New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
THE FLAG FOR EMBLEM.
Suggested for the Olympic Team
Final Selections Mondau.

The committee on the team selection for the
Olympic games VIII meet next Monday evening TO
make up ne final team 70 so 20 Athens this spring
A. that meeting Julian ". Curtiss VIII report as
70 the amount Cf money that has been received I'd
% and including March g.
letter has been sent 10 all members OF the
finance committee and the American committee
asking thar they make final reports on the solicit
ing Of funds TO Mr.. CurJiss. No I25 Nassau-st on
Saturday. March 9. After that date no funds will
be received, and the committee viii select the team
II accordance with the amount received
The executive committee q the American COM
ulttee viii hold meeting next week. Al that
meeting they viii decide upon transportation. Sc
lect manager and trainer, and VIII make ccnoi-
lions that VIII govern. the team while abroad
Z has b@en suggested that the members OF the
American team vear one Uniform, club emblem
being omitted, and instead OF the club emblem an
American flag be displayed
James Z. Sullivan. chairman Of the committee or
team selection explained yesterday why the names
o. number q athletes. who seemed worthy Of a
place did not appear IN the conditional selections
made last Monday He said:
We have made public only the names Of the men
that OF. and there is no reason 10 iear
ma nc best team WI. not be selected Il We re-
names of some o. our best men 90 not appear on
the list bur that does not mean that they viii not
= laAeL y Il Is posslpe oeFeIaI o. M men
lines are missing are al pfeseIIt haNiLs a a. nc
trouble viii the registration committee ana as
"a
cleared Up and they VIII be put or rne team II the
result Is In their favor
Martin Sheridan Is one who should be a member
q the team. and 7 have done my best TO have ne
case cleared Up. I viii nay best endeaVors 20
have him 20 with as. but there are some OLD
charges gaiust him. made last summer by MT.
Sheriff. of The New-York Athletic Club, and al
though the registration committee mas offered 10
ny the case several times Sheridan himself has
DELAYED Il ny asking for postponements. nave
asked Mr.. BOYLE 10 make arrangements 70 settle
fhs this week that We may add SherloaH ;
name 10 the list al The meeting next Monday night
Another good athlete whose name does not ap-
pear is Melville Sheppard He has been accused or
running at professional games. and The committee
has asked him 10 prove that he was not at Inc
games on the dates given. II Sheppard can furnish
sfidavits 70 prove that he was somewhere else We
VIII b. only glad put his name on the list,
for he would be q great addition 10 our distance
squad
There are also great many college men who
deserve u 20 along. but have decided TO take
none OF them without the permission or the college
faculties and have written asking them 10 grant
leave ~ absence 20 the men we want. II they re-
flse vii have no recourse bat TO leave the men
a. home. however much they would strengthen the
team, for 1--we decided that. unless the colleges
give permission no coIegian viii accompany us,
for unless made this rule the men, II refused
permission by the faculty. might resign from col
ieee and iu this way We would be dong more
AaTn than good