New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-14
American Olympic Team viii
Sail for Sweden To-day.
YANKEES GET NEW CATCHER
Captain Sterrett, of This Years
Princeton Team, Signs, and
Will Report Shortly.

| Manly VI TIE dlHltltS WIN wiz S"' -
steamship Finland from pier el North
| River and 9st street. at $50 o'clock TINS
morning to represent the United states III
, the Olympic games at Stockholm. sweden
ga thered at the New York Athletic Cluo
last night for final instructions and ex-
pressions of good will from the members
Of the American committee.
The men also received their blue hat
bands. with the initials ~. S. A.. en-
broidered In white, which they Will wear
while abroad Colonel Robert NJ Thomp-
son. whose unfaltering loyalty to the team
and whose never ceasing labor In raising
and providing money for the fund made
possble the chartering of the Finland, gave
short address. as did Barlow s. Weeks
The men were requested to appear at the
ship, ready to sail, at 1870 o'clock this morn
ing
Harry Smith, the veteran runner VINO
has competed for many years In the lons
distances races about the country was
transferred from the supplementary hst 10
the regular team, and will sail in place OF
Sidney Hatch, who was unable 10 iea'e
his business The committee reefs thao
Smith is capable Of running many goou
races and that he will do well I'm the Mara
thon run i'm Sweden.
The wish Of Maynor Gaynor. that some
walkers he placed on the team has peeh
gratfed. Eddie REM. Of the Mona"A
Athletic Club and Al Nollmeke. OF the
pasti,ne club, have been selected from the
supplementary list. and will make the TIP
4 delegation from the New York Athletic
Club will accompany the members OF the
,,,,h ,bo were chosen for the team as FAR
as the pier. with a band playing and colors
flying.
Cantsin Stcrrett. OF the Princeton base
hall team this year, and one of the pest
catchers I'm the college world, signed
contract last night to play with the Ne"
York Yankees. He will report on Wednes-
day.
Frank worthington was elected captain
Of the Princeton nine for next season aIter
the victory over Yale on the Hilltop yes'ei-
dav. He plays third base. The members
~ the team were the guests OF waiter
chandler. ir. Princeton 49, at dinner at
the Hotel Martinique last evening
While the Washington Senators, who are
| in q fair vay of establishing new record
for consecutive victories In the big leagues
were PLAYING in Detroit on Monday the IT.
ranressible Germany Schaefer walked
out In front Of the grandstand ana pelloWeo
forth the following announcement: Ladies
and gentlemen, the batteries for the hrst
game in the worlds series will be Johnson
and Ainsmith. for Washington; Marduard
and Movers. for New York Get your
tickets early
Schaefer then took his place on the coach
ing lines. where much OF MS Original
cor,edv had the fans" in kinks OF laughter
for the rest OF the game. Judging from
the pace at which the Washington team is
travelling, the fulflment of the prophecy
| IS not beyond a possibility.
John T. Brush, president Of the New York
Giants. announced yesterday through Eddie
Rrannick. the assistant secretary OF the
club. that hereafter the games played at
tho Polo Grounds on Saturday would be
started at o'clock.
lots were drawn yesterday afternoon and
hoys who will be the guests OF the Brook
lvn baseball club in Washington Park TINS
afternoon. The Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan
ASYLUM will have seventy-flve boys In the
era ndstand. the Brooklyn Disciplinary and
training School will seat two hundred lads
IN the right field stand, while st. Johns
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Will have
aa5 bows in the left field stand. Each insti-
tuition will send over a full brass band, and
each hoy has agreed to root manfully for
the Superbas in their celebration OF Flag
Day.
A. tho weekly meeting OF the State Attn
Ie,ic Commission yesterday afternoon the
Eureka Athletic Club applied for a license
and mans to occupy the building formerly
used by the National Sporting club. at NO.
40 West 44th street
The commission instructed It's secretary,
Charles ]. Harvey. TO warn Leach cross
against a possible infringement OF the rules
hv hitting too low. In his recent bout with
Redmond Cross Is said 10 have attempted
the Use OF the kidney" punch.
complaint was filed by Shamus O'Brien
against the Albany Athletic Exhibition
Comnany TO the effect that after closing
an agreement for O'Brien to appear at
show none was held.
Dick Peters. who was scheduled to APP
near at the Sharkey Athletic club against
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