The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-28
IA. A. U. TEAM FOR
Az. T. Is SELECTED
Athletes From All Over Coun-
try, Including Tilden, Ten
mis- Expert, Chosen.

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United States with a sprinklng Of box
ers, wrestlers. swimmers and tennis
players were selected to augment the
team which will represent this country
In the inter-Allied games at Paris next
month at n meeting Of the Amateur
Athletic Union officials here last night
The list includes several world record
hoioers and number with either
A. A. U. or intercollegiate champion
ships to their credit.
The selection vas restricted by the
eligibility rules 10 those athletes who
had served with The United States Army
either at home or overseas, members Of
the navy being barred from competition
by the code which will govern the en-
trance at the Joinville meet. June "a to
July 8. While a majority of the Ameri-
cam team will be selected from those
| still serving with the army abroad, the
combination named here tonight In
| oludes a number who have returned ana
have been mustered out or while mem
bers Of the student army training corps
were indicted into service but did not
90 overseas
Every section Of the country rs well
as the leading colleges, universities and
athletic clubs Of the nation II repre-
| sented and the team is the nearest APP
proach TO an American Olympic squad
that has been sent abroad since the
| Olympiad at Stockholm In 1912. The
| names Of more than 800 athletes were
considered and over 200 kilograms and
| letters recording recent performances
examined before the ANAL selection was
| completed.
| College Stars Entered.
Among the outstanding stars named
are Sol Butler, the negro sprinter and
broad Jumper from Dubuque College;
10 Loomis chicago A. A.. and Robert
| Simpson, Missouri University, hurdlerss
Ted Meredith, Pennsylvania, and q,
| Shaw. Columbia, middle distance run
ners; Clinton Larsen, high Jumper.
Brigham Young University; w. T. Til
den. Jr. of Philadelphia, runner UP In
| the 1918 national tennis championship;
Norman Ross, swimmer. Chicago, and
many others of equal athletic fame
Although the team will consist OF
about fifty members when II sails from
tits city on the steamship America next
Tuesday the list was enlarged in ORDER
to provide for substitutes should some
of the nominees be unable to make tho
trip on short notice. All those selected
will receive kilograms to report here not
later than Tuesday morning, and every
member viii don army uniforms before
embarking at noon. Following it's ar
rival in France the team will meet the
best of the American overseas contingent
in trial games from which three men
will be named to face the entrants from
the other allied nations in each of the
individual events. During the trip to
France the team will be in charge of
Col. Joseph H. Thompson and undsr
strict military discipline.
| The members of the A. A. u. Cham
pionship Committee which selected the
team included Judge Barlow s. Weeks
and Frederick w. Ruben assisted by
9nstavus T. Kirby OF the Intercoliegi-
ate Athletic Association. The team 40
eelected is as follows:
Athletes Chosen.
Sprints-Buter OF Dubuque, Carroll
of Illinois; Raymond of Pennsylvania,
Andy Kelly. who Is still in the service;
Joe Loofnis Of Chicago, Moore OF Har-
varo, Haddock OF Kansas, Torkelson Of
Exeter. Smith Of Pennsylvania.
Smith is also entered in the quarter
mile, together with Tom Campbell of
Chicago, 0ustAfson Of Pennsylvania,
Meredith OF Meadowbrook. Scudder OF
Pennsylvania, and Shaw of Columbia.
For tho mile run the entries arc
McCosh and Stout of Chicago, Glensphen
Of Lafayette, and McDermott of Cornell.
The cross country runners are CLAN
nikapolus OF the Millrose A. A., Hem
nigan Of Boston, and Payne Of Portland,
Ore
The hurdlers to be taken are johnson
Of Michigan. Kelly of Missouri. Murray
OF Los Angeles, Simpson Of New York
A. c.. Templeton and Meredith House
Of the middle West
There will be three high Jumpers;
Larsen OF Bingham Young University.
, Zidal and Rice OF Kansas. Taylor will
, do the standing broad Jump.
There will be four pole vaulters-
, Buck of Chicago Graham. Landers and
Newsletter OF Pennsylvania.
Berry. Meadowbrook Club Bartels Of
Pennsylvania and LeGrands OF George
/ town will compete in the penthalon-
The three discus throwers are Dutton,
New Orleans; Timball and Sutherland,
formerly of Pittsburg.
Bronder Of the New York A. c. will
throw the javelin and Tilden will play
J tennis
swimmers-s. NJ. BiddelI. Brook,ine
Swimming Club. Brookline, Mass. Fred
Allen. New York A. c.. New York city;
l.. Biersoch. University of Wisconsin,
Madison. Wis; George Cunha. olympic
= Club, San Francisco, Cal; v. johnson.
: Northwestern University. Evanston, Ill.
: Norman Ross. Illinois a. c.. Chicago
e Ill. Charles Montgomery. Pittsburs A.
Q A.. Pittsburg. Pa. A. Siegel, Illinois A.
o c., Chicago, Ill
: Wrestlers - Edward (Strangler)
Lewis, Norfolk. Va; Carl Liljehult
e Bronx Church House, New York; Court
] antoine w. Framopoulos. New York city.
Boxers-Jackie Clark, Camp Dix, N
q J.. Edward p. Eagsn. Yale University
o New Haven. Conn; Robert Gleason,
Q Camp Mills, Mineola. L. l.; William
! Spengler. Fort Slocum. N. Y.
Tennis-7wiiliam T. Tilden. Ir, Phil.
y adelphia, Pa. Clarence Griffin, Calltor
2 MIA Tennis Club, San Francisco, Cal. |
William L. Davis, California Tennis
Club, San Francisco, Cal; 8. Howard
| VoahAli TArrace Club. BROOKLYN. N Y