The Washington herald., 1908-07-13

When King Edward formally opens the
games at the great Olympic Stadium TO-
day the greatest gathering Of athletes
ever brought together in one place will
be on hand 20 begin the struggle for the
worlds championships. Not only viii tho
aggregate number eclipse all previous en-
tries in an athletic meet, but the scene
of the contests is the largest and best
appointed the world has known. The
Stadium at Shepherds Bush. built in con-
nection with the Franco-British Exhibi-
ton, is capable Of holding 1900 per-
sons, nearly 5000 Of whom can be seated
under cover and. It has standing room
for nearly 5000 more. The dressing
rooms will accommodate more than 700
competitors. II covers a space about
1000 by 100 feet, and contains a banked
cycle track Of two and three-quarter laps
to the mile, and a running track three
laps 10 the mile. The swimming bath is
opposite the royal box. and is $50 feet
long with a varying depth Of to II feet.
The remainder Of the arena inside the
tracks is covered with turf, and measures
about 200 by 900 feet.
About 100 athletes, representing twenty
countries, viii compete in the games dur
ing the next two weeks. The meetings
will be held daily. at 10 a. m and $3.50
p. m. During the first week. beginning
to-day, the preliminary heats IN field
and track athletics, cycling, gymnastics.
swimming. archery. diving, and water
polo will be decided.
Schedule for American Athletes.
The following American athletes VIII
compete this week.
100 and 90 neters-N J. Cartmeil. PENNSYLVANIA. :.
William +. Hamilton, Chicago: II. J. HUFF Chicago,
w w May Illinois; J. A. Rector. Virginia; law
sou Robertson. Irish-Americzn A. c.; y. T. Sher-
man. Dartmouth Fred c. Smithson- Multn0mah A.
O.. Oregon, Robert Cl0ughan. ITish-American A.
c.. Lester B. Stevens Yale; J. G. Atles. Princeton.
80. soc. and 100 meters-Hary l. HillmaD. T..
New York: L. Z Jones. Pennsylvania; y. A. Msr-
ram. Chicago: Paul II. Pilgrim, New York; VIII
IAN C. Prout Boston; X. ?. Rsmey Chicago; Me-
yin w. Sheppard. Irish American A. C: J. B.
Taylor. Pennsylvania, r. NJ de SEEDING. Harvard,
j. G. Alice. Princeton; o. c. Csrpenter, Cornell,
y. J. Cartmeu. Pennsylvania; J. p. Halstead, Cor
nell Joseph Bromilos. Irish-American A. c.. H.
/. Coo. Michigan james d. Lightbody. Chicago;
I e. r. Beard. Ames; u. A. Dull, Michigan J. P.
| Sullivan, Irish-American 4. @; h l. Trube, New
/ York.
100 and 80 meters: huriles-E. T Cooke Cornell:
l. c. Gsuells Chicago; l. V. Howe. Yale; John
y. Patterson. Chicago: A. b. shaW. Dartmouth; /;
Forrest e. Smithson. MultnCmah A. C.. Oregon; W
I N. Rand Harvard. Charles ]. Bacon. lrish-AmeTl-
can 4. G. joseph BrcEnilow. lrish-American A. G.. .
h. l.. Coe Michigan; W. F. Hamit0a. Chicso:
Harry J HllrnaD IT, New York: James d. Light
BODY. Chicago; " A. Merriam. Chicago
! Fye-mis nun and 500 meters. steeplechase-
| George v. Bonhag Irish-American A. C.; G. A.
Dun. Michigan: ]. L Eisele. New York: J p.
/ lIalstead. New York; / p. Jones. Pennsylvauia /;
James ID. Lghtbody. Chicago; z l. Truoe. New
York; r. A SpiJzger, Yale; c. /. Hall, Columbia
| Z. Z. Carr Xavier A. A.. r. g. Bellars. New York
! Tefi-uie and $500 meter wslk-George Y. Bon
has. Irisa-Amsricsn A. c.
standing broad and high ilmps-Platt Adams
| New York J a Billcr. Brooklyn: John j. Bren
nan. MsrQueJ;e; Ray C. EWry. New YORK; Francis
! Lawson Robertson Irish-Americzn A C; Martin
j. sheridan Irish-American A. c.
| Running high and broad jump and hop. step and
HJmp--Platt Adams. New York; s. h Bellah. stan
ford: John J. Brennan Marquette: F. T. Cooke
Cornell: F. T. Irons. Chicago; Daniel J. Kelly
IriSh-American A g.. Prank Mount Pleasant. Car
Isle; j. r. Conncu. New York; d X sherman
Dartmouth; II. A. Gedney. Boston; T. Monett
Peunsylvania: John y. Patterson. Chicago: Harm
r. Porter Irish American A. C.. Martin J. Sheri
dan. Irsh-A American A G.
Pole vault-A. C. Gilbert. Yale: S. H. Beilah
Stanford; Z. r. Cooke. Cornell; Clare 5. Jacobs
Chicago
Hammer. shot. discus. and jarelin-w. =. Bur
roughs Chicago: John J. Flanagan Irish-AmeTicaI
a C.. Matthew J. McGrath. New York; J. G
Garrells Chicago; Ralph Rose. California; Lee J
Talbot Irish American A. c.; ". W. Coe, Boston
A. T. Dcarbum. New York. Martin J. sheridan
Irish American a. c., NJ II. Griffin. Chicag0. Plat
Adams New York. " +. HoT, Irish-AmericaI
A C.
swimming ard diving-Charles NJ Daniels NC7
Nerk; Robert r. Foster. Chicago; L Budd Good
win New York. a. J. Hebner Illinois l.. e.. Rich
Brooklinc- C. D. TruhanbeCh. New York. a VI
G0essing. New YORK; T.. e GrOte. Missouri, Gsorg
" Gaidzie Chicago.
Relay races-F C. Bellars. New York, Geors
Y Bonhag. Irish-American \ c.: 6. A. Dull. Mich
igan. J. A. Eselc New York; H. l. TUlbe. Se'
York: C. L. Hall Columbia. y. J. Cartmel Penn
sylvauia. J. T. Ha!stead New York: W. I. HUnns
! ton. Chicago: H. J. Hun. Chicago: y A. Merriam
Chicago; Melvin. ". sheppard, Irish-American A
q / u TaxLnr- Irish-Ameriaan 4. {.