New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Olympic Trials
In Four Cities
Next Saturday
Foremost Athletes Entered
at Philadelphia, Chicago,
New Orleans and Pasadena

Entries closed last night for the four
American Olympic track and field try
out games which will be held simultanc.
ously next Saturday at PHILADELPHIA,
Chicago Pasadena and New Orleans.
While the complete lists of entrants
are not yet available, it is known that
the pick Of the country's athletes will
compete in an endcavor to be selected
by the American Olympic Committee
These sectional trials, in which the
athletes will qualify for the Olympic
finals and the A. A. U. championships
to be held at Boston July IS and II. VIII
consist of identical events. and will be
staged under the same conditions. as
far as is possible, in all four cities
The games will be started at 2:3o p. M,
standard time, and in each case will be
conducted on standardized athletic
field with a quarter mile running track
with standardized program.
In three cases the athletic stadium
Of famous universities will be utilized.
At Philadelphia the University of
Pcnnsylvania Franklin Field will be
used; at New Orleans the Tulane Uni
versity stadium will be the scene Of
tho games, while at Chicago Stagg
Field of tho University of Chicago viii
be the site of the trials. At Pasadena
tournament Park has been engaged. A
new running track has been especially
constructed for the Pacific Coast trials.
Collegfans Seek Honors
Many Of the contestants will be col
iege performers who have reached the r
best form, while every athletic club
entrant has been carefully training for
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mind. careful survey of the general
entry lists indicates that there will be
little choice in the quality Of the con,
petltors at Chicago, Philadelphia and
Pasadena. In every case tho leading
stars in all forms of track and field
sports will take part
Some idea Of the calibre Of the men
trying for places upon the American
Olympic team may be gained from the
entry received for the Eastern try-outs
at Philadelphia. In the 22O- yard dash
are found the names Of Loren Murchi-
son, Alfred Laconey, Al Meyers, Harry
Lever, Andy Kelly and William Moore.
In the quarter mile are Frank Shea,
Ted Meredith, James ORrcn. Earl
Eby, Robert Maxam and Jake Driscoll
The half-mile entries include Eby, Bob
Crawford. Homer Baker and Jack
Sellers among the score or more Of
starters.
In the longer runs the standard is
equally high. For the mile a few Of
the leading entrants include Mike
Devaney, Crawford. Larry Shields,
James Connolly and Harold Cutbill
The 5000 and 10000 meter runs have
attracted the entry Of Ivan Dresser
Max Bohand. Eddie Fallert, Ed Shields
and James Hennigan. The two hurdle
events will find such stars as Harold
Rarron, H. H. Hilc. Johnny Watt.
Walker Smith and Billy Meanix.
Stars in Field Events
Equally famous competitors are
entered in the field contests. Eddie
Myers, Sherman Landers, P. W. Har-
wood and Ralph Runyon viii be seen
in the pole vault The high jump will
bring together Walter Whalen, Harry
Barwise. Dick Landon. Fgon Erickson
and r. L. Hampton among others. ln
the broad jump and hop, step and
jump are found the names Of Luners,
Of Pennsylvania: Gourdin. of Harvard; :;
Way, Of Penn State, and Paul Cour-
tots, Mohawk A. c., New York The
iavelin throw entrants include George
Bronder, James Lincoln and W. +.
Bartels, Of Pennsylvania.
For the shot put Pat Mcdonald. H.
G. Cam, John Lawler and Jack Calder
are outstanding contestants, while in
the fifty six-pound weight and The ham
mer throw the three Patricks--McD
old, McGrath and Ryan-with Lawler
form combination which it will be
hard to defeat.