Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
American Team Gossip forOIypian Games


oan team in tho olympisn games mex
s,immerf
Although some men perform better ant
some worse on a wood noor than thcy
10 out q doors, nevertheless n viii bs
possible TO get good line on the ei1a.
bic Olympic timber when the DecTmbei
events take place.
The running cvents are al different dis.
iances than the regulation outdoor racer
They are from sixty yards up 70 five
miles, and the class of the candidates
can be figured. for practically ever,
olympic roco excepting tho marathon
The standard running and standing jump
contests are programmed, ss wen az nj
mo weight competitions excepting the
hamnar-throw and discus.
There viii be probably the creates,
LIST OF athletes competing that over en-
tstcd one meet indoors. scverai western
and southern men. have ssnl IN their
planks and promise 70 make thines hot
1or the champions Of The New York
Athletic CLUB. and accordingly .the coaches
q both clubs are working hard polntine
The training of their men. for these oyents
IN the sprint races there ore three mon
entered who may he members OF the
Olympic team. They ate Alyah Meyer,
Bobby cioushen and Jim y. stnberger.
Of The Irish Americans. al Of these, on
good outdoor track have done the hun.
drel "a fest a. ten seconds II will be
e great threo-cornered ut when they
i'o0ld their way toward the tape.
-omarkabIe array 70 entered in the
p aei-distanco contests. Jlrn mcEntce
q. The West Side Young Mons Christian
association, New YORK. Is expected 70
show his best form. He IA wonder
q board track nnd may take the ineasu
of Harry uisHng. frcg and Borgma
81 the New Yorls: porland and Terwil.
hser OF the Psstimce. and jim, Rover
perser Of the irish-AIneiicans II Peer
less Mei' Shepp0rd 81 allowed 20 conn
pete, ite win OF course be the favorits
N there events but hls recent dishon
cradle discharge from the Twenty-second
regiment is likely 70 cause his iiaquaisfl.
cation by tho a. a. o., and Il Is even
poesioie that he muy be forbidden 20
represent America IN the Olympic con-
tests az sweden
George Bonhag having retired from the
same ts seems certain that the races
ever q mile Will be easy FOR Frank
kramer Of the Long Island Athletic as
sooietion' ard John DAILY of the Irish-
Americans, With Louis scott Of the New
lorks a. Tie dark horse.
The Elier brothers. lack ona Roh AZ
tho lrish-Americans seem 10 have thp
hurdles between them. In the iupna
ana pole vaults there are such stark AZ
oief. Jennings, CirumpeIf Fiefdinr. por-
ter. Ewry, Aherne and Platt Adnne a,i
OF the New York Athletic association.
The Mercury-foot clnb seems 10 have
. corner on the good jumping material.
Each one OF them Is an Olympic possi-
bility. Tho weight events viii cali optl
men the calibre Of Mc0rath, Sheridan.
Duncan, Mcdonald Walsh. Elliott ana
bredd, ailfgtrong nominees FOR the
Olympic team.
Truly great crop Of spiked shoe artists
are being conditioned for,tha big indoor
occasion Of the year. knd Il is moro than
hAeiy that the winners IN all Of the
events viii be included In the personnel
of the American athletic army thar In.
vades Stockholm
nut there are others. Many. college ath-
letes. who because Of their st,,dlea ara
unable to make the trip to New york for
the indoor "champs." have onallfle6
themselves for consideration by their re-
cent achievements.
ira Davenport. the Chicago University
guarter-miler and half-lnlier. cannot be
oenied' he is practically certainty Cor
ne team having made better time in the
tWo-fufiong event than anybody since
Nancy Long pwynne Henry OF Texas,
n@'ionai outdoor champion in the hun
a.eo Two years aso and r. c. Craig. the
a,'cnlsan university flyer. VIII prove suff
So.'ee'es IN inc sprint tryouts. Billy
,,.' t,-sss Ane Menaer q Pennsylvania ana
..oesn 2. boston must bo reckoned with
~ me snort distance runs. Jones and
1910 '..,,l ol cofneh are eersainties in the
1870 eA. 'iMo iniies
VINE me Eisers are about supreme az
.ss.s.s.S an me nlnp class. they VIII en-
,sa-,as s1's.'.s. sssans ~hen they meet the coll
''s -. 49, enam et dartmouth, smlthson |
a,,.ra..... -. ~. Nssno,son and kirisey Of
- ~ enisnoim g Aoae any one
~. 1850 1850 wou'1 % q NJ representative
~ .'''-.s eo.'i'ss
- s.'.-p, ~, a,so present several good
sr,,S - ~. 49, oon'pete IN the indoors
y,,s .,s 1919. 5,..u.oA ol fennsstvania' ifo-
r,,,..s -'e'son ~, ot Saiatorma' Irons OF
49,. 80 no.pe 'ne carlisle indian.
~. 's-.,',.. .ue'e .se Nalph Rose.
~. .r.,s,. .l's.', % san ffanciscoi
of as,eb,vs, s.'-..- srsn ana sScA iiofnst
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