The sun., 1912-07-04

New York the work and the fnancia
, worry of the campaign for Olympic
honors weighed rather heavily upon him
bYt the trip across the Atlantic rounded
him OF into form. Clad IN a great loose
ulster the throne of the American com
missioner is a wide bench on the poop
, deck of the Finland. As soon as he
has concluded his breakfast Mr. Sullivan
, takes NJ his station there. half reclining
in the warm RAYS Of tho sun. There Col
Thompson. Manager Matt Halpin and the
other members of the committee gather
to make their final plans for the land
| campaign at Stockholm. II is the SUI
prcme court Of the American athletic
committee, but there have been no dis.
putes.
The trip across vas everything that
we expected it would be. and | am NOR,
| confirmed in The opinion that the United
States will win a gratifying victory
| than | was when we left New York." said
the commissioner yesterday. -Wc have
the finest set of athletes the world has
ever seen. OF course the fact that only
first places will count at Stockholm will
make the splendid all around strength
of the United States athletes count for less
than if first. second and third figured in
the deciding OF the actual championship D.
but If our best men slip up II is comfort
ing To know that there are others only
inches behind them in ability"
Gustavus r. Kirby. who left New York
city the day before the team, is scheduled
TO arrive in Stockholm week before
the American athletes. and he will make
the final arrangements for the dispositio
Of the men. Mr.. Sullivan gave to MIR.
Kirby authority to enter into any agree
, ments which he thought 1t necessary To
make. II Is not improbable that before
the actual competition in the stadium be-
gins the American athletes will remove
To some place outside Stockholm and
make their sleeping quarters there. Ii
is feared that the harbor around Stock
holm may prove noisy at night and make
IL impossible for the athletes to secure
proper rest. Tho expense necessary will
he a determining factor in deciding this
issue. and Commissioner Sullivan is
doubtful whether sufficient funds will lie
available TO Kermit the removal Of the
whole team. He says that il il no, un-
likely that the men who are scheduled
10 compete in u given race or field event
Will be sent INTO the country away from
Stockholm for the night before the day
of their competition. This would mean
that accommodations would bc secured
for about Twenty-Five athletes and that
thos" on tn" eve of competition could
be sure Of obtaining rest.
The manner III which the events have
been scheduled has made 1t nece., ,ry
for all classes Of athletes to II. prapared
To do thci' best. with hut Il week cf work
AZ Stockholm 10 acc,i>tom themselves Ia
the Swedish climate. On tho opening
trials of the 100 meters. the middle distance
men will have the elimination heats ir
the 500 meters. the long dist mo" workers
will 60 up against the IO.uD meier. run
and the javelin throwers Will start off
the field programme. Ir every event The
finals Of the Olympic games come on the
day following the trials. 80 that Sunday
July 7. will be an important date in de-
Gliding the allotment Of championships.
Some Of the Americans dislike the ideaof
competing on Sunday. but the injunction
advanced by Jim sullivan is the old one
Of when in Rome do as the Romans do. v
None Of the United States team will me
missing when the starter calls the sur
vvors Of the first day. trial 10 the mark
on the following Sunday.
The running high jump starts on Mon :
day. July :, and the date is SO early that
Mike Murphy ordered complete rest for
The jumpers during the early part of the
trip across the Atlantic. HORNE espe-
cially has been doing little work. II is
generally thought that he overdid things
IN the preliminary Olympic campaign in
he West and East. and Murphy has sai d
that he will be given little work until the
team lands at Stockholm. Enright. the
Dartmouth jumper. suffered nn injury to
his ankle a few days after leaving New
York, with the result that Trainer Murphy
spoke few facts with clesrness which
could be heard all around the ship and
ordered all the jumpers TO conflne their
practice work to a limited height. which
| would not endanger their landing in case
the ship lurched
The hammer throwers are the best of
Of any Of the athletes. as far as the train
ing possibilities are concerned. This
event does not come until Sunday. July
~, and this is one Of the reasons why the
big men have been exempted from dieting
on the trip across. With three weeks OF
hard work available for Matt Mc(irath
Childs and Gillis after they arrive in
Stockholm, there is every reason to expect
an American victory in this event. One
Of the chief criticisms among the middle
distance men Of the makeup OF tho Olym-
pic programme is the fact that hut a
single day intervenes bet the finals
of the 800 meters and the trials Of the
! 500 meters. This will mean four hard
races in five days for men like Melvin
sheppard. John Paul Jones. Abel Kiviat
and the other Amer, ANS who should make
this event memorable. The complete
outln OF the Olympic programme as
checked up by Manager Halpin Is as
follows:
500 meters, trial heats 10000 meters, the
.avclin
final 10000 meters trials running high jump
tn. r'ntarhlon 'hnab,
July s-Trisls 400 meter relay trials TO-. 10
900 meter walk, running high jump ,nnal,
standing broad jump,
JulS a--rtnals 400 meter relay. trials |, 500
meters, trials 1000 meters, rnal iavelin
tright ana lCfti.