New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-12
AMERICANS TO COMPETE
Committee Appointed to Choose
Team for Olympic Games.
PROMINENT MEN TO SERVE
President Taft Will Be Asked 80
Act as Honorary President
of Organization.

All doubts concerning the general particl-
patton of American athletes in the Olympic
games which will be held at stockholm,
Sweden in 1872 have been set at rest py
he appointment of d committee OF hfty or
mere men prominent in athletics throughout
the country TO take charge of selecting the
representatives from the United states.
Professor W. NJ. Sloane. of this city, VINO
is the American representative on the IN
ternational Olympic Committee, recently
received the preliminary notification mat
Stockholm had been definitely decided upon
as the place for holding the games, ana
that preparations should be made 10 send
an American team.
Professor Sloane Immediately appointed
an American committee. with FREDERICK h.
Pratt of Brooklyn. president, James -.
Sullivan as secretary and J. w CurtisS as
treasurer Every effort will be made to
induce President Taft TO act as honorary
president of the American committee, and
an invitation will be forwarded to him.
Rumors of strife between Professor
Sloane and the Amateur Athletic Union
have led many observers to believe that
the union would take little interest in the
next set of Olympic games The action
taken by Professor Sloane, however, In ap-
pointing the committee, has treasured the
American athletes who are anxious 10 take
Part in the games. The union at its annual
meeting went on record being DESTROYS
Of securing the Olympic games for the
United States in 1915 and selected CIeve-
land the place to hold them No effort
will therefore be spared to send the strong
est team possible to Stockholm in order
that the supremacy of the United States
possible Having the prestige "f victory,
the request tn hold the games here will be
more favorably received b. the interna-
ticral committee in the opinion of the off
cere of the union
James f. Sullivan stated last night that
in all probability the same method for the
selection of an American team for the
Olympic games of 1912 would he followed
in previous years. try-outs being held
on the coast, in the Central West. in the
South and in the vicinity of New York
Boston and Philadelphia. The Boston Mar
athon will likely he designated the Of
fetal try-out for the American Marathon
runners and members of the COMMITTEES
will take charge OF different sports such
revolver shooting rife shooting. gymnastics
and cycling.
The following executive committee has
been appointed: Frederic =. Pratt, Brook
Tyn, president: Harlow :. Weeks. New
York: DIR. Luther Haisev Gulick, New
York: Gustavus T Kirby, New York,
Julian w Curtiss. Yale University, treas
urer: Everett G. Brown. Chicago; Evert
Jansen Wendell, New York; Joseph r. Mac
cabe, Boston: James F. Sullivan, New
York secretary.
The following will be invited to act as
e-presidents: Herman =. Lagercrantz.
Washington; Andrew Carnegie, New York;
]. Pierpont Morgan. New York: Egerton l.
Winthrop. New York: George l. Gould,
New York August Belmont. New York:
Caspar ". Whitney. New York; Barlow S.
Weeks, New York: Victor j. Bowling, New
York; General George w. Wingate. S. r.
Guggenheim, New York: J. W Spalding,
New York E c. Brown. Chicago: Gus
tavus T. Kirby. New York: David r.
Francis. ST. Louis; j. Y. Skiff Chicago; ".
c. Thorne. Chicago: Colonel Robert VI
Thompson. New York; A. G. Mills. New
York ard Rodman Nanamaker. New York.
Fifty other men have been appointed to
serve on a general committee.