The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-01

BAND FOR STR0BfN5

NEW YORK, July 5t---Americas
victorious olympic athletes landed in
New DIRK today, amid tne cheers OF
thousands Of admirers VINO crowded
the dock and massed themselves in
the streets to catch a glimpse OF the
men who had won the athletic cham
ptonshlp Of the world at the olympic
games in stockholm.
Twenty-four track and field men
were In the party which left the Va
derland, to be surrounded by friends.
who were trying to show how much
the people of New York thought OF
the heroes Who had successfully bat
tied with The picked men of all the
world.
Besides the track athletes. were
the members Of the revolver and
wife teams, together with fencers,
cyclists and trainers, tina majority Of
them proud possessors Of the coveted
Olympic medals.
Among the brouzed, husky athletes.
the figure of Mike Murphy the great
trainer. was conspicuous. Pale ana
sickly, the grand old veteran, who
made the trip against the advice OF
his physicion. was surrounded by Old
athletes, who showered congratula-
tons on him for the great work MS
team had done
Give the praise to the boys they
deserve it," protested Murphy
have never had the pleasure OF hav-
ing charge Of a team which IN any
way approached this one. The boys
all worked faithfully and did their
best to keep in good condition under
trying circumstances, and | am proud
of them.
Prsi~s, for Swedes,
We were treated royally in sweden
and got anything that we asked for.
The Swedes are good sportsmen, ana
deserve TO be successful.
A big crowd of Paterson admirers
of Castor Strobiua, the little fellow
who ran third in the classic Marathon
race. came in from Paterson to escort
their hero home. They had brass
band and leather lungs and the de-
monstrat4on they made when stro-
bino came down the gang plank al
most took the roof off the building
Escaping from the throng which
tried TO hoist him to it's shoulders.
Strobino rushed over 10 his mother.
and throwing his arms around her
neck. joyfuily exclaimed, j Kept my
promise TO you, 70 finish among the
first three
Charles .. Reidpateh. OF Syracuse.
winner Of the 400 metre run, forgot
ali about the cheering crowds when
he spied handsome young woman on
the edge of the crowd. He rushed TO
greet her for the young woman Is
soon ia become the wife of the OWN
pic champion. She declared that Reid
patch had run his last race and would
90 into business in Buffalo at once
Track and Field Men.
The track and field men arriving
were s. II. Ballah, Olympic club, San
Franeiso: r L. Byrd, Adrian college.
Michigan T. y, Davenport Chicago
university. Howard F.. Drew, SPRING
field. Mass, high school: G. S. Ed
mundson Seattle Wash; J. f.. Rele-
hen. Missouri a. G., st. Louis, ). r
ellis. New YORK A. e.. John Eielia-
we'll. New York A. c.. John Paul
Jones, Cornell university; Fl. r. Nc
, CURE. North Attleboro Mass. A. NJ
Mucks. Chicago university +. p
| Nicholson. Missouri university: IT. p
! Murphy, Chicago university, G. ID.
| Reidpath. syracuse university, Andrew
/ t,kaiexts. t5tti 'f0w1. Me; CASTOR
Strobino. South Paterson A. G.: y. y
Taber. Brown university Lewis To-
WANNA. Carlisle; J. 7. Wendell, Wes-
leyan college; L. A. Whitney Boston
I A. A.. Fl. r Worthingtoii. Boston A..
a.: r. +. PigEott. North Dorchester.
| Mass: r II Liuey, North Dorchces-
ter. Mass. and &. F sherman, New
York A. G.
cyclists. a. Kruschel Buffalo.
Frank Meisener, Grand Rapids, Mich,
and Jerome Steinert. Hicksvilie l.. J..
| Rife Team; Sergeant II. l. Adams,
Captain L. A Anderson, Captain c. L.
Rurditt Captain E. $. Hird. Sergeant
| w H T4FStk flllFr, 4 Lieutenant Ealanea
william I.ibbey ava W, a. Sprout
! Revolver; DR. H, L. Sears ard John
| A. Dietz.
Fencing: DIR. :. n Breckenbridge
and + A. Mel >oughliu.
Trainers. NJ. t. Murphy. Glenn
Warner and W. A. Hayward of the Sc
attic A. A.