Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
By Edward r. Bushnell,

Special Representative With American Olympic
Team.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Over eighty
strong American athletes, who will repre-
sent this country at the English Olympic
games sailed out of the harbOr today on
the steamship Philadelphia. A big cheer
went up from the crowd on the dock when
the boat steamed out with the men who
will match the athletic prowess of Amer
lea against the world.
Before sailing the pier and docks Of the
ship had been Crowded with the athletes
and friends who had come to see then OIL
The persons who had come to BET iseir
last glimpse of the athletes stayed on the
decks of the boat until the final AL
ashore blew when they rushed pell neil
down the gang plank. AS the steamship
slowly began to back her way out into
the stream there was rush of athletes
10 the gang plank. and the bronzed.
healthy looking young men waved their
caps and shouted goodbye as their
friends on the pier gave them farewell
cheer.
Cheering the Athletes.
When the big boat got out into the
river she was joined by two little tugs
decorated fore and aft with American
colors and crowded TO the rails with en-
thusiasts cheering the men who were on
their way to Europe. They were the tugs
Of the two athletic clubs whose men help
to make up the team. and they followed
The ship clear down to the lower bay,
footing their whistles all the way and
giving one long, last farewell Shrek AS
the big boat turned into Ambrose chan
mel TO take It's dip into the open ocean.
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York Athletic Club last night it was
found that the names of three members
OF the Irish A. c. had been added to the
list. They are Harvey Cohn. Frank
Riley and NJ j. Ryan. One man was
left out and felt very much hurt about
st He was MIR Horr. the big Syracuse
shot-putter. who, although he has been
champion for a long time, failed to
qualify.
The college men on the team were en-
tertained last night by their various
university clubs.
The American Team.
Tie American team consists OF the fol-
lowing:
Plat Adams, j. c Atlee, Charles j
Bacon. S. p Bellah. F. G. Bellars. ]. A
Biller. G. v. Bonhag. John ]. Brennan.
Joseph Bromilow, w. G. Burroughs. c. B.
Beard. j. c. Carpenter. N. ]. Cartmeil
Fl. L. Coe. W. w. Coe. E T. Cooke. r
Claughen. c. NJ. Daniels. A. X. Dear
born. George g. Dole. q. A. Dull. F. NJ
De Selling ]. l.. Eisele. Ray G. Ewry,
john J. Flanagan. Joseph Forshaw. Rob
ert e roster. George ". Gaizik. J. c.
Garrells. r. A Gidney. A. c.. Gilbert. A.
NJ. Goessling, L. Budd Goodwin, p. G
Grote, NJ. p. Griffin. J. P. Halstead Will
liza II F. Hamilton. 8. II. Hath. John J.
Hayes, p. ]. Hebner. Harry L. Hillman
jr.. Frances Leroy Holmes. l.. V. Howe
III. J. HUH. c. l.. Hall. F. c. Irons, Glare
S. Jacobs. l.. P Jones. Daniel j. Kelly
john II. krug, jr.. aJnes ID. Lightbody
F. J. McGrath. W. w. May. George y
Mcinert. y. A. Merriam. #. Motif. L. p
Morrissey, Frank NJ. Pleasant. Frederick
Norganes. J. F. O'Connen John y. Pat
terson. Panl II. Pilgrim. Harry F. Por
ter. William G. Prout. +. II. Riley. d. r
, Robbins Fl. r. Ramey, ]. A Rector. l. C.
Rich. Lawson Robertson. Ralph Rose. NJ
] Ryan. NJ. w. Rand. a. b. Shaw. NJ
". Sheppard. N. j. Sheridan. Forrest G.
Smithson j. p. Sullivan. Lee j. Talbot
]. 3. Taylor. II. L. Trube. c. d. Truben
mach. Lewis Tewanina and III. w. Cohn
Other American teams have left these
shores before similar missions. but
this country never sent out a team Sc
carefully picked and so truly representa-
tive of the full strength OF the United
States as this one. This fact was made