Construction of the stadium was originally contracted to a French firm. However, labour disputes stopped all work. At this time, the engineers of the United States Army intervened and completed construction.[1] It hosted the Inter-Allied Games, and then was presented as a gift from the US to France after the games concluded. At the June 22, 1919, inauguration ceremony, YMCA Chief Secretary Edward Clark Carter delivered the stadium to General Pershing, who in turn, immediately presented the deed to French Minister of Marine Georges Leygues.[2]
^Soldiers and Sportsmen: An account of the sporting activities of the Australian Imperial Force during the period between November, 1918, and September, 1919. by Lt. G.H. Goddard p. 51
^A.E.F., 1917-1919, United States Army (1919). "Story of the Stadium". Official Athletic Almanac of the American Expeditionary Forces, 1919: A.E.F. Championships. Inter-allied Games. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 235–242.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Lyle, Beaton (7 April 2009). "75 Years of French Rugby League". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
1924 Summer Olympics official report. p. 322. (in French)