Evening star., 1928-03-22

managers, coaches, trainers and chapc-
rons for the track and field swimming
boxing wrestling. lacrosse and water
polo teams; determining the number of
athletes to be picked in each sport, and
naming dates and sites for many final
tryout meets and tournaments, the
executive committee of the American
Olympic committee cleared up great
deal of preliminary work in long ses-
sion at the New York Athletic Club yes
terday.
To Jack Ryder track coach Of Boston
College and the Boston A. A., came be-
letes he has sent to Olympic games
since 1908, the first time, the popular
and capable Boston mentor was named
by the Olympic committee as a member
of the coaching staff.
Ryder was one of 10 coaches named
as assistants to Head Coach Robertson
OF Pennsylvania. His colleagues on the
track and field team will be John J.
Magee of Bowdoin, Harry l.. Hillman of
Dartmouth. Richard S. Temple.on Of
Stanford. Henry F.. Schultz of Nebraska,
Wilbur Hutsell of Alabama Poly, Dean
Cromwell OF Southern California
Johnny Behr of the Illinois A. c.,
Thomas F. Keane of Syracuse and Ed
ward l.. Farrell of Harvard. The men
were picked in alphabetical order. no
preference being attached TO their place
on the list.
Five Were With 1924 Team.
OF this staff Robertson, Magee. Hill
man. Keane and Farrell were members
of the 1924 team in the same capacity.
Maj. Patrick j. Walsh. who is chair
man of the Olympic, National A. A. u.
and Metropolitan A. A. U. track and
field committees. was accorded further
honor by being named manager of the
track and field team. He is to select
two assistants. whose appointment will
have to be approved by the Olympic
committee
To avoid any conflicts between ath-
letes and coaches, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, chairman of the executive COM
mtttee, announced that the team man
ayers would be in full control of their
sports.
Six trainers for the mems track and
field team were named, as follows: Jake
Weber Of Fordham. Mike Ryan of Colby.
Billy Morris of Pennsylvania, William
Hayward of Oregon. Peter Poole of Oc-
cidental College and Mike Chambers
OF Columbus. Ohio. Fred L. Steers wa;
named manager of the women's track
team, Mel Sheppard. Mi1lrose A. A. atn-
letic director and winner of the Olym-
pic 800-meter and l,500-meter cham
pionShips at London, was appointed
coach for the womens team. and Mrs.
Eileen Allen Of Los Angeles was named
chaperon. Herman Obertubbesing o:
New York was chosen manager of the
marathoners.
The track and field appointments
were spread around the country. with
East. Middle West. Far West and South
all represented in the personnel as well
as OF the directors OF the Olympic team
OF some 300 men and women.
No Coach for Marathoners.
Clarence De Mar OF Melrose. Mass,
and William Kennedy of Stamford
Conn. scored personal triumphs in the
committee room. though they were not
present. These grand old men of mara
thon racing finally achieved their am
bition-~no coach was named for the
narathoners. De Mar and Kennedy had
fought for this ideal for many years. for
they voiced the general opinion o.
marathonerS that no coach could tell
them their business Each distance man
had his own idioSyncrasies.
AAN 0iglupII CuttlILllLtGe QeCIUed To
pick 90 athletes for the mems track
and field team. four for each of 81
events, and six for the marathon This
number Is 20 under the team of ITO
named In 1924. Three events-the
3,OOO-meter team race. 10000 meter
walk and cross country-have been
eliminated from the Olympic program.
Twenty competitors viii be picked
for the six women's events. The final
Olympic tryouts for women were award
ed to the metropolitan district. and
probably will be held at the city stadi-
um In Newark on July 4.
Two Events Scheduled at Yale.
stadium is not wide enough to permit
four lanes. the 40o-meter fiat race and
the 400-meter hurdles were separated
from the main program ana final
Olympic tryouts In these events will
/ be conducted at Yale Field on July 4.
The decathlon final tryouts. II neces-
sary. will be held In conjunction with
these two events at Yale.
The Boston A. A. marathon April 10,
named already as the original cham
pionship: the New York to Long Beach
marathon May 10: the Baltimore mara
thon June 2. and the Detroit marathon,
GATE unknown, were named rs the Om~
cial marathon tryouts.
William F. Bachrach OF the Illinois
A. G. was appointed mems swimming
coach: Ernst Brandsten OF Stanford.
diving coach: Perry McGillivray of the
| Illinois A, c.. water polo coach; Robert
Kipbuth Of Yale. womens coach. Mrs.
Claire Galligan Finney of New Rochelle
and Mrs. Ada T. Sackett of Atlantic
City. chaperones: John T, Taylor of
Pittsburgh. manager Of swimming and
Or. Francis M D'Eliscu of Philadelphia
and Doris O'Mara OF New York. assist
ant managers
Thirty-five men and 81 women will
be picked for the Olympic swimming