Evening journal., 1913-04-18
ATHLETES
OF WORLD
TO COMPETE
Greatest Sporting Carnival to
be Held at Panama
Exposition
SULLIVAN BECOMES
THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR

SAN FRANCISCO, Gals April 49,
lanes E. Sullivan. secretary -reasur-
er of the Amateur Athletic Union OF
the United States, who has had more
experience at managing worlds fair
and exposition games than any man
living. has accepted the athletic d.
rectorship OF the Panama-Pacihc In
ternational Exposition.
with Jim Sullivan holding the
reins the success Of the great expo
sition games Is assured. Already he
has proved his merit as an organizer
i'm moro than one worlds fair. Out
side of worlds fair games he has
shown his master hand as a builder
with the wonderful organization
known as the Amateur Athletic I'm
ion. This union Is his work, his
structure from foundation mp, HE
hobby, and It has become world fam
ous.
In 1900 Director Sullivan was as
sistant American director of the
Olympiad at Paris. In 1904 he was
appointed head of the athletic games
of the st. Louis exposition. which
were also the Olympic games OF that
year In 1906 he was American
commissioner 10 the Athens Olymp-
| lad. In 1908 he was secretary OF the
American commissioners at the Lon
don Olympiad. and last year was the
American commissioner to the Olym-
piad at Stockholm He was athletic
! director of the Buffalo exposition In
1901 and of the jamestown exposi-
ton in 1907
The big chief" is enthusiastic over
the prospects for the holding or a
series of great sports events In San
Francisco and Is OF the opinion that
the nations of the world at large viii
send their best athletes 10 compete
IN a series OF international games.
Sullivan announced upon his ap.
pontment that he was I'm favor or
scheduling every form of athletics
and would include everything on the
program from school children's games
TO aeroplanos. Anything and every
} thing between earth and sky Will find
place on the sporting calendar on
the 1915 exposition games.
The modern pentathlon. for which
the Olympic games committee has
donated a special medal, Sullivan
thinks will be the big drawing card
for the international athlets. Th'
Is medley" affair. taking in horse
back riding, revolver shooting, swim
ming and running. and appeals pas'
ticularly TO the army athletes o.
Europe. Though the majority Of tn
United States army men are not ex
. actly proficient IN the event, Sullivan
expects to see a large entry from on
army. as there is plenty of time {
2 prepare for It.
/, At Stockholm. IN the modern pen
tathlon. the course for the ridin
was sealed, and none OF the competi
tors knew where they were goin
, until the start of the race. This
unfair, Mr.. Sullivan considers, par
ticularly to the contestants OF tn
, foreign nations. The competitors o
, the nation holding the event must o
necessity have an advantage I'm know
ing the style OF country to be ne
gotiated. There will be no seale
course I'm the San Francisco 1911
modern pentathlon. Il will be know
months in advance and every en-
trant will be given an opportunit
/ to go over the ground and becom
thoroughly familiar with IT,
a sports and games on a vast scale
, said Sullivan, will attract attention
the world over. The worlds nation
will participate so extensively at Sal
= Francisco that we anticipate tn
/, greatest series Of international sport
ever held I'm one place and at on
time. Great cash prizes and trc
; phes will be awarded"
One factor In the Panama-Paciii
y athletic events which is wholly ne'
, Is that the quarter mile races. 70
/, the first time I'm athletic history ca
' be run on a straight-away track. @
expect to see the records fall lik
leaves in autumn" SAYS Mr.. Sullivan