The Washington herald., 1912-06-09

New York. June &-NoW that the Ath-
letes OF the Central. Western. and East
ern States have all had their tryouts
for places on the American Olympic team,
which will sail next Friday on the Fin
land for Stockholm. public interest has
focused itself on July 6 TO l5, the inter
val set apart by the Swedish Olympic
committee for the athletic contests Of
the Olympiad.
But the athletes themselves are think
ing to-day Of a more immediate struggle
than the one which will take place IN
Sweden. This is a contest which takes
place in the waldorf-Astoria Hotel to-
morrow, when the American Olympic
committee will meet and select 100 10 80
athletes to represent America, in the
great international competition. The num-
Der chosen will depend upon the amount
Of funds the committee finds It has on
hand, but even IL the team should be
kept down TO the minimum OF 100, that
would be plenty, experts think, TO enable
the Yankees 10 win a sweeping victory.
In fact American experts do not limit
themselves to predicting a sweeping
victory" They say It is impossible for
the result to be other than a cleanup"
for America.
Finland BIabOrateIy Equipped.
When the good ship Finland receives
it's precious burden Of gladiators on Fri
day, she will be elaborately equipped
for their accommodation. She will have
fine gymnasium and swimming tank,
track one-eighth Of a mile in length
laid out for the runners, and there Will
be jumping pits and arenas for the
weight men. Matt McGrath, Lee Talbot
and the other hammer throwers have
been promised that provision will be
even made for them to practice on board,
which information, by way Of a per-
sonal safety tip is respectfully submitted
to any whales expecting to trail within q
mile of the Finland's stern.
The Finland will serve as a hotel for
the team from the time she leaves here
until she returns. The Red Star liner
will plant her mudhook in front Of Stock
holm on June @, the very day the sta
dunn will be opened officially, but the
athletic events will not begin until July
s
It is planned to keep the athletes
aboard during the games SO that they
can have the proper sort OF training food
and be within easy reach OF trainers,
coaches, mentors, rubbers, handlers, and
other attendants. The Finland will leave
for home on July %, but the outsiders
who Will travel with the team, and who
might care to return by different routes
but by the lines OF the International
Mercantile and Marine Company will be
able to do So
Games Are Expensive.
Olympic games are an expensive
pastime. It is estimated that from a.
OOO,OO to 100000 will be spent by about
fifteen nations on the contest this sum
mer The Swedes, who have the honor
Of supervising the games, will expend
a sum in excess Of $4,000. OF this
amount $4,000 win pay for the construc-
ton Of stands, 10000 for the develop
ment OF an athletic team capable Of
making q good showing and 10000 for
entertaining the nations guests. Eng
land will cough up the next largest sum
-S9oc, ,OOe The United Kingdom expects
to be represented by nearly 800 athletes.
Uncle Sans limit. until after the games,
will be somewhat less than $4,000; but
after the events are over the great
American public Is certain to ask lis
athletes to do II all over again on this
side. And when the great American
public asks II Is always ready to pay.
For the first time in the history of
the Olympic games, Japan and China
viii make a bid for honors. Japan has
some corking athletes, judging by the
reports OF their performances, and the
laps and Celestials wiz invest $4,000 on
the event
The City of Stockholm is weII worth
seeing. 1t is an ancient city and a cen-
ter Of considerable historical interest. IT
received its municipal charter in 1855.
but was inhabited long before that date
The athletes win see there churches,
works Of art, and countless other inter-
esting things that were many centuries
old before America had even been dis
covered. A bit Of land taken from the
Neapolitan shore, some Of the Hferean
Islands. q few granite hills from the
Urals, a section or so from the pine
woods Of Canada, and one or two at
tractive quarters from Paris-al these
thrown together on the shore Of q bay
OF the Baltic. constitute, according to
Max Nordau, the situation Of the capital
Of Sweden.
Ten New Events.
The programme for the games contains
ten new events for/whieh cups have
been presented by the king Of Sweden.
the Car. the kaiser. the Emperor OF
Austria, the King Of Italy, Count GAIA