Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-08
ANTWERP BUSY
ARRANGING FOR
OLYMP |C GAMES
Huge Stadium Is Being
Erected and Other Prep
arations Are Under Way
for Coming Contests.

Antwerp, March f,-Raplu prog
Iess is being made in the prepara-
tons for the seventh Olympiad
and the organizers feel confident
that everything will be in readi-
ness before the opening of the
stadium on August IS. When the
Belgian delegates appeared before
the International Olympic commit
tee few months after the armis-
tice, to claim for Antwerp the
honor of being chosen as the seat
of the seventh Olympic games,
much doubt was expressed as to
the possibility of organizing in less
tnan year, sporting carnival
the preparation of which at Athens
and Stockholm had taken several
years. A little more than six
months after the laying of its cor
nerstone the executive committee
of the seventh Olympiad invited
the newspaper correspondents to
visit the STADIUM, which is prac-
tlcally completed.
Situated at the gates of Ant
werp, just outside the fortifica-
tons, in the little suburb Of Beers
chot-Kiel. easily accessible from
the city. The stadium covers an
area of some ten square acres. The
principal entrance is situated at
the southwest angle. On either
side of this monumental entrance
the athletes dressing rooms, shower
Laths are being erected. At north
east angle another entrance. sur
mounted by triumphal arch sixty
feet high, has been cut through the
Mt CT,
gate will pass the king of the Bel
members of the royal family of
Belgium, when they choose to
honor the games with their pres
ence.
on the summit of the triumphal
arch above the latter entrance will
be vast platform, whence buglers,
tlumpets, heralds will announce to
tie attendance the arrival of the
competitors Of the road races as
they enter the stadium for the final
turn around the track,
An enormous blackboard facing
inside the stadium will be hung
down from the top of the
triumphal arch, whereupon will be
recorded by electrical apparatus
the results of various competitions
being contested.
on either side of the stadium is
a row of box stalls. orty-eight in
all, each accommodating eight
spectators. Moreover eight "boxes
If honor" in the center of which
stands the royal box" are insert
ed between the ordinary boxes on
the southern side of the structure.
Immediately behind the royal
box" stands the diplomatic box.
: The public stand on the southern
side has seating capacity of $500
while the stand to the north can
accommodate $500. There will be
standing room for 10000 more,
thus enabling 10000 people to at
tend olympic games daily.
Pavilion wherein dressing rooms
Of the athletes are being put up
measures eighty yards and contains
six dressing rooms of IA by 7 yards.
Ears, cafes, restaurants are being
arranged for the benefit of spec
tGtors.
The arena itself measures 100 by
102 yards. The Stockholm stadium
was 116 yards long by II yards
wide. The width of the running
track circllng the stadium is ten
yards. For the 100-yard and the
100-metre dash, however, a
straightaway chute directly in front
Of the principal stand, the south
ern one, measuring 1870 yards in
length with a width of fourteen
yards is being prepared The cir
Cular track measures 410 metres,
al o,.Hc
field is 116 yards long by forty
four yards wide.
Philadelphia, March Coach
Robertson of the University OF
Pennsylvania has several athletes
on his track team who hope to
represent the United states in the
coming Olympic game at Antwerp.
In Earl Eby, the inter-allied 400
metre champion and recent winner
of the Millrose 600-yard event in
New York. Robertson believes that
he has the logical successor of
Ted" Meredith. who startled the
athletic world in 1912 by winning
the 400 and 600-metre events at
Stockholm.
Besides Ely, Pennsylvania has
four star quarter milers in Elmer
Smith, Davis. Gustavson and Max
am. With either Eby or Maxam
as anchor man this quartet would
be strong enough to, represent
America in the 1,600-metre relay.
Two others, Sherman Landers
and Everett Smalley are likely to-
make the olympic team. Landers
is fine pole vaulter. running
broad jumper and is the national
fop, step and jump title holder,
While Smalley has shown remark
able ability over the hurdles.