The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-22
GREAT STADIUMS
SPRINGING UP AS
GRID GAME GAINS
Concrete Stands Provided
to Care for Immense
Football Crowds

Ever sluce the days Of tho Old
circus maximus people have becu
crowdlnR into this or that Stadium
to enjoy their particular form ~
sport. with the old Humaus. chariot
racing or Hon balling used to b." the
chief attraction and some historians
have figures tp provo shat from
100000 10 ass 900 persons could h'
crowded into the circus maNlmus.
Then there was the coliseum at
Romc. which although not exactly
clasHed AZ stadium b. of tho ann
phithoatcr type with scaling "a
pacity OF from $4,000 10 $1,000.
American football winch since its
start has been mont popular " 'ul-
lege sports. has boon attracting
thousands ot spectators. and the hig
gamea Uf Tho last few years have
drawn record .brcHFlug crowds one
rcsult ~ the great war was O. nation
vide recognition VI the commanding
Importance of physical education
and consequently collog, athletics
have outgruwu their facilities AMI
scores ot educational institutions are
making plans FOR better athlete
flelds.
some Great Stadinns.
Most OF the larger universities
have already erected huge Htadiums.
Yale Is known the country over be-
Sausc OF the Yale bowl. which seats
$1,000. This is tho largest stadium
In tho country and 80 enormous have
been the crowds attracted by the big
gridlron contests that plans have
been drawn Tor additions. and the
seating capacity win be greatly en-
largcd. Tho Harvard stadium is the
oldest largo stadium IN the country
aud originally seated $4,000 hut
temporary stands give It . capacity
OF $4,000 At Princeton the stadium
is t-shapcd with a seating capacity
NJ $4,000. The college Of tho city ~
New YORK has stadium circular in
shape seating about 5000 people.
The University OF Washington sta
dIum at Seattle iq t.shnped and
seats $4,000. The Washington, -. g.
Central high school stadium seats
q 1000. Tho University ot Michigan
erected n stadium IN 1914 that seats
10000, Lehigh university at Beth
lehem, Pa, has a stadium erected
in 1915, that seats 5000 The Uni
versity of ChlcaRps stadium Seats
1000 people and win have To he en-
largcd to accommodate tho crowds
that demand admittancc to the
games. ms tho temporary stands are
inadequate, Ohio StatA university
has huge Stadium undcr eonstruc-
ton at the present time, while llii-
nois and kunsns universities are
carrying on campaigns to secure
funds for the erection OF stadia
In the near future.
Danger Is Eliminated.
Wherever huge crowds assemble
10 watch football games the question
OF safety is most important one.
II IL for this reason that reinforced
concrete Is now used almost excln-
sively for stadia. Not only is the
safety OF the crowds assured by such
ccnstructlon hat there ia no d. nger
from fire and no expenses for re-
pairs and upkeop.
The stadium movement IL not con
fined to the college and university
towns. because Tsany smaller com
munitics have made preparations
for the physical development OF the
young folks aud stadia have been
erected that serve az athletic
grounds and recreation centers 4, In
Chicago plans have boon made and
funds secured for the erection of n
huge concrete municipal stadium on
the lake front which viii have a
seating capacity OF 100000 and win
be the largest stadium In the coun-
try,