Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-09
ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS.
Olympic Games
Athletes Chosen.

New York, June S.-IO represent the
United States in the Olympic games
which will be held in London next
month, IS men, the pick of the coun-
try's athletes, We're tonight selected as
the American team at a meeting in the
Astor House of the American Olym-
pic team.
Bellars, the distance runner, who
looks Tor Marathon honors, Dearborn,
McGrath, Rose, Sheridan and Coe are
some of those selected to compete in
the heavyweight and discus events.
Sheppard at middle distance, Hillman
for the hurdles and Every high and
broad jump, are some of the other. Sc
lections which are regarded as safe
event winners for the team.
While the team selected tonight will
be the main reliance of America in the
various events to be contested, the
committee has also formulated a sup
Elementary list of athletes including
the more promising of the younger lie
ment, which may be drawn upon to
complete the entry list in some of the
events. Following is the list:
Platt Adams, J. c. Attlee, Princeton;
C. J. Bacon, Irsh-American A. c.; S.
H. Bellaha, Stanford University, Cal;
F. G. Bellars, New York A. c.; j. A.
Bi!ler, Brooklyn, Central Y. M. c. A;
George V. Bonhag, Irish American. A.
c.; John j. Brennan, Marquette Uni
versity, Wis; Joseph Bromilow, Jr.,
Irish-American A. c.; w. G. Bur-
roughs, Chicago A. A; J. G. Carpen-
ter, Cornell; N. ]. Cartmell, U. of p;
H. L. Coe, University of Michigan; w.
w. Coe, Jr., Boston A. A.; e. I. Cook,
Cornell; C. M. Daniels, New York A.
G.; A. K. Dearborn, New York A. c.;
G. s. Dole, Yale; w. r. Dray, Yale;
G. A. Dult. University of Michigan; J.
L. Eisele New DIRK A. c.; Ray r." c.
Every, New York A. c.; John j.
Flanagan. Irish American A. c.; Jo-
seph Forshaw, Missouri A. c.; Robert
B. Foster, Chicago A. A.; George w.
Gaidzik Chicago A. A; ]. c. Garells,
Chicago A. A.; H. A. Gidney, Boston
A. A.; A. G. Gilbert, Yale; A. NJ
Goessling, Missouri A. c.; l.. Budd
Goodwin, N. Y. A. c.: ]. p. Halstead,
New York A. c.; VIM. f. Hamilton
Chicago "A. A.; Sidney Hatch, 1st Reg
iment A. A.. Chicago; John j. Hayes.
Irish American A. c.; Harry j. Heb
ner, Illinois A. c.; Harry l.. Hillman,
New York A. c.; F. Leroy Holmes.
Chicago, H.: l.. Y. Howe, Yale; IL. }.
Huff, Chicago A. A; F. G. Irons, Chi
cagO A. A.; Clark S. Jacobs, Univer-
sity of Chicago; l.. p. Jones, U. of P;
Daniel J. Kelly, Irish-American A. c.;
John H. krug, Jr., National Turn
verein; J. ID. Lightbody. University of
Chicago; NJ. J. McGrath, New York A.
c.; w. w. May. University of Illinois;
George N. Mehnert, National Turn
verein; N. A. Merriam, University of
Chicago; T. Motif, University of Chi
cago; I. P. Morrisey, Mercury A. c.:
Frederick Narganes, New York A. c.;
Frank Mt. Pleasant, Carlisle Indian
school: J. +. O'Connell, New York A.
c.; John II. PATTERSON, Chicago A. A.:
Paul H. Pilgrim New York A. c.;
Harry f. Porter, Irish-American A.
c.. William c. PrOut, Boston A. Al;
II. p. Ramey, Chicago A. A.; J. A..
Rector, University of Virginia; L. G..
Rich, Brookline Swimming Club; Law
son Robertson, Irish American A. c.;
Ralph Rose, Olympic Club, San
Francisco; F. A. Rowe, University of
Michigan; A. y. Shaw, Dartmouth;
Melvin w. Sheppard, Irish American
A. c.; Martin J. Sheridan. Irish
American A. c.; D. r. Sherman. Dart
mouth; r. c. Smithson, Multnomah A.
c.; J. P. Sullivan, IrishAmerican A.
c.; ]. B. Taylor, Irish-American A. c.:
Lee J. Talbot, Irish-American A. c.;
H. l.. Trube, New York A. c.; G. d.
Trubenbach, New York A. c.; ]. ID.
Witham, U. of p.
The supplemental list includes:
c. s. Campbell. Yale; F. M. De-
Selding, Harvard; James J. Lee, Bos-
ton A. A.: F. s. Nelson, Yale; W..
O'Mara, Cambridgeport Gymnasium;
w. M. Rand, Harvard; VIM. c. Rob-
bins, Cambridge. Mass; D. r. Rob-
bins, Yale; F. p. Sheehan, South Bos-
ton A. c.; r. A. Splitter, Yale; L. E.
Stevens, Yale; y. f. Sherman, Har-
ward; b. T. Stephenson, Harvard; A.
r. Roy Welton, Y. M. c. A., Lawrence,
Mass, and w. Wood. Somerville,
Mass.