Word: stadium
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...which to hold the Olympic games of 1924. Initial steps to have this effected are being taken by prominent sporting men and civic leaders. Chicago was decided a suitable location as a result of the announcement that the contract for the games had been let to the largest stadium in the world. This stadium probably to be constructed in the windy city, will be horseshoe shaped and built of marble and concrete, and will have a seating capacity of 100,000, according to the present plans. The cost is estimated...
...first string players and their substitutes. Another advantage would result from this plan in that with two contests in succession, although they might only last about half an hour longer than one game under the former system, more people would consider it worth while to come out to the Stadium, thus increasing the gate receipts and the bonus that would be granted to the visiting teams...
...contests except that with Yale are in Cambridge. Bates, Boston College, Colby, Tufts, Springfield Y. M. C. A. do not appear as opponents next fall, their places being taken by the University of Maine, Williams, Centre College, and Notre Dame. Both Maine and Williams last battled in the Stadium in 1913, when they went down to defeat before the Haughton machine of that year, the former 34 to 0 and the latter...
Practice starts on Monday at the Stadium Field. For the first two day "Pooch" Donovan and Captain W. J. Murray will have charge of the squad, sending the men through a conditioning drill each day. On Wednesday a squad of coaches, headed by Coach Fisher, will take charge and schedule a plan of work which will take place mostly out of doors...
...representatives of France are reported to be more advanced in training than those of any other nation, with the possible exception of the United States. The training is being carried on at a camp near the Pershing Stadium, which is in reality a university of sport. Using the army organization as a background, the training is carried on with both civilian and military athletes...