Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 293, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — CHICAGO TO BUILD MAMMOTH STADIUM. [ARTICLE]

CHICAGO TO BUILD MAMMOTH STADIUM.

Initial steps were taken today by prominent sporting men and civic leaders in Chicago to have the Olympic games held in Chicago in 1924, following the announcement that the contract had been let for the largest stadium in the world. The structure, which will he horseshoe shaped and built of marble and concrete, will have a seating capacity of 100,000, according to the plan. The cost is estimated at sl,725,000.