The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-28
Many Crack Athletes Entered i'll
Contests Which Begin
To-Nurrow.
RECORDS MAY Be BROKEN.
First Days Events Include Metz.
Run. Throwing Hammer,
Steeplechasc. Standing and
Running Jumps.

Tie entries FOR the o.y.ap& games.
which VIII be iaauGursted ~ 4 Word =
Fair Stadium to-nOrr1U aftcrrAT at 2@g
O'Clock. were given out last night and IN
c,ude the name. 81 manr crack athletes.
both Of this and other coEGtr.es.
II has been sail that :.e competition
| will be so keen hat. although the records
In the ma Jority Cf tLc cents are good
and seldom equdled. they 7ri!i be smashed
by the men who -ssk Olympic honors.
Tie Stadium vas a busy scene yes:er-
day, when the majority ~ the athletes
who 40 already her. yer" 81 practice.
John De witt. fh- nz-Gas.-ihroHer ana
football hero NJ Princeton. 1a5 1T the atm
lctlc field and in.ew tie weight for fai
an hour. Although TIE distances were
no. measured. 1t coIii be fecn that n"
threw farther than me average weight
handler.
Poage. the negro hs.dicr ard s9Tn:eT
Of the Milwaukee Athletic club. arrived
Yesterday and INDUCED in light practice
going over the Jumps III easy fashion. lie
ard Gardner, the Australian. worked TO-
se.her and seemed to make fast time in
the stick events.
John Lordon, the CsmbriGzeport Gym
nasiurn athlete. who is entered IN the
Marathon race 10 be held Tuesday. ran
about ten miles over the Stadium track
and expressed confidence Of winning the
event. Spring. the Boston Marathon win
ner. DID not go over the route, as was
scheduled. OWING 70 the fact that an Az
tcr1obiia could not De secured. several
members of the Marathon committee
however. took Il trip OYER the course IN
the afternoon and report everything 10 Dc
In nrxt~ciass shape.
CartmeIl, the Louisville Splinter. VII
be a strong candidate in the Eprints. jung
ing from his worzoJ:s. He covers the as
lance ia remarkably fast time. The creek
weight men and Marathon runners ried
olf IN the.Y events and showed 10 good
advantage.
ENTRY LIST LARGE.
The entry list for the si1ty-neter !an
is a large one and contains many fast men.
snsdlsar Of the Pacific A. a. o: California
CartmeIi o, Louisville. Bella De Mezo. the
Hungarian: Frank Moul;on. the former
TALE s~printer, ncw with Kansas i. C.:
VIII IIogenson Of Chicago. Roberts and
Casti.man Of the Greater New York ir!sn
Club. Archie Hahn o. Milwaukee and Po-
age OF the same c!uh are among the fast
men in TIE short sprint.
Eecteolr ami Turner. the former o. me
81. a. &. and The latter win Trpi. A.
are the fastest local mer IN this even:-
the sfx.een-pound hammer throw VII
bring oGt a good field In R2iph Eose; IRE
giant. OK chIcaso; John ps~ O. unr,d
record holdsr OF the Irish club o, New
York. and Chadwick and John Mitchell OF
ne IN, ss Ss-n rs.s A nm VIII i br,ns OIL, a large
crowd. with several good men lh;iuoeo.
Nelson. the fast runner OF H9ntrea,. Car,
sas: MIoulton Of RaG 1sar R Sim."s s sna
In. Germany: Blair OF chicago; Bacon OF
the irish Club: Poage and Waller OF Aii-
vavkee are entered.
the .5e6-met'r steeplechase. Archie Hahn
Of the y. Y. A. e. IL probably the iastest
man. bot Other good 1sh arr sn'T yr.sh
Club: Gsllaher Of Kansas are among the
others who will start
Ray E.wny, the champion jumper OF TIE
the standing broad jump event. schulc
OF the Milwaukee Athletic Club. lawson
OF the Irish Club and several
other good men will start.
The sixth event Of the days programme
will be the running high Jump; Paul
weins;eln and G. Lonely OF serin NJ
Budapest rsspecsively WI prbo o nsa aid
to be good IN clearing the high bar.
The Complete entry liz. is as follows:
e~0-rn,ter .un-w!n!sm Nar.h.i. Hartt.sa
ikss ! GLIB. wehtror;h ontario: c = shea-
J. s sn fie'. JaeH,5p:ris nflj His5 ssSo:i: y >
cartuell. Luis=ils lKy1 ]. u = \: pea
ie Mezo. Bueap-s:. Hangar + r hauli2a
A A.: Fr.d He-xucl: ana ? quinn. Missouri
g: Charles Il. Turner. Triple 4. st. Lc1's:
Home. Maryland 4. .. i;sli.n,o:e; cLyi-
Blair. cTnicseo a a; :syer pr.a,.-in> ~
Irlsh A. .: Archie Hahn and George Poare.
Tb-eTirg T-pcu-d hsnusr-Ralph ". RISE.
pa; John FIsnag.r. Greater N-w York Irish
4. T.: c. Chadwick. J. :. Mitchell. New YORK
f~S-a1.t.r run-Perciyai sEolson. Montreal A
=. Montreal. canada: Frank +. Dary. Inlay
J. s FIarnjas. paul B.ars1s. Missouri 4. e:
.oh1 RErrc.- Fern; Germany: Che E.air
'.hieeso 4 g; r l. Lsse'r.n' Mortal 4
-hicaro A. 4: e Bacon. .Jr.. Greater Ne@
l2:a I5tsa A. & Y Ea,s.,:Hs P II pii,
feTner. Js-nes Llshitoiy. cnieaxo 4. X B-r-
ar Ca Gallsssef e. K nfas. c y = a Es &c !: Il Haze Pg
oaiT. Ireland: Il. [. SANFORD. B-Sakiy2 q. "
!. y. G. A.: A. L S.Ti9H. Alex Grant. D.
giardiSs broad .jun1pI.csn y. KlEx. MeKn-
- Tex: J9-eph ststisr; rEankl,q A:hl.i,c
40 ae' J 6ssr' "a sfi e. SN.aark ". j. ys,ionsi
Turaver. T: MaIde coehs5o. Lsnao Moro; PM.
springs. Mo; lawson Roberis1n. Gr-a:er New
s5y; s." sqls a t15s; G,ss; rr.q VIZ SehaI:
Punninr hIen Jump-E-J Barker Greco. ia:
}. TGnezy Dula Pes, RuTsary: NJ
.lrey. Kansas fr,y MI. Atfie;ic Slup: FP
yinstS' Mi..on-i Athi.,ie Tub. g. Louis
70 James Maths"' uTs;.n ra'T.rsty
i;rT, n.sii.t kac ciab. Ss- ror.. Fred We q. scsss.