The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-06
MORE MEN FOR ATHENS.
Olympic Cameo Committee Add Six TO List
M. p. Halpin, Manager.

The olympic Games executive committee
held a meeting last night at the Waldorf
Astoria. Those present were James T.. Sulli-
van. Gustavus T. Kirby. Julian Curtiss,
Joseph B. Ma ccabe, DR.. L. H. Guile and D. N,
Botassi, the Greek Consul-General. The
twenty-three men selected a week ago were
finally ratified, and except death or accident
these athletes will make the trip to Athens,
IA the funds have swelled considerably
! during the la st few days. II was foundt there
will be money enough for an addition to those
selected. so six new names which were partly
conditional were put In.
Parsons, the San Francisco sprlnter, has
aent several lett ers and kilograms telling
1t was understood that Coe. the shot putter.
who Is at Michigan H nn snd - % sny READY
and il was stated that his father offered to
pay his expenses and take him out 81 Shs
Of a contest at Athens. Another athlete
in a frenzy to make the trip Is 4. b. Parsons
OF, Yale, the ntercqllesiaNst i \ aoii y h rat
fused to let him go. {. j. Bacon OF the. Irish
A. A. L. was put on as a second string In the
Toward the end Of the week the registration
OF the Metropolitan Association
Of the A. A. .. cleared up the Ease Of MARTIN
he viii try in the discus and weights and
the Pentathaium or all-around competition:
The question Of a manager ah z t rahien fo o
In6 u DtFI ''c
some time past, so 1t came up for treatment
last night. For the post OF manager there
were numerous applications but the lnal
choice was M. p. Halpin OF the New iork
A. {; He is an ,ex-hurdler ana sprln,ep. anp
besides acting In the capacity OF manager
will advise the men on their training WORK
while on board the ship and after they reach
Athens. There will be no regular trainer,
such a supernnmerary being unnecessary:
The candidates for the Ma[at hon race
s ssns a. a'S Meiior Of T the MfohaTE 4. e; and MN
Snrinu of the pastime A. G. we're mentioned.
OF the two Mellor has the most consistent
record. He secured a first in one OF the pig
events Of this kind and IN every one nron
pointed out that he would surely get the
course in Greece no matter where. he nnlshed.
Spring has been noted as an aggressive
runner and always finished IN the Maratho4
contest In which he started anu ne met a nn
James B. Connolly, the author, who won
the hop, step and jump in the first olympic
revival ten years ago, will accompany the
team at his own expense. He is taxing over
his wife and a party OF fve and ne MI sane
Clark Of Boston will make the trip at his own
expense. The Boston A. A. has onered a
prize valued at 500 TO the American winning
the Marathon race. Following we're 'he 30
~lections made last night;
400 Meters-T. r. Moulton. Kansas City 40
Marathon Race and Distance Runs-M. Spring
pastime A. C.. and II. Cohn, Irish A; A,c.
800 Meters-C. j, Bacon, Irish A. A g.
Weights and Pentathalum-M. j. sheridan
Irish <. A. c.; Ellery CLARK, Boston A
1t was announced the team would sail on
March 81 on the Barbarossa OF the Nortn
German Lloyd Line. The athletes will wear al
the breast will be the American shield All
club emblems will be debarred.