DHE MICHIGAN DAIIA A. Ever since the days of the old Cir- cus Maximus people have been crowd- ing into this or that stadium to enjoy their particular form of sport. With the old Romans, chariot racing or lion baiting used to be the chief attraction and some historians have figures to prove that from 260.000 to 485,000 per- sons could be crowded into the Circus Maximus. Then there was the Coli- seum at Rome, which 'although not ex- actly classed as a stadium, is of the amphitheater type with a seating ca- pacity of from 50000 to 87,000. Football a Cause American football, which since its start has been the most popular of college sports, has been attracting thousands of spectators, and the big games of the last few years have drawn record breaking crowds. One result of the great war was a nation- wide recognition of the commanding importance of physical education and consequently college athletics have outgrown their faciliti s and scores of educational institutions are making plans for better athletic fields. Most of the larger universities have already erected huge stadia. Yale is known the country over because of the Yale bowl, which seats 61,000. This is the largest stadium in the country and so enormous have been the crowds attracted by the big grid- iron contests that plans have been drawn for additions, and the seating capacity wll be greatly enlarged. The Harvard stadium is the oldest large stadium in the country and orig- inally seated 23,000 but temporary stands give it a capacity of 45,000. At Princeton the stadium is U-shaped with a seating capacity of 42,000. The College of the City of New York has a stadium circular in shape, seating about 6,000 people. The University of Washington stadium at Seattle is U-shaped and seats 60,000. The Wash- ington, D. C.,. Central High School stadium seats 6,000. The University of Michigan, erected a stadium in 1914 that seats 40,000. Lehigh Uni- versity at Bethlehem, Pa., has a sta- dium, erected in 1915, that seats 15,- 000. The University of Chicago's sta- dium seats 10,000 people and will have to be enlarged to accommodate the crowds that demand admittance to the games as the temporary stands are inadequate. Ohio State university has a huge stadium under construction at the present time, while Illinois and Kansas universities are carrying on campaigns to secure funds for the erection of stadia in the near future. Safety a Factor Wherever huge crowds assemble to watch football games the question of safety is a most imprtant one. It is for this reason that reinforced con- crete is now used almost exclusively for stadia. Not only is the safety of the crowds assured by such construc- tion, but there is no danger from fire and no expenses for repairs and up- keep. The stadium movement is not con- fined to the college and university towns, because many smaller commu- nities have made preparations for the physical development of the young folks and stadia have been erected that serve as athletic grounds, fai grounds and recreation centers. In Chicago plans have been made and funds secured for the erection of a huge concrete municipal stadium on the lake front which will have a seating capacity of 100,000 and will be the largest stadium in the country. FRANCE PREPARES FOR OLYMPIC GAMES DF 1924 The greatest structure in the his- tory of the Olympic games is to be erected by France for the 1924 meet. Reports from Paris are that the new stadium will be erected in the Paris de Princes. The track will measure aproximately 500 meters to the lap. Both straight-away and each curve will measure about 125 meters, or a trifle more than 130 yards, giving the track a total distance of approxi- mately 525 yards. This will be. the largest track ever constructed for the Olympic games, and larger than any of the famous college athletic tracks. The stadium is designed to hold from 100,000 to 150,000 spectators, The, price will range from one franc, to boxes at the same price usually paid in this country.-N The contract for building the sta- dium and track is reported about to be made to the same firm which built the stands for the 1920 met at Ant-; werp. It is desired that the track bej completed at least 18 months before the meet, and it is pointed out that, had the Antwerp track and runways ben thus prepared more records would have been possible than was the case in the loose cinder footing which hampered the runners in Belgium. BA9SKETBALL SQUAD WILL HEA9REST Mather Gives Men a Vacation so That They May Prepare for Coming Examinations DUKE DUNNE REPORTS FOR PRACTICE; KNEE IN BRACE With the approach of the semester examinations, Coach Mather plans to give his basketball squad a two weeks vacation, in order that they may de- vote their time toward keeping elig- ible. Practices will end on next Tues- day night and no more organized scrimmages will be held until Tues- day night, two weeks later. Neverthe- less all the men will keep in shape whenever possible by working out at irregular periods. Se-immage Before Ohio Game Mather plans to start scrimmage again three days before the team leaves for Ohio State, where they play on Feb. 11. This game will be fol- lowed two nights later by the contest against Indiana at Lafayette._ Michigan's stock received quite a boost Wednesday evening when "Duke" Dunne, erstwhile football cap- tain and veteran of last -year's court five, reported for practice. Duke has been laid up since football season as far as athletics are concerned with a game leg and has also been compelled to devote considerable time to his law studies, but if he is able to get into good physical condition he will be a decided help to Mather. Although compelled to wear a brace, his leg is not troubling him to any great extent and it is hoped that he may be able to get into some of the games after the season reopens. Duke is in the same boat as the famous "Chuck" Carney of the Illini, who is also ob- liged to wear a brace while playing basketball. Kipke Improving Harry Kipke, who dislocated his shoulder in the Illinois game, is im- proving rapidly and should be back in his regular form when the team re- organizes after the bluebooks. The only drawback is that he will not have had a chance to get into any workout with the rest of the squad. Coach Mather is optimistic over the team and is hopeful that the team wi 1 strike its stride again next month and repeat last year's performance by a whirlwind finish. Vits Of Sports More than 800 students at Princeton competed for the athletic teams last fall, according to statistics compiled by Dr. Joseph E. Raycroft, head of the department of hygiene. This repre- sents 40 per cent of the total enroll- ment of the university. Football was the greatest drawing card, attracting more than 100 men for the Varsity eleven and 85 for the first year team. Johnny Wilson has been barred from boxing in 18 states, Canada, and Aus- tralia, as a result of his tactics in re- fusing to meet Greb. He is champion, but a champion with no place to box- the most unpoular 'chamion in .his- tory. A "council of strategy" will direct the play of the Cincinnati Nationals this season. The council will be made up of Manager Pat Moran, Jake Daub- ert, the veteran first baseman, with George Burns as the chief field assist- ant. Daubert will captain the Reds. Manager Moran and his assistants will start a drive to make every play- r run out their base hits. "There will be no loafing thissea- son," Moran said today. "Every man will tear intofirst base at top speed" There will benostops to find out where the ball has gone."~ The Detroit American league base- ball club probably will train this year at Augusta, Georgia, Frank J. Navin, president of the organization an- nounces. Manager Ty Cobb now is in now Augusta seeking to arrange for housing facilities and expects to. conclude ne- gotiations soon, it was stated. Augusta was chosen some time ago but the hotel in which the Tigers ex- pected to stop was burned. For a time it appeared that some other training ground might be selected. Whether the Detroiters will make their homes in private residences has not been de- cided. The Rochester and Columbus clubs are to tarin in the immediate vicinity of Augusta and will provide practice games with the Detroit club if Cobb selects the Georgia city. The first of a series of four meets, leading to the championship of Amer- ict, will be held at Saranac Lake, N. Y., Friday. Arthur Staff, present skat- ing champion, will defend his title against such men as McLean and Bak- er of New York, Edmund Lamy of Saranac Lake, and Eddie Day, of Can- ada. The winner will later compete with Oscar Mathlesen of Norway, the world's champion, in a match which probably will be held also at Saranac Lake. As appropriate Christmas gifts,. Samuel Rzeschewswi, the boy chess wonder, was given two valuable gold medals from the Boston Chess club and the Baltimore Chess association. The medals were to commemorate his visits to those cities, and ,pending the little expert's return to New york, had been placed in the custody of H. Helms, former state champion. In a hotly contested game with the Dartmouth freshmen, Harvard's fresh- man hockey team won by 4-0. Harvard's Varsity chess team held a meet with chess team of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, the intercollegiate champions. Two men for the football coaching staff of the University of Minnesota were selected by university authorities at Chicago Tuesday, the action being subject to approval by the board of regents. The authorities refused to di- vulge the names of the men, but said it was almost certain that they would be on the job next fall. Student for Forty-One Years Columbia boasts in William Cullen Bryant Kemp a student who has at- tended the university continuously for 41 years without missing a, semester. Patronize onr Advertisers.-Adv. ' I I Try a Daily Want Ad. 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