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Show SWEDISH ATHLETES COMING NEXT SUMMER NEW YORK, Dee. 0. The recent visit of the American track and field team to Scandinavia, promises to be but the forerunner of ol nor and ntoro important im-portant intersectioiial athletic contests. As a result of the compel itiou of the team in Sweden, the sunt of Hiu.OdO crowns $-N has been fit Inscribed by the lending; patrons of amateur uport in that country for tho financing of a ret urn invasion of Swedish a I hlei oh I o the Vnited Slates during; the hummer of fU7. With this sum in hand, it aji-j aji-j pears almost certain that Conch Ernie I II jo rtber.tr will brim; a I earn of from ten to twenty of the best Swedish track and field performers to these shores next season, while a n All-Swerlen fnotbal 1 tea m is likely to be an add it ional at-traetio at-traetio n. The American athletes brought back from Sweden an imposing Gold and silver sil-ver tankard inscribed to Simpson, Murray. Mur-ray. M credit h, Ward and Loom is, and this hns been turned over to the Amateur Ama-teur Athletic union, which financed tho trip of the tam to Scandinavia. Several Sev-eral surest ions have boon advanced re-yard re-yard i ng the final d is posit inn ol.' this t rophy, a inon jr them h'iim one to tho effect that if. Vie offered as a perpetual pri.e for in t eniat innri I a t hlei ics be-twcen be-twcen teams re; ircsen t i n litis country and those of Scandinavia. It. is possible pos-sible that- this propd'-al will be carried out and the cup put up for the 1!17 panics should the Swedish team come to the Lmtrd Statrs. |