The San Francisco call., 1913-08-10
JAS. {. SULLIVAN,
ATHLETIC LEADER,
OFF FOR BERLIN
While at Congress of Inter
national Athletic Govern
ing Bodies Will Invite
Them to Big Fair

James z. Sullivan. secretary treasurer
OF the Amateur Athletic union OF the
United States. and director OF athletics
at the Panama Pacific international ex-
position, left New York city on Tues
day to attend the International Fedora
tion OF the athletic governing bodies OF
the world, which is TO be held in Ber-
lin. Germany. the middle OF August
While abroad at this congress. Di-
rector Sullivan will extend invitations
to the foreign governing bodies to par
ticipate in the sports at the Panama
Pacific international exposition at San
Francisco in 1915.
The intention is TO make all the
sports at the exposition interna tional
in character with the exception of the
local or Pacific coast meetings
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
1t is planned to have the important
international championships in the
early spring and fall-February. March.
April. October. November and Deem
Der.
The events now planned. will. of
course, be subject. as to date and reg
ulations. to the receiving OF official
sanction and approval from all the as
The college rowing championship and
| the championship of the National As
sociation of Amateur Oarsmen can be
r0wed on the beautiful course at Oak
land, as the water adjacent TO the ex-
position grounds will be suitable for
yachting and motor boat racing. but
not suitable for shell racing.
The international golf championship
promises 10 be very interesting, and in
vitatiors will be extended to three Of
the leading professional golfers in Eng
land, as well as an amateur team. 10
/ take part in the Panama-Pacific expo
sition golf championship
| Director Sullivan will arrange for
| this upon his arrival in England the
latter part of August
DIVERSIFIED SPORTS
Days and weeks are TO be set aside
for the sports OF the different countries
work. A team OF Swedish gymnasts
will accompany the team of Swedish
athletes that Ernie Hjertberg is 10
bring over. The German turner's will
have week for their mass work and
exhibition drills. A week is TO he
given over for Irish sports and pas
times. such as football. hurting. dan
cling and athletics.
| A week will be set aside for the
Public Schools Athletic league activi-
/ ties and championships The last time
the national public schoo1boy champion
ships were decided they were held at
/ the worlds fair at ST. Louis, and the
massive championship trophy was won
by the schoolboys of New York. The
Public Schools Athletic league and the
/ board of education of greater New
| York will send at least zoo boys to
San Francisco to take part in these
championships
MODERN PENTATHLoN
| The great big international athletic
event promises to be the modern pen
/ tathlon- This is the event for which
/ the international Olympic committee
conferred for the first time. an Olympic
medal. and IL is expected that the four
placed men at the Olympic games at
Sweden last summer. namely. Lille
| hook Asbrink. De Laval and Gronaa-
gen, who finished in front of Lieu
| tenant Patton OF the United States
army, will take part A special plea
will be made at once to our army offi-
cials to start a team in training in
order to capture this worlds event.
BASEBALL
| An invitation will be extended to the
/ national baseball commission to have
/ the final games of the worlds series
played at the stadium within the ey-
position grounds. Supplementary games
will be arranged for the winners in
the different leagues throughout the
/ country. and an Invitation will also he
/ extended to the major league baseball
| teams to use the baseball field at the
exposition grounds for spring training
i a special invitation will also be ex-
| tended TO the army and navy 10 play
/ their annual football game in the sta
dunn.