Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
MANY CAL. MEN
INCLUDED AMONG
THE CONTENDERS
Only 20 of Crowd Were
Participants in 1920
Game

NEW YORK, June 16.-A little
American expeditionary force. some
800 strong, sails today for France.
The transport is the steamer
America; the goal the athletic su-
premacy of the world, to be won at
Colombes stadium in Paris in COM
petition with Al other nations.
The athletes who make up the
little army, bent on Olympic con
quest, although there are some old
familiar faces among them, are er
the most part making their first
appearance in the international
games.
School and college stars must be
depended upon by larger degree
than ever before to carry the shield
of the United States to victory and
keep the flagstaff at the stadium
shiny as a creased pole from hoist
ing the stars and stripes so often.
Today's contingent which sails to
tell Lafayette, paraphrasing Per-
shing, "we are there comprises
10 track and field stars; AZ men
swimmers and water polo players !;
"a women swimmers and divers, IS
swordsmen, two women fenccrs, %
boxers, Is oarsmcn, 16 wrestlers, / |
gymnasts, II coaches, 10 managers,
10 trainers, 'rubbers, besides Off
cials and some 250 friends, relatives
and admirers of athletes.
Only 20 Went in 1920
Only twenty of those track and
field stars making the trip this year
did so in 1920 when the American
team went to Antwerp.
Besides the survivors of Friday s
and Saturdays gruelling final trials
at Cambridge, three additional mem
bers of the American team have
been named. They are G. F. Gates,
Princeton hammer thrower, Ben
Owen, red and blue pole vaulter, and
Basil Irwin, Newmark A. c., who
viii compete lin the 5000 meter
steeplechasc.
The team this year looks stronger
than any that yetShas sailed in quest
of Olympic honors. ...@.3
In the sprints this country has an
array of talent which should insure
victory in both the 100 meters and
200 meters event, as well as the 400
meters relay. There is no doubt but
that jackson V. Scholz of the New
York Athletic Club is the fastest
man on feet today.
Here Are Calf. Winners
Following are the names of Los
Angeles representatives in the 1924
Olympic games to be staged at Paris
July 5 to "A:
Charles Paddock (L. A. A. C.) tied
for second in 100meters dash; win
ner S time, 10.6s.
(Lee Barnes (Hollywood High,)
tied for first in pole vault at IL
feet.
Glen Graham California Tech J
tied for first in pole vault
Bud Houser Gu. S. C.) won shot
put with heave of 40 feet, l1b
inches; fourth in discus with throw
of I43 feet, 10 inches.
Norman Anderson, Gu. S. O. took
fourth in shot put with toss of AZ
feet, 8 inches.
Earl Wilson GU. S. C.) took third
III mop, Sttp anu Juhip, hio "oioe"ihNo
being 46 feet, AZ inches.
Cliff Argue (Occidehtal) tied for
second in pentathlon.
Morton Kacr (U. S. O. tied for
second in pcntathlon
Otto Anderson GU. S. C.) took
fourth in dccathlon.
Other California men going to
the games are:
William Ncufeldt GU. S. C.) won
,iavclin with throw of 19l feet, w
inches.
Jack Merchant Olympic Club
took third in hammer with hcave
of 1913 feet, 7 inches.
William Richardson Stamford
University won S00-meters run in
| I'm 53.6s., beating the former Amer
lean record by two-thirds Of sec
ond.
Glen Hartranft stamford Uni
versity) took second in shot put with
throw of 40 feet, u inch; fifth in
discus with toss of l4l feet inches.
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