The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-08
Winners May Be Picked to
Complete American
Olympic Team.
Winners.

Boston. June S.-The flower of
American amateur athletic skill in the
east, with a few exceptions, will
gather i'm the Harvard stadium today
to match speed, agility an dstrength
in the hope of being found worthy to
represent the United States in the
Olympic games at Stockholm. For
tered.
h western Olympians We're
chosen three weeks ago and today
while the eastern athletes are show
ing their ability here, those in the
central states will struggle for hon
ors at Evanston, III.
From these trials the national
committee ncXt week will complete
the American team which will sail
modern times, which will begin on
July 8.
n national committee will base
selections OIL performances at Olym-
pic distances. which are all measured
in metres. But in order that the
athletes may have a chance of estab-
fishing new American marks. the
Towards. furlong. quarter-mile. half
mile and the mile distance will be
figures there as we'll as at the Olympic
distances.
The greater part of the field of ath-
letcs reached this city yesterday, to-
gether with the officials of the meet
inc, headed by James f. Sullivan. the
special representative of the United
States at the Stockholm games.
No Penalty.
For the first time in many years
men will compete in the sprint races
at Boston without being penalized for
leaving their marks in a false break.
This will be done to accustom the men
to the style of starting that will pre-
val at the Olympic games.
with such remarkable sprinters as
Craig, Henry and Carey among the
contestants. this should result in a
new Olympic record being made for
the 100 meters. The best time at
any of the Olympic contests for this
distance is 10 AS seconds by Jarvis
Walker of South Africa. at London in
1908. Thos who SAW thegames in
London assert hat Walker bcat the
pistol. and since hat time Rau of
Germany. and Lindberg of Sweden,
have been timed in 10 3-5 seconds.
Americans of h present time have
never before got on the mark with
out h fear of penalization for a
false break. and if it is felt by ex-
~ liza tue lIIptTlJ oI SclLlnS away
as they please will have a great in
fiuence for good on their speed. The
men will he instructed not to try to
beat the pistol. as the mere fact of
getting off the mark and then being
called back would be disconcerting,
but IT is expected that. with the re-
straint removed. the figures for the
100 meters will be lowered to 10 2-5
when the great trio of speed mer-
chants meet at Boston.
Secretary Sullivan of the Olympic
committee. avs I'VE intend to give
all consideration to the past perform
ances of men who wish to make the
Olympic team. but if there is any
doubt about the men to be selected,
the benefit of the doubt will be given
to the men who show their willing
ness to aid the committee by taking
part in the try-outs.
I'm my opinion there will he no
difficulty in picking II team that will
score the most points. but the chief
concern of the member Of the Olym-
pic committee is to obtain the money
to send them to Stockholm. The meet
at BOSTON should go a long way to-
ward solving this problem. for the
standard of performances there
should be almost as good as in the
Olympic games"