come together And
again IN the sixteenpound shot, 10 be
decided "Wednesday, Rose Of Michi.
gan, win meet coe, HE present worlds
record holder: Sheldon. Quincy. and
Hyde OF California. In the fifty.six.
pound weight contest Flanagan will
again meet Desmarfean. the Canadian
who beat him at the A. A. u. cham.
plonships several years ago: Rose.
Flaw, Johnston and others.
Two excellent performers in the
high hurdles will be brought toreth.
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