New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Greece or the United States
Would Conduct the 1916
Olympic Games if
Germany Cannot.
BY ABEL X. KIYIAT.


1t looks very bad for the 1916 Olym-
pic games. Germany, if the war lasts
much longer, will be in no condition to
conduct them. 1t is, indeed, shame,
after building such a wonderful sta
dunn at an enormous expense, not to be
able TO use it for its original purpose.
The stadium is the most modern
building of it's kind. 1t has track
measuring 400 metres (437 yards) to
the lap. Outside of it is a bicycle
track, and inside Of both is the 100 by
40 metres swimming pool. The pits
, for the jumpers and pole vaulters are
perfect. In fact, nothing desired by the
modern athlete has been omitted.
Germany has also gone to the eX-
pense of building cottages all around
the track TO house the athletes Of the
different countries. In the nelghoor-
hood are smaller tracks, which were
10 be used for training purposes, with
out interfering with each other. Now
practically all these buildings will be
useless.
About the only place in Europe now
left TO held the games is Athens, wnsre
they were held in 1896 and 1905. The
Greeks still have their beautiful sta
dunn, and on short notice could get 1t
ready for the Olympiad.
II would be fitting If the Internation-
al Congress decided in favor Of the
Greeks, allowing them to take care OF
the Olympics in 1916. Among the ath-
letic experts and athletes the consen-
sus of opinion is that they would pre-
fer Greece owing TO the history con-
nected with the games. Here was
staged the original Olympics at the
faat of Mount Olympus.
There is no doubt that many Ameri-
cans would prefer to have the games
held in America in 1916, provided the
war continues, and other countries
waive their rights.
The Canadian officials have called
off their thirty-first annual track and
field championship, TO be held August
10 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward ISL
and. The people Of Canada at present
have no time for games, as they are
preparing to send numbers of their
soldiers to England.
The New England Amateur Athletic
Association made preparations TO send
team of five men, headed by Howard
Drew and Tom Halpin, to the Canadian
champion ships, but they will now COM
pete elsewhere.
Howard Drew, Americas premier
sprinter, has to compete unattached
from Springfield, Mass, his home town.
According to the A. A. U. ruling, he is
not eligible 10 represent any club, as
he has not resided in that section for
a wear or more. He entered the Uni
versity Of Southern California, giving
his residence as Springfield, Mass, this
making him ineligible to represent any
club. He intended 10 compete for the
Los Angeles Athletic Club in the ma
tionals in Baltimore.
Drew is very much disappointed that
Applegarth will not be able to race
him in the champs" as the English
man is getting ready to go to the front
for Great Britain. The negro flyer
will get all the competition and per-
haps more than he expects when he
and A. T. Meyer. the Irish-American
A. c. champion meet, assuming that
Meyer is in good condition.
The New York A. c. and the Irish
American A. c. have begun real train
ing for the junior and senior nations
and the metropolitan seniors. Both
clubs have many new faces, especially
the former, which has recruited very
heavily among the Eastern colleges.
At Baltimore on September -, the
day on which the seniors will clash,
there will be a battle which will go
down in athletic history. The Boston
A. A., Chicago A. A.. Illinois A. A. and
the two New York clubs will have a
fight on their hands finding out which
is to take home the point trophy. No
more dividing first and second between
the New York clubs. Illinois will now
have to be figured, as they have about
the best balanced team Of any of the
clubs.
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