The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
STADIUM ALREADY
BUILT IN BERLIN
Englishmen Make Light of Idea
to Hold 1916 Olympic Games
in Cleveland, Ohio.

A rumor has reached the old world
that Cleveland, Ohio, wants tho Olym-
pic games of 1916. but in the opinion of
the Field wanting and getting are two
totally different things. 1t states that
the stadium is built at Berlin and
there the games will be held in 1916.
it was understood here that the 1915
fixture would not be decided upon till
the meeting of the international Olym-
pic committee next May at Budapest
or at the meeting OF the committee at
Stockholm during the running off of
the 1872 fixture, which will be some
time in June of that year.
This opinion given by the Field is In
the shape of subeditorial and Incl
dentally it takes crack at James Z.
Sullivan and Gustavus I, Kirby over
the squabble in connection with the
Olympic games held st London in 1908.
which perhaps may not be very appro-
pirate Just now, when breaches are get
ting healed up all around. There is
also hint that the A. a, U. men may
not know that Professor William NJ.
Sloane of Columbia and Allison V. Ar
mour are the American representatives
on the international Olympic committee.
This is slight error, for the A, A. u.
must know, because Professor Sloane
heads the American Olympic committee
formed recently To send the team to
Sweden next near, and of which James
j.. Sullivan is secretary. Gustavus L.
Kirby is also n prominent mem ber.
Following is the comment OF the Field;
"a very singular announcement has
been made from New York IN this
week s papers concerning proposal
emauating from a gentleman called
Rowland of Cleveland, Ohio, who de-
sires that the Olympic games of 1916
should he held in Cleveland, u. S. A.,
under commission appointed by Pres
ident Taft. One suggestion of this OK
traordinary suggestion is that lt orig
mated at meeting Of the Amateur
Athletic union of the United States in
be true great deal becomes clear.
For this union is naturally ignorant OF
the fact thst the United States is repre-
sented on the international Olympic
committee by Professor William NJ.
Sloane and Allison " Armour and that
the stadium for the games of 1916 has
already been built in Berlin, where the
games are to be held, There were less
than half a dozen competitors from
this side of the Atlantic when the
Olympic games of 1904 were held in
st. Louis, ". s. A, and the high
minded rectitude and courteous manners
of j. y. Sullivan and Gustavus Kirby
after the games of 1908 in London
have not vet been forgotten. But
even if Mr.. Sullivan should think the
time has arrived to prepare for an
other campaign in favor of those ath-
letic activities which provide him with
both income and reputation he would
have been we'll advised to give Mr..
Rowland few more facts before this
curious bin was brought before the
house Of representatives. Mr. Rowland,
it is said, maintains that practically all
the civilized nations would be interest
ed in the matter. They are. They are
all going to Berlin. In 1919 they will
meet in Stockholm whore Mr., How
land may discover, If he cares TO inves-
tigate these matters, that the only
prizes kept by competitors, in these
games nre medals and diplomas and
chat the methods of Mr., Sullivan and
Mr.. Kirby do not commend themselves
to those responsible for tho inter
national athletics,