Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-04-10

American Athletes VIII be There TO
Compete for Trophies.


New York, April 5.-Considera BILE in
terest attaches to the revival tomorrow
in Athens, after the lapse of 10 cent
uries, of the Olympian games, which
were abolished by the decree OF the
Christian emperor, Theodosius, from the
fact that four representatives of Prince
ton university and a similar number
of the Boston Athletic Association will
compete in several of the grand inter-
national events.
The Princeton team, managed by w.
Morris, comprises Robert Garrett, Jr.,
of Baltimore, who acts as captain and
will compete in the shot-putting and
quoit-throwing events; Albert c. Tyler
of Wyoming, Ohio, the vaulter and II.
b. Jamson of Peoria, ILL.,, and Frank
A. Lane of Franklin, Ohio, both of
whom will try their skill in the foot
and hurdle races.
The Bostonians, who are managed by
John Graham, include Arthur Blake
the long distance runner; Thomas T..
Burke, sprinter; Ellery H. Clark, run
ming jumper and all-around athlete, and
H. P. Curtis, hurdler and Splinter.
Garrett has a record of 40 feet inches
jump. Lane has a record of 10 seconds
for 100 yards; Tyler's best record is 10
feet inches in the pole vault, while
Jamison has done 440-yard dash in SO
seconds. Graham of the Bostonians has
a reputation as an all-around athlete.
Burke is the international 440-yard
champion, and has a record of six
inches more than 10 seconds for 100
yards, and 40 seconds for the quarter
| mile. He halls from Boston university.
| Clark, who is a Harvard student, is also
an all-around athlete, and has made big
records in the broad jump, putting 16-
pound shot, throwing the hammer, and
| broad jump.
Arthur Blake is also a Harvard boy
| will compete in the 1000 and 1500-me-
| ter runs and also in the 25-mile run from
| Marathon to Athens. Curtis is a San
| Francisco boy. hailing from Columbia
| college, and in January won the As
| yard high hurdle handicap race at the
| Boston meet, beating Stephen Chase
| the worlds champion. Hoyt halls from
Boston, and has great record as a pole
vaulter. Last summer he made II feel
| 2A inches, tying BuckholZ, the Univer.
| sity of Pennsylvania crack. He is also
splendid hurdler holding the high
hurdle record of II 2-5 seconds.
| Readers of American newspaDer:
and magazines have already been mad,
familiar with the scene of the game.
and the program through the articles
and dispatches of George Horton, tn,
noted poet, formerly of the Chicag,
Herald but for the past three year.
United States consul at Athens.
| The revival of the games after
lapse of fifteen centuries is the out
come of an international conference
of athletes held in Paris nearly tw
years ago. The events are to be brough
| off in the reconstructed stadium on tn
| outskirts of the city; and on the inter
national committee of awards, the in
terests of the United States will b.
watched by Professor William M
Sloane, of Princeton.
The primate of the Greek church il
to bestow his benediction upon the re
vival as prelude to the opening games
while, after the manner of the Older
days, the victors are to be crowned
with olive wreaths by King George o
| Greece, who with the crown prince
| United States Minister Alexander ant
! Demetrius Bikelas, the distinguished
| Greek literateur, as his guests, will b,
] present at each days sport.
/ The Toronto University Athletic As
ISOLATION is also represented by ]
Keele, a lecturer in one of the affiliated
| colleges, who is a noted fencer and /.
entered for several contests.