The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-09
Opening Of Olympic
 Stadium All Planned
Elaborate Preparations Made for Ceremony Attending / First Use of Big Antwerp Arena Other News
 of Athletic World.

advices from Antwerp are to the ef- feet that the ceremonial opening of Olympic Stadium has been officially fixed for August 15. The following sections Of the games will be begun on Sunday. August 15: Athletics, lawn tennis, fencing, wrestling and boxing. The rowing events will be started on August 16. The yachting has been pFowistonaHy arranged for June at Ostends where the polo also VII be played.
 The Athletic Dcathfon, which was eliminated from the draft pro- gram has now been restored It comprises the following 10 events: 100 400 and 1,50O metres. running; 110 metres hurd1ing; high and low jump; pole vault; putting the weight: throwing the javlin; throwing the discus. The Classical Pentathlon, comprising 200 and 1.4oO metres run ming, long jump, and throwing the discus and javeMn; and the Modern Pentathlon, comprising revolver shooting, s4fimming, fencing, cross ming; will also be included in the program.
 American girl swimmers have re- gently displayed remarkable improve ment in back stroke swimming Last winter, when Miss Ruth Smith. then resident of Cleveland, established a record of l un.. 29 g.. for 100 yards, it was considered remarkable swimming feat. Mrs. Frances Schroth of San Francisco, today holds the record of n-, 27., and there are nt ,rf 4I, figures.
 The list includes Miss Gertrude Artelt, of Philadelphia; Miss Margar- ct Woodbridge, of Detroit; Miss Dor othy Burns, of Los Angeles; Miss Sybil Bauer. of Chicago; Miss Louise Barry, of Milwaukee and Misses Eth elda Blefbtrey. Alice Lord, Charlotte Boyle and Ruth and Eleanor Smith Of New York. Nor is there any sign that the amazing progress soor l will be checked. Indeed, Miss Bleibt. rey has set worlds record of 1 m. 33 1-3 S., for 110 yards. 9s result, the women's national 1ot yard back stroke championship, tt | be decided in New York within a few weeks, is awaited with keen interest | Mrs. Schroth, the record holder, i coming from the coast to defend he, 1 title and the performance of all tn, | competitors vii be watched with ex l tra care in view of the fact that sev
 era1 of the entrants will undoubted1.
 be selected later for places on tn | American Olympic team. l The varsity crews of Oxford anu | Cambridge universities of Englant l have settled down for the final train | ing round prior to their 4 1-4 mil ] race on the Thames. Saturday Marcl 1 27. This will be the first meeting o l the rival university eights since tn l spring of 1914. In view of the fac l that one or more American colleg | crews may meet the winning com 1 bination at either the English Hen l ley or the Olympic Games regatta
 more than the usual amount of in l terest is being evinced in the Unite,
 Stat tes regarding the outcome. 1 While the~fnal boating of the light has not been decided upon there l little probability of radical change
 in the seating which late in Januar
 was as follows:
 OXFORD
 S. Earl-Eton and Magdalen-Bo1 ITO pounds.
 | N. Mac Nefl-Victoria and BalHol-
 169 pounds
 II D. T. Raflzes-Rad1ey and Merto I-186 pounds.
 A. c. Shrewsbury and s
 Johns-1s7 pounds.
 T. Durand-Eton and Magdalen-
 1S4 pounds.
 R. S. c. Lucas-Eton and Magda1e l-1s3 pounds.
 H. W. B. Cairns-South Africa an Ba1liol-166 pounds.
 | M. H.. .Ellies-Shrews and Kee b1e-strolze Al pounds. w. H. Porritt-Eton and Magdale -Coxwain 1tS 1-2 pounds. CAMBRIDGE H. O. c. Boret-Eton and Thir ! Trinity-Bow 162 pounds. J. H. impson-Bedford and Pen broke-172 pounds.
 A. F. w. Dixon-Monkton Cont ;; and Christs-1S1 pounds. , G. S. Mason-shrewsbury and Pen F broke-175 pounds.
 R.. L. McEwen-Eton and Thi1 , Tr;nity-1s5 S-4 pounds. a J. A. Campbell-Melbourn ar \ Jesus-1S0 3-4 pounds. r A. Swann-Rugby and Trinity Ha s -16S 1-2 pounds.
 !. H. H. s. Hartley-Eton and Lad 2 Margaret-stroke 149 1-2 pounds. = R. c. Johnstone-Eton and Chris
 -Coxwain 121 pounds. : FOOTBALL AS IT