Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-09
Athletes SELECTED TO
REPRESENT AMERiCAABROAD
Fine Body Of Record Makers Form
the Team to Participate in
Olympic Games.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, June 8. - To repre-
sent the United States in the Olym-
pic games which will be held in Lon
don next month, seventy six men, the
pick of the cOuntry's athletes, were
today selected as the American team
by the American Olympic Team com
mittee at meeting at the Aston
House. The committee, with its un-
limited range of selection, picked
what is believed will be a team o:
track and field men that will bear
the American colors worthily.
Dearborn, McGrath, Rose. Sheridan
and Coe are some of those selected
10 compete in the heavyweight and
discus events. Sheppard. at middle
distance, Hiilman for the hurdles
and EVERY in the high and broad
Jump are some of the other selec-
tions which are regarded as safe
event winners for the team.
Many on supplementary List.
While the team selected will be
the main reliance of America in the
various events to be contested the
committee has also formulated a
supplementary list OF athletes. includ-
ing the more promising OF the young
er element. which may be drawn up
to complete the entry list in some
Of the events.
Tonight's list, however. is likely
to be the guide OF the committee In
making up the entries for the various
events which will be announced In
detail tomorrow.
The Selected List.
Following Is the selected list: Plat
Adams, New York C. A; CS J. C.
At.le, Princeton University; c. L.
Bacon. Irish American A. c.: s.. H.
Bell. Stanford University. California;
F. G. Bellars. N. Y. A. c.: J. a.
Billes. BROOKLYN Central Young Mems
Christian Association: George v.
Bonhag. Irish American A. C.: John
G. Brennan. Marquette University;
Joseph Bromilow. Jr-. Irish American
A. C.: w. F. Burroughs. Chicago A.
A.: ]. c. Carpenter. Cornell Univer-
sity: ". J. Cartmell. University OF
Pennsylvania; II. l.. Coe. University
Of Michigan: w. w. Coe. Jr. Boston
A. C.: r. T. Cook. Cornell University;
c. NJ. Daniels. ". Y. A. C.: A. NJ.
Dearborn. N. Y. A. c.: G. 8. Dole.
Yale: w. r. Dray. Yale: q. ID. A.
Dull. University Of Michigan: J. L.
Eisel. n Y. A. g: Ray G. Every. ~
Y. A. c.: John G. Flanagan. Irish
American A. c.: Joseph Forshaw.
Irish-American A. C.: r. B. Foster.
Chicago A. C.: G. W. Caidsak. Chi
caeo A. A.: J. G. Garreit. Chicago A.
A.: ". A. Giduey. Boston 4. A.: A.
c. Gilbert. Yale University: A. NJ.
Goessiing. Missouri A. G.: l.. Rudd.
Goodwin n. Y. A. G.: J. VI. Hs'stead,
Ny. c. A.: John J. Hayes. Irish-Am-
e.ican A. G.: Harry J. Hsbner. Illinois
A. G.: Harry l.. HiIlnan, n. Y. A. C.:
p. LEROY HolmSs. Chicago. A. C.: l..
V. Howe. Yale University: H. J. Hun.
CHICAGO 4. A.: =. c. Irons. Chicago
A. A.: Clark 9. Jaco,s. University OF
Chicago; l. p Jones, University OF
Pennsylvania: Daniel J. Kelly. Irish
American A. G.: John X. Krug. Jun
Tor National TurnveinS J. n. Light
BODY. University Of Chicago: N. J..
Mct,rath. n. v. A. C.; W. W. May.
University Of Illinois: George N. Ne
hart, National Tnrnvein: n. A. Mer'
Ram. University Of Chicago: T. MOI.
Ait University % Chicago: T. r. Nor
sissey. Mercury A. C.: Frank Mount
pleasant. Carlisle Indian School:
Frederick Haresnes, n Y. A. C.: }.
?. OCoaneIl. ~. Y. A. C.: John ".
Hs,terscn. Chicago A. A.: Paul II.
Pnsrim. n. Y. A. G: Harry '. Porter.
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