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America to send 31 athletes to Athens Olympics
A steamship Barbaresca sails April 4 carrying thirty one American athletes from the United States to Genoa and Naples then on to Athens for the Olympic Games. Team captained by Matthew P. Halpin includes Archibe Hahn, William Schick, James Sullivan, George Bonhag, Ray Ewry, Myer Prinstein, Harvey Cohn, Sheridan, Spenter, Daniels and others from Irish American A C, New York A C, Harvard, Yale, and Missouri A C. Events cover sprints, hurdles, distance, marathon, pentathlon, weight events, jumps, and swimming with competition against England Ireland France Austria and Greece.
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Naples
America
United States
Athistea
Athens
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England
Ireland
France
Austria
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Archie Habri
Milwaukee A. C
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Amherst College
William A. Schick
Harvard University
H. Queyfoure
New Orleane VA
Harry L. Hillman
New York
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Wiliam A. Schick
Harvey W. Cohn
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Ray C. Ewry
A. Moor Prinstein
Weston A. A
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Chicago
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Matthew P. Halpin
New York Athletic Club
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Melvin Sheppard
Irish- American Athletic Club
American Athletic Union
New Orleans
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Archia Hahn
Milwaukee
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William A. Schick, Jr
Harvard
Schick
Bonhag
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Robert G. Leavitt
Williams College
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F. B. Glover
Charles M Daniels
New York A. C
Marquend Schwarz
Missouri A.G
Joseph Spencer
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