The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-15

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on Board Steamer Finland, by .
wireless via Sagapoack. l..
June Disabilities who sailed y
y from New York on Steamer rim
land pound for Olympic games in 81
etockholm are a happy lot on the .
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New York. June 15.-What Ameri-
can experts consider the greatest gath.
erins OF track and field athletes ever
assembled in one team, sailed ont of
new lork harbor yesterday morning
OF the steampship Finland bound for
stockholm, to represent the United
states in the Olympic The
vessel has been convrted into a VERT
.auIe Hoatlng gymnasium so that there
VII ne opportunity for all hands to
Keep IN trim enroute.
Final preparations before depar,ure
were made Thursday night and
colonel Robert NJ. Thompson, presi-
deht OF the American Olympic com
mlttee addressed the athletes ennha-
slzlznS that they were going to stock
NOM not as sports. hut as sports-
men. He added that they were 60
ms 10 snow the representatives of for
~ la.lohs mat American athletes can
take defeat with Victory if necessary
Counting noses showed that the
track M field contingent alone nun,
pered lOs athletes. AS there are only
nl1etS-four among the regulars this
lholcated n a fourteen of the supple
meitary list were in the throng. All
.ola there We're about $50 in the par
W. including those listed for contests
1thef thar track and field events. a
boys good luck" as the Finland pull
ed out. f"ti-
mere was a we'll defined feeling
anons the members of the team that
tne United States would score an over
wheimingly victory in the field and
track championships.
sullivan Certain of Victory.
me atnletss reported in splendid
complaining OF being out of form
James E. Sultan, United States com
missioner to the Olympic games, said
that America would score more than
~ per cent of the points in the track
and field championships. He said:
.America will win the track and
reid championship of the world at the
Gwedlsh olympic games next month.
'S' 10 III DltcIItlbu OC HDl1eAflng
boastful or o~Ner-contident i'm making
TINS assertion. 1t is simply q plain
statement of facts. Never before has
TINS country gathered together a team
1or an Olympic meeting which has so
nearly approached in WE'LL nee and
strength. the present collection of rec
ord-breakers and champions which
Will sail ON h Finland to represent
the United States.
"Tn proGj,tioo +I,& A.. .
team will score more than so per cent
OF the total points score in the track
and field sports, | do not think that
any rash prophecy is being made. as
the teams which in the last five Olym-
pic revivals have beaten the world
would not for a minute have a chance
OF victory against the present cam.
For the first time since we have been
attending these games we have a
chance to win the team race at 5000
meters. In the past this race has
gone to England Or France. and the
best VIC have done is to run third.
This year With Jones. Berna, Scott.
Benhag. kiviat, Tabor and Wickoff to
pick from. we have a better balanced
team than any which can bc started
against us.
Americans Strong in Sprints.
In the Sprints we are strong than
at the London games. but in these two
races there is always the possibility
of defeat by some unknown who has
been kept under cover for these races
alone.
Our only weakness. as l see it. is
in the standing jump. where the
Greeks have Il mar who forced Ray
Ewry to his limit at London. From
the latest reports this man has i'm
proved. We have nobody who can
throw the iavelin as do the foreigners.
and in throwing the discus with both
hands the unfamiliarity of our men
at throwing with the left hand is going
to be a serious handicap.
Our principal points will he scored
in the running vents up to the 5000
meter race and in the pole vault, the
running high and the running broad
jumps. the hammer throw. the shot
put and the hurdles. In the marathon
race we have an excellent chance with
one of the best corps of long-distance
men hat has ever worn our colors,
and l am looking forward to this race
to prove that we have the best long
distance runner as we'll as the leaders
in the other events"
WINS