Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-03-22
ROYALTY WRITING SPORTS.
Crown Prince of Greece Tells hoos'
plans for Olympia Games.

Plans for olympia oa"eS'
A recent Independent was graced
with A contribution of Greece entitled
The Olympia games. The crown
prince is president of the COMMITTEES
which has the games in charge AS
an example of royal Greek done lnto<
newspaper English and incidentally
as an exposition of what is to be ex-
pected at the big International meet,
his highness's article is reprinted =
Under the head of athletic sports
will. in the first place, be given
series of five fiat races, sprints o.
100. 400. 800 and 1900 meters, the
series to close with the grand Mara
thon race covering a distance or
about 25 miles. 1t will be run on the
road stretching from Marathon to AT
hens. Competitors must have COM
pleted their 21st year to take part IN
this event. Then there will be hurdle
races. jumping, pole-vaulting, throw
ing the discus (both in the Greek
style and in the ordinary way), put
ting the shot, etc. There will be the
hurting of the javelin and wrestling
in the Greco-Roman style, a tugof-war
between teams of eight, and rope
climbing, hand over hand, against
time. The gymnastic display will be
very complete, and added interest
will be given to this part of the pro-
gram by the admission to these COM
petitions of teams of at least eight
members.
There will be matches of lawn ten
mis- and football will alone be admit
ted. Both Rugby and American foot
ball are excluded. 1t is expected that
fencing will be very brilliantly repre-
scented. There will be bouts with
foils, swords and sabers, and matches
in which teams of four-each team to
be made up of the same nationality
will compete, both with swords and
sabers. The nautical sports should be
full of interest. Here will be swim
ming matches of 100, 400 and 1900
meters: diving from a hight of from
ing events, some of which are rather
out of the common. Thus, there will
be a race of pair-oared gigs, two oars
men and a coXswain, over a straight
course of 1000 meters; another over
straight course of 1900 meters: gigs,
four oars with coxeswain, over
straight course of 1000 meters; man
of-wars gigs six oars over a straight
course of 1000 meters, and, finally,
race of man-of-war's long boats, maxi
mum Is oars, over 3000meter
course
The section of shooting is very
complete in our program Here are
the numbers /
1. Any recognized army rifle, 300
meters, standing or kneeling.
2. Gras army rifle, 200 meters,
standing or kneeling.
3. Any rife, 800 meters. standing or
kneeling
4. International teams. Any rifle,
300 meters. Standing, kneeling and
prone. Teams of five of same nation
ality.
.. Any recognized army revolver.
20 meters.
b. Army service revolver. model
Chamedot-Deloigne, 1S73-1s74, 90
meters.
T. Any revolver, 25 meters.
8. Any revolver, so meters.
deliberate aim.
TO- Dueling pistols, 25 meters, at
command.
IL. Sporting shotgun, clay pigeons.
single.
II. Sporting shotgun. clay pigeons
double.
The bicycle races will take place
ON the track at Phaleron. lust south
OF Athens. on the coast Among
other events under this head will be
paced race Of about IL miles. but
motorcycles Will no be permitted to
be used. This section of the program
VIII close with grand race, without
PAGERS over the high road from At
road from Athens to Marathon and
back, distance of about so miles.
may close this brief account OF
our program with a few remarks con
corning some of the general regula-
IONS governing these Olympic games.
In the first place, amateurs only are
allowed to enter, and our definition of
amateur is that which prevails gen
orally in the world of clean snort
Inc amateur is allowed to accent his
travelling expenses while abroad
competitors who desire to participate
IN the games must be qualified as
amateurs by recognized authorities
Ihere will be prizes-cups. medals
diplomas. etc.-awarded to the first
second and third winners in each
event