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Show American to Coach; Italian Olympic Athletes PLATT ADAMS. NEW YORK, Nov. 6- Piatt Adams, world-famous track and field athlete, has been appointed to coach the Italian team for the Olympic games next year, and will sail for Italy at the end of this month, the Y. M. C. A. here announced yesterday. The Italian Olympic committee commit-tee had requested the Y. M. C. A. to name the best available track and field coach, and Mr. Adams's name was suggested. Anr.ouncement of his appointment was cabled here. Adams has won thirty-eight championship champion-ship events in the past few years. He was a member of the American Olympic teams at London in 100S and Stockholm in 1912. winning the standing broad Jump at the Swedish games. He went to France as a nhvslcal director for the Y. M. CJ A. In July, 1919. and coached the A. E. F. track i team at the interallied games this spring at the Pershing stadium. |