Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-18 | Page 9 | American Ousted from Team after Placing in Event

American Ousted From Team After Placing in Event J PALO ALTO Cat CaL July 18 UP UP- UP Levi Casey Los Angeles hop step and jump star professed ignorance today of the reasons for his removal from Tom the United States Olympic team I Iby by the American Olympic games com corn Casey will understand we are making no explanations said Frederick Frederick Fred Fred- erick W. W Rubien secretary se of ot the committee who made the announcement announce announce- a aThe ment Th The athlete who placed second at atthe atthe atthe the 1928 Olympiad in Amsterdam declared de dc dared he did not understand the committees committees committee's com corn action Why the committee waited wailed until after Casey had participated in the sem semifinals before banning him from the team aroused much speculation among athletes and coaches today From reliable sources it was learned that the blacklisting of the man who has four times won the national championship cham chain since 1926 revolved around a i loan of which Casey secured from the Olympic games committee in 1928 Boyd Comstock Casey's coach said he had ad been informed that this loan had been straightened out in New York some time ago Comstock Com Corn stock plans no protest realizing that committee the he has final authority in choosing members of the American Ameri Amen can team regardless of ot their performances per pen performances in iii the tryouts Casey had had a track suit on just three times In two months prior prioro priort t to o last Saturday due to illness Yet he ie h had d no difficulty placing third in inthe inthe inthe the tryouts here Saturday