San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-09
ROBERTSON IS
HEAD COACH Of
OLYMPIC TEAM
Penn Man Selected at
Peaceful American Com
mittee Meeting.
ABOUT $4,000 RAISED
Report Made, However,
Before San Francisco
Wires $4,000.

New York, March S.-Managers,
coaches and trainers for the American
Olympic teams were appointed at
quiet and peaceful meeting of the exc
ecutive board of the American Olympic
Committee here Saturday afternoon.
Lawson Robertson of the University
OF Pennsylvania, former Olympic ath-
lete, was unanimously selected for the
position as head coach. Jack Mokely,
Cornell, coach of the 1920 team, re-
fused to accept place as an assistant
and he was left off the list.
Another surprise came when Matt
Halpin. New York Athletic Club, man.
ager of the last four Olympic teams,
was not given a place in this years
organization.
Charles A. Dean, Illinois Athletic
Club, Chicago, was named manager,
with George V. Brown of Boston and
Samuel Goodman of San Francisco
his assistants.
Number Of Assistants.
Assistant coaches named were Wall
ter Christie, University of California;
A. A. Stagg, University of ILLINOIS;
Harry Hillman, Dartmouth, Edward
Farrell, Harvard; johnny Magee,
Bowdoin; Thomas Keane. Syracuse;
Lieutenant f. L. Vidal, West Point.
Mike Ryan, Colby, was named train
er of the marathon runners. Robert
son, Farrell. Hillman, Ryan and Vidal,
of the coaches, are former Olympic
For the first time the committee
named departments for the coaches as
follows:
Robertson. sprints and relays; Chris.
tie, head field. shot discus and javelin
Stagg, 400. 500 and 1000 meters re-
lays; Hillman, hurdles and high
jumps; Keane and Magee, distance
running events, steeple chase and
walk: Farrell, pole vault, broad jump
and hop-step-and-jump.
Other coaches appointed were3
Boxing, Spike Webb, Navy; wrestling,
George Pinneo, Gary, Ind; gymnastics,
Roy More, New York; swimming, vii.
liam Bncharach. Chicago; water polo,
Otto Wahle. New York: diving, ernst
Brandsten, Palo Alto, Cal.
Other managers appointed weres
Boxing, William H. Cuddy, Boston
wrestling, C. W. STREET Jr.. Birming-
ham; swimming, John Il. Taylor, Pitts
burg.
About $4,000 OH Hand.
The finance committee reported that
it had on hand balance of approx.
mately $4,000 out of $4,000 that
had been subscribed. Major items Of
expense encountered were $4,000 for
the winter sports team ana $4,000
as the first payment on the ship
charter. :
The report of the finance committee
was read before a telegram had been
received from the San Francisco
Olympic Committee announcing that
its quota of $500 had been raised in
twelve minutes Saturday.
Athletes who make the team will not
be permitted to write articles for
publication from the time they sail
from the United States until they re-
turn. according TO a resolution passed
by the committee.
This action may bring about some
interesting results in the case of Will
liam L. Tilden and Vincent Richards,
the two tennis stars, who have been
involved in recent controversy with
the tennis association about writing for
publica tiion.
Tilden, according to Julian s. My.
rick. former president of the tennis as
ISOLATION. does not want to go to Paris
unless the committee feels it is his
patriotic duty to do so.
Vincent Richards and other male
stars being considered are all anxious
to go with the exception of William
Johnston, California star, who has
declined.
Miss Wills Is Going.
Miss Helen Wills, national cham.
MON; Miss Eleanor Goss and Mrs.
George Wightman are going with the
team, according to Myrick's report
Mrs. Molla Mallory. former champion,
is going to play with Norway.
Tommy Hitchcock, one of Americas
greatest polo stars. is organizing q
team to represent the United States,
according to letter received by the
committee. He did not name the other
players.
Soccer football players who are ia
be sent over by the United States
Football Association have volunteered
to travel second class on the I.eviathan
to save expenses and avoid the de-
mands of social life that might impede
their training, Thomas Cahill. presi-
dent of the association, reported.
No mention was made at the meet
ing of the Paddock case. but the at
titude OF the officials seemed to he
that it is taken for granted that tho