Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-30
ATHLETIC SPORTS
AT WORLDS FAIR
Only 5000 Men Have Appeared in
Stadium in the Past
Two Months
EVENTS SET FOR NEXT MONTH.

JAMES .. SULLIVAN, chlof Of tho

JAMES e, SULLIVAN. chief Of the
department OF physical culture OF
the worlds fair. IS on visit TO
New York now TO make arrange
ments for the representation OF the
champions Of tho metropolitan district
On the coming olympic sames that are
ITO be held the litter part OF August for
the purpose Of deciding the worlds
championships And this meeting, Chief
hsulliyan says, VIII be without doubt the
most successful athletic meeting that
has ever been held IN the world
The creation OF separate department
devoted TO physical culture was the idea
OF Mr., Frederick J. V. Skin the direc.
tor OF exhibits Of the worlds fair, and
quite recently he was presented with a
Testimonial by the athletes OF America
for his forethought in creating such a
department.
The department Of physical culture
at St. Louis has been given ample space
for the exploitation OF all sports and
ipastimes and there has been erected
lmodol athletic field The track rs one
third OF a mile IN circumference, with
a 22O-yard Straightaway that is 20 feet
Pin width, ana 1t ia Without doubt the
largest and most perfect track In the
world. Every known field sport has
jbeen provided FOR. Including polo, and it
is the intention OF the equestrian polo
lcommittec to have un international polo
competition within the stadium.
THE GYMNASIUM.
From scientific standpoint however
the most interesting feature Of the ply.
E.t, IL 60 tho 80
lnaslum that has been built at an ex-
lpense OF over 1000 and fully equip
lped with up-to-dute apparatus. The
physical training committee have hun
ldreds Of exhibits showing the work as
performed In the different cities,schoOls,
colleges ana Y, NJ c. AS The college
exhibits are IN the gymnasium around
1.-THE running track The exhibits Of the
work In the public school system IN
New York are shown, The normal
school work Is FUZZY displayed In the
exhibit from the New Haven normal
school.
The idea IN creating the department
Of physical culture Was 10 give an intel
llgent idea of how the work has been
progressing In America, and commenc-
Ing Aug. l. the physical training com
mlttee will naugurate It's worlds tair
slecture course During the month OF
HAnKlNl the llllHA INiHNNh NhAAl'A AAA'N 80
America and Europe on the subject or
sphyslcal training, win each give a
scrie of 10 lectures.
The athletic portion Of the worlds
Yfalr has been the most successful mat
has been attempted by any organl2a-
ton. corporation or club In the world,
as the records of the different events
that have been held In The STADIUM
will prove Never before I'm the history
of sport has there been such schedule
iarranged. and the fact that this pro-
,uram has been carried out successfully
lfrom the beginning of May TO the pres
Tent time speaks volumes FOR the interest
THAT has been taken In athletics IN this
country The whole thing has been
gotten up for the education OF the
sAmerican people
Chief Sullivan in his report 20 MI
Skin says. "-t IL well known ihct
that tine entire exposition has been Gre
ated for the purpose OF educating the
people In this work Of ours and feel
confident that athleucally you nave
done more than has ever been done by
any organization In this country TO
,popularize athletic sports The meet
lings held thus far have been enthusl-
lastic and the entries Of a high class,
The local meets that have been held
for the purpose Of arousing local m
tterost have all been SUCCESSFUL, dllu ths
lechoolboys of the city Of st. Louis ana
the state OF Missouri are to be com
,mended for the interest they have tax
len In entering and competing, ana their
lphysical trainers are to be congratulate
led upon the elegant showing lheW
scharges have made
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The national championships that were
sheld I'm the stadium on June 2, and I,
swore, without doubt the most import
.ant athletic meetings that have ever
lbeen held In America, az [ personally
fhave been present at every champion
shin meeting that hats ever been held In
this country and can speak with au-
shortly This was the FIRST time that
every association OF the A. A. u, was
represented by it's strongest athletes.