New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-15
Bands Play and Flags Wave as
the Finland Slips Away
from Pier.
MASCOT FOR THE ATHLETES
Colonel Thompson Pays Passage
of a Stowaway Found in a
Lifeboat When Ship Is
at Sandy Hook.

senting the cream of the United states on
track. field and path sailed yesterday for
Stockholm, Sweden. where, in July, they
will represent this country at the Olympic
games in competition with all nations.
The steamship Finland, of the Red Star
line, took them away, and will first call
at Antwerp, after which 1t will go direct
10 the Swedish capital and there anchor in
the harbor until the games are finished
the athletes living aboard the ship for
thirty-six days.
OF the picked lot three are real Ameri-
cans-Andrew Socialists, Louis Tewanina
and Jim Thorpe, the famous Indian run
ners.
The ship was gayly decorated in bunting,
bands played, girls and men waved flags
and cheered at every opportunity, and hun
dreds Of persons on the pier shouted last
farewell and called Good luck" as the
Finland backed into tho stream and headed
for the ocean.
At the last moment. when all were sup
posed 10 be safely aboard. there was a
Commotion on the lower pier, and man
rushed up TO p. A. s Franklin, vice
president of the International Mercantile
Marine TO which the Finland belongs, and
asked how he could get aboard. He was
GREATNESS, and carried his straw hat. on
the band Of which was an American shield,
the badge Of the Olympic athletes from
this land. while he told hurredy that he
had been left. For a moment Mr.. Frank
lin was Indifferent; then, hearing that the
belated one was Lieutenant John Carter
Montgomery. L s A, one Of the team.
ne hailed the tug Claremont and sent Il
with the officer 10 the ship II was hard
chase, but the tug caught the vessel in
the stream and the officer climbed a lad
der thrown over the side The officer :
wife and child were aboard. and ably as
sisted in the cheering that greeted him
when he finally reached the deck Of the
liner
Then there came another wall, this time
from a man with vaultng pole belonging
10 Frank J. Coyle, slender, bamboo af-
fair. which had come late. Another tug
was pressed into service and the pole taken
to the ship.
Still another worry came. this time from
some one who had a package for one of
the women of the party. Another tug took
It out, and the last seen of this boat was
a foam of water at her stern as she chased
the Finland toward Europe, footing her
Numerically and physically, it was the
country TO compete in games with any
other, and it is the opinion of the critics
that America will win the honors by vide
margin.
Some Brides on the Boat.
There were many aboard who are not on
the team, but all are invited guests of I'll.
committee, and all are strong rooters for
the team representing the Stars and
Stripes. Some Of the athletes were ac-
companied by their wives, a few Of them
being brides, the most recent addition to
that list being Mrs. Vaughan s. Blanchard,
who was married TO the Bates College
track captain a few days ago. She was
Miss Zoe Clark of Damariscotta, Me, and
the marriage was kept secret until Blanch-
ard was graduated and won a place on the
team.
Rear Admiral Richard ". Wainwright
and Mrs. Wainwright were passengers, Doth
being close friends of Colonel Robert NJ.
Thompson, president Of the New York Ath-
letic Club, whose purse was wide open for
the fund that sent the team away.
James Z. Sullivan. special commissioner
30 the games, appointed by President TAFT
was mudh in evidence, and gave it as his
opinion that the team would win abroad.
we have won four times" said Mr. Sui
Ivan, "and we viii win this time by a.
larger margin than we ever did. We have
The strongest team ever developed, and We
will come home with 81 per cent of the
points. I believe Tewanina will win the
Marathon run. He is d great Indian and
s. wonder on the track. There are lJO men
here. los Of whom represent track and held
events. the others being scheduled 1cr
other contests We are especially strong
in the spirits, middle distance runs and all
around competition. There is Mel Shep-
pard, as good as ever, and wonderful run
,ler: Jim Duncan. the wonderful discus
fbrower; the Adams brothers. in the stand
ing Jumps; George HORNE, of California
with his feet inches for the running
high lump; John Paul Jones, the world :
amateur one-mile record holder and Abel
Kiyiat. national champion at the distance;
Ralph Rose, the giant shot-putter and doz-
ems of other stars.
The cork track that has been laid on inc
promenade deck will give the runners me
chance 10 keep IN trim, and Mike Murphy,
The trainer will watch the men closely, so
that they will be ready for the word When
the time comes"
Athletes Get a Mascot.
Before the Finland got far outside Sandy
Hook, and while the pilot was still aboard
wireless came from the ship TO the OIL
fees Of the Red Star Line saying that
there was a stowaway aboard and asked
"What shall We do?'