Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
WILL co TO ATHENS
American Participants in the
Olympic Games.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 27.-To go to
Greece and take part In the Olympian
games there this year is the ambition Of
many American athletes. One event in
particular is very open just now. 1t is
the mile, and for 1t many candidates are
sure to try for the position.
AT this early date it is impossible to tell
who will make up the team on account of
possible refusals owing to business and
college duties. The men most likely to be
selected in the sprints are: c. L. Par
sons, Olympic Club of San Francisco;
Archie Hahn, Milwaukee Athletic Club;
Willie Hogensen, Chicago Athletic Associa
ton. and w. A. shick of Harvard.
America can boast of a great quartet of
44O-yard men in Hillman, New York Ath-
letic Club; Hyman of Pennsylvania, Gro-
man of Chicago and Waller Of Wisconsin.
The pick of the half-mile men are Light
body of Chicago, Parsons Of Yale, Valen-
tine, New York Athletic Club, and Brett
krentz Of Wisconsin.
In the longer runs there are Cohn, Shep-
pard and Sullivan, the Irish trio with Hall
of Yale and Rowe Of Michigan.
The Field Men.
If the best American field men can be put
into the game 1t is foregone conclusion
that the stars and stripes will wave tri-
umphant. Europe has no weight men such
as Sheridan, American Athletic Club;
Rose and Coe of Michigan, Sheldon of Yale,
Garrels of Michigan, Flanagan, irish
American Athletic Club and Mitchell New
York Athletic Club. Again, in the jumps
the foreigners would suffer in comparison
with Jones, New York Athletic Club; Ma
honey, New York Athletic Club; Prinstein.
Fri oh Ayop SJf dc IF
Princeton, Friend OF Chicago Serviss of
Cornell, and Ewry, New York Athletic
Club.
The question upon which hangs the whole
success of the Yankee team in the Grecian
games is this Can our crack athletes
range their college and business duties so
as to spare the six weeks necessary to
make the trip to Athens? With this one
cropper surmounted the success of the
American team would be assured beyond
the shadow of doubt. Barring the dis
lance runs the Yankee team, in Its full
strength, would rule a strong favorite in
every event on the card 1t is expected
that the committee will announce the
names of the athletes selected within a
few days and that the candidates viii be-
gin training about the list of March
Among the coaches mentioned to accom-
pany and advise the athletes are: Alonzo
A. Stage, University of Chicago; E. w
Hjertberg of the Irish American Athletic
Club, A F. COPELAND of the New York Ath-
lttlC SiuD, dllu hedue Fitzpatrick OF Mich
igan.
Sixty to Be Sent.
The Olympic committee plans to send in
all about sixty men to Greece, including
track and field men, swimmers, fencers,
wrestlers, boxers and tug-of-war teams.
An effort will be made to have the win
ners of the last three Marathon races in
this country go over to run in the Mara
thon. If the winners of the Boston Chi
cago and St. Louis Marathons cannot make
the trip the next best men in the respect
i've events will be sent.
Among the swimmers considered are c.
M. Daniels, ]. Scott Leary, H. H. Handy.
Marquand Schwartz and r. Loughlin The
Olympic committee will cooperate with
the North American Gymnastic Union in
the selection Of a gymnastie team w
Scott O'Connor of the Fencers' League has
promised to look after the fencing inter-
ests and the Bicycling Association win do
the same for the cyclists
James Pilkington of the National Assoc
citation of Amateur Oarsmen has taken up
the question of sending a new crew over
Already signs point to the fact that the
easiest part of the undertaking will be to
raise the $4,000 necessary to defray the
expenses of the American athletes Con-
tributions are expected from all OF the big
thletic clubs, as well as from prominent
men who are anxious to see the stars and
stripes beat all corners in the Grecian
games.