The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-24
FRENCH ARE GETTING READY
 FOR BIC OLYMPIAN IN 1924

BOSTON. Jan. PA picture of the preparations now in the making for the Olympiad at Paris next year terests of United States athletes, is presented in the report to President William c. Prout, of the A. A. U., of Albert Geiger, Jr., of this city, l member of the Board of Governors of the A. A U., who has returned from a visit to Colombes, scene of the 1924 games. MT Geiger said it was his general impression that the French authorities were making their plans well in advance and that the country was enthusiastic over the games. The track as planned by them is being projected, he said, as one lon which the making of new worlds records would be possible
 The report says in part:
 "I went to the Colombes Stadium in taxi in g minutes from the cen ter of Paris, which really makes it quite accessible. You can also go by train to station which will be built in plenty of time before the games, in less than 15 minutes. They are also planning to build new boulevard up to the Stadium from Neuilly, which is just outside the Paris gates.
 'The Stadium itself Is about one third completed. The grandstands are covered on either side of the track, and the ends are banked-up standing room. This standing room runs around the entire track, even in front of the grandstands. The grandstands are to be fairly steep and should give 9 very good view of the games. They will be built Of concrete. Underneath the stands there is ample dressing room space which would easily take care of 30 men, each with good shower bath layout rubbing rooms, etc. The en. rance and exit arrangements also are well laid out
 "They were working on the track It is to be put on a splendid founda- tion. It is about 25 feet wide and they expect to have it completed by spring It will be well packed down this summer, and in the spring of 1924 it will again be worked over They should have ultimately as good a track as could be desired They have special red cinder which seems to pack very well. The runs and take-offs for the running broad jump and high jump are in, and seem to be well laid out. The track Is a 50-meter track and of course looks considerably larger than one-quarter- n.ie tracks. They have a fine foot Dali field in the middle, and are ap- pareHtly going to feature rugby and soccer. There is also a practice track, not quite as hard as the cham pionship track, to be built just out side the Stadium, to be used for training.
 Allan H. Muhr, international sec retary, says the French people are warming up to the proposition satis- factorily although he had only re- eeived final instructions to go ahead from the French Olympic Committee shortly before I arrived.
 Tn the matter of housing, I do not believe the small house proposi- ton will be practical for track men. would suggest the track men be housed somewhere near the Arc de Iriomphe, in Paris, where there are many small hotels. If this proves 100 expensive, good accommodations could be had at Neiully, just outside the gates, for much less money. Busses could be used for the men to go back and forth to the track to train, and altogether l think you would find some such arrangement as suggested to be very satisfac tory"