The Washington times., 1908-06-27
Galaxy of World Record
Holders After Fresh
LaurelS.
GIANT WEIGHT MAN
SEES MATES DEPART
Horr Declares He Will Yet Find
Way TO Contest in London
Games.

Of the United States in the athletic
| world, serenely sure that they can crush
| all opposition, no matter from what
country it comes, and cheerfully eX-
! Pectant eighty members Of the Amer
! lean team 10 contend in the Olympic
games in London next month. sailed
this morning on the steamship P'ila-
delphia for London.
Among the big br.Lwuy men v.uo
| lightly tripped up the .sangPlank II the
| Philadelphia were many world champ
| ions ia various branches Of sport, and
the crowd which gathered TO say good
! bye and TO cheer the athletes upon their
way turned loose a din which drowned
even the whistle Of the giant liner.
There was a gathering Of the team
| in the gymnasium of the New York
l-AthIetic Club last night for roll call and
sucn last word preliminaries as had
| been forgotten in the hustle of prepera-
lions for departure. Every member
answered to his name save three who
had been duly excused by the commit
tee. The men last night retired earl
and without exercise. planning 10 rise
early this morning and board the boat
in the cool Of the early morning.
No Friction Evident.
Matt Halpin was one OF the busiest
men about the dock this morning Hal
pin is manager of the team and for a
time there have been dire mumbIings Of
troubles. 1t was said, unofficially, OF
course, that some Of the members of
the team were displeased with Halpin
and were quite discouraged. However.
II any such feeling had existed It was
dead this morning. There was not the
slightest Indication OF friction of any
kind.
AS Halpin boarded the ship in the
midst Of a S-0up Of the team he de-
clarsd 10 the reporters that he had no
fear over the outcome Of the London
games. When Halpin was asked for
the names Of the members OF the team
who were crossing as stokers. because
they could not get there any other way
HaIpin remained silent. However, he
said:
Those men are overweight. and the
work viii not hurt them. On the con-
trary. it viii take or some OF the fat,
and ut them better than they would
otherwise be for the tests"
Crowd Cheers Athletes.
AS the men swarmed aboard the brass
bands which had come down 70 the dock
struck up some stirring music IN which
many voices were joined America"
and Dixie" ana See the Conquering
Hero Comes caught the crowd Just
right
One Of the saddest figures last night
in the New York Athletic Club g-,nl-
nasiunn was NJ Horr. the giant weight
thrower, o. Syracuse University. Horr
had his heart set on the trip, but the
committee, the university, and the Irish
American Athletic Club both refused 70
send Horr for technical reasons. How
ever, Horr declared that he would ind
way yet TO contest
Horr was not selected by the OlympIc
committee because he did no twin in
tryOuts at Philadelphia Syracuse and
Irish American Club did not make
known their reasons, but they were
probably the same.
In practically every event, except
distance running, Mike Murphy,
trainer Of the team, expects victory.
Those events are generally conceded
70 England and her colonies.
In London the team win stay at the
Norton Square Hotel, near Shepherds
Bush, where the Olympic games begin
July % and Will continue until about
July %. There will be 16 events.
King Edward viii dedicate the $780,
600 stadium, where 10000 spectators
will see the competitions. The Ma
rathon race will start in the palace
grounds at Windsor. only the last 600
yards being run in the stadium track
Roster of Team.
The following ara the members who
departed today.
Platt Adams. ]. c. Atlee. Charles J.
Bacon, S. NJ. Bellah, F. G. Bellars. J.
A Biller, G. Y. Bonhag, John J. Bren-
nan. Joseph BromilOw. w. c. Bur
n. ]. Ca-tme!i, H. L. Coe, W. ". Coe,
L. T. Cooke, r. Claughen. c. W.
Daniels. A. K. Dearborn, George s.
Dole. C. A. Dull. F. NJ. Deselding. J. L.
E,isele. Ray G Ewry, John J. Flanagan.
Joseph FOrshaw Robert 3. Foster,
George w. G6izik, J. G. Garrells. II. A
Gidney, A G. Gilbert. A. NJ. GOesling.
l. Budd Goodwin, 4. G. Grote. NJ. II.
Griffin. J. p. Halstead. William F. Ham
llton, 5. h Hatch, John J. Hayes, II.
J. Hebner, Harry L. Hnlman, jr.: Fran
els Leroy Holmes, l. V Howe, H. ].
Huff, c L Hall, +. c. irons Clare S.
Jacobs. L. P. Jones. Daniel J. Kelly,
body, H J. McGrath, w. W. May,
George y. Mehnert, n A. Merriam. T.
Moffitt. T P. MOrrissey. Frank NJ.
Plea SAINT, Frederick NOrganes, J. F
O'Connell. John n. Patterson. Paul II.
Pilgrim, Harry F. Potter, William G
Prout, F. H Riley, D. r. Robins, H. P.
Ramey. J. A Rector. L. c. Rich Law
son Robertson. Ralph Rose. N J. Ryan
NJ. w. Rand, A. b Shaw, M w. Shep-
ard, NJ. J. Sheridan. Forrest c. Smith
son, J. ?. Sullivan, Lee J. Talbot, J. B.
Trube, c. D. Trubenbach, Lewis Tewa-
nina, II. w. COhn.