The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-31
LONDON OLYMPIC
HEROES DISAPPEAR.
In Two Years Third Of Team
Has Dropped From Athletics.
SOME TURNED PROFESSIONAL

Nat cartnnsll Now Running In Eng
land, Harry HiIlman Coaching Dart
mouth, While Other Cracks Have
Conc into Business.
About two years ago the Amateur
Athletic union after a series Of tryouts
in various sections Of the country Sc
lected a team TO represent America at
the London Olympiad 1t proved TO be
one OF the greatest collections Of ath-
letes ever gathered together to fight
Tor common cause and easily de-
feated the rest Of the athletic world
Yet today not more than two-thirds
Of the members OF that team are &C
lively interested IN amateur athletics.
One Of them, John 3. Taylor. Jr., one
Of the best quarter milers that ever
drew on running shoe, is dead. Some
few have turned professional Almost
a score OF the others have found that
business and athletics do not mix and
have given up the game.
II Yank Robbins is sincere in his de-
termination 10 quit running athletics
win have lost every man who repre-
scented America in two events-the 10
meter hurdles and the 400 meter fat
race. IN the former four Americans
Forest c. Smithson. Johnny Garrels. A.
B. Shaw and ". N. Rand-qualiied
for the final heat They have all re-
tired from athletics and are following
different careers. The last heard OF
Smithson he was headed for British
Columbia with the intention Of taking
up a farm under the homestead laws.
The 400 meter fat race had three
Yankees in the flnal-Yank Robbins. J.
c. Carpenter and John B. Taylor, IT.
Taylor died Of pneumonia about a year
ago. Carpenter has not appeared in
competition since his return from Eng
land, and only the other day Robbins
declared that he had chased his last
medal. This announcement. however,
is not taken very seriously.
Other events have not suffered so
much, but there is hardly one that has
not lost some one. Take the spirits.
Nat Cartmell. a point winner in both
/ the 100 and 200 meter sprints, has
| turned professional and is running as
7 such in England Jimmy Rector's par
ents objected 10 any further participa-
/ ton in athletics on his part. and he re-
tired Recently ne Joined the Missouri
A c. and may represent the St Louis
club in future but for a long time he
did nothing. Dan Kelly heEnt been
heard from in heaven knOws' how long
and Lawson Robertson is a profession
al trainer. handling the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic clubs track and field rep
resentatiVes
Harry HHlman and Charley Bacon
ran for the United States in the 400
meter hurdles Hiliman only recently
/ left New York 20 become coach and
I trainer Of the Dartmouth university
/ athletes. and it's Just about toss up
whether Ham ever returns 10 the
races. He has done little or no train
/ ing for a long time, and 1t is even
\ longer since he has appeared in COM
petition He has settled down and
I hasn't as much time on his hands as
/ he used 70 have.
Ralph Rose. another champion from
/ the far west. Is the next thing 70 being
/ on the retired list He is either study
ing or practicing Law and hasn't pulled
down a medal in a long time. Prob
ably II some Of his records were upset
] he would jump in again and hoist
: them a few inches But just now he
has too many other things 10 think OF
10 devote any time to putting the shot
/ c. K. Dearborn. another weight man,
has also retired.