New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
ATHLETES IN PROTEST..
OPPOSE TEAM MANAGER.
Halpin 4pproued by american Com
mittee for Olympic Games.

,r1, .-,,oi-+,,,er+ of Matthew p Halpn, of the
New York Athletic Club. as manager o. In .ne oI,nnic
can team which will take part IN thS oIyi I
games at London. England next Juiy' mas ai -
some unfavorabe criticism in athei!c , CILoi' o,,
At the first regular meeting OF the Amer S -
mittee Tuesday Halpin VINO hiiihfseu - ms
which carried all before it at Athens laSt yea ~
year. his ability in this direction "ns r.
bv the individual members of the communities.
did not please President Conway OF ttic .,intas
American Athletic Club and nuinper o. atiIe,S. ..
bo,ya,-er and in all proha bity Il formal protest
will be made against the appointment: ,..,
When asked last night about the dlssi,es Hi, wv.
over the naming of Hapin. James r. SULLIVAN,
president of the Amateur Athletic Unon' oeo1nS M t
to be drawn into lengthy dlscuSsioi' All ~
would say for publication was: -. ,,
..The American team with Mr.. Hapin as man
ager and adviser. went to Athens laS. Sen-' "a, -
as every one knows carried off first hohoFS .! d
wide margin. At the meeting ol nes,i tlao narner
committee the other night the successldi@ nc ne' -
in which Mr. Hapin conducted the ] 1ed,H We Fr tha
ognized by every member, ana MS SeieN'0'' "
position again was unanimous 1850 nav In
Julian Curtis spoke in much tne me sam t tisfar-
mart he said: LAS regards any talk OF ussd
;o, ,ona tbe athletes over the selection of Matt
IIalnin as manager of the next olympic 'etill'
know nothing and care less. do know: no"eNe., @
that he conducted the financial affairs of the team
in 1906 in q most satisfactory manner, -. III -rh;s
spent less money than l thought ne Mo " thn team
combined with the exceptional success OF the
left no doubt in the minds of the members Vi n+'
committee as TO the wisdom OF their
Another member of the committee VINO re-" sd
10 have his name Used became thoroughly rouseo
when spoken the subject lie salu. .,,tos
And so Halpin is not popular WIN tre =. -
VOL if the real truth known why ne - nc 'o
popular it certainly would reflect anytnns 60 Ia
credit on representatives or TRACK ai.u ,t is
IIalpin kept the men in condition, and What - -
more he kept down the expenses ms uoee no :
seem to meet with the entire approval OF some Vi
the men. - ,., orod
~ am told that certain athletes have been cred-
tied with saying they would not compete on w @
OLYMPIA team with Halpin as manager Le' iiie
ask the question: Docs anybody know VINO Is golis
10 make the next team? That Is something 10 "
determined in special trial games to be held slihn
taneo1Islv in the East and West. probably on june
6 As for those who competed at Athens haVihs n
grievance and not caring TO 20 to Lohuon mex I
wear why that appears like joke. Let us loon
over the list of American point winners at AththS'
Some are out Of active participation in athleucs
while others are performing in such an indlFer'nI
manner as make their failure to qualtF again
almost certainty. OF all those who went 10
Athens IT is safe say that not more than three.
four al the most. will be able to make the team
next year.
1T seems pity that this question should nave
been given such publicity. If the athletes had "a
grievance why did they net say on their return
instead of waiting for year and a half? III there
was any dissatisfaction II could have been pre-
scnted to the committee. This notoriety only
tends to lower the standard of the American ath-
lete in the eyes of the British people