Evening star., 1924-03-09

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While Robertson and Christie, v
the l. c. A. A. A. A. championship
authority, a special committee will [
act as final court of authority in
include one member OF the coaching
In addition work among the coaches
Will be so apportioned that each will
nave chiefly to do with the speciality
or specialties with which he is most
familiar. Thus. Robertson will have
charge of the men in the 100 and 200
meter sprints and the 400-meter re-
Yankee competitors in the shotput.
hammer throw, discus and javelin.
The six assistant coaches and their
assignments as outlined today fol-
low:
A. A. Stagg. University of Chicago,
400 and 500 meter runs and 1900
meter relay.
Harry L. Hillman. Dartmouth. 110
and 400 meter hurdles and running
Thomas F. Keane. Syracuse, and
\. John J. MaGee. Bowdoin, 1900, 5000
and 10000 meter runs, 3,000-meter
team race. S.ooo-meter steeplechase
(cross-country) and 10,000-meter
walk.
Edward L. Farrell, Harvard. run
ming broad jump. hop, step and jump
and pole vault.
Lieut.. Eugene L. Vidal, West Point,
= decathlon and pentathlon.
Lieut.. Vidal. an amateur coach, also
will compete In the all-around events
of which he will have charge. No
marathon coach was named, but
Michael ]. Ryan of Colby College
was selected to serve as trainer of
the men in the classic distance fea-
ture.
Five of these men-Robertson.
Vidal, Ryan, Hillman and Farrell
are former wearers of the shield in
Olympic competition.
Moakley Not n Candidate.
Jack Moakfey, veteran Cornell
victorious 1920 Olympic team. was
understood not to have been can
didate for that position again be-
cause Of his health. 1t also was
known that he was not inclined to
accept a subordinate position offered
him
Charles A. Dean of the Illinois
Athletic Club. Chicago. was appointed
manager Of the track and field team.
replacing Matt Hlpin of the New
York A. c., who held the position In
the last four Olympics Halpins sup
porterS. it was understood, lost
fight to have him reappointed. al
George v. Brown of Boston Uni
versity and Samuel Goodman of San
Francisco were appointed assistant
Coaching staffs for boxing. wrest-
ling, gymnastics and swimming also
were named on the recommendations
Of the Amateur Athletic Union, gov
are:
Boxing, H. M. (Spike> Webb. Naval
Academy; wrestling, George Ptnneo,
Gary, Ind; gymnastics, Roy E. Moore,
rach, Illinois A. c., head coach; wom-
ems swimming, L. de B. Handley, New
York; diving, Ernst Brandsten. Palo
Alto. Calf: water polo. Otto Wahle.
New York.
Managers in these sports are: Box
ing. William H. Cuddy, Boston: wrest-
ling. c. A. Streit jr., Birmin CHAM
Ala, and swimming, John T. Taylor,
Pittsburgh.
Bars Athletes Ms Writer'S.
Action to bar American competitors
in any branch of Olympic competition
other publications was taken on
motion by Gustavus T: Kirby OF New
York. 1t was pointed out that the
committee felt athletes should devote
their entire time to competition with
out diverting interests.
The rulings effect on probable
Hembers OF the tennis team was
Topic of considerable discussion. The
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion has acted to bar player-writers
as amateurs after January !. 1925,
but several stars, including William
#. Tilden and Vincent Richards, are
newspaper work this year.
Both of these players are likely
Olympic players, according 10 a re-
port made today by ]. S. Myrick of
= the women's team would include Mrs.
George w. Wiehtman of Boston, Miss
Eleanor Goss of New York and prob
ably Miss Helen Wills OF Berkeley,
Calf, national champion.
VIII Hold Nine Tryouts.
Nine official sectional tryouts will
~ held in May and June. instead of
ght, as originally planned, to select
candidates for the final trials to be
held June = and ,ds,s 4 at the Harxsrd ai.,sict
was split into two sections. with try
outs scheduled May 81 at both Iowa
City, Iowa, and Lawrence, Kan. The
former will cover the territory of
Nebraska and Iowa, while the latter
will comprise representatives from
Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas, Okla
homa and Colorado.
9sha feawns aasss city
Z: Atlanta, Ga: June Z; Ann Arbor,
81; Los Angeles, May "a; Palo Alto,
Calf, May II, and Portland. Ore, on
a date yet to be selected.
These tryoutS will be in addition
to the preliminary trials held by the
Army, Navy and various college or
ganizations, which will qualify ath-
Ietes for tho finals without further
testing. In such events as the pen
tathlon, decathlon, cross,country,
10 600 meter walk and steeplechase
contestants may participate in the
finals without entering any prehmi-
nary events.
American Rhodes scholars at Ok
ford would be eligible for team men,
bership under a decision giving the
Olympic selection committees au-
thority to recommend athletes not
able to take part in the final trials.
1t was pointed out this would per-
NIT selection Of s. Harrison Thom-
son, all-around star and former Prince
ton man .-.-
Final tryouts for cross-country
were fixed for Van Cortlandt Park,
New York.. June 10, and for the
decatAion and pentathlon at New
York June 10 and IL.
Interest in American Olympic polo
competition has been increased by a
plan by Tommy Hitchcock, youthful
international star OF the Meadow
brook Club, to organize a top-notch
afour to play at Paris in June.
The first large city to raise its
quota in the $350,000 Olympic fund
campaign is San Francisco, which in
formed officials today that its figure
OF &35.o0e had been raised in twelve
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