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BUNDAY. MAY 31. 1908. 11 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. OUR OLYMPIC TEAM With College Men Available Yan kees Will Be Strong. STUDENTS IN THE MAJORITY. Unlvsrslty AthlttM Surt to Compost Bulk of Our fUprsiontatlvos to Bo lont Abroad Tryoutt In tho Coot and Wtit to Bo Hold Shortly. Ovcmhmlowlng all outdoor sport thli sousou will bo tho Olympic games lu Loudon, where tho amateurs of nearly all tho countries of tho globo will meet and batllv for world iu Vrimnct. Tho United Btates, of course, will tend a toara thoroughly ropro- aontiiMvt of IU high athlotlo caliber, and this year tho men, who will liavo boon selected from all part of the country by meant of tryouta, doubt lx wll) comprlso a band that ahould Itrlng back to thin country more wreaths of luurels than were won by the American train at Athena aeveral jetrt ago. In tho sprints tho Ameri cana are purlcs, and it la llkoly also that In the Intermediate ruua, the high and low burdlora, Uie itandlng and broad Jumps, the wolgbU and the dis cus (he athlvtka from the new world will sweep the board. Tho Inyfrcolbglate games east and went tb latter part of May will atlll furth?T tent the strength, akUl and speed of the athletic itara or the big unlvctmltli'H, and finally the official try outa In three sections of the country on lay 28 and June 0 will afford tho com mittee ample data on which to baae the (K'lectJou of the team that la to rep resent America In the heartbreaking struggles which are to decide the world'a championships in a variety or porta In tho great atadlutn built at Loudon especially for the occautou. Men who follow closely tho form of the crack amateur athlete are al ready trying to guess the makeup of tho team that will represent the Unit ed Bute In tho great Olympic gainea In London thla summer. It la generally conceded that the bulk of tho team will be made up of college men. Such waa not the caae when Uncle Sam vent a team to Athena In 1000, for the Athena Olympiad waa held at a time mat made It lmDoaalble for moat of the col lege chaniplona to even think of going on account of their college work. Thla aummer the American Olympic committee will not only be able to pick the et of the club runnera, Jumpers ahot puttera, but will alao aecure gthe cream or me conege laieui, iw m "London meet cornea during the long ' college vacation period. Thla will make It certain that America will have a atrongor team at London than aho bad at the great Athena meet America will be wonderfully strong In tho field event. Should a tenra be nt to London right now and the bent of tho field men all be nvalloblo no less than five world'a record holdera would compete for the atnra and atrlpea. In running and hurdling the team would be considerably otrongcr than it waa at Athena. The boya who went to Athena In 1000 did well In fact, thoy beat the ath letea of the world assembled in the rea urrocted stadium, but their perform ances were excelled many tlmea in subsequent games in the United States. Tho makeup of the next Olympic team will certainly be representative of the United States, for it la a cer tainty that every section of tho coun try will furnish star athletes for the team. Tho men will be picked at trial games in tho oast and west, and this method will give the team tho genuine chomplona of the year. RECTOR A SPEED MARVEL Breaker of World'a Hundred Yards Mark Wonderfully Fast. James A. Rector, the University of Virginia athlete who broke tho world's record for tho hundred yard dash at the Bouthern lntorcolleglnto gnmes nt Char lottcHvllle, Va., baa decided to enter the tryont gnmes for the Olympic team in Philadelphia, having overcomo pa :rentnl objections. Rector, who is captain of the Uni versity of Virginia team this year, ran rthe hundred yards In 0 2-5 seconds, .beating Aahby (Virginia), who has a i record of 10 seconds flat; by a clean ten yards and breaking tho world'a record of 8 3-5 seconds held by Dan Kelly. Owing to the fact that a slight quartering wind was blowlug in his favor the record may not be allowed 'by the Amateur Athletic union. Last winter Rector broke the world's record for the hundred yards In an Indoor i meet in Baltimore. The Virginia sprinter hns defeated :such men as Cortraell and Smtthson, and the Virginia athletic authorities expect him to win a place on the Olym pic team. lie Is also a good football player. Golf Outlook at Harvard. Harvard's golf prospects for this season are very bright. Of the Inst year's successful team no less than five tnombers are again available. Tbey are Captain H. H. Wilder, W. nickox, Jr.; A. P. Shaw, W. P. Morgan and O. II. Burton. All these men are playing bet- ter than last season. Captain Wilder and HIckox are in fine form and should i attain better results than ever before. Tiger Castoffs Playing Good Vail. i Cocklll and Warhop, a cou,ple .of Do- trolt Tiger canton", are doing fine work fur the champion WUIIanwport club of the TrlHtntn, Cock!!! Is "eating 'em up" around first, and Warhop has shown elans In the pitching way. HICKMAN HAS NOVEL JOB. "Ch..rful Charley" of Cleveland Naps Hired to Jolly His Team Mates. Many times tho question has been asked, "Why did the Cleveland Ameri can leagtio club sign Charley Hick man lust fall, and why la he being car ried on the pay roll?" It's not because bo Is a good batter, lllckuinu's but ting eye has been trifle dim for the past two or tbreo seasons. Nor is It because he Is a great fielder. Hick man has an absolutely unique Job In baseball, which might be colled "good fellow." The Cleveland club baa boen trou bled for several aeasona past by In ternal strife and dissensions. Always made up of star players, it has failed consistently In the winning of pen nant. The owners, Somers and Kll foyi, finally decided that persistent 111 feeling between members of the team had a good deal to do with Its lack of success, They tried getting rid of the sup posed disturbers. This did no good. Klther the right men were not picked out or new disturbers arose as fast as vacancies were created. Then came a bright thought to hire a man who would by his own good humor, cheer fulness and tact "keep peace In the family." Therefore "Cheerful Hick" was sign ed. He la probably the most popular ball player among his fellows In the business. Ho Is always sympathetic, kind hearted, good natured, cheerful. He Is a born optimist and a natural peace producer. He "Jollies up" sulky and discontented members of the team. He talka good sense and Is al ways listened to. MORRISSEY IN TRAINING. Winner of Boston Marathon Race Working Hard For Olymplo Classic Thomas J. Morrisaey, the New York state winner of the recent Boston Mar athon road race, has started active training for the Olympic classic. Al ways In the best of condition, the Mer cury Athletic club (Yonkers) runner will need but little real bard work to prime him for the big race In Eng land. He has the speed and the strength to carry it and will devote his time to developing his wind. Morris aey, by the way, haa bla own Ideas re garding tho proper way to train. He does not use tobacco in any form; nei ther does he drink. But, all thf expert opinion in the world to tbe contrary notwithstanding, be believes in eating p 1 . - r ! TOlt MORBISflKY, WINNER OF BROENT BOB- TON 1I1BATHOM IUCB. whatever appeals most to his appetite, cake, pie and other pastry Included, provided, of course, that it is of whole some ingredients. Starting with a four mile walk and alternating each day between walking and running, Morriasey will gradually Increase his dally task until shortly before he sails for England, when be will take a twelve mile spin at top speed, averaging 5 minutes SO seconds to the mile, tho gait at which he ex pects to travel in the big race. On tho other side he will follow practically the same routine, although the difference In the climate may make It advisable to lay out another line of action. Morrlssey's great victory In the Bos ton event, the form displayed by the men who finished behind him and that shown by a number of competitors in the Missouri Athletic club's run have about settled the idea that this country is weak In the distance races, and no one would be greatly surprised by an American victory in an event in which we were believed to have only a re mote chance of scoring a single point . r ,- I' i V7 ' I ' A . I v.."; ' ' . A, ' I- I 0 TENNIS Possibilities of American Team For the Davis Cup. LARNED IS STILL BEST. Wright Will Try Hard to Regain Old Time Form Clothier May Bo on Team Brookes and Wilding, Aus tralians, to Visit America. How to lift the Davis International challeugo cup la the problem which takes Unit place in the thoughts of lawn tennis players at thla time of tbe j oar. From developments early this season this has been appreciatively reallied by those who have the matter In charge, and Dr. James Dwlght, president of tbe United State Nation- been today had j not tfid Chamber a! Lawn Tennis association, and the ,ain., Storaach and jjver TabIetl executive committee have begun a task IMS, V fli t " HUM OVINV r MM ) lens, especially should defeat be the team's, portion The opening negotla bandied with such diplomacy that the appeamce of the Australians, Nor man K. Brookes and Anthony F. Wild ing, la assured, in addition to tbe Eng lish team. Indeed, thla la a feather In . the cap of tbe present lawn tennis ad- ministration, provided tbe American wlelders of the racket of the top flight ' support the game as tbey should and its It now appears evident that they intend to do. I So thoroughly has the governing body of the sport come to a realization of what must be accomplished in tne way of building up a strong team that It la certain that all of the men who have any claim to distinction whatever will soon bo pegging away In the most serious manner so as to arrive at form. Tho national champion. Wil liam Aymar Larned, to among this number, and It must be fairly admit ted that bis game is still of the old surpassing beauty of accoraplUhment and that he atands head and shoulders above bis fellows. Furthermore, be it said that Larned Is not disposed to shirk any responsibility that the Na tlonal association may place upon him at such a time, when tne gooa oi me American game may smuu m v sltlon of jeopardy. From those doaeat to Larned It t learned that be win devote himself to a consiaeraoie amount of play in early tournaments, but that be Is disponed to confine him self to grass courts. Of course tbe ranking ten or tne om- clal list have come into consideration for the cup team. Broadly speaking, that select number was regarded as a Joko In some respects when the list was first Issued, and some of them are not even now taken or accepted seri ously In tho light of having any possi ble opportunity of representing this niintrv airaliiHt tho Encllshmen. Beals O. Wright, ranked second to larneu. wnooping cougn. wr. j-aneui naruanu hns been making a most determined recommended Chamberlain's Cough effort to attain his usual speed. It la Remedy and said it gave his custom early at present, but the chief fact re- tn tU best o satisfaction. We found nmlns that the former Internationalist . fc d recommend it hns been led to reconsider bla prevl- " " "B oa . .... . . . ously annoyed determination not to to anyone having children troubled take a place on a cup team this year, with whooping cough, says Mrs. A. Itecent ploying on the part of Wright Goss, of Durand, Mich. For sale by has shown him to be unsteady rather Frank Hart and Leading Druggists, than suffering from any particular - - fault, and as he has gone into some- thing like strict training great improve- mem IS lO ue mum-u ur iu a ouvii lime. The next four of the ranking ten Karl II. Behr, Raymond D. Little, Robert Le Roy and Clarence Hobart aro said to bo moat unlikely to make tho team. Bchr's father haa decided that his son must confine himself to i I ... I . V. n 1 ..aK tnnnl. n a ttla duUes will permit of. LitUe has grown more uncertain with years and Is not to be reckoned with. Le Roy's record last year is taken with a "grain of salt," and be la far from having the physique to stand any grueling match es. Hobart is not likely to make tbe team or to bo considered because of bis antagonism to the governing body. Of the others of the ten young Ed win P. Lnrnedand Irving & Wright are regarded as strong, 'and should , they round out their promise one or J both may find a place. But, going be-, yond the ten that were ranked, three men William J. Clothier, Frederick 1 Alexander and Harold II. Hackett are i receiving much consideration. The tall 1 Jhllndelphlan, Clothier, Is in line again 1 to get up to his best, If he can attain j it He is receiving enthusiasm from , Lamed and is regarded as one of the likeliest men of all. As the matter stands, the officials are 1 drumming up the men of top flight, so ! that there Is likely to be more class on the' American courts this year than in ! the past With the cup matches held J over to August, there is opportunity j for development, and, on the whole, ! the players are most cheerfully confl- j dent as to the outcome. Shirt Sal! Newest of Pitching Freaks. I You've henrd about the knuckle ball, Mathowson's fade away ball, the rise ball, the splttet, the curve and end-: less others, but the versatile twlrlers have added still another to the list. The latest discovery Is the shirt waist ball. More properly it should' be call- j d the "shirt", ball', for the garment ! generally termed "shirt waist" docs j not figure In its delivery. The shirt waist ball Is really oh!y a fast one ' shoulder high in Chicage: It Is used only on hot days, for it is then that all j the fans In the bleachers iu center j field take off their coats. 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