West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12
LONDON'S VAST ARENA
Amphitheater For Olympic Games
viii Seat $4,000.
MARVEL IN SIZE AND BEAUTY.

The Stadium at Athens or the Coliseum
Would Sc Lost Within lt--Rhodes
Scholars In England May Compete
For tho United States.
Ne'hing more extraordinary as n con-
structive feat is 10 be seen just now
In London. England, than the city with.
in city which Is rising as rapidly rs
Aladdin's palace ON the open spaces
OF Shepherds bush. says the New York
Post. Astounding advance has been
made I'm the last few months in the
erection of the huge constructions that
cover 40 acres OF what was desert
land less than twelve months ago
Eight spacious halls, each 400 10y
40 feet are already outlined I'm steel.
Iron and concrete. for many external
decorations have already been affixed
TO the fireproof structural walls Two
hundred and fifty thousand square feet
of floor space have been rooted over for
the machinery hall alone. Other pal
aces are rising rapidly for education.
fine arts, music and woman's work.
In its present condition, with only
the two great segments finished ut
each end OF the mighty ellipSe. tho
Olympic arena irresistibly reminds the
spectator OF the Coliseum as that ven.
cradle monument of imperial Rome
now looks in the splendor of its ma
jestic ruins. But the Coliseum, with
all its tiers of arches, could be easily
contained within the completed arena
OF today.
The Stadium OF modern Athens, seats
and all, could be built within the space
OF grass that forms merely the center
of London's latest marvel. The am.
phitheater OF Mines or Aries could be
hidden away at one end OF the Shep-
herds bush arena and scarcely inter
fere with It's proportions. Some $4,000
people Will be able 20 sit around its
spacious seats and watch the greatest
athletic gathering the world has ever
seen.
According TO reports from the vari.
Gus countries interested I'm sports I'm
all parts OF the world, the assembly OF
athletes will be the greatest both In
quality and quantity that ever com.
peted for international honors. France
Germany, Greece, the United States
and many other nations aside from
England and the British colonies vii
be represented by host OF entrants
and the winner OF any special event
can well be termed champion of the
world In his particular specially.
The Olympic games will be held un
der the auspices of the British Olym
~ at1 A
which has been appointed in accord
ance with the wishes of Lord Desbor
ough as president of the Olympic coun
ell, Is representative one, the honora
ry president being Theodore Roosevelt
president OF the United States; Caspai
Whitney, president, and Julian w
Curtiss OF Yale treasurer.
No athletes of the United States viii
be permitted TO compete In the Shep
herds bush stadium through an indi
vidual entry. He must he n member
OF the American team and entered rs
such by the American Olympic com
mittee. Only native born or natural
lied Americans. either residents of tn,
United States or having migrated t.
foreign countries within recent years
VIII be eligible for the team.
While it is not likely that any OF
them win be used. the United States
has quite few athletes In England
itself, who In case OF necessity or il
the event Of them showing such clas.
that they would be entitled TO place.
on the team can be called upon I,
compete under the stars and stripes a
the Olympic games-the Rhodes schol
arship men. Under the ruling OF I.or,
Desborough these men are eligible
None OF the Rhodes men are worl,
heaters. but in intercollegiate meet
they have been placed well most OF tn,
time