New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-21
ATHLETES OFF FOR ATHENS.
THE PRINCETON AND BOSTON ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION TEAMS SAIL TO-DAY.
EIGHT PROMISING AMERICAN CANDIDATES FOR
HoNORS TO COMPETE IN THE GAMES
WHICH BEGIN April. 3.

EIGHT PROMISING AMERICAN CANDIDATES FOR
HoNoRs TO COMPETE IN THE GAMES
WHICH BEGIN APRIL g.
The young college athletes from Princeton and
those from the Boston Athletic Association who will
take part in the athletic championships at Athens.
Greece. arrived in this city yesterday. While the
number of athletes who will compete will number
only eight tour from each institution. many friends
will accompany them their long tour after ath-
letic honors. The party will sail on the steamship
Fulda. of the North German Lloyd Line. this morn
irg 1t is thought that the party will reach Naples
In about eight days. The games in Greece are
scheduled to begin April and to continue for ten
days.
The American athletes will; not have much time
for training after they reach the other SIDE and for
that reason too much should not be expected of
them. II generally regretted yesterday that the
New-York Athletic Club had been unable 10 ar
range 1t so that its team could be sent over The
team that going. while 1t is made up of lusty fell
lows. cannot be called representative American
one Had Wefers. Hickok. Fitzpatrick. Connect and
few others Of their reputation been sent over and
trained properly. Americans would have good cause
for expecting TO- carry off the majority of the con-
The team from Boston is considered to be an ex-
bet on the results in which her young men take
part Barrett Is entered in many or the contests,
track He is credited with is seconds for the 100
yards and 1913 2-5 for the 600 yards Arthur Blake
m fefT sae OF @ G E r.
from Harvard and he is clever with the weights, at
the hurdles and in the high jump. j. F. Curtis Is
good all-around man.
The friends and students Of Princeton University
were agreeably surprised by the announcement that
Princeton would be represented In the revived
Olympic games Robert Garrett, '97. captain Of this
years track team. will compete in the shot put.
throwing the discus broad jump and HORIZONTAL bar
r. A. Lane 49, will represent Princeton in the 100
metre dash with 1C0-yard record of 10 seconds
nat A. c. Tyler 81 tackle on last years football
team will the pole vault, and has record OF
lo'feet 10 inches. j. II. Colfet 90 will enter the
4Oo-metre race, having record of about 81 sec
onds for the 44O-yard dash.
The team will be absent for about five weeks,
turning in time for the spring games.
YALE AND PRINCETON IN FRIENDLY BOUTS.
Princeton " j.. March 20 (SpeciaD.-Yale and
Princeton gymnasts here tonight in their third
annual Joint exhibition. 1t friendly contest
without judges but the popular decision easily
with the Tigers. Prnceton's 1.-the young men
showed a far greater knowledge Of difficult tricks
than did the lads from New-Haven. but the Yale
athletes showed finish in the tricks attempted
The Yale representatives were Butts &C. captain.
LOOMS. IS: Lehlbach. 81 Lehlbach. '@: Anderson.
ss; Kellogg. ,ss; Cloth: 81; Terry. 'ss: Burnett IS
Turner. Sc captain; Browne. &c: Paul. s6; Black
more. 90: Derr 80; Beymer. '9s; Pitkin. '9s
At the close Of the exhibition the Princeton team
entertained the Yale men at special exhibition al
the new Brokaw swimming tanks and subsequently
ct smoker in David Brown Hall.