Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-22

BOOKING toward AtnenSt A1IeeCet
Just now as the scene of the APP
preaching Olympic games, the
fourth modern Olympiad, which occur In
the last week OF this month.
As officially announced, thirty American
athletes will bear the Stars and Stripes to
triumph OF defeat in the shadow of the
OraculAr temple Of Zeus. Never, II may be
Vontured, has more interest been excited
By an International athletic event, even
including the three previous Olympic
games, held respectively at Athens. Paris
ana st. Louis, than u being shown in the
impending series. Greece Germany,
France, England, Austria, Scandinavia,
Ireland and the United States are muster
ing their brawnlest and heetest talent in
anticipation OF the most strenuous athletic
tournament since Peioponnesian days.
Added dignity will be given to this fourth
modern Olymplad by the presence not only
OF the royal family Of Greece, King George
!. and Queen Olga, with the Princess Helen
and her i've brothers, but, Il 10 expected
both King Edward and Queen Alexandra,
OF England, Will attend the games. Athens
10 paving the way for the royal visitors
with an energy which the Athsnians have
seldom or never shown since Greece was
at the height of It's greatness
Preliminary preparations fully connrm
the prophecy as to these 1903 pames ecllpe-
ing those of 1896. 1900 and 1904 In other re-
spects as well. While q bushal Of records
were broken in the Mississippi Valley stad-
ium two years ago. a large majority OF
the competitors were American. But this
year, with nearly a dozen nationaIitios rep
resented by unquestonahly the flower OF
contemporary athletic ability, the historic
event assumes an international Importance
hitherto missing.
Severe Test Tor america.
Judging by the care and effort made in
culling the American OAndldatas eur ath-
lstie superiority IL to b put 70 a heroic
TRIAL this time. as the oombanad athletic
power OF Europe intends 10 90 armed
and well prepared TO gtNe UaOle Sam the
battle OF his gymnastlo ~ Ths AmoEi-
can team sailed on March q, and b to
arrive In Athens on AVrn u. six days be-
fore the competitions begin. II the W4nnsT
Of the Marathon race, q twenty-five mile
run from Athens to Marathon, BE- an
American he will reoelvS. n addition 70
the worlds championship medal, . one
hundred dollar silver cup offered by the
Boston Athletic Association. Here II q
fun list OF the American representation; =
one Hundred MetrSS-0. H. Queyrou1a
New Orleans Y.MC.A; w. A. Schicl. Har-
ward University: Archie Hahn. Mllwaukee
&C. and w. ID. EAtin. canbridgeDort
Gymnasium.
-Four Hundred Metres-Harry L. Hill
man, New York &C; w, A Schick. Har-
ward University. and y. r. Moulton. Kan
sas City AC.
Eight Hundred MetreR-H v. Valentine,
New York &C. and Charles J. Bacon.
Irlsh-American A.C.
Fifteen Hundred MetrsS-James p. sui
Ivan and G. V. Bonhag. Irish-AmsricAn
&C.
Marathon Raee-J. J. FOrshaW, Missouri
&C, st. Louis; ]. Fowler, Cambridgeport
Gymnasium; w. q. Frank and Harvey
Coin r'sh- American AC., and Nike
Spring. Pastime A.C,
Hurdles one Hundred Metres-Hugu
Friend. Chieago "A. and r. G. Lsavitt,
Five Mile Run-o V. Bonhas. Irish
American &C.
stone Throwing ana Dlseus-Rlehard
sheldon and James 8 Mitchell. New York
&C
Standing Broad Jump-RAy EWry. New
York A. G.
Running Broad Jump-HuEo Friend, Chi
cago A, and NJ, Prinstein. Iriah-Amsri-
can &C,
Running HOP, Step and Jump-M Prin-
stein, Irish-American AC.
swimmlng-C. NJ. Daniels ana J. w
Spencer. New York &C; MArQuAno
Schwartz. Missouri A-C., and II. A. BiFna-
mann. Chicago "A
High Jump-H. W. KsrriEan. AiuIlin-
Omal &C. Portland ore.
Pole Vault-F. B. Glover, Chicago A.
Pentathlum-Martin J. sheridan, Irish
American A.C., and Enery H. Clark. Bos
ton Athletic Association.
Recalls 1895 EVsnts
OF these candidates none participated n
the Olympic games In Athens I'm 1896. whil,
Mayer Prinstein. Richard sheldon and RAY
C. Ewry are the only ones recorded among
the winners at the games held in Paril
four years later. on that occasion Ewry
OF the New York Athletic Club, ran tn
famous Kraenzlein. Of the University o.
PENNSYLVANIA, a close second In the mum
Der OF events won. the standing high jump
standing broad jump ana standing tripl'
iump being 20 his credit. Sheldon, OF Yale
Who viii, throw the stone and discus thi
year. won the ls-pound shot event II
Paris and won the hop. step and jump b.
covering AZ feet ~ inches. KraenzleiI
fairly ran away with the % metre event
the lO-metre and 2Oo-metrs hurdle race
and the running broad jump. In addition
TO these American victors In tho 1900 Olym
PIC games. John blAnAgAA. Of TIE New