. The Burton Holmes lectures;. THE PRINTKTON TEAM 6o THE OLYMPIAN GAMES. 1364— VAIICAN .MUSEUM. DISCOBOLOS Past the entranceto this now moderncourse runs the roadfrom Marathon; theBay of Salamis maybe seen from thehigher tiers, theAcropoHs is visiblefrom nearly everyseat. It was thisimmortal back-ground that gavethe modern Olym-pian Games a deep-er, wider signifi-cance than has everdignified any otherathletic meetingwhatsoever. For it must beconfessed that thechief interest of theOlympian Gamesof 1896 lay in thesplendid settinggiven them, ratherthan in the gamesthemselves. Fromthe standpoint o
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. THE PRINTKTON TEAM 6o THE OLYMPIAN GAMES. 1364— VAIICAN .MUSEUM. DISCOBOLOS Past the entranceto this now moderncourse runs the roadfrom Marathon; theBay of Salamis maybe seen from thehigher tiers, theAcropoHs is visiblefrom nearly everyseat. It was thisimmortal back-ground that gavethe modern Olym-pian Games a deep-er, wider signifi-cance than has everdignified any otherathletic meetingwhatsoever. For it must beconfessed that thechief interest of theOlympian Gamesof 1896 lay in thesplendid settinggiven them, ratherthan in the gamesthemselves. Fromthe standpoint ofmodern athleticsthe contests wit-nessed by the im-posing audiencewere not remark- THE OLYMPIAN GAMES 6i able save in one respect, the invincibility of our Americanchampions. No records were broken, in fact our men werenot called upon even to equal their own best previouswork in their respective lines. The spectators being assembled to the number of 60,000,all waits on the arrival of the Royal party. At the appointedhour, with democratic punctuality. King George, es
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