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Americas Olympic hopes buoyed by strong 1904 team talk
The article previews a massive Paris or London style Olympian contest, detailing American athletes expected to lead the charge. It highlights a 75-man roster from across the United States, led by trainer Mike Murphy, with star sprinters and field event competitors and a mix of college and amateur athletes eyeing medals on English soil.
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London
Athens
America
Flanagan
Sheridan
McGrath
O’connell
Morrissey
Hayes
Mike” Murphy
University of Pennsylvania
Ike
J. B. Taylor
Taylor
Jack” Atlee
Princeton
J. C. Carpenter
Cornell
N. A. Merriam
T. P. Morrissey
Yonkers
England
A. B. Shaw
Dartmouth
Johnny Garrells
Michigan
Forest C. Smithson
Oregon
Ray C. Ewry
New York Athletic Club
H. F. Porter
Irish-American Athletic Club
Tom Moffitt
Pennsylvania
Frank Mountpleasant
Carlisle
E. T. Cook
Dan Kelly
Mike McGrath
Martin Sheridan
New York
A. C. Gilbert
Yale
Walter Dray
C. M. Daniels
Monthey
Ship
Peabody
Mass
Mohegan
Montville
Judge's Cave
West Rock
New Haven
Conn
Lebanon
Canada
Orton
Clinton
Freeport
Warren County
Ohio
Iowa
Lake Erie
Logansport
Ind
Kelley Island