Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
.ELK|NS MAY LAND
DECATHLON BERTH
All of Other "Pr0test Men"
Voted Out of Running
by Committee.
BY ALAN J. GOULD.
Associated Press Sports Editor.

SIS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, EN-
ROUTE TO AMSTERDAM, July Is tA7).
with Charley Paddock's amateur status
apparently settled after a blustery
weeks debate, Lawson Robertson, head
coach of the American Olympic track
and field team, has mapped definite
plans designed to regain Olympic sprint
supremacy for the United States.
The last chance of any new develop
ment in the California sprinter's status
seemingly was dissipated yesterday
when the Olympic committee rejected
the appeal OF Roland Locke. Matt Me-
Grath. Weems Baskin and Norton
jackson that they be included on the
team when the final entries are MEG
July 10.
Locke had been named official alter
nate when Paddock's status was under
fire Just before the Olympic team salied,
but IL was understood that the coacneS
favored running Henry Russell, former
Cornell sprinter, in the 200 meters at
Amsterdam If Charley were removed
from the squad.
Tests VIII Determine.
1t is planned now to adhere to the
final selections in each sprint with the
rnaximum nomination Of eight in the
40O-meter relay. Tests at Amsterdam,
no doubt, will determine which four OF
the octet will be chosen to run In the
relay. !,
With the Paddock case disposed OF
and the appeals OF Locke, McGratn,
Baskin and Jackson turned down. tne
chief topic Of discussion aboard ship
became Fait Chief ElkinS and his
chances of becoming one OF the four
Americans in the decathlon competition
at Amsterdam. Elkins. one-ttme ma
tional decathlon champion. was forced
olIt of the final tryouts in the decathlon
at PHILADELPHIA when he suffered leg
injury. He asserts that he has recov-
cred from the injury and would be In
shape to compete at Amsterdam
The olympic committee ordered MIN
to make a test in several OF the de-
cathlon events and report the results TO
the committee by radiogram. II tne
results are favorable. the committee
NAV place him on the decathlon squad
in preference to Tom Churchill Of the
University of Oklahoma. who finished
| fourth In the final trials.
Athletic talent was prominent In the
Sunday night ship concert. Bob Meal
| lister. the flying cop, who considers
himself a man Of destiny in the Olym-
pic 100 meters, was revealed also as the
owner of mellow tenor. The songfest
closed with rival delegations booming
| forth "The Sidewalks Of New YORK
and California, Here Come"
Four Added Starters"
| Week end developments IN the
| Olympic situation in the United states
saw four of the New York A. C.s un-
official Olympic squad" leave for Eu-
rope: Matt McGrath. hammer throwing
veteran of i've Olympics, decline TO
make the trip, and Fait Elkins go
through two events Of the deeathlon
competition to prove that his injured
leg was sound again, Roland Locke and
Weems Baskin sailed on the Volendam
Saturday and Elkins and Norton Jack
son, the wrestler early today.
| McCirath announced his position on
Saturday, declaring that he did not
ACCEPT the New York A. C.'s oier be-
cause he did not want to 60 TO Europe
unless he was certain OF getting INTO
competition at Amsterdam.
Before he sailed. Elkins ran the 100
meters and did some broad JUMPING
with A. A. U. ofacials recording his per
| formances. The chiefs record then W
radioed to the Olympic committee.