New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-25
u. S. Athletes
Ready to Sail
For Olympiad
Army of Star Performs.
Leaves Tomorrow to %.
resent Nation at Ante
By Jack Masters

When the United States
Princess Matoika steams slowly on s''.
the harbor tomorrow afternoon ~
will carry with her the Amer;c.. sag
whom has fallen the honor Of n,ss,.
ing the athletic traditions of thi, con wv
try at Antwerp, where the s.v.sS
Olympiad begins next month.
Every member of the team ,.,.,u
pated yesterday afternoon in the So
workout in this country. TIL. ..
and field men, boxers, fencers 1saek
riders went through their PAGES 90" -. olse
grounds Of the New Yort Az ~ me
Club at Travers Island, and tho Inlet. s.l:
mers tested their speed and end, win
at Manhattan Beach. 'uiahce
Inc little army which goes for..
conquer the nations of the world la. NJ, %
It's athletic prowess is composed 80 WI" asa
persons, fourteen of WHOM are ,, ". GOV
they come from every mart ~ s'a ~
United States and its colonial ne we
slons, where for the last vea r'. .s
nave competed in various eimi,o.s;ssy
contests, surviving when the 6gh. s sN'
so spirited that records, MANY Of Is las
standing decade or Longer , ,,sl
smashed. were
Since 1896, when a little bandfr, :,
Americans sailed for Athens ~. VI
they startled the world by winning n;rs
FIRST places, we have reigned sunra Inc
IN the big international event. ana .hs
team which will carry the Stars a sns
Stripes in the seventh Olympiad ;s a, AZ
tine an entry as has ever hoe, 80
lected. ''eH Sc
The team is composed of 1os ,r.,,.
and field men, 48 swimmers, "a wrss.N
iers, % boxers, 20 fencers and & MI.
riders. DiAs
Meredith's Chances Bright
There are so many stars who hare
made athletic history. that as a gropn
they fa!riy scIDtiilate, making the men
ton OF any particular individuals
very difficult thing, but if one is Of
romantic turn of mind, in searchine
through the long list there is ant 10
be pause as the name of Tied" Mere.
dith is reached
The schoolboy who was taken to
Stockholm to make the pace" for Mel
Sheppard. then king of the worlds
middle distancers, and who defeated
the Peerless Mel on that memorable
occasion and since has established two
worlds records, has not only come
back" but has an excellent chance to
win the 400-meter race at Antwerp
There is Sol Butler, the negro. of
Dubuque College, who a week ago Sat.
urday broke the American running
broad jump record; Joie Ray, holder
of seven worlds records; Charlie Pad.
dock, the Pacific Coast sprint marvel.
who recently equalled the worlds
record for 100 meters: Brutus HamiI.
ton, the versatile collegian from the
University of Missouri, who recently
won both the Decathlon and Pentath-
Ion champion ships of America, estab-
fishing q new record in the former
event; and host Of others of equal
fame in the athletic world.
Miss Bleibtrey Leader
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey, of the New
York Womens Swimming Association.
who has established two new worlds
records in the last three weeks. is the
brilliant star of the team of fourteen
mermaids who will represent this coun-
try in the aquatic events.
For the first time in the history of
our participation in the classic, the
government has taken an active inter-
est in the affair, and will accord our
athletes the honors which they so
richly deserve. The team not only
makes the journey on an American
transport at the expense of the gov
eminent, but Ambassador Brand Whit
lock has been formally notified by the
War Department to meet the team and
announce it's arrival to King Albert
Of Belgium.
Fred Faller. Of the Dorchester Club,
the first man selected for the 10000
meter race at Antwerp, will hang up
his running shoes for all time after
the big event Eight years Of long
distance running is enough, is the way
Fred sums It's up.
Incidentally, the Dorchester lad an.
nounced that he will devote some OF
his time upon his return searching Tor
a Job. Following his sensational We
tory at Harvard Stadium, Faller re-
marked that he was going down to the
shop TO get his tools. 81 guess TOOK
too much time off for training" ne
said. Anyway, ] am through"
Eddie Mayo, of the Brooklyn A. A.,
|ormes junior national cross-countfy
champion. will return to America short
~. Eddie, who has been visiting IN
ireland, has had bit of hard iuck'
according to the postscript on his ie'-
ter to d clubmate.
"Mv clothing and everything stolen
in Ireland" reads the P. S.