New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Entry Blanks Distributed for
Olympic Games in Sweden.
WARNING 70 ALL ATHLE TIES
Business Office Of the Giants
Moved Yesterday to Fifth
Avenue Building,

Entry blanks for the Olympic games at
Stockholm. Sweden, nexS July. have been
distributed to the various clubs in the
country with a request that they he filled
out with all athletes whose chances Of
being named for the United States team
are reasonably bright.
Through the courtesy Of the Swedish
committee entries will be received OF all
candidates for the team, provided the
names of all those who do not make the
trip are cancelled by cable on or before
June H. In order to meet the requirements
all entries must be mailed or sent by cx-
press from this country not later than
May 80.
In this connection James j. Sullivan
issued the following statement yesterday:
Owing to the fact that the team selec-
tion committee Of the American Olympic
committee cannot hold its tryouts on any
date other than June s. that being the
first Saturday after all scholastic and col
legiate meetings Of the United States have
been decided. It has necess'tated the dis
tribution of a large number of Swedish
entry blanks As matter OF fact, close
to two thousand blanks have been sent
out.
THE Swedish Olympic committee will
not allow us to cable the entries on Juno
10 or II. but II has granted 10 this and
other countries the privilege Of sending to
them before the date set for the closing
Of entries, the blanks Of all athletes who
We think have q chance 70 qualify for the
team, and then confirm by cable on or be-
fore June II the entries of the men who
are selected.
The official date set FOR the closing Of
entries by the Swedish committee is June
s, so the committee here urges the great
est publicity in this matter and asks all
athletes in America that feel they have
possible chance to make the team to apply
for a blank TO be filed out and returned,
so same can be expressed with all other
American entries before May 30.
Additional blanks may he obtained from
]. +. Sullivan. No. y Warren street, New
York f. c. Brown, Chicago Athletic AS
sociation. Chicago; George b. Billings,
Boston Athletic Association, Boston: WILL
lam f. Humphries. Olympic Athletic Club
San Francisco; also from the chairman OF
tne reglStFatlOD ColllIHliltr VI tdth -1iiu-
teur Athletic Union district
It was moving day for Joe OBrien, sec
retary OF the Giants, yesterday. The busl-
ness Office Of the club is no longer In the
St James Building, where 1t has been for
several years, as larger and more sumptu-
Gus quarters have now been occupied In
the Fifth Avenue Building, at ed street.
where Broadway and Fifth avenue cross
The room number is 1908.
Mr.. OBrien said last night that he hoped
10 be settled by this afternoon, and in any
case those who like TO buy their tickets
for the games downtown will ind what
they want.
Eddie Foster, once of the Yankees, is
making a name for himself at third base
for the Washington Senators. J. I'd Grillo,
the well known baseball writer, says OF
him:
There isn't a player IN the American
League playing better article Of ball than
Eddie Foster. and incidentally, there IS
not q club in the ieague which has picked
up n more valuable ball player from the
minors this spring than this same little
man who covers third base for the Ma
tionals.
Fosters name must be added TO 'he
nucleus for a great ball team which has
been lowering around Washington for sew
sral years. . To date he has not displayed
a single fault There seems 10 be nothing
in the game that he cannot do, and while
there IS not much ostentation about his
work, IL is brilliant. nevertheless
Larry Lajoie, OF Cleveland, is the zeal
leader in batting in the American League
with 4O5 for twelve games, but big Ed"
Walsh, the Chicago pitcher. stands at The
top with 429 for five games. Ty Cobb is
twelfth on the list.
Edward Ralph. holder OF the pocket bill
lard championship. will defend his title at
Trenton, n. j., on. May 30. 81 and June !.
Alfredo De ORC. the former champion, is
the challenger, and they will play for
$1,000 side.
According 10 an announcement made yes
terday by President Lynch OF the National
League John B. Lobert, Of the Phillics,
has signed d three-year contract.
The Dartmouth football candidates re-
ported for spring practice yesterday.
AUTOMOBILES.