Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
COLLEGE MEN WILL
co TO 0LYMP|AD
1t Is Considered Likely That
They Will Compose the Ma
jority of the American
Athletic Contingent.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Immediate-
ly after the New Year James Pilkington,
president Of the National Association of
Amateur Oarsmen and one of the dele
gates appointed p pick prospective row.
ing talent for the Olympic championships
abroad, will cast about in search of ell
gible men. particularly in the line Of scull-
ers. Though it is foreg6ne conclusion
that Bennett of Springfield. who last year
won the championship. will be one of
those selected to go to England, there is
more or less speculation as to other
scullers. Durando Miller of the New
York Athletic Club, seems to be much
favored as suitable aspirant for foreign
championships. and, though there are
many who believe him to be shade or
SO behind Frank Greer, the Boston for
mer champion. as to speed at least, the
friends of Miller believe that the Travers
Island man will be at his best next sum-
mer. and that his showing abroad, pro-
viding he is taken on the team, would
be worthy of emulation. At all events,
the idea of adding Miller's name to the
list of possible representatives Is receiving
a great real of favor.
In every eastern college that makes
even the smallest bid for athletic honors
active preparations are under way not
only for the coming indoor season, but
by their respective faculties from COM
peting in the 1905 games at Athens, the
track and field men of universities and
other institutions of learning in all sec
lions of the country will leave nothing to
chance, now that they have the oppor-
tunity that the date for the holding of
the big meet gives them. and will take
advantage of everything that will tend to
earn them places on the 1908 team.
College Men May Be in Majority.
The chances are all in favor of college
men making up majority Of the Ameri-
can contingent These athletes have been
showing the best form right along in
most of the events that will, make up the
Olympic program. Pennsylvania, unless
it takes the bit in it's teeth and carries
out its threat to go to England regard
less of the A. A. u, should be particularly
we'll represented. Reports have been
spread that because, under the rules gov
erning the meet. all members Of the team
must go, not as representing any indi-
vidual club or university, but merely as
part of the national squad, the Quakers
would pass up the Olympian and enter
the different English championship meets
1t seems that Trainer Murphy promised
his charges visit to the other side If
they won the intercollegiate championship
last year. The Pennsylvanians imagined
that they could enter the Olympic games
as such. At any rate. SO the story goes,
when they learned that all individuality
would be done away with, the Quakers de-
cided that rather than compete under
any colors than those of the. University
Of Pennsylvania they would not play at
all. Phe story, however, seems foolish
on the face of it. and the Pennsylvania
authorities will hardly go to such ex-
tremes, no matter how they feel over the
matter.
With a squad of over seventy men to
pick from Pennsylvania looks to be about
the strongest in the east. Taylor, Has
kins. Cartmell, Bonsack and Jones. not
to mention the two Whithams, Paul, the
Mercerville miller and Hunter. who made
big reputation for himself as two
miller while running for the Central High
School of Philadelphia, are in active train
ing and are right up to their very best
form. Cartmell and Haskins gave a
sample of what might be expected from
them when they defeated Seitz and Shep-
pard. respectively, at Philadelphia recent
ly. There are also several very promising
new men for whom Murphy predicts great
futures, particularly Hartranft, hur-
dler.
Colleges Loom Up Big.
But even though Murphy has a team