Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

reason that the seventh man in Il particu-
lar event in the Eastern meet might he a
better performer than TIE third in the
West, or vice versa. and the American
team would be n loser. Although the
American committee is permitted to start
at least ten men IN each event it is hard
ly likely that this will be done. because
half dozen men should be abla to win
all the places that America can get. IN
order. therefore,. to insure this country
with having the strongest team that can
be mustered there should De IL final meet
in which the, place winners of the pre-
limlnary meets should be brought to-
gether.,
President James E. Sullivan of the A.
A. L. and headEof the American Olympic
committee, willsundoubttdy be supported
in his determination 20 pay no heed to
the protest of those members of the
olympic team Of two years ago wEo are
now Directing to the appointment OF Mat
thew I1alpin as manager of the -90S team.
There may or may not be truth in the
charges that Halpin was unsatisfactory
As the manager of the 1906 team. The
task of taking',a bunch. of hish-struny
athletes to Athens was a, most arduous
one. and probably Hapin did as well as
any one could under tie circumstances.
What makes these protests most I'M
timely now is tlie,ass,l1nption on the part
of the dissruntIed athletes that they are
to be members of the 1875 team. Some of
these men apparently forget that they
We're extremely fortunate to have been
taken with the 1896 team. But for the
fact that the team was chosen without
any trials and to the exclusion Of all col
lege men many of them would never have
made this trip. Furthermore, when a
good many of them have to earn their
right to become members IF the team
they are likely to be numbered with the
also rams"
1t is fortunate for America that this
meet is to lie held during the summer
vacation. 1t will be recalled that in 1906
the games were held in April and Nav
ana the committee decided not to take
with the team any college men unless
they presented 4 written sanction from
their respective f:tc.ities- On this ac-
court Lightbody of Chicago and Parsons
OF Yale, Were thu only cn!tAyi1To con1neti
tors on the team Next var all this viii
he changed. The meet will he held lust
When the American coll agii,ns are at their
'''7N 'i'i' tiIis JtiIIS oil Ot.r anna
teur records ara held Nv the college men
the Latter vii be the mainstays of the
team They will of course he s I,purte 4
ny the best OF the i. y. [. HIcn ~ tEat
me team whi:n wears thu Stars ana
Stripes VIII be the greatest aggregation
that ever crossed the Atlantic, and il thew
DO not MAKE. pretty near i clean sweep on
the other side it will occasion IL mighty
surprise.
All of the events on the track viii ne
measured ny the meter system The
track everts with the corresponding ward
distances are as follows:
Hundred-meter dash GGa3 YARDS. 200
meter dash l2lS6 YARDS. 4U-meter dash
.i%i;2 YARDS. So-meter run ts74i yards).
loo meters fiat q. 1896 YARDS, 11a meters
hurdle u2o2 YARDS. 400 meters hurdle
tlo. yards. 300 meters steeplechase
t5,4J..o yards>. $500 meters walk t3S,5
yards). The remainder of the track and
held program calls for n five-,nile run.
standing broad jump, standing high Jump.
running broad jump, running high jump.
hop. stey and jump. pole vault hammer
throw. shot-put, discus throw Greek and
free Style). javein throwing three-nile
team race and ten-nlile walk.