OLYMPIC GAMES
DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN . ',■'- ' '.■,.,..-_ ,(HNIT3D PRESS' ASSOCIATION,—COPrRWHT.) -.'.-" (RBTJTBR'S TELEGRAM.) . '"■•".. NEW YORK, 16th June. ' : The main body of the United States Olympic athletes, 235 strong, sailed in a_ specially chartered steamer. -Thel'American track and field stars number 105. There are eleven .gymnasts, 26 Bos:brs,: 17 ■ wrestlers, 36 men ,and; 24 women, swimmers, seven cyclists, 17 fencers, and ten oarsmen. The Yale University rowin;i eight, which will represent the United. States in the Olympics, will sail on Saturday. " '-. .. i■ ■ '
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 7
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79OLYMPIC GAMES Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1924, Page 7
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