Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-19

BOSTON. July lS.-More than 100
4 OF the leading athletes OF the coun-
: United states in the Olympic games
at Antwerpt next month, at an AL
: m Ght session OF the Amcricau U!ym-
pic Committee, which ended early
In accordance with previous az
nouncemeni. the selections were
in. almos. entirely upon the show-
Harvard stadium yesterday when
more than 10000 spectators saw
amHrifas best track and iSii stars
ing the Red. White and Blue Shields
in the seventh olymplad.
ron Every section of The nation vas
tribntion OF honors in the twenty
seven events covers the entire coun-
try and includes number OF ath-
Ietes from the army and navy While
majority of the men named for the
trip 10 Belgium have athletic club
Affiliations, most OF them are collcG"
stars. who have won varsity letters
during the present or recent years
-Four Observation-Disclosures Listed.
Members OF the American Olympic
expressed the opinion that the 1929
team was tho best balanced and tho
strongest combination ever. named to
garry the United states shield IN the
lnternationai athletic competition.
Four worlds rscord.holders. appear
9n r. the Ah list; !. + r1G o9s MsrfdIth
Ryan. Two winners OF frs, places
at the Stockholm Olympiad OF 1912.
also arc members OF the team, Mere
dith and Pat Macdonald. the weight
man.
The East leads in places won with
SSiMtH-SGHen names, divided as fol-
Club, rhilndcirhia, Six; COLLEGES, i've:
Miiirose A. G.. New York, eour;
The Middle Yves ,has ~ places.
the Chicago \. ~, leading with
twcnty-one: Illinois \. c. having
seven and scattered colleges. nstcen
The far West and Pacific Coast
placed thirty-two; the Olympic club
or san FRANCISCO having fifteen; l-os
and Multnomah y. G, Portland. ore.
one.
South Places Three.
places for , GG@iieE lsniior won 'hrec
gained six places and the army three
Inc olympic games conditions stip-
MAJ SIN entries for each track or
compete. As a result, six men were
selected in almost every case. with
s se, unders,andings that all will be
sent 10 Antwerp. If funds are avail
able In case the necessary money
is not obtained in the present, cam
pa,Em Tor public subscriptions. as
~ inc order named in the selection
& ,'.. W; pfiscoil. OF the Boston
Athletic Association, who was boxed
IN NE i4U-yard race yesterday in such
manner that he could not get through.
VA VAS nlaced on tho team because Of
ms record and past performances
A,mesoli Patsoniv. the diminutivc In
. dlan from Haskell Institute. I[ausns
VINO paced the leaders in the 10000
meter run until Il splinter in his shoe
a place. as did Charles F. 't Iinnffn arhS go
c cnn Utympic G!nb' San francisco, who
meter runs. without success in either
Michigan Athlete Fails.
ro naT' ~ r. Johnson. the famous all
Michigan. still! showed The cfrccis Of
dis recent Illness. and. although No
MS ms SINH IN the broad jump compe-
9 test required 10 make the team,
oisappoin'memts EenvraIlv cx-
pIr;essed oyer the failure OF the ain
IN the running events YESTERDAYS
brought from the coaches today ina
eN;pi,nnai!9ns that il was due to the
sw riri SSHdi, lions IN the stadium. The
amphithcatcr swept around The ,r.,i;
out 'n wiri taeE Of the runners through
was said, slowing them mn ~ ~
extent OF several seconds 10 ~.
mile. ~ INC
Track and Field Team.
enc selections for the Americ,,
oilkSh,' PIG track and field team follows:
G: }: Y Scholz Univer"itv> ~ ~ i"fk \.
NJ N ": tLadd99,h Los Angeles y, G. ii,
Glen Woodr!ns' tisfcniayii,roak t;l,,,
aot5j' metnafi VIZ p2...,,iiIaIes., noston
a. NJ NJ Kirkscy 0!ymnlcN ,,f,,is
"a" ra",i5ro Murchigon New YORK
Club. fh!ladelphla " +. Hays In ~, , ,,H'.
.,NN SGhg!@ University 0: Missouri .
~ s'erS-E J. Shea. Navy: y
SGerrdtth New Yor;; \ 9: X s E,ncr..y
'tCis", a ;vA ; Schiller. Los Angeles
Ehy. Chicago \ y - - f-a
NO n-tcEs-Ear Ehv f.b;r,,.,