New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR SPORTS AT
PANAMA FAIR
c. f. Moore, President, Has a
Long Conference with Sullivan
on Athletic Affairs.
SHOWS PLANS OF STADIUM
Preliminary Schedule Decided
UpOn-BaSketball Games
to Open Show.

Charles f. Moore, Of San Francisco.
president Of the Panama Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition, accompanied by Theo-
dore Hardy. has been in the East for
Few days. He came principally 10 attend
the dinner of Secretary OF state William
j. Bryan ct Washington last Monday
night. but ran over here to confer with
the representatives OF the exposition.
lie had long conference yesterday
with James f. Sullivan, director OF ath-
letics at the exposition. and expressed
himself as being greatly pleased with the
outlook for the year of sport at the newly
constructed stadium, which is being built
in connection with the fair.
The preliminary plans for the track are
being prepared by the Assistant city Sur
veyor Frederick ". Ruben. vice presi-
dent OF the Metropolitan Association Of
the 4. A. L.
President Moore said he was heartily in
favor Of having the track one-thrd OF
mile. with a quarter-mile straightaway
for special races. In connection there
with IL is planned TO have the first quar-
ter Of the halfmile race run on the quar-
ter of mile straightaway path. thus Civ
ing the athletes something unusual In
the way of a. constructed track 10 run on
The inner field will he large enough for
all team sports football baseball and
games Of all descriptions.
The preliminary schedule has been de-
cded upon after a consultation with John
Elliott. president Of the Pacific Associ-
alton Of the a. \ L.
The national \. y L. basketball cham
pionShips will begin the last week OF
February. 1915. The national A. \. T..
cymnas'ic championships will take place
ON March % and %. The national \. A.
l.. wrestling championships will be held
the second week i'm April. and il is also
planned TO have many preliminary wrest-
ling tournaments open 10 local and sec
tlonal wrestlers prior To the national
championships.
The fencing championships Of America
will take place the fourth week in April.
The modern pentathon. for the special
Olympic plaque, presented by the inter
national Olympic committee through its
president. Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Of
France. will be held the second week in
June.
This is the first time that the interna-
tional Olympic committee has offered a
prize for an event outside OF the Olympic
games. The intercollegiate champion
ships OF America will be held on August
20 and 81. and the A. A. L. track and
field championships will take place on
August q and 2S The relay champion
ships of America will be held on August
80 and 81
The Panama Pacific boxing champion
ships. bringing together the winners OF all
sections OF the United States. will be held
on May 8, 6, ! and S. the swimming cham
pionshps from July Is 10 "a and the
all-around championship on August I.
The pentathlon will take place on Labor
Day and the dccathlon on September IL
and L.
Several International athletic events
will be arranged just as soon as Mr. Sui
Ivan hears from the authorities abroad
who are considering events and dates for
the exposition
These international events cannot be
definitely decided upon until the confer
ence OF the International Amateur Ath-
etic Federation at Budapest next July.
under which rules and sanction they must
be conducted.