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IOUVPIC GAMES TO
BE HELD III LONDON j
Sports of All Descriptions Will
Be Scheduled for Com
petition. STADIUM WILL COST OVER
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
Rome Has Announced She Can
not Promote Olympiad
Tribune Special Sporting Service
LONDON, April 20. The Olympic
games, which are to take place in Lon
don in 1908, will form tho fourth of
the series of Olympiads, which was in
augurated at Athens in 1896, and con
tinued at Paris in 1900 and St. Louis in
1904. Olympic games are the chief fac
tor in tho Olympic movement, which
was initiated in 189G by Baron Pierre
de Couberlin, president of the Inter
national Olympic committee, in the hope
that it might perform for the modern
world the same services which were
rendered to tho Hellenic communities
by tho Olympic gameB of FHb. The
movement is, however, intended to in
clude, besides athletic sports, contests
in art, literature, music, etc., and peri
odical conferences on physical educa
tion and development. Such confer
ences were held with considerable suc
' cess at Havre in 1897 and Brussels in
1905.
During the early summer of 1906 it
was announcod that the Olympiad pro
posed for Rome in 1908 was. owing to
local reasons, impossible in ' thai city
and that tho International Olympic
council had addressed to the British
Olympic association, through Lord Des
borough, an invitation to undertake this
Olympiad. The first step taken by the
British Olympic association on receipt
of this invitation was to address a cir
cular to tho associations governing sport
in England asking for their opiniou
upon tho proposal and stating that if
it was decided to hold this Olympiad
in London the council proposed to ask
tho governing associations to draw up
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programmes and regulations, to super
intend tho carrying out of these pro
grammes in each sport, and to nomi
nate a representative to servo on tho
council of the British Olympic associa
tion for the purpose of orgauizing the
Olympiad of 1'908. By tlic middle of
Novombor, favorable replies having
been received from the great majority
of tho associations and official repre
sentatives appointed, a resolution was
passed at the council meeting held on
Nov. 19 that these Olympic games be
held in Loudon. On Nov. 27 a letter
from Lord Desborough was pommuni
cated to the press, sketching the pro-
Sosals of the association and laving
own tho following principles on which
tho games would be conducted:
1 That as many forms of sport be
included as may bo practicable.
2 That the events be only open to
bona-fido amateurs.
3 That the council do not pay tho
expenses of auv competitor whatever,
oither for traveling or for residence in
this countrj'.
1 That the games be held in July,
190S.
5 That every competitor be offi
cially entered b'y the association con
trolling tho particular sport in which
he is chosen to represent his country,1
and these entries be limited in number
for each event.
6 That tho prizes consist solol' of
medals, with t lie addition of certain
challenge cups.
Accommodations for Crowds.
It was at the same time stated that
a proposal was under consideration
whereby the necessary buildings, tracks,
enclosures and an arena 4 for 100,000
spectators would be provided free of
cxpenso to tho Otympic association, to
gether with a proportion of tho re
ceipts to go toward the other expenses
connected with the" games.
In addition, the hope was expressed
that from the communications which
would pass between the representatives
of different countries as to tho pro
gramme and regulations of tho Olym
piad, a permanent type might result
which would to a large extent govern
future Olympic games.
In accordance with the principles
thus laid down, letters were sent to
tho members of tho International Otym
pic committee in the various coun
tries requesting them to form commit
tees, and to take other necessary meas
ures to insure tho participation of their
f cllow-countrymeu in the Olympiad . in
London. In response, committees have
been formed, or are in process of boing
formed, in Prance, Germany, Italy, Bel
giam, Holland, Greece, Sweden, Den
mark, Bohemia Hungary Switzerland
Bulgaria and the United States of
America.
Construction of Buildings.
The proposal to construct the build
ings and stadium mentioned in Lord
Desborough 's letter had rcferenco to
the negotiations then in progress be
tween the British Olympic association
and the executive committco m of tho
Franco-British exhibition. This agree
ment was finally concluded on Jan, 14,
1907, and provides that tho exhibition
This picture shows Jockey Englandcr,
one of tho foremost contestants for the
premier jockeyship of tho American
turf for the present season.
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committoc shall construct all tho racing
1 tracks and buildings necessary for car
rying out the Olympic games, and pro
vide all necessary equipment, attend
ants, advertisements, etc. Tho details
of the racing track and of tho pond for
swimming and diving competitions havo
been workod out by committees of ex
perts appointed by the British Olympic
I association on the nomination of tho
A. A. A. and the A. S. A.
1 For tho cycling track a special com-
H Undismayed by previous failures, Constanco S. Titus, American champion single-sculler, intonds to mako anothor
H , effort to bring tho Diamond sculls to America. In tho picture Titus is shown in his boat taking a practice spin.
GAMS SHOULD PASS
UP TIEJAITLEB
Sportsmanship Actions of Gans
Have Won Interested
Public.
NOLAN TAKES FIT WHEN
FIGHT WAS BROACHED
Nolan's Tactics Turned Nelson
From Popular Idol to
Laughing Stock.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK, April 20 While Joe
Gans is flirting with Harry Lewis for
the next battle for the lightweight
, championship it may bo taken for
granted that even his superior patience
is exhausted with Battling Nelson and
his quibbling manager, Billy Nolan,
though it is to be rogTetted, will not be
considered tho fault of Gans. No ono
in any sport over acted in a finer spirit
of sportsmanship than did the negro
champion in his first match with Nel
son. Tho unheard-of arrogance of
Nolan would have won him a slugging
from almoBt any other fighter in the
ring, yet Joe Gans patiently put up
with ono of his unfair conditions after
another, waiting quietly till ho got the
Dane in the ring, when he prococded to
get even b" giving tho Battler the
mittee, appointed on the .nomination of
tho N. C. U., is at work, and a special
sub-committee, appointed by the exhi
bition authorities, uas inspected the two
best tracks in Paris, that of tho Pare
des Princese and the Buffalo, and has
had before it the details of other conti
nental tracks.
The track for running events meas
urcs three laps to tho mile, that for
cycling two and throe-quartor laps to
tho mile. Tho measurements which
havo been approved for tho pond for
swimming and diving are 30 foot in
length by 50 feet in breadth, with a
depth of 3 feet 6 inches to 12 feet.
The British associations havo agreed
that tho metric system shall bo used
for the measurement of distances, as
has hitherto been tho case in the Olym
pic games which havo taken placo at
Athens, Paris and St. Louis.
Sports to Be Scheduled.
Tho total accommodation for spec
tators, according to the present plans,
is 66,288. Tho total cost of the stadium
and necessary equipment, as worked out
by tho exocutivo committee of tho
Franco-British exhibition, will amount
to $220,000. This stadium and tho rac
ing tracks constructed for tho Olympic
gamos are intended to bo demolished at
the conclusion of the exhibition, and to
form no permanent addition to tho ath
letic ground? of London. The pro
grammes in various sports are in course
of elaboration, and will bo published as
soon as it is poBsiblo to complete them.
Tho following sports are intended to bo
included, viz.: Athletics, archory, cyc
ling,, football (association and Rugby),
foncing, gymnastics, lacrosse, lawn ten
nis, motoring, military riding, polo, rifle
Bhootinjj rowing swimming wrestling,
yachting and it is probablo that others
will bo added. Arrangements will
probably also bo made for winter sports
to be held during tho sanio year, and to
be reckoned as an integral part of the
Olympic games.
It has been practically decided that
tho proposed international rowing re
gatta in connection with tho Olympic
games shall bo held at Honley-on-Thnmes
at tho end of July, 1908. This
means that Henley will be the scone of
two regattas in ono month. The Ama
teur Rowing association of tho United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
recommends that a course of two miles,
if possible, should be staked out. There
seems little doubt that this idea will bo
acted on, although, many rowing men
advocate tho championship course of the
Thames tideway between Putney and
Mortlake aB tho fairost and moat suit
,ablo course to , decide events of an in
ternational character,
hardest licking any man ever got in tho
prize ring.
Gans would bo justified if bo never
again took an official notice of tho
presence of Nelson on earth, yet ho haH
recently tried his best to mako another
match with the Dauo in order to wipo
out any doubts there may still bo that
he is the Dane's superior. With this
object in view, Ben Selig, acting for
Gans, and Billy Nolan on behalf of
tho Dane, had a conference in 'Frisco
tho other day, and Nolan had another
one of his fits. Ho kicked around and
made a dust like tho manager ot a
world's champion, and attempted to
dictato terms once more, never realiz
ing that the shoe was on tho other foot,
and that tho Baltimore man was now
the one to do the dictating. . Nolan
again started talking about making tho
weight 133 pounds ringside with fight
ing togs on actually 131 pounds. But,
of course, there was no enthusiasm from
the Gans forces, and it now looks as
though the match was off.
Nolan's tactics have turned Nelson
from a 'popular idol" into a leaughing
stock. The followers of the fighting
game look at it from the sporting side,
while all Nolan can sec is. tho monoy
end. Because of his affiliation with
Nolan, Nelson is losing an array of
friends. Gans will bo backed by every
fair-minded man in the country if he
hauls Nelson and Nolan up and makos
them do business. It is something of a
faradox for a negro champion to be on
op with the backing and sympathy of
the white population, but this is where
Gans stands today. Gans could set the
weight at 136 if ho cared to and de
mand 75 per cent of the boxer's share,
win, lost or draw. Hb has the say, but
even now all Gans asks is a square
deal, which Nolan and Nelson do not
show any willingness to give.
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