Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
OLYMPIC TEAM NAMED.
This Country Will Be Well Repre-
sented at Games Abroad.

NEW lOhh, OuiiS
OLYMPIC committee announced last night
the names Of seventy-six men who have
heen selected to represent this country In
the great struggle for Olympic hohors III
London next montL. 1t is strong ana
truly American team, for 1t Is mace up OIL
Americans from all parts of the country
including Frank Mount Pleasant, the
wonderful Indian athlete from Carlisle
who will strive for honors in the broad
jump.
Jack Carpenter of Cornell. son OF
Frank Carpenter. the we'll known journal
let ~ Washington is q member OF the
team and will probably start in the 4oo
meter race.
In addition to the seventy-slx men
named yesterday the committee gave out
a supplemental list. containing the names
OF flfty-eight athletes who will be taken
to london If an additional $4,000 can be
raised by June 20. II the full amount ls
not raised q selection Will DE mace anu
as many of these men taken as possible;
The committee announced only tne
names OF the men selected. without giving
the events for which they are entered
They viii probably be named as follows:
100 and 200 meter dashes Goes and PISS
yards,-N. J.: Cartmeil. Pennsyivfma; T Eactor
x irass American 01 G. + t. sherman; Dart
Ps%nsylvsuia; +. G. smithscn. Matrimonial A. C,
and y: F: Hamilton; Chicago s.sS. A. A. Alice
Princeton iJ J. 3. Taylor, Irish American 4: {.
and Pennsylvania: J. c: Carpenter; Cornell; \:
Merriam oh, cnieifo' pIs sTss New 9or A. c
and W. G. Prout. Boston A. A.
!s'a T. cDe s M,enssn
"a f.u filsam New York A. c. L. Jones,
Pennsylvania: j. b. Lightbody. jr.: Caisago A.
chonn.rd sh-Am M A. C.
isSo: meter:run q. esss y.rds,.,J, r. ,i Hal
stead, New York A. C. and Cornell; =; u: iAeft
L. Zoe. Michigan: j. P. Sullivan. Irish American
A. c. and G. 4. Dull. Michigan;, p,o
Michigan: George v. Bonhag. Irish-American A.
G.: g. 4. Dull, Michigan. and F. G. BeiiarS'
III iIo-met a hurdles 1902 yards,-A. B. shaw.
Dartmouth: John q. Gsrrells. Chicago A. A.: L.
V. Howe; Yale, and F. C. smithson' Mnitno-
100 meter hurdles 4s7.2 yards.mC : T.. Bacon %o1,
.sd 1ssn q Garle: Gaeaso York
$3.50 meter steeplechase %, 1916 yards)-J. II.
Eisele. New York A. c.
stanaglhs O sier :d srootiyn Central n A.
and Platt Adams. New York A. {.
A. Standing e. ana 9 j. 'G Rier Erooiya
E%nning broad tu%p-FraTk Mo- mt rlessani'
American %ae 4. c. c." and 5. H. Beilah: stsnford
Hop step and sex A Ssrr NeG f s%d
John j. Brennan. Marquette University.
Pole vault-A: e. Gilbert. Yale: W: r. Dray.
H. Bellah. Stanford. and c. $. Jacobs. Chica-
go University:
Club. San Francisco: L. T. Talbot. CORNELL; John
]. Flanagan. Irish-American A. G.: W. g. Bur
roughs Chicago A. A.. and NJ. J. McGrath- New
Putting the shot Martin J. Sheridan. Irish
American A. C. Ralph Ecs ,;,S Olympic Gu, Club: W
Throwing tho discus free and Greek styles
born. New York 4. g: Martin !. sheridan. irish
American A; G.: ": G: Burroughs, Chicago A.
Throwing the jayeiin Plstt Adams. New York
A; G.. and NJ. j. Sheridan: Irish American A. Z.
lean A. q: r MONT. Pennsy lvania: John <. Fat
iidne;;. Boston 4. A., and G. Il. G.idsiE, Chi:
Swimming G. NJ Daniels. New York A. C.:
1. 2, Goodwin. New York A. G.; L. G. Rich.
G.; A. NJ. Gossaling, Missouri A. C., and Joseph
F .M:1:,Son Missouri lsss 4; or,,..., v.,
Hatch. Chicago. LIST Regiment.
y Mehnert, National Turn Serein; +. &. WINS.
Chicago 4. A.; John II. krug. jr.. National Turn
Chicago, and IL. G. Mebner 'i Illinois Foster
Good Progress on Elks' Jubilee.
The Elks will hold mass meeting this
evening. when the final reports will be
made on the coming rural jubilee and
barn dance that is TO take place at the
Benning race track June 10. IL and Is
Steady preparations are in progress for
the coming event. and it is expected that
by Saturday afternoon the contractors
will take their men of the job Elec-
tricians and carpenters are all putting
forth their best efforts TO get every de-
tail in readiness. great circus tent is
to be erected.
Chairman Hadfeld of the racing COM
mittee has announced that a bunch OF
race horses has arrived and is being
taken good care Of In the Benning sta
bles. Twelve mules are also stabbed at
the track and will take part In the races
each day. The track is also being given
strict attention for the trottng races
that have been 'carded. as is the automo-
bile course. The automobile races will be
one Of the big features of the affair.
Trophy From lGr. W. Tuckerman.
Mr.. Walcott Tuckerman, the winner
of the Parker cup at the Chevy Chase
Club handicap golf tourney last week
has presented a handsome trophy TO the
greens committee which body announces
the following dates:
Cards, including handicap, showing
eishteenhole medal play. can he handed
in. il properly dated and attested. between
June and 20 both inclusive Sixteen
lowest scores to qualify and 10 compete in