New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
By A. c. Cavagnaro

The eyes of the sporting world will
centre for the next two weeks. on the
doings in the Pershing Stadium, at
oinville-le-P Point, near Paris, where
the athletes of the Allied countries
will compete for championships in the
various forms of sport. The massive
stadium, which was built by the United
States and later will be given to
France, will be dedicated to-day with
elaborate ceremonies, which President
Wilson, President Poincare and Pre-
mier Clemenceau will attend
The official sporting calendar is
scheduled to begin tomorrow, and
until July competitions in various
sports will be INDUCED in by repre-
sertatives Of fourteen countries. 4
majority Of the contests will be held
in the stadium, while events in swim
ming, horseback riding, rugby football
and association football viii be con-
Quoted outside of the stadium. A total
Of 1900 Allied representatives will
compete.
pect our representatives to make a
strong showing in all the competitions.
The athletes composing the United
States track and field squad are the
best that could be mustered. The for
eign countries do not expect to collect
many points, but may do so if the
and lose contests through carelessness.
France to Put Up Fight
France, Italy and England are looked
upon as the only dangerous opponents
to the United States. France particu-
larly is expected to give the America
team quite q tussle in a number of
events, for during the war Yankee
athletes were beaten by poilus IN
meets held near Paris.
The American track team candidates
engaged in their trial heats last Thurs
day and Friday and showed they are
ready to do their best against their
rivals. In the spring. Charley Pad
dock, Sol Butler and Eddie Teschner
will be a hard trio to beat.
Much is expected of Paddock, who
has never met defeat in two years Of
competition. In the preliminaries
ond5, only one-ffth OF second behind
the worlds record. Bob Simpson
William Sylvester, H. L. Barron r. L.
Lewis and A. Ames will take good care
of both hurdle events, while Earl Eby
Is expected to show the foreigners
some speed in the 440 and $50 yard
runs.
Some Fine Broad Jumpers
Harry Worthington, Dave Politze1
and Butler are expected to show some
good performances in the running
broad jump, while Floyd and johnson
are the two stars in the pole vault
Nick Gianakopoulos is to be America IS
ace in the long distance events. Pat
Ryan, the world champion with the
hammer, is scheduled to compete in
his speciality in an exhibition contest
The United States entry in the track
and field sports will number approx
mately $50 athletes, OF whom about
fifty were sent over from this country
early this month to augment the forces
that were in France. Colonel Joseph
II. Thompson, four times wounded in
action, is in charge of the American
team, and in a recent letter to Fred
erick w. Ruben, secretary treasurer
OF the Amateur Athletic Union, de-
clared that the athletes had weathered
the trip across the Atlantic in good
fashion
Following the dedicating ceremonies
to-day the games will get under way
Tomorrow. with baseball. association
football and gymnastics making I'D a
part of the calendar