The Washington herald., 1908-06-09
NAME OLYMPIC TEAM
SeYenty-six Athletes to Rep
resent America.
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
Men Selected Range from College
Men TO Athletic CIubmen, and Hail
from All Quarters of the Country.
Team Sails on June 1880, 900
Needed TO Finance the Trip.


New York, June S-The team Of Amer
lean athletes which will represent the
Stars and Stripes in the Olympic games
at London next month were selected to-
day at a joint conclave Of the executive
and selection committees OF the American
Olympic committee.
The session was held at the Astor
House. and all day long those in au-
thority discussed the abilities at home
and chances abroad Of each available
candidate.
After long list OF three different try
outs and two intercollegiate champion
ships had been sifted and culled. a tiEe
string OF seventy-six men were agreed
upon. It is by far the largest team ever
mustered in America FOR a fixture in for
eign lands.
They represent all walks of American
life-college men, athletic clubmen-and
hail from all quarters. the North. South,
East, and West Of the United States. The
competitive ground which the team viii
cover includes events at track and field,
springs, aquatic, and wrestling, making
about thirty distinct contests in all
Held I'm Huge Stadium.
All Of these will be held inside the huge
stadium at Shepherds Bush. Il was de-
cided. that white athletic dress shall be
worn by each competitor. the outer seam
of the trousers 70 have a red. white. and
blue stripe and the chest Of the shirt or
jersey to be adorned by the national
shield of the United States. Each athlete
shall wear a blue cap with a shield on
the peak.
The team is to sail on the American
liner Philadelphia, on June 2I arriving
on the scene Of action about ten days be-
/ fore the opening Of the games.
To finance the trip IL will mean an ex-
penditure Of about $4,000, and though
/ this sum has not yet been collected, the
American committee hopes 10 have that
sum at its disposal when the team heads
| for Sandy Hook.
The Athletes Selected.
Here is the team selected:
! Plat Adams. Princeton University; c.
/ J. Bacon. Irish-American A. c.; s. II.
Bellah. Stanford University. California;
f. G. Bellars, New York A. c.: j. A.
| Biller, Brooklyn Central Y NJ c. A;
George Y. Bonhag. Irish-American A. c.;
John J. Brennan, Marquette University
! Wisconsin: Joseph Bromilow, jr. Irish
| American \. c.. W. c. Burroughs. Chi
/ cago A. A.; J. c. Carpenter. Cornell Uni
/ versity, ID. J. Cartmeu University OF
/ Pennsylvania; n L. COe. University Of
7 fef, u
/ e T. Cook. Cornell University: c. NJ
\ Daniels. New York A. c.; A. X. Dear
/ born, New York A. c.; IL. @. A. Dole,
! Yale University: w. r. Dray. Yale Uni
verslty; q. A Dull. University OF Michi-
gan: J. L. Risle New York A. c.; Ray
/ G. Ewry. New York a c.. John J. Flan-
/ agan, Irish-American A. c.; Joseph For
show. Missouri A. c.: Robert b. Foster.
/ Chicago A. A; G. w. Gaidzlk. Chicago
/ a. A: J. c. Garreu, Chicago A. A; II. A.
/ Gldney. Boston A. a; A. G. Gilbert, Yale
/ University; A. N. Geossling. Missouri A.
/ c.; L. Dudd Goodwin. New York A. c.;
J. 2. Hablead. New York A. c.: William
+. Hamilton, Chicago A A; :. II. Hatch,
First Regiment A. A.. Chicago John J.
/ Hayes. Irish-American A. c.: Harry J.
Hebner, Illinois a. c.; Harry l. Hillman,
New York A. c.; +. lie Roy Holmes.
! Chicago H.; l. V Howe, Yale Unlver-
sity, II. J. Hun, Chicago A. A.. T. c.
Irons, Chicago a A.; Clark s. Jacobs,
University Of Chicago L. p. Jones, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania: Daniel J. Kelly.
Irish-American A. c.; John H. Krug. jr.,
National Turnverein: J. d. Lightbody,
University of Chicago; NJ J. McGrath.
New York a. c.. w. w May University
Of Illinois; George y. Mehnert. National
Turnverein; n. a. Merriam University
of Chicago; T. Moffit, University Of Chi
cago; T. =. Morrissey, Mercury A. g.
Frank Mount Pleasant. Carlisle Indian
School, Frederick Narganes. New York
A. c.; J. r OConneil. New York a. c..
J. -. Patterson, Chicago a. c.; Paul S
Pilgrim, New York A. c.; Harry F. Por-
ter, Irish-American A. c.: William c.
Proul, Boston A. A.; II. =. Ramey. Chi
cago A. A; J. A. Rector University OF
, Virginia; L. c. Rich, Brookllne Swim.
, ming Club; Lawson Robertson. Irish.
American A C; Ralph Rose. Olympic
Club, San Francisco; F. A. Rowe. Uni
; versty of Michigan: A. B. Shaw. Dart
mouth University; Melvin w. Sheppard
| Irish-American a. c.; Martin J. Sheri.
/ dan. Irish-American A. c.; ID. R. Sher
| man, Dartmouth University; +. c. Smith
son. Multnomah A. c.: J. P. Sullivan
Irish-American A. c.; Lee J. Tolbott
Irish-American A. c.; J. B. Taylor. Irish
American A. c.; II. L. Trube. New Yorl
A. c.; c. D. Trubenbach. New York A
c.; J. D. Whitman, University Of Penn
sylvania.