The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-19
MANY ATHLETES
TO BE IN PARIS
FOR LYMPIAD
Greatest Number Of En-
tries for All Time,
Manager Says
BY FREDERIC X. ARBOTT.
!. n 5 staff Correspondent.

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-"The olympic
games Of 1924 viii bring together
the largest contingent OF interna
tional athletes the world has ever
| seen" Mr Allan Muir OF Philadel-
phia, secretary Of the Eighth Olym-
| piad, told international News Serv-
| ice II have just returned from
| America" continues Mr. Muir.
| where | have been assured that the
United States viii SEND 800 men,
South American countries such a.
Argentina. chile and Brazil thar
have never before been represented
| in Olympic "a mes VIII send large
| teams to Paris A Chinese repre-
sentation OF over one hundred Will
be on hand as well as team of Jap
anese soccer players The Japs will.
be seen for the first time on the soc
Ger field, and Nippon Is putting
forth great efforst to make its team
winners. There will be no less than
so soccer teams contending for
honors.
The running track at the new
stadium in Colon bes two miles out
of Paris, is receiving special Rtten-
ton, and the promoters promise to
make II the fastest track In Europe
u Is larger than any track in the
United States-555 yards around
| This maHes II possible to run the
quarter In one turn. There are six
lanes for the sprints. each four feet
wide.
The field is ITO yards by H. In
cluded here are four high and broad
jumps. shot puts and pole vaults
as well as two hammer, javelin and
discus throws
Sixty thousand spectators will be
accommodated. For the first time
on an athletic field ell seating sec
tions will he entirely covered. There
fore rain. so common in Paris will
not interfere with carrying out the
events. The swimming pool, adioin-
ing the field, is to be 100 feet long
and so feet wide. There Will be
places for 1000 people to watch the
aquatic events. Eight tennis courts
will be constructed, five for the pre-
Inns and three in the center for
the finals.
If sufficient guarantee can he had
from the competitors small houses
will be built for their use. enabling
the athletes to be near the scene of
their activities. where they may try
out at will, The rent will be mini
mum, 10 save expenses for the re-
spective teams
The Chemin de Fer de rEtat,
whose tracks serve the town of Col
ombes where the stadium is being
erected has promised that the line
will he electrified In time for the
games Trains will be run into spe.
Cial terminals, with oirect communi
cation with the tribunes.
The International Federation of
Sports has entire charge of the ac-
tuai management of the events. The
judges and referees of each event
will be appointed by the federation
OF the sport IT represents. This will
eliminate all difficulties in the prop
er appointment of officials.
Muir has been assured that the
Paris Municipal Council Will increase
its appropriation for the games, one
million francs have already been
voted, but five millions Will be forth
coming in a few months.
"I have submitted says Muir,
my plan for beating the element of
chance to the international COM
mittees. ! feel that an individual or
a team that Is eliminated in the first
play may have had a bad break, so
| propose 10 match the losers with
the losers as we'll as the winners
with the winners. III this manner
contestant must be defeated twice
before he viii be eliminated. II
would be a shame to send a team
Of II men half way around the world
and, after playing one game, pack
I'M and go back again"